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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, becoming the first French winner of cycling’s biggest race since 1989. Not since Bernard Hinault last won the men’s Tour de France in 1985 and Jeannie Longo won the women’s edition in 1989 has a French cyclist taken home

By Issy Ronald and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The United States finished top of the swimming medal table at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday, overcoming a slow start to its campaign in which several of its swimmers battled an outbreak of “acute gastroenteritis.” The team capped its championships with a world record in

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Lando Norris made it three wins from his last four races on Sunday with a hard-fought victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Despite a disastrous start which saw him slip from third to fifth in the opening seconds, the McLaren driver benefited from an improvised strategy to pit just

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — WNBA players have spoken out after a second game this week was delayed due to a sex toy being thrown onto the court. In the third quarter of the Golden State Valkyries’ 73-66 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night, the bright green toy was thrown from the

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — American star Katie Ledecky won her seventh world title in the women’s 800-meter freestyle on Saturday, fending off the challenges of Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh and Australia’s Lani Pallister. This World Aquatics Championships was billed as a showdown between Ledecky, the established star of the sport, and McIntosh, her

By James Legge, CNN (CNN) — South Korean soccer star Son Heung-min will leave Tottenham Hotspur before the Premier League season begins, ending a decade-long spell with the North London club. The announcement from the 33-year-old, a national hero in South Korea, comes amid reports that he could move to Major League Soccer in the

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The world of chess has been going through somewhat of an evolution in recent years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. The ancient game’s popularity boom has been well documented, owing in part to the rise of online formats during the Covid-19 pandemic and the reputational

CNN By Amanda Davies, Ben Church, Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta says the club is “open” and “available” to play an official league match in the United States next season. In an interview with CNN Sports from Seoul during the club’s Asian tour, Laporta says discussions had been held about

By Amanda Davies, Ben Church, Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta says the club is “open” and “available” to play an official league match in the United States next season. In an interview with CNN Sports from Seoul during the club’s Asian tour, Laporta says discussions had been held about the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — China’s Yu Zidi has already burst onto the swimming scene, but the 12-year-old made more history at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on Thursday. Yu became the youngest ever medalist at the competition after being part of China’s bronze medal winning team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay in Singapore.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The world of chess has been going through somewhat of an evolution in recent years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. The ancient game’s popularity boom has been well documented, owing in part to the rise of online formats during the Covid-19 pandemic and the reputational boost