By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The International Skating Union (ISU) announced on Tuesday that it will gradually increase the minimum age for senior competitions from 15 to 17. The decision, taken after a vote at the 58th Congress in Phuket, comes after Russian skater Kamila Valieva, then 15, was embroiled in a doping scandal at the
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Northern Irish rider Davy Morgan has become the third motorcyclist to die in a crash during this year’s Isle of Man TT. Event organizers confirmed the 52-year-old’s death on Monday after “an incident on the final lap of the first Supersport Race.” “We extend our deepest sympathy to Davy’s partner Trudy,
Continue Reading By David Close, Amy Woodyatt and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Six-time golf major champion Phil Mickelson will participate in the inaugural LIV Golf tournament at the Centurion Club near London, along with two-time major winner Dustin Johnson, who on Tuesday resigned from the PGA Tour ahead of headlining the controversial series. Mickelson, who won the last
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors needed a big bounce-back performance on Sunday night. And they sure got it. After a disappointing end to Game 1 of the NBA Finals in which the Boston Celtics came back late to win, the Warriors ran away themselves in the second half of Game 2 to
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors needed a big bounce-back performance on Sunday night. And they sure got it. After a disappointing end to Game 1 of the NBA Finals in which the Boston Celtics came back late to win, the Warriors ran away themselves in the second half of Game 2 to
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has joined the many other athletes voicing their desire to get WNBA star Brittney Griner home after being detained in Russia for more than 100 days. “We need to come together and help do whatever we possibly can to bring BG home quickly and safely!!
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has joined the many other athletes voicing their desire to get WNBA star Brittney Griner home after being detained in Russia for more than 100 days. “We need to come together and help do whatever we possibly can to bring BG home quickly and safely!!
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Several players on the Tampa Bay Rays did not wear LGBTQ logos on their uniforms for the team’s Pride Night celebration during Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox. According to the Tampa Bay Times, at least five Rays baseball players — pitchers Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev and Amir Vera, CNN Quin Snyder has stepped down as Utah Jazz head coach after eight seasons, the team announced Sunday. “After eight years, I just feel it is time to move onward. I needed to take time to detach after the season and make sure this was the right decision,” Snyder
Continue Reading By Matthew Foster, CNN Minjee Lee has won the US Women’s Open, finishing four strokes ahead of American golfer Mina Harigae. Lee, who is from Australia, took a three-shot lead into the final round over Harigae, having broken a 23-year-old record with her 54-hole score of 200 after shooting a 67 on Saturday. The tournament
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN It is on occasions such as this that sport’s significance and insignificance are highlighted in equal measure. Ukraine has failed to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup, football’s most prestigious tournament, after a 1-0 defeat to Wales, but when your country is at war it doesn’t really matter. The bloodshed
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN After a year-long hiatus, the “King of Clay” reigns once more in Paris. Rafael Nadal claimed a record-extending 14th title at the French Open as he defeated Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0. The Spaniard dominated Sunday’s final and won 11 consecutive games across the second and third sets to wrap
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN The second installment of the NBA Finals is set to take place on Sunday as the Golden State Warriors look to recover from an early setback against the Boston Celtics. The Warriors, playing in their sixth Finals in eight seasons, looked on course to win Thursday’s Game 1, but a huge
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Desert Crown won the 243rd Epsom Derby on Saturday as Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, stepped in for Queen Elizabeth II. Ridden by Richard Kingscote and trained by five-time Derby winner Sir Michael Stoute, Desert Crown — the pre-race favorite — raced into the lead with two furlongs to go, eventually
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Iga Swiatek has been nearly unstoppable this year — and now she has a second grand slam title to prove it. The Polish star won the French Open for the second time on Saturday as she defeated Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3 in Paris, extending her unbeaten run to 35 matches. That
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, Dalal Mawad and Camille Knight, CNN For Liverpool and Real Madrid fans, last Saturday’s Champions League final was supposed to be the magical conclusion to a long, arduous season. Tens of thousands of fans filtered through Paris towards the Stade de France ready to watch Liverpool and Real Madrid go head-to-head for
Continue Reading By Kevin Dotson and Jacqueline Rose, CNN Brittney Griner has been able to receive written correspondence from friends and family during her detention in Russia, where she has been held for over 100 days, her agent tells CNN — but the WNBA star has not been able to speak with her loved ones back home
Continue Reading By Kevin Dotson, CNN The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Joe Girardi after the team started the season with a 22-29 record, the club’s President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski announced Friday. Bench coach Rob Thomson will act as the Phillies’ interim manager through the end of the season. “It has been a frustrating season
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente and Jacob Lev, CNN Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal advanced to the men’s French Open final on Friday, after opponent Alexander Zverev was forced to retire due to an injury. After losing the first set 7-6 (8) in a tie-break, Zverev was leading 6-5 in the second set of the
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN NBA Commissioner Adam Silver admitted the league had lost “hundreds of millions of dollars” in revenue following a controversial fallout with China in October 2019. A tweet in support of pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong by then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey sparked a diplomatic storm between the NBA and China.
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