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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As an Olympic gold medalist and an eight-time world champion, almost no one knows the world of competitive climbing like Janja Garnbret. Having risen to the summit of the sport, the Slovenian now wants to use her platform to raise awareness of “cultural” pitfalls in climbing that she says

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As an Olympic gold medalist and an eight-time world champion, almost no one knows the world of competitive climbing like Janja Garnbret. Having risen to the summit of the sport, the Slovenian now wants to use her platform to raise awareness of “cultural” pitfalls in climbing that she

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark’s top-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes shook off a tough challenge from No. 8 seed West Virginia to win in the second round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Monday – while the 22-year-old senior set yet another scoring record in her final collegiate home game. Clark, already the

By Pau Mosquera and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves has left prison after submitting a €1 million bond (approximately $1.08 million) to a Barcelona court required for his provisional release after being convicted of sexual assault, the Supreme Court of Justice of Catalonia said in a statement on Monday. According

By Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — South Korean soccer star Son Jun-ho, who was detained in China for allegedly accepting bribes, has recently returned home, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Monday. The ministry has been communicating with the Chinese authorities through “various channels” and requested cooperation to “ensure a

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The CONCACAF Nations League final between the US men’s team and Mexico on Sunday was marred by “discriminatory chanting” from spectators at the AT&T Stadium in Texas, forcing the referee to twice stop the game. Goals from Tyler Adams and Gio Reyna secured the US a 2-0 win and

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A former official at soccer clubs in England and Wales has been accused by an anti-racism body of stereotyping Black players with “callous language.” Stuart Webber, who left his role as sporting director of Norwich City last year, made the comments in reference to five Black players he had

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers produced their highest scoring night in 37 years on Monday, outlasting the Indiana Pacers 150-145 in a clash between two potent offenses. The Lakers, led by the superstar duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, had four players score at least 25 points in what

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The No. 3 seeded LSU Tigers held off No. 11 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to advance to the women’s March Madness Sweet 16 on Sunday, amid distractions surrounding head coach Kim Mulkey. The defending champions overcame a slow start to easily beat Middle Tennessee 83-56 at Pete Maravich Assembly

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars survived an overtime upset scare in the men’s March Madness after the No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies hit a dramatic buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of regulation on Sunday. Aggies forward Andersson Garcia hit a fadeaway three-point shot as time expired to

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — In a world now hyper connected by technology, transport links and our smartphone screens, there are few places that can truly be described as untouched. But for climber Alex Honnold, some such places, found in the harshest and most unforgiving of environments, still exist and are ripe for adventure.

CNN By Raja Razek, Homero De la Fuente, Dalia Faheid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is expected to address the media Monday afternoon as Major League Baseball investigates allegations of theft against his longtime interpreter. Ohtani will make a statement to the media at 5:45 p.m. ET and

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner scored the fastest ever international goal on Saturday, taking just six seconds to find the back of the net during his country’s 2-0 victory against Slovakia. Immediately after kickoff, he weaved through the Slovakian defense before rifling the ball into the net from well outside the

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana State University women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey ripped the Washington Post on Saturday over what she describes as a “hit piece” in which she has threatened legal action if published. “This is exactly why people don’t trust journalists and the media anymore. It’s these kinds of sleazy tactics and hatchet

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — UFC fighter Igor Severino was disqualified from his fight on Saturday night after biting his opponent, Andre Lima. In the second round of their flyweight bout in Las Vegas, Lima was being held from behind by Severino before the 20-year-old appeared to lean in and bite Lima on his

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For every other figure-skater, landing a quadruple axel lies outside the realms of possibilities, attempted but never accomplished by an endless parade of skating greats. For American teenage prodigy Ilia Malinin though, they are simply part of his routine. And landing one on Saturday propelled him to his first

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Teen sensation Endrick scored the winning goal as Brazil beat England on Saturday, putting him into the record books and alongside some of the greats of the Seleção. Endrick came off the bench midway through the second half before tapping home from close range in the 80th minute for

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark scored 27 points as her Iowa Hawkeyes won their opening game of March Madness on Saturday. Clark started slowly before eventually finding her range as she proved the catalyst for the 91-65 victory for the No. 1 seeded Iowa over No. 16 Holy Cross Crusaders at Carver–Hawkeye

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Sainz claimed an impressive victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, breaking Max Verstappen’s dominant grip over this F1 season as the Red Bull driver was forced to retire from the race. Remarkably, it marked Sainz’s first race back since undergoing appendix surgery just two weeks ago,