Sports

By Thomas Schlachter and Wayne Sterling, CNN The 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday with all eyes waiting to see if there’s another potential upset on the cards, but heavy favorite Forte is out of the race. Forte was scratched on Saturday morning by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission state veterinarian due

CNN By Thomas Schlachter and Wayne Sterling, CNN The 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday with all eyes waiting to see if there’s another potential upset on the cards, but heavy favorite Forte is out of the race. Forte was scratched on Saturday morning by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission state veterinarian

By Issy Ronald and Ben Church, CNN Liverpool fans booed resoundingly while “God Save the King” played at Anfield to mark King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday. TV footage showed Liverpool and Brentford players lining up on opposite sides of the center circle before kickoff while the national anthem played. Loud boos and jeering from

By George Ramsay and Amy Woodyatt, CNN To Roger Bannister, the final few seconds felt like they would never end, pain overwhelming his body as he lurched towards the finish line. But when he did break the tape, gratefully falling into the arms of bystanders shortly after, the famed middle-distance runner knew immediately what he

By Matt Foster, CNN Lionel Messi apologized to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates on Friday after taking an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia and missing training earlier in the week. “I wanted to make this video after everything that’s been happening,” Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain said in an Instagram story. “First of all, I want

By Ben Church, Coy Wire and Glen Levy, CNN Lewis Hamilton is one of the greatest sportsmen of his generation, a seven-time world champion and an influential philanthropist. But there was a time when his life wasn’t quite as glamorous. In an interview with CNN Sport‘s Coy Wire, Hamilton recollected some of his first jobs:

By Ben Morse, CNN The biggest contract saga of this NFL offseason came to a close over the Draft weekend when Lamar Jackson officially signed to return with the Baltimore Ravens. After months of “he said, she said” as Jackson himself puts it, the 26-year-old inked a five-year, $260 million contract to remain in Maryland

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Allegra Goodwin, CNN A 26-year-old man has died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during celebrations by soccer fans in Naples, Italy, after Napoli won its first Serie A title in 33 years on Thursday, Napoli Police told CNN. The man died in Cardarelli hospital in Naples, according to

By Ben Morse, CNN On April 29, 1990, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinead O’Connor topped the charts in the US, the Detroit Pistons had just begun their road to a second successive NBA title and cranes began pulling down the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate. In Naples, Marco Baroni was leaping into the

By Ben Church and Matt Foster, CNN Napoli won its first Serie A title in 33 years after coming from behind to secure a 1-1 draw against Udinese at the Dacia Arena, Udine, on Thursday. The league title is the club’s first since 1990, when the late Diego Maradona — after whom the team’s home

By Samantha Beech and Kara Scannell, CNN An investigation has been launched into allegations of employment discrimination and a hostile work environment at the National Football League (NFL), according to a joint statement from New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta. It comes just over a year since the NFL

By George Ramsay and Matt Foster, CNN Nearly five months after she was released from Russian detention, WNBA star Brittney Griner says it feels “a little overwhelming” to return to public life given the widespread interest in her case. Griner spent nearly 300 days in custody before being released as part of a prisoner swap

CNN, RUSSIA 24, RIA, RUSSIAN FEDERAL CUSTOMS SERVICE, GETTY IMAGES By George Ramsay and Matt Foster, CNN Nearly five months after she was released from Russian detention, WNBA star Brittney Griner says it feels “a little overwhelming” to return to public life given the widespread interest in her case. Griner spent nearly 300 days in

By Ben Morse, CNN Emma Raducanu says she will be away from the tennis court “for the next few months” while she recovers from surgery on both wrists and one of her ankles. In an Instagram post which included a photo of her in hospital with a cast on her right hand, Raducanu said she