NFL Playoffs preview: A weekend of underdogs and juggernauts
By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The NFL Playoffs are well underway. After last week’s exciting Super Wild Card Weekend, eight teams remain. This…
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe in courtside altercation with Memphis Grizzlies players
By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe was involved in a fiery courtside exchange with Memphis Grizzlies players Ja…
Continue ReadingAndy Murray receives standing ovation from crowd despite Australian Open defeat
By Ben Church, CNN Andy Murray’s fairytale run at the Australian Open came to an end on Saturday after he was beaten by Roberto Bautista Agut.…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic overcomes injury to reach Australian Open round of 16
By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Novak Djokovic beat Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets — 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 6-4 — to move in the last 16 of the…
Continue ReadingBrazilian soccer star Dani Alves jailed on sexual assault charge by Spanish court
By Al Goodman, Alex Hardie and Jorge Engels, CNN Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves, under investigation on a sexual assault charge, was remanded to…
Continue Reading‘Every week you’re a loser.’ The brutal world of professional tennis
By Aimee Lewis, CNN One of the show’s stars, Nick Kyrgios, may not have watched it yet, while former world No. 1 Andy Murray says he has no…
Continue ReadingTop Indian wrestlers demand inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against top official after days of protest in New Delhi
By Swati Gupta, Tara Subramaniam, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN Several leading Indian wrestlers are demanding an inquiry into allegations of…
Continue ReadingAustralian rugby player Kurtley Beale suspended following arrest over sexual assault allegations
By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Rugby Australia and NSW Waratahs have suspended Kurtley Beale after he was arrested and charged over sexual assault…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both score in thrilling exhibition match in Saudi Arabia
By Ben Church, CNN Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo put on a show as they came head to head in Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-4 win over a Riyadh…
Continue ReadingBuffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin still faces ‘lengthy recovery’ spokesman said
By Coy Wire and Tina Burnside, CNN More than two weeks after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game, a…
Continue ReadingAndy Murray left fuming as he’s not allowed to use toilet during five-set marathon at Australian Open
By Ben Morse, CNN Andy Murray was left fuming after he was denied a chance to go to the toilet in the middle of his five-set marathon against Thanasi…
Continue ReadingJessica Pegula: The daughter of a US billionaire who could be America’s next grand slam champion
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN For many, the new year offers a chance to strive to be better — at work, in relationships or to achieve one’s…
Continue ReadingAndy Murray wins another five-set epic, beating Thanasi Kokkinakis in wild 4 a.m. finish at the Australian Open
By Matias Grez, CNN Andy Murray produced yet another Herculean effort at the Australian Open, coming back from two sets and a break down against home…
Continue ReadingAndre Agassi, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick and Michael Chang to compete for $1 million … pickleball prize
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Tennis legends Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick and Michael Chang will go head-to-head later this year in pursuit of a…
Continue ReadingCharlotte FC soccer player Anton Walkes dies at age 25 following boating accident
By Matias Grez, CNN Anton Walkes, a defender for Major League Soccer team Charlotte FC, has died from injuries suffered in a boating accident at age…
Continue Reading‘The guy’s drunk out of his mind’: Novak Djokovic demands fan get kicked out of Australian Open match after being heckled
By Ben Morse, CNN Novak Djokovic has become accustomed to enduring heckling spectators when he plays tennis. Alongside Nick Kyrgios, he is public…
Continue ReadingBacklash follows finding that soccer manager who used ‘offensive, racist and Islamophobic’ language is ‘not a conscious racist’
By Amy Woodyatt and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Anti-racism groups and England’s Football Association (FA) are denouncing an independent panel’s…
Continue ReadingDallas Cowboys sign kicker Tristan Vizcaino as insurance after Brett Maher’s historically poor playoff performance
By Ben Morse, CNN The Dallas Cowboys signed Tristan Vizcaino to their practice squad after starting kicker Brett Maher endured a historically…
Continue ReadingJon Albon is one of the world’s top endurance athletes. He’s built a career with his ‘own philosophies and own system’
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN The days are short, the snow heavy, and the cold biting during a Norwegian winter. For British endurance athlete Jon Albon,…
Continue ReadingDamar Hamlin is ‘a positive energy bubble’ at Bills facility
By Jill Martin and Alasdair Howorth, CNN As the Buffalo Bills prepare to play the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday in the AFC playoffs divisional round,…
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