Sports

By Christina Macfarlane and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — “I’ll say it, we have really talented athletes in Spain.” And with that, Jon Rahm submitted his entry for the 2023 understatement of the year. It’s been a blockbuster season for Spanish sport, and golf’s world No. 3 has played a leading role. A second career

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham talked to CNN about his latest star signing and revealed that he’s been working to get Lionel Messi on his Major League Soccer (MLS) team since 2019. “The moment that Leo went on TV and announced … that he was coming to Miami, that

CNN By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham talked to CNN about his latest star signing and revealed that he’s been working to get Lionel Messi on his Major League Soccer (MLS) team since 2019. “The moment that Leo went on TV and announced … that he was coming to Miami,

By Issy Ronald, Antonio Jarne and Krystina Shveda, CNN (CNN) — Soccer players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup will on average earn just 25 cents for every dollar earned by men at their World Cup last year, a new CNN analysis found. Still, that is an improvement: last time, in 2019, it was less

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There have been a total of eight previous editions of the Women’s World Cup, but this year’s tournament in Australia and New Zealand promises to look very different. Since its inauguration in 1991, the competition has grown alongside the development of the women’s game which has seen a surge

By Rebekah Riess and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend Erica Herman has dropped her lawsuit filed in October 2022, which alleged that a trust owned by the 47-year-old golfer violated the Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act by breaking an oral tenancy agreement, and which sought damages “in excess of $30,000,000,” according to

By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — FIFA president Gianni Infantino pleaded with New Zealand fans on Wednesday “to do the right thing” amid slowing Women’s World Cup ticket sales in the country. Ticket sales for the global showpiece, which is being co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia from July 20 to August 20, surpassed a

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai retired from a match in tears after a tense incident with Amarissa Toth at the Hungarian Grand Prix saw Toth use her foot to erase a contested ball mark from the court. In Tuesday’s opening set, Zhang hit a crosscourt forehand that appeared to

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The University of Vermont fired its men’s hockey head coach, Todd Woodcroft, on Tuesday after the university conducted an internal investigation of “inappropriate text messages with a UVM student on multiple occasions that failed to maintain professional boundaries,” according to a statement released by Vermont Director of Athletics Jeff

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup gets underway in Auckland on Thursday as co-host New Zealand takes on Norway. Between July 20 and August 20, 32 teams will compete across 64 matches at 10 different venues, making this year’s tournament the biggest to date. The US

By James Oware and Christina Macfarlane, CNN (CNN) — Vivianne Miedema will be a notable absentee from the Women’s World Cup which starts on Thursday, with the Netherlands star – widely regarded as one of the sport’s best players – missing the four-week tournament after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in December. Miedema,

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — World Cups are so often defined by their upsets, the surprise results that stun crowds and cause delirious celebrations. The first match of the 2023 Women’s World Cup duly delivered such scenes as co-hosts New Zealand shocked Norway 1-0 in Auckland, thanks to a stunning Hannah Wilkinson goal just

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — To say Bayern Munich’s opening preseason friendly was a one-sided affair would be something of an understatement. The defending German champion beat ninth-tier Rottach-Egern 27-0 on Tuesday as Bayern showed no mercy against the amateur side – perhaps the team doesn’t need Harry Kane after all. The Tottenham Hotspur

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s

By Hannah Ryan and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — In 2022, Simone Magill arrived at the Women’s Euros with Northern Ireland full of hope. Here she was, representing her tiny nation in one of world soccer’s biggest tournaments. But during the team’s opening match against Norway, disaster struck. Magill went down in agony and

CNN By Hannah Ryan and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — In 2022, Simone Magill arrived at the Women’s Euros with Northern Ireland full of hope. Here she was, representing her tiny nation in one of world soccer’s biggest tournaments. But during the team’s opening match against Norway, disaster struck. Magill went down in agony

CNN By Hannah Ryan and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — In 2022, Simone Magill arrived at the Women’s Euros with Northern Ireland full of hope. Here she was, representing her tiny nation in one of world soccer’s biggest tournaments. But during the team’s opening match against Norway, disaster struck. Magill went down in agony

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed the Saudi Arabian soccer league is better than Major League Soccer (MLS) just a day after long-time rival Lionel Messi completed his move to the US to play for Inter Miami. Messi had reportedly been offered a huge contract to join a Saudi club, but

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Fans turned out in their droves to watch Lionel Messi’s official unveiling as an Inter Miami player. They had braved heavy rain and thunder to catch a glimpse of the Argentine superstar wearing Inter’s distinctive pink kit for the first time. But as they did so, spare a thought