By Matias Grez, CNN Robert Lewandowski scored his 43rd Bundesliga goal of 2021 to break Gerd Muller’s 49-year record of most goals scored in a calendar year. The Polish forward scored the fourth goal in Bayern Munich’s 4-0 win over Wolfsburg on Friday, eclipsing Muller with just three minutes remaining in Bayern’s last Bundesliga match
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul knocked out UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley during their rematch fight in Florida on Saturday. Paul scored a KO of Woodley during round 6 of the pay-per-view event, an eight-round cruiserweight that included four fights and took place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay. “Look at what
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By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Covid-19 is causing headaches for professional leagues and university sports programs, who find themselves faced with having to reschedule games or find new opponents in the upcoming days. The postponements and cancellations come as coronavirus cases rise throughout the country and an increasing number of players
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By Ben Morse, CNN Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham Jr. is in a “stable condition” after he suffered a head injury during his team’s overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday. Early in the first quarter, Parham Jr. appeared to lose consciousness after he hit his head on the floor as
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo and his pregnant partner, Georgina Rodriguez, have revealed the sex of their unborn twins in a video that is likely to warm millions of hearts just in time for Christmas. On Thursday, the Manchester United superstar shared a clip on Instagram of the moment the couple enlisted the help
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By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner says the decision to allow racing on the last lap of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was “the right thing.” The contentious move allowed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to overtake Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton and seal his first world title in
Continue Reading By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner says the decision to allow racing on the last lap of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was “the right thing.” The contentious move allowed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to overtake Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton and seal his first world title in
Continue Reading By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner says the decision to allow racing on the last lap of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was “the right thing.” The contentious move allowed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to overtake Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton and seal his first world title in
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By Ben Morse, CNN Patrick Mahomes threw a game-winning touchdown to tight-end Travis Kelce in overtime to clinch a thrilling comeback 34-28 win for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Los Angeles Charges on Thursday. The NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2018, Mahomes found Kelce in just the fifth play of overtime. The 32-year-old
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By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Covid-19 has become the main opponent of several professional leagues and university sports programs as teams are forced to change their game plan in the face of positive tests or coronavirus exposure. The cancellations and postponements are the latest disruption in the US due to the
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By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, CNN Two of the top professional sports leagues in the country are tightening their Covid-19 protocols in response to the surge in cases. On Thursday, the National Football League and NFL Players Association agreed to new rules that place the league’s 32 teams in restrictive protocols until Monday. It
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Former NFL star Vincent Jackson, who died in February at the age of 38, was found to have Stage 2 CTE, researchers at the Concussion Legacy Foundation announced on Thursday. “Vincent Jackson was a brilliant, disciplined, gentle giant whose life began to change in his mid-30s. He became depressed,
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By Jill Martin and Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN Urban Meyer has been fired after less than a year as head coach of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, team owner Shad Khan said in a statement. Meyer’s dismissal follows a number of controversies that have dogged his tenure in Jacksonville, including a report Wednesday that former kicker Josh
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By CNN Sport staff Manchester United announced on Thursday that its English Premier League home fixture against Brighton, which was to be played on Saturday, has been postponed due to “the number of players and support staff having to isolate due to Covid-19”. “The health of players and staff is our priority […] the club
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By Jack Bantock and CNN Sport Staff No head coach, starting quarterback, or full practice, and 18 players on the Covid-19 list — pre-match preparations don’t come any tougher for the Cleveland Browns. Hosting the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday in a game with potentially crucial ramifications for their playoff ambitions, the Browns announced that
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By Ben Church and Amanda Davies, CNN Max Verstappen’s first Formula One world title panned out “way more intense” than he could have imagined but the Red Bull driver can finally enjoy his victory after Mercedes officially withdrew its appeal into how the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finished. Speaking to CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies on
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By Ben Morse, CNN Former Tonga rugby international Taniela Moa has died at the age of 36, the Tongan Rugby Union announced on Thursday. “A stalwart of Ikale Tahi Tonga rugby who will now have his named etched among the echelons of the legendary greats. Such sad news to receive about the passing of Taniela
Continue Reading By Jill Martin and Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN Urban Meyer has been fired after less than a year as head coach of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, team owner Shad Khan said in a statement. Meyer’s dismissal follows a number of controversies that have dogged his tenure in Jacksonville, including a report Wednesday that former kicker Josh
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By Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN The Chicago Blackhawks and Kyle Beach, the professional hockey player who said he was sexually assaulted by a former Blackhawks video coach in 2010, have reached a settlement, according to a joint statement from the team and Beach’s attorney. “The parties are pleased to announce that today’s mediation resulted in a
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By Jacob Lev, CNN Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has tested positive for Covid-19 and is set to miss Saturday’s game versus the Las Vegas Raiders in Cleveland, the Browns announced on Wednesday. “Head Coach Kevin Stefanski, who has been vaccinated and received a booster, has tested positive and has immediately self-isolated,” the Browns
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