(CNN) — The plane carrying Brazil’s Women’s World Cup squad arrived in Australia for the 2023 tournament emblazoned with a tribute to Iranian human rights protestors.The squad touched down in Brisbane earlier this week in an aircraft that had the…
(CNN) — In just two months’ time, Amy Olson is set to become a mother. But before she embraces parenthood, Olson has a golf tournament to try and win – the US Women’s Open, no less.“One of my longest dreams…
(CNN) — After triumphing at the Women’s Euros in 2022, England will go into this year’s Women’s World Cup as one of the favorites to win the tournament.The team is brimming with world-class players, such as Barcelona’s Lucy Bronze and…
(CNN) — Andy Murray has explained how he wanted Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian charity worker who spent almost six years detained in Iran, to watch one of his matches at Wimbledon “in totally different circumstances” after inviting her to his…
(CNN) — A cameraman who was hit by an errant throw in Wednesday’s New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles game has returned home after suffering an orbital fracture, his network announced Thursday.In the fifth inning, Orioles rookie shortstop Gunnar Henderson…
(Reuters) — The Rio de Janeiro government named an anti-racism law after Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. on Wednesday which will see sporting events stopped or suspended in the event of racist conduct.Brazil forward Vinícius was racially abused by fans…
(CNN) — Following an investigation, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced the suspension of New York Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero for the remainder of the 2023 season, including any postseason games, for violating the league’s Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.MLB said Cordero…
(CNN) — The 2023 World Beach Games, scheduled to take place in Bali next month, have been canceled after hosts Indonesia suddenly withdrew from the tournament.It comes three months after football’s world governing body FIFA stripped Indonesia of its right…
(CNN) — New Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique swerved multiple questions about the future of the club’s star attacker Kylian Mbappé during his official unveiling on Wednesday.Enrique, the former manager of Barcelona and the Spanish national team, signed a…
(CNN) — Tennis great Roger Federer says he hopes his former rival Rafael Nadal can retire from the sport “on his own terms” following the Spaniard’s recent struggles with injury.Nadal hasn’t played competitive tennis since injuring a hip muscle during…
(CNN) — Just Stop Oil activists disrupted two matches at Wimbledon on Wednesday after running onto Court 18 and sprinkling orange confetti and jigsaw puzzle pieces on the playing surface.In the first incident, security was able to quickly usher one…
(CNN) — The MLS has a new attendance record after 82,110 fans turned up to watch the Los Angeles derby between LA Galaxy and LAFC.Dubbed “El Tráfico” – a nod to the famous El Clásico rivalry between Spanish soccer clubs…
(CNN) — Shohei Ohtani, one of baseball’s biggest stars, says that he is dealing with a middle finger blister and is unlikely to pitch in the MLB’s All-Star Game.Ohtani, who had been voted as a two-way All-Star due to his…
(CNN) — If South Korean Park Eun-seon’s soccer journey has been a long and winding one, with plenty of ups and down, her inclusion in her country’s 2023 Women’s World Cup squad offers a moment of redemption.The 36-year-old striker –…
(CNN) — Former world No. 1 and three-time grand slam champion Ashleigh Barty has welcomed her first child with her husband, Garry Kissick.The pair announced the arrival of their son, Hayden, in a joint Instagram post Tuesday captioned “Our beautiful…
(CNN) — English football club Forest Green Rovers named Hannah Dingley as its interim head coach Tuesday, making her the first female head coach in English professional football.Dingley replaces outgoing coach Duncan Ferguson, who was appointed Forest Green manager in…
(CNN) — Senbere Teferi looked to be mere seconds away from defending her Peachtree Road Race title.That is, until she took a wrong turn just before the finish line.The first three competitors of the women’s elite division of the Peachtree…
(CNN) — The chance to be coached by Roger Federer would surely be a dream come true for any young tennis player. Apart from the Swiss tennis great’s own children, it would seem.Federer’s twin daughters and twin sons now all…
(CNN) — As special as holes in one are, they almost always have one thing in common: they arrive on – typically short – par threes.Once in a blue moon though, an even rarer type of ace occurs. On Monday,…
(CNN) — A ball flies down the fairway, watched by a mob of kangaroos with passing interest.In a nearby water hazard, a three-and-a-half-meter long crocodile swims lazily by. On the green, a venomous snake uncoils out of the hole and…
