Art McNally, the "father of instant replay" and the first game official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died at 97 of natural causes at a Pennsylvania hospital near his home Sunday, his son said Monday in a…
Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with both stage one throat and breast cancer, her agent told CNN in an email Monday."This double whammy is serious but still fixable," the 66-year-old said in a statement on the Women's Tennis…
Venus Williams won her first tour-level singles match in a year and a half on Monday, defeating fellow American Katie Volynets 7-6(4) 6-2 in the opening round of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.The 42-year-old Williams, who won the…
Despite the Denver Nuggets beating the Boston Celtics in a clash of the NBA's Eastern and Western conference leaders on Sunday, all the talk after the game was about a bent rim.The match-up was overshadowed by a bizarre 35 minutes,…
Tom Brady and the NFL playoffs have become synonymous over his long and storied career.And the 45-year-old once again booked his place in the postseason on Sunday thanks to a comeback 30-24 victory by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the…
Brazilians have started paying their final respects to football great Pelé with a 24-hour public wake, which began on Monday at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, the home of his former football club, Santos.The wake is open to the public and…
Paris Saint-Germain suffered a first defeat since March as the French champion lost 3-1 against Lens on New Year's Day.PSG was without Lionel Messi -- still absent following Argentina's World Cup victory -- and Neymar -- who was banned after…
Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. accused LaLiga of "doing nothing" about racism at matches after the Brazil star appeared to be racially abused during Real's 2-0 win at Real Valladolid on Friday."Racists still keep going to the stadiums and keep…
Tom Brady is no stranger to high pressure situations -- although usually they come in the playoffs, as opposed to the weeks prior as his stuttering Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to secure their spot in the postseason.Brady has now spent…
The Georgia Bulldogs have advanced to the College Football Playoff Championship after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes 42-41 in the second semifinal College Football Playoff game Saturday.Trailing by six points late in the 4th quarter, defending national champion Georgia mounted…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Blaine Gabbert used Jet Skis to help rescue the occupants of a helicopter after it crash landed in the water on Thursday, he said in a press conference on Friday.He and his two brothers, Tyler and…
Magnus Carlsen won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the latest landmark of his glittering career.The 32-year-old Norwegian is now the holder of all three world chess championship titles -- in Classical, Rapid…
Don't have any New Year's plans? Yes you do! The NCAA College Football Playoff games are on, and nothing says "glamor" or "party time" like eight straight hours of televised sports. Plus, the two semifinal games on December 31 will…
LeBron James knows how to celebrate in style, scoring a season-high 47 points as he inspired the Los Angeles Lakers to a 130-121 win over the Atlanta Hawks on his 38th birthday.James helped his team come back from 15 points…
He'd won three World Cups, scored goals galore and become a global icon, but Pelé wasn't quite done yet, so off he went to the US and helped transform the sport of soccer in North America.The Brazilian great was convinced…
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel announced on Friday that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will remain in the NFL's concussion protocol and miss Sunday's game against the New England Patriots.McDaniel first announced on Monday that the player was in the league's…
Famed Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr, the team announced on social media Friday.The club tweeted a picture of Ronaldo holding up a yellow No. 7 Al Nassr jersey and said: "History in the making.…
Born into poverty -- he used to kick a grapefruit around Brazil's Minas Gerais state -- Pelé finished his career as arguably soccer's greatest ever player.He was that rarity; like Muhammad Ali, Pelé was a sports star, who transcended his…
Her head cradled in a crash helmet, Dania Akeel's voice crackles through the intercom above the roar of the engine and the rush of wind through the windowless cabin of her rugged, black UTV."We're so lucky," Akeel tells CNN Sport.…
India international cricketer Rishabh Pant has been hospitalized after he was injured in a car accident in the northern state of Uttarakhand on Friday.The state's chief minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, confirmed the news on Twitter, while wishing Pant, 26, a…
