Sports

By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The city of San Antonio has big expectations for Victor Wembanyama. Hundreds of fans waited for hours at the airport, cheering as the No. 1 NBA draft pick emerged from a private plane on Friday, and the welcome party has lasted all weekend. “The last 72

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Stefanos Tsitsipas has said that his comments made on Netflix’s “Break Point” docuseries about Nick Kyrgios were “misinterpreted” after some individuals on social media perceived them as racist. Speaking about his third-round loss to the Australian at Wimbledon last year, Tsitsipas said in “Break Point” that Kyrgios’ approach to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Four players have been suspended after last week’s bad-tempered soccer match between the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) and Mexico, which was marred by pushing and shoving between the two teams. The contest was also ended about four minutes early following discriminatory chants from the crowd at Allegiant Stadium

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers has continued to advocate for the legalization of some psychedelics, claiming this week that ayahuasca helped to improve his performance on the football field. Speaking in Denver, Colorado, at Psychedelic Science 2023, which calls itself the largest psychedelic conference in history, the NFL quarterback referred to his experience of

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — European soccer’s summer transfer window is in full swing, with several household names already moving to pastures new. It is one of the most feverish periods on soccer’s calendar, as ITKs – “In The Knows,” people with sources who break transfer news – battle it out on social media

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — University of Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders will undergo surgery for blood clots in both of his legs on Friday but will not need to have his foot amputated, the 55-year-old said in a video Thursday. “I went to the doctors the other day to check myself out and I have

Story by Sean Coppack, CNN, video by Sean Coppack, Cameron Bauer and Patricia Valeriano de Medeiros (CNN) — Rio de Janeiro’s notorious Cidade de Deus favela was immortalized in the 2002 film bearing its name in English, “City of God.” The movie was critically acclaimed for its depiction of gang violence in the favela, and

CNN Story by Sean Coppack, CNN, video by Sean Coppack, Cameron Bauer and Patricia Valeriano de Medeiros (CNN) — Rio de Janeiro’s notorious Cidade de Deus favela was immortalized in the 2002 film bearing its name in English, “City of God.” The movie was critically acclaimed for its depiction of gang violence in the favela,

By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Victor Wembanyama, a 7-foot-4 Frenchman who some NBA commentators think could be a generational talent, was the No. 1 pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Draft on Thursday night. The past two times the five-time NBA champions have had the top

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Desert Hero and jockey Tom Marquand produced a thrilling performance at Royal Ascot on Thursday to land King Charles III his first win at the prestigious horse racing festival. Both King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, watched as Desert Hero stormed up the finishing straight to squeeze out

B Jill Martin and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has lamented Ukraine and Russia’s “diametrically opposed” views on neutral athletes’ participation in a speech at the 140th IOC Session. In March, the IOC announced a widely criticized recommended pathway to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in

Rebekah Riess and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Miami-Dade Police Department says it’s investigating an allegation of assault involving NFL Miami Dolphins’ player Tyreek Hill at a Miami marina on Sunday. According to the incident report from police, a verbal altercation took place Sunday when employees of a deep-sea fishing charter company were attempting to remove

CNN By James Oware, Darren Lewis and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Andy Cole had a distinguished soccer career, scoring crucial goals to win five Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy, but to him, his father Lincoln’s legacy “comes first.” Speaking exclusively to CNN’s Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis, Cole reminisced on his father’s story

By James Oware, Darren Lewis and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Andy Cole had a distinguished soccer career, scoring crucial goals to win five Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy, but to him, his father Lincoln’s legacy “comes first.” Speaking exclusively to CNN’s Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis, Cole reminisced on his father’s story as

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and Super Bowl XL champion Clark Haggans has died at the age of 46, his former college said Wednesday. Colorado State University, where Haggans played in the 1990s and is in the Hall of Fame, said its former player “passed away on Monday.” Colorado State