By Matt Foster, CNN Former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic was charged with the maritime trafficking of over $1 billion worth of cocaine through US ports, the US Department of Justice said on Monday. The 43-year-old Montenegrin was arrested on Sunday night as he tried to board an international flight from Miami, the DOJ said in
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Deshaun Watson is expected to start for the Cleveland Browns in the first game he is eligible to return from suspension, team general manager Andrew Berry said on Wednesday. Watson is eligible to return on December 4 against his former team, the Houston Texans on the road. The 27-year-old Watson returned
Continue Reading By David Close, CNN Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, who has been accused of fostering a “toxic workplace” in the NFL franchise, is considering a sale of the team. Through a team statement on Wednesday, Snyder and his wife, Tanya, announced that they hired Bank of America Securities “to consider potential transactions.” The move comes
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN A leading animal rights organization has criticized an Irish racehorse trainer for parading his winning steed in a pub earlier this week. On Monday, John “Shark” Hanlon posted a video on Twitter of him leading US Grand National winner Hewick into a pub as part of the horse’s homecoming celebrations. Hewick
Continue Reading By Matt Foster, CNN Jackson State University head football coach Deion Sanders has told his players they can’t leave their hotel in Houston, Texas, this upcoming weekend in the wake of rapper Takeoff’s fatal shooting in the city. The undefeated Tigers (8-0) face Texas Southern in Houston on Saturday and in a video shared by
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth, CNN The US women’s gymnastics team has claimed a record-breaking sixth world championships gold medal in a row — even without Simone Biles. The team was competing for the first time without the four-time Olympic gold medalist in over a decade, but blew away the competition in the English city of Liverpool
Continue Reading By CNN Sport staff NBA analyst and Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley says he thinks the league “dropped the ball” on Kyrie Irving after the Brooklyn Nets star tweeted a documentary deemed to be antisemitic. “I think he [Irving] should have been suspended. I think Adam [Silver, the NBA commissioner] should have suspended him,”
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN The good news for Glasgow Rangers is the Scottish club has pocketed over $15 million for competing in the Champions League. The bad news is, after waiting 12 years to get back into the competition’s group stages, the club’s return has been nothing short of a nightmare. After a 3-1 defeat
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN Philadelphia had waited 4,746 days to host a World Series game and it was forced to wait another day when Monday night’s game was postponed due to rain. But its patience was rewarded on Tuesday as the Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-1 lead in the World Series, using the long ball
Continue Reading By CNN Sport staff Tom Brady has opened up about his divorce from wife of 13 years Gisele Bundchen, saying that he’s focusing on his family and football in the midst of a “very amicable situation.” “I think there is a lot of professionals in life that go through things that they deal with at
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters Monday that he believes the Michigan State University football players involved in a post-game fight at Michigan Stadium on Saturday will face criminal charges. Two Michigan football players, Gemon Green and Ja’Den McBurrows, have injuries from the fight, Harbaugh said. “There
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters Monday that he believes the Michigan State University football players involved in a post-game fight at Michigan Stadium on Saturday will face criminal charges. Two Michigan football players, Gemon Green and Ja’Den McBurrows, have injuries from the fight, Harbaugh said. “There
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN Carrying the weight of a child prodigy tag can be daunting, though clearly not for Atthaya Thitikul. Five years after bursting onto the scene as golf’s youngest ever champion, the 19-year-old Thai took her meteoric rise to new heights to become the women’s world No. 1 on Monday. Thitikul leapfrogged Ko
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo has come under a lot of criticism this season and he’s clearly been listening. On Sunday, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner snubbed former teammate Gary Neville ahead of Manchester United’s Premier League match against West Ham following recent criticism from the television pundit. Neville had criticized Ronaldo’s “unacceptable” behavior
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Max Verstappen may be having a record-breaking season on the track but he’s far from happy with some of the media coverage he has been receiving lately. The Dutchman, who has retained his world title and broke the record for most race wins in a single season, refused to speak to
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, Angus Watson and George Ramsay, CNN Iranian soccer player Sardar Azmoun has been picked in the nation’s squad for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar despite public comments supporting anti-government protests. Azmoun, who plays for German club Bayer Leverkusen, is a star player for the Iranian side. The player has posted multiple
Continue Reading By CNN Sport staff Tom Brady has opened up about his divorce from wife of 13 years Gisele Bundchen, saying that he’s focusing on his family and football in the midst of a “very amicable situation.” “I think there is a lot of professionals in life that go through things that they deal with at
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Monday night proved a haunting evening for Joe Burrow. The Cincinnati Bengals lost convincingly to their AFC North division rivals, the Cleveland Browns, on Monday Night Football, their chastening 32-13 loss falling on Halloween. Burrow threw an interception on the opening drive of the game before throwing two touchdowns late on
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth and Amanda Davies, CNN England manager Gareth Southgate has a lot on his plate as the World Cup in Qatar grows ever closer. He is trying to turn around an England football team enduring its worst run of form since 1992, while facing an ever-growing injury list. All this as he prepares
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth and Amanda Davies, CNN England manager Gareth Southgate has a lot on his plate as the World Cup in Qatar grows ever closer. He is trying to turn around an England football team enduring its worst run of form since 1992, while facing an ever-growing injury list. All this as he prepares
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