CNN – Sports

By George Ramsay, CNN It’s believed to be a sport that started with a siesta. The intense heat in Acapulco, Mexico meant businessman Enrique Corcuera would take a nap at his family home each afternoon. His daughter Viviana, meanwhile, would irritate him by hitting tennis balls against the walls of the house. That prompted Corcuera

By Angela Reyes and Jill Martin, CNN Pelé’s health has worsened and the Brazilian soccer great now requires greater care due to the progression of his cancer, according to a statement by the Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital in São Paulo on Wednesday. Pelé was admitted to the hospital on November 29 for a respiratory infection

By Jack Bantock, CNN A coalition of families and survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks says it will protest at the “front door” of Augusta National Golf Club if the institution doesn’t reconsider its decision to invite golfers who have played in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series to the Masters in April. A number of

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Manchester City manager and Lionel Messi’s former coach Pep Guardiola has reiterated his belief that the Argentina captain is the greatest player of all time. Messi led Argentina to a first World Cup triumph since 1986 at Qatar 2022, producing numerous remarkable performances and moments of brilliance to emulate

By Matias Grez, CNN Lionel Messi sits on Sergio Aguero’s shoulders, both hands clasped firmly on the World Cup trophy as he holds it aloft. A broad smile is etched across his face, his eyes alight; it is a moment of pure, raw joy, the culmination of a lifelong dream after years of World Cup

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers great Franco Harris, who was arguably best known for one of the most iconic plays in NFL history — dubbed the “Immaculate Reception” — has died at the age of 72, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday. Harris died overnight, the Hall of Fame

By Chris Stern, Inke Kappeler and Zayn Nabbi, CNN Boris Becker says a prison “inmate tried to kill” him during the tennis great’s incarceration in a British jail during an interview that was aired Tuesday by German broadcaster Sat 1. The inmate at Huntercombe prison, who Becker calls John, had been in prison for over

By Stefano Pozzebon and Abel Alvarado, CNN Argentine national soccer team stars Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul, along with coach Lionel Scaloni, were forced to fly in a helicopter over the center of Buenos Aires after their bus got stuck in the massive crowds gathered to watch the parade celebrating the country’s World Cup

By Ben Morse, CNN Simiso Buthelezi, Miracle Amaeze and Luis Quiñones are some of the talented boxers who have died this year as they pursued their sporting careers and chased dreams of world titles. It’s an accepted risk of the profession. A database first compiled by anti-boxing activist Manuel Velazquez and updated in the Electronic

By Matias Grez, CNN If you’ve had a catchy tune stuck in your head from the World Cup, it’s likely this one. Heard in the streets of Doha, the stands of the Lusail Stadium and even in the Argentine dressing room, the 2003 hit ‘Muchachos’ by La Mosca has become the unofficial anthem of Argentina’s

By Sammy Mngqosini and David de Sola, CNN United States President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron are amongst world leaders who have congratulated Argentina President Alberto Fernández following Sunday’s World Cup victory in Qatar. Argentina captain Lionel Messi led the 3-3 (4-2 on penalties) win over the 2018 defending

By Don Riddell, CNN This was never going to be a traditional World Cup. Breaking ground in the Middle East and played for the first time in the European winter, it was always going to look and feel different. Qatar was described by some as the most controversial World Cup tournament host, with criticism ranging

By Ben Church, CNN After 28 days, 64 games and 172 goals at Qatar 2022, Lionel Messi walked up on the podium at Lusail Stadium to finally get his hands on the World Cup trophy that had eluded him throughout his career. Before joining his teammates, who were waiting for their captain in a hive