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By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — Two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud overcame extreme heat – and a defiant Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin – to advance to the second round at Roland Garros. The 15th-seeded Ruud was up two sets and leading 5-2 against Safiullin in the third set, but the 27-year-old Norweigan failed to

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Iran’s national soccer team will sleep in Mexico and travel to the United States on the days of its three World Cup matches after Washington declined to host the squad for the tournament, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday. Sheinbaum said FIFA approached her government after US authorities said

By Emile Nuh, Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — Almost a decade has passed since Michael Phelps set the world alight on the Olympic stage at Rio 2016, when he took home the most medals of any athlete with five golds and one silver. And when he called time on his legendary career after those Games

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Concord, North Carolina (CNN) — The Coca-Cola 600, set on Memorial Day Weekend, has always had a strong element of remembrance to it. On Sunday, the world of NASCAR was still wrapping its collective head around the fact that one of its own was included in this year’s collective mourning. A

By Eryn Mathewson, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes the hardest news comes at the end of the day. Late afternoon on May 12, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that former NBA player and LGBTQ advocate Jason Collins had died. The 47-year-old had been battling stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive and often terminal form of brain cancer,

By Wayne Sterling, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch died from complications of severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis, his family announced on Saturday. “The Family asks for continued understanding and privacy during this difficult time,” Dakota Hunter, Kyle Busch Companies vice president, added. Sepsis is the body’s “overwhelming

By Dianne Gallagher, Kyle Feldscher, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — The shock and devastation of Kyle Busch’s sudden death at just 41 years old has shattered the racing world as it heads into one of its premier weekends of the year. The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion’s family announced on Thursday that he would

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — NASCAR driver Kyle Busch required medical attention on Wednesday after coughing up some blood and experiencing shortness of breath while getting ready for this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600. According to a 911 call obtained by CNN in response to a request for recordings related to Busch’s medical emergency, a caller

CNN By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Racing driver Katherine Legge is preparing to tackle one of the most daunting feats in all of sport: The Memorial Day “double.” Also known as the Indy-Charlotte double, she’s only the sixth driver, and the first female, attempting to race the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Racing driver Katherine Legge aimed on Sunday to tackle one of the most daunting feats in all of sport: The Memorial Day “double.” Also known as the Indy-Charlotte double, she was only the sixth driver, and the first female, attempting to race the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Pep Guardiola will leave his role as Manchester City manager at the end of the season, the club said Friday, bringing an end to an era-defining legacy. In a club press release, Guardiola reflected on his departure: “When I arrived, my first interview was with (Oasis frontman) Noel Gallagher.

By Emile Nuh, CNN London (CNN) — An intense soccer match is being played at a packed out Wembley Stadium. Barely a minute into the second half, the 90,000-strong crowd has already seen eight goals in a 4-4 match when a player receives the ball just inside his own half and starts striding off. About