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By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — As the final whistle blew and Spain was crowned Women’s World Cup champion for the first time, joyous celebrations began for the Spanish contingent at Sydney’s Stadium Australia. Yet, as the crowd sang songs and La Roja partied, one Spanish player paused her celebrations to console her beaten English

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — US Men’s National Team captain Christian Pulisic scored a sensational goal on his debut for Italian side AC Milan on Monday night. Pulisic, who joined the Rossoneri from Chelsea earlier in the summer, played a neat one-two with Olivier Giroud before rifling his effort into the back of the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s Women’s World Cup heroes received a royal welcome on their return to Madrid, with Queen Letizia once again in attendance for the celebrations, as she was in Sydney for the final. The team enjoyed an open-top bus parade through the Spanish capital, taking in the adulation of the

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks filed a lawsuit against the Toronto Raptors and their parent company, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), among others, alleging that a former team employee stole propriety information and shared it with his new team, the Knicks confirmed to CNN on Monday. According to the

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango made history on Monday by winning his nation’s first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with victory in the triple jump. The 30-year-old jumped 17.64 meters in his fifth attempt to see off the competition in Budapest, Hungary. “Look at my big, big,

By Hilary Whiteman and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A final roar of triumph shook Sydney’s Stadium Australia as fans wearing red and gold punched the air, danced in flags and cried “España!” at the end of a Women’s World Cup that FIFA claims is its most successful yet. But a Spanish victory, secured

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson won a scintillating women’s 100 meters in a championship record 10.65 seconds at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday. Jamaican sprinters finished second and third as Richardson, in the less-than-desirable lane 9, made up a deficit to edge ahead in the

By Jacob Lev and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Within the span of hours this weekend, Spain’s Women’s World Cup hero Olga Carmona experienced a career high and a deep loss, the latter of which was kept from her so she could focus on Sunday’s final. Carmona, who scored Spain’s winning goal against England, learned

By John Sinnott, Patrick Sung and Matias Grez (CNN) — Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales has admitted he “made a mistake” by giving Spain star Jennifer Hermoso an unwanted kiss on the lips after the 33-year-old received her gold medal following the team’s Women’s World Cup final victory over England on Sunday.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Mason Greenwood is to leave Manchester United following the conclusion of an internal investigation into the allegations made against the 21-year-old. In February, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that charges of attempted rape and assault filed against the striker in October 2022 had been dropped, as had a charge of

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The head coach of Spanish second division soccer team Sporting Gijón has apologized for remarks he made which likened talking to women in discos to scoring goals. “In the end, a goal is like girls in the disco,” said Miguel Ángel Ramírez at one point during his post-match press

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Women’s World Cup quarterfinals get underway with two mouthwatering matches on Friday. First up, it’s a clash between European heavyweights Spain and the Netherlands, before Japan takes on Sweden for a place in the semifinals. How to watch In the US, matches will air on your local

By Ben Morse and Eru Ishikawa, CNN (CNN) — Four months before the 2011 Women’s World Cup final, Japan was devastated by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the country’s history. The earthquake triggered a tsunami causing a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant, a disaster that’s still being felt to this day. The

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University denounced a few football coaches and staffers who wore shirts appearing to pay tribute to former head coach Pat Fitzgerald at practice on Wednesday. Fitzgerald was fired from the school in July after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program, in which the university faces several lawsuits. The shirt reads

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan cited “anxiety” as the reason he took an unexpected break from his role, following the PGA Tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi’s Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – the backers of LIV Golf – and the European-based DP World Tour. “I was dealing with anxiety,

By James Oware, Darren Lewis and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — With some of the world’s leading soccer players being tempted by the money on offer from Saudi Arabian soccer clubs, the Saudi Pro League’s (SPL) new Director of Football, Michael Emenalo, says the Gulf state is “disrupting the industry, but we are disrupting to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Megan Rapinoe said it has been an “honor” to play for the United States after making her fourth and final appearance at a Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe, who has made more than 200 appearances for the national team, missed her spot kick as the US was knocked out of

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Soccer team Sacramento Republic announced on Wednesday that it had signed 13-year-old Da’vian Kimbrough to a professional contract, making him the youngest professional athlete in US team sports history. Kimbrough signed the contract with the team in the USL Championship – the second-tier of US soccer – aged 13

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Netherlands star Lineth Beerensteyn says she was delighted by the US’ early elimination from the Women’s World Cup following Sunday’s penalty shootout defeat to Sweden. The US beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the final four years ago to win a second successive title but was halted in its quest

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in the team’s 7-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Lorenzen, who was making his second start for the Phillies and first at home since being traded from the Detroit Tigers earlier this month during the trade deadline,