Sports

By George Ramsay and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Two soccer federations are at loggerheads after a match between New Zealand and Qatar was abandoned at halftime on Monday, with both disputing the events preceding the game’s abrupt end. The New Zealand team refused to take to the pitch after halftime in protest at an

By George Ramsay and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Not since LeBron James was drafted 20 years ago has there been this much excitement about an NBA prospect – as shown by the crowds eagerly awaiting Frenchman Victor Wembanyama’s arrival in the United States. The 19-year-old, projected to be the No. 1 overall

By Joseph Ataman and Aurore Laborie, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police raided the offices of the Paris 2024 organizing committee in France’s capital Tuesday morning, a committee spokesperson confirmed to CNN. A Paris 2024 spokesperson told CNN that a “police search is currently underway at the headquarters of the Organising Committee.” “Paris 2024 is

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams rolled back the years as she battled to an impressive WTA win against Camila Giorgi in the Rothesay Classic on Monday. The 43-year-old had been away from the court for six months after suffering a hamstring injury, before making her return to action in a loss last

Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has voiced his displeasure at how the club, which competed a historic Treble earlier this month, is being portrayed after the English Premier League accused City of breaching more than 100 financial rules in February. “That’s very frustrating because it takes so much [away] from the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Kylian Mbappé scored his 54th goal of the season for club and country in France’s 1-0 win over Greece in Euro 2024 qualifying, setting a new French goalscoring record. The previous record was 53 goals in a single season set by the late striker Just Fontaine during the 1957-58

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III is set to feature prominently at this year’s Royal Ascot, as the race week bids to forge a new identity since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The horse racing spectacle became synonymous with the late monarch, with her deep passion for the sport a

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — One of the world’s top distance runners, Dominic Lobalu dreams of climbing the podium at the Olympic Games. Doing so would be the most joyous moment of his itinerant life to date, during which Lobalu left war-torn South Sudan as a nine-year-old orphan for refugee camps in northern Kenya.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Spain celebrated its first international trophy in 11 years after beating Croatia on penalties in the UEFA Nations League final on Sunday. Dani Carvajal’s cheeky ‘Panenka’ penalty settled the shootout after the game had finished 0-0 after extra-time inside the De Kuip stadium, Netherlands. The Real Madrid defender showed

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Wyndham Clark won the 2023 US Open to claim his first major title on Sunday, edging Rory McIlroy in a nail-biting finale at Los Angeles Country Club. The American, boasting just one prior win on the PGA Tour and having never previously made the cut at the tournament, held

By George Ramsay and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Gordon Sargent was the victim of a freak incident at the US Open on Sunday as he watched his two-and-a-half-foot putt bounce out of the hole. Sargent, who has just finished his sophomore year at Vanderbilt University, ended the tournament on four-over-par to claim

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Frances Tiafoe has become just the third Black American to break into the men’s top 10 after winning his third career title in Stuttgart on Sunday. The 25-year-old matches the achievement previously accomplished by Arthur Ashe and James Blake. Speaking to reporters after his nail-biting 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(8) win

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen put in another dominant performance to win the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, bringing him level with Formula One legend Ayrton Senna’s victory total. Verstappen led from start to finish to claim his sixth win in eight races – it maintains Red Bull’s 100% winning record this

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Two people hunched over a black and white checkered board, deliberating what moves they will make, how their opponent might counter and how they might counter that counter, with barely a flicker of emotion passing over their faces. At first glance, it’s a sport that doesn’t seem the most

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Andy Murray is enjoying something of a renaissance. The former world No.1 won his second consecutive tournament on Sunday to increase hopes of successful run at Wimbledon next month. The Scot secured a 6-4 6-4 win over France’s Arthur Cazaux at the final of the Nottingham Open, a Challenger

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — The Brazilian men’s national team wore an all-black kit for the first time in its 109-year history during a friendly match against Guinea in Spain on Saturday as part of the team’s anti-racism campaign. Players from both teams either took a knee or sat down on the Espanyol stadium’s pitch and observed a minute’s silence prior to the match in Barcelona. Brazil