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By Ben Church, CNN Kenya has a proud tradition of track and field but right now the country is grappling with a serious doping problem. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which works to combat doping in track and field, says it has found “striking similarities” in two recent doping cases which points to a “medically-savvy”

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Louisiana State University star Angel Reese says that neither she, nor her team, would be visiting the White House after the Tigers defeated the University of Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 to win their first NCAA women’s basketball national championship. Traditionally, the national champions would be invited to the White House. But after

By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku endured racist jeers during the team’s 1-1 draw against Juventus, according to a statement posted on Twitter by his representatives, Roc Nation Sports International, on Tuesday. After scoring a 95th-minute equalizer from the penalty spot, Lukaku was handed a second yellow card and sent off for

By Ben Morse, CNN Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has said LSU’s Angel Reese shouldn’t be “criticized” for the gesture she directed at her. Near the end of LSU’s victory over Iowa in the NCAA women’s basketball national championship game on Sunday, Reese could be seen approaching Clark before moving her open hand in front of her

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is rich with history in the basketball world with the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and LeBron James among the many greats to have been recognized for their individual achievements throughout a season. This year, the race to become the league’s regular season

By Ben Church, CNN Tiger Woods says he’s unsure whether this year’s Masters will be the last of his career with the 47-year-old acutely aware of his injury struggles. The golf icon is preparing for his 25th appearance at the major — which starts April 6 — but told reporters Tuesday that the thought of

By Melissa Alonso and Michelle Watson, CNN More than a dozen people have been “arrested and charged with various crimes” after The University of Connecticut (UConn) won the NCAA men’s basketball national championship on Monday. “Fifteen people have been arrested and charged with various crimes; most of those arrested are UConn students,” University Spokesperson and

By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN Former British professional boxer and Olympic medallist Amir Khan has been banned from all sports for two years for anti-doping violations, the UK Anti-Doping agency (UKAD) announced in a statement on Tuesday. According to UKAD, a sample collected from Khan on February 19, 2022, after his loss against Kell Brook at

By Ben Morse and Coy Wire, CNN Jordan Hawkins is a national college basketball champion. But he won’t be the only one with a new ring at his family’s next get-together. Hawkins, who scored 16 points in the University of Connecticut’s 76-59 victory over San Diego State University in the NCAA men’s college championship game

By Ben Morse, CNN First lady Jill Biden appeared to walk back suggestions that the White House might invite both LSU and Iowa’s women’s basketball teams after Tigers star Angel Reese called it “A JOKE” on Monday. Speaking on Monday, Biden congratulated both teams on their performance in Sunday’s national championship game, as well as

By Ben Church, CNN Magnus Carlsen proved that even the very best chess players in the world can sometimes have an off day. The Norwegian grandmaster suffered a surprising defeat against Vladislav Artemiev at the Chessable Masters on Monday, the second-leg of the new lucrative Champions Chess Tour. Carlsen set the tone with a rare

By Matias Grez, CNN Tickets for Arsenal’s final game of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers are being touted on resale website StubHub for extortionate prices. The Gunners are on course to win a first Premier League title in 19 years and some people, it seems, are taking advantage of fans’ desperation to see the team

By Kevin Dotson, CNN American gymnast Suni Lee, who won the individual all-around gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, is stepping away from the Auburn Tigers gymnastics team, announcing in a statement that she’s recently been managing a kidney-related health issue. “I have been dealing with a non-gymnastics related health related issue involving

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Texas Rangers left fielder Josh Smith was taken to an area hospital after taking a pitch to the face during Monday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles in Arlington, Texas, the team announced on Monday. Smith was hit during the bottom of the third inning, when Orioles pitcher Danny Coulombe