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After her historic victory in becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National, Irish rider Rachael Blackmore allowed herself a treat."I had some leftover cake from last night," she tells CNN Sport's Amanda Davies. "And it was in…

Despite a tumultuous period on and off the pitch, Barcelona is now the most valuable soccer club in the world, according to Forbes.Valued at $4.76 billion, the Catalan giant heads the Forbes rankings for the first time after narrowly pipping…

If you've been out driving on the eastern coast of Australia in the last few months, you might have seen Tom Drury. He would have been hard to miss, a 28-year-old with a droopy moustache and a backpack, cruising along…

Shortly after Tiger Woods crashed his vehicle in Southern California in February, responders found him "somewhat combative" as he was being treated at the scene, according to details from a 22-page crash scene investigation report by the California Highway Patrol.Woods…

One of the most storied programs in women's college basketball history is back at the top after a 29-year wait.And just barely.The Stanford Cardinal -- the No. 1 overall seed in this year's NCAA tournament -- has won the national…

Growing up in the small community of Harrow in southern Australia, 86-year-old Lachie Turner spent his childhood hearing legends of the great Aboriginal cricketer Johnny Mullagh."The story used to be that he could win a match, batting with just the…

Major League Baseball's decision to move its All-Star Game from Georgia in response to a new restrictive voting law is likely to cost the state tens of millions of dollars.The "estimated lost economic impact" from the relocation is more than…

The contest for the Premier League's Champions League qualification places got a whole lot more interesting on Saturday after 10-man Chelsea were surprisingly beaten 5-2 at home by relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion.Starting the day in fourth place and two points…

LeBron James is officially a part owner of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, according to a Wednesday announcement from Fenway Sports Group (FSG).James, his business partner Maverick Carter and their longtime business associate, Paul Wachter, will become part of…

This year's March Madness might have exposed gaps in gender equity in college sports, but for two Black women, the 2021 NCAA women's tournament will always represent a moment when history was made.For the first time in NCAA women's tournament…

Players and staff of NBA team Utah Jazz were left "shaken, but unharmed" after a bird strike forced the plane they were on to make an emergency landing on Tuesday.The travel party had been heading to the team's next game…

Many have completed a marathon, but no-one has done anything like Michael Miraglia's Strongman Marathon.The fitness coach and CrossFit athlete covered 26.2 miles on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in February by completing a variety of exercises.The challenge, which Miraglia dreamed…

Since announcing himself on the world stage with a PGA Tour victory as a rookie in 2019, Chile's Joaquin Niemann has established himself as one of golf's most exciting prospects.It's been a whirlwind six months on the course for the…

Thierry Henry says the discussion around whether or not footballers should take the knee before games has become a distraction from the real "cause."The former Arsenal and Barcelona star, who recently quit social media in protest of racist abuse and…

Thierry Henry says the discussion around whether or not footballers should take the knee before games has become a distraction from the real "cause."The former Arsenal and Barcelona star, who recently quit social media in protest of racist abuse and…

You can play golf on pristine green courses. You can even play on a course made of ice.But thanks to some innovative thinking, residents of some of the poorest areas of Mumbai have been using the bumps and lumps of…

Metaphors are seldom as convenient as they were last week, when University of Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince posted a Tik Tok video of the fully appointed weight room in the NCAA men's basketball tournament bubble and what the women…

As players continue to protest the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Belgium manager Roberto Martínez says boycotting the tournament would be a "big mistake."On Thursday, German players lined up before their qualifying game against Iceland with "human rights" spelled…

It was meant to be a curtain-raiser for thousands of sports fans, a celebration of Japan's recovery from nuclear disaster 10 years ago that would showcase a country emerging strongly from years of economic gloom.But the Grand Start of the…