Sports

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — A few years ago, a fixture between Wrexham and Birmingham would pass a lot of people by. Nowadays, the game is a Hollywood affair. Almost 30,000 fans gathered at the St. Andrew’s Stadium on Monday for the League One soccer match, along with some of the biggest stars from

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani made yet more baseball history on Sunday, becoming the first player in 130 years to record 85 extra-base hits (XBH) and 45 steals in a single season. Two doubles against the Atlanta Braves helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-2 victory in the third game of

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been “smiling with his teammates” and taking things “day by day” as he recovers from his latest concussion, according to head coach Mike McDaniel. Tagovailoa has suffered multiple concussions in his NFL career, with the most recent coming after the Dolphins QB dove

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta Falcons literally left it to the last minute to win their first game of the new NFL season, with Kirk Cousins leading a late drive to secure a 22-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. Down by six with 1:39 left on the clock,

By Thomas Schlachter and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Jordan Chiles filed an appeal of the decision that led to the US gymnast being stripped of an Olympic bronze medal, her attorneys announced Monday. Chiles was stripped of her first individual Olympic medal after the Romanian gymnastics team challenged the decision to revise her final

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Ricciardo is known as one of Formula One’s most likeable characters and fearsome racers. The Australian has put together a resumé that many drivers would be jealous of – an eight-time race winner who has finished on the podium 32 times, good enough for 35th on the all-time

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It was a successful weekend for the biggest soccer teams across Europe, as the domestic season got back underway following a short international break. Highlights included a remarkable performance from Barcelona’s wonderkid Lamine Yamal, another hat-trick from Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane and a goal for Real Madrid superstar

By Kayla Smith and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Straining every fiber to stay atop the 1,000 pound camel churning up sand two meters beneath her as it gallops at over 40 kilometers (24 miles) an hour, Taylor Dees is a long way from Texas. It’s around 12,700 kilometers (7,890 miles) from her hometown of

CNN By Kayla Smith and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Straining every fiber to stay atop the 1,000 pound camel churning up sand two meters beneath her as it gallops at over 40 kilometers (24 miles) an hour, Taylor Dees is a long way from Texas. It’s around 12,700 kilometers (7,890 miles) from her hometown

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa does not plan to retire after sustaining the latest of several career concussions last week, sources told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Tagovailoa was forced off the field during the Dolphins’ 31-10 loss against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday after diving for a first down

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NFL season continues to provide drama, thrills and plays worthy of praise. The 14 games on Sunday were no exception, providing no shortage of entertainment, with each matchup seemingly having drama and noteworthy moments. Here are the main storylines from Week 2’s Sunday games: Saints continue hot start

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Longhorns are the highest-ranked team in college football for the first time in 16 years following their 56-7 rout of the UTSA Roadrunners on Saturday night. The Longhorns leapfrogged the Georgia Bulldogs in first place in the AP Top 25, after Kirby Smart’s team struggled to a

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Green Bay Packers left it all – and a little bit more – on the field against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. With starting quarterback Jordan Love sidelined after suffering a knee injury in the Packers’ season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil, newly acquired backup Malik