Pelé's life in pictures
By Kyle Almond and Will Lanzoni, CNN
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 16 Apr 2023 | 4:39 pm
UFC president Dana White does not expect punishment for domestic violence incident
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White said he does not expect punishment after a video emerged of him in a physical altercation with his wife earlier this month. White made the comments Wednesday at a media day for UFC Fight Night 217.
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 1:01 pm
Zach Johnson isn't discounting Tiger Woods for the Ryder Cup
Tiger Woods could form part of the US Ryder Cup team -- or at least, Zach Johnson isn't ruling it out.
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 11:53 am
Australia pulls out of Afghanistan cricket series over Taliban's restrictions on women
Australia's men's cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban's restrictions on women and girls' education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday.
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 11:28 am
Australian Open draw: Rafael Nadal begins title defense with tough test in opening round
Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and extend his grand slam tally.
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 6:22 am
The Boston Celtics become the first team to hit 30 wins this season with victory over the New Orleans Pelicans
The Boston Celtics became the first team in the NBA this season to reach 30 wins after beating the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night, largely behind a combined 72 points from the team's stars, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 5:47 am
Iranian chess referee fears ostracism over her activism
Three years after fleeing Iran, chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears being further ostracized after challenging the game's governing body and its president, Russia's former deputy prime minister, over her choice of clothing at a tournament in October.
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 4:35 am
Lionel Messi scores for Paris Saint-Germain in first game back since World Cup triumph
Lionel Messi celebrated his return to Paris Saint-Germain with a goal in his first game back since lifting the World Cup.
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 3:51 am
Damar Hamlin has been released after spending more than a week hospitalized due to a cardiac arrest
Damar Hamlin has been released after being hospitalized for more than a week due to a cardiac arrest he suffered during a "Monday Night Football" game earlier this month, the Buffalo Bills tweeted Wednesday.
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 11 Jan 2023 | 1:37 pm
Tennis star Naomi Osaka announces she is pregnant
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 11 Jan 2023 | 1:24 pm
Diamond League: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce runs world-leading 100m time in Paris
Watch as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins the 100m with a world-leading time for 2022 of 10.66 seconds, while GB's Daryll Neita finishes second in 10.99.
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 18 Jun 2022 | 5:24 pm
Canadian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen beats Fernando Alonso to pole in Montreal
Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole position in a wet qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix with Alpine's Fernando Alonso a surprise second.
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 18 Jun 2022 | 5:20 pm
Diamond League: NFL wide receiver Devon Allen wins 110m hurdles in Paris
Multi-sport athlete Devon Allen notches another 100m hurdles win on the Diamond League circuit.
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 18 Jun 2022 | 4:31 pm
Ledecky smashes championship record en route to 400m gold
Olympic champion Katie Ledecky wins gold for USA at the world championships in Budapest with a championship record time in the 400m freestyle.
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 18 Jun 2022 | 3:33 pm
Fifa study of Euros & Afcon finds half of all players abused online; Saka & Rashford most targeted
World governing body Fifa teams up with players' union Fifpro to identify people who target players with abusive social media posts.
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 18 Jun 2022 | 2:36 pm
Queens: Matteo Berrettini beats Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4 6-3 to reach Queen's final again
Last year's Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini reaches Queen's final for second consecutive year
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 18 Jun 2022 | 1:28 pm
Geraint Thomas: Welshman on brink of Tour de Suisse triumph
Time-trial expert Geraint Thomas is favourite to win the Tour de Suisse on Sunday's final stage.
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 18 Jun 2022 | 1:21 pm
Premiership final: Leicester Tigers 15-12 Saracens - Freddie Burns drop-goal clinches title
Freddie Burns' last-minute drop-goal winner against Saracens at Twickenham clinches Leicester Tigers' 11th Premiership title and first for nine years.
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 18 Jun 2022 | 12:51 pm
Lucy Bronze: England defender joins Barcelona after Manchester City exit
England international Lucy Bronze signs for Barcelona on a two-year deal.
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 18 Jun 2022 | 10:58 am
Queen's: Filip Krajinovic beats Ryan Peniston to reach semi-finals
Watch the best shots of Filip Krajinovic's quarter-final victory over British wildcard entry Ryan Peniston 4-6 6-3 6-3 at Queen's.
Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 17 Jun 2022 | 1:39 pm
Fauci casts doubt on football this fall
With the United States bracing for a possible second wave of the novel coronavirus, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Thursday cast doubt on the National Football League playing this year.
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 11:52 am
Djokovic says important all players free to travel to U.S. Open
World number one Novak Djokovic says he is excited by the prospect of playing at the U.S. Open but says it would only be fair if every player eligible is able to compete.
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 11:22 am
Alcott slams U.S. Open 'discrimination' over wheelchair omission
Australian Paralympic tennis champion Dylan Alcott has slammed the omission of the wheelchair tournament from the U.S. Open, calling it "disgusting discrimination".
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 10:10 am
On this day: Born June 19, 1978 - Dirk Nowitzki, NBA player
Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki was one of the finest imports to feature in the NBA and became the first European player to win the league's Most Valuable Player award (MVP) in 2007 before he led the franchise to a maiden championship in 2011.
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 7:59 am
Le Mans schedule condensed due to pandemic
The rescheduled 24 Hours of Le Mans in September will be condensed into a four-day timetable incorporating free practice, qualifying, warm-up and the race, organizers announced on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 6:31 am
Water polo: Hungary's triple Olympic champion Benedek dies at 47
The former captain and coach of Hungary's water polo team Tibor Benedek, who won three straight Olympic golds as a player in the 2000s and a world championship as coach, died on Thursday aged 47, the Hungarian Water Polo Federation said.
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 6:31 am
Soccer: Players take a knee as Premier League restarts
Premier League players, including champions Manchester City, took a knee before kickoff in support of the "Black Lives Matter" movement as the English season restarted on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 4:37 am
CONMEBOL, Colombia complain to FIFA about 2023 World Cup bid report
Colombia's soccer chief and the head of South American football confederation CONMEBOL have written to FIFA complaining of "erroneous and discriminatory conclusions" in the assessment of the country's bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 4:32 am
Kvitova hopes for 'easy' U.S. Open decision, Barty also waits
Petra Kvitova is yet to make a call on participating in the U.S. Open and hopes the health situation in New York will improve to make her decision easier, the two-times Wimbledon champion told Reuters.
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 4:30 am
High penalty count will open game up eventually: Gatland
Fans should get used to a greater number of penalties in the early stages of Super Rugby Aotearoa as teams adjust to new rule interpretations but the end result should be a more open, free flowing game, Waikato Chiefs coach Warren Gatland has said.
Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 2:33 am