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By Matt Foster, CNN Super Bowl winner Charles Johnson has passed away at the age of 50, according to his alma mater, the University of Colorado. Johnson won the Super Bowl in the 2001 season with the New England Patriots. The cause of Johnson’s death has not been announced as of Wednesday evening. The Pittsburgh

By Ben Church, CNN Magnus Carlsen says he will not defend his world championship title next year against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi because he has no motivation to play the match. The Norwegian grandmaster successfully defended his title against the Russian last year but says he has no “inclination” to play in the next championships in

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN All eyes were on Great Britain’s Jake Wightman as he took the gold in the men’s 1,500m final — but one spectator at this year’s World Athletics Championships was certainly more delighted than most. As the runner won the race in three minutes and 29.23 seconds — narrowly beating Olympic champion

By Issy Ronald, CNN More than 12,000 people have signed an online petition on change.org calling for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the US government to allow Novak Djokovic to compete in the US Open. Currently, the 21-time grand slam champion is unable to enter the country due to rules that require travelers

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN A cameraman became an unwitting star of this week’s 3,000m steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships — by stepping out into the track as competitors dashed past. The 15 athletes were forced to dodge the camera operator, who, with his back to the runners, seemed oblivious to the scenario unfolding behind

By Amy Li, CNN “We had to make this really tough decision between our love for our faith or our love for sports.” Simran Jeet Singh — Executive Director for the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program, who studies religion, racism and justice — recalls his own experience of fighting for inclusion as a turbaned

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Russia’s highest ranked female tennis player came out as gay in an interview, while addressing rising homophobic attitudes in the country. Daria Kasatkina, currently ranked No. 12 in the world, told a Russian blogger that she is in a relationship with a woman, figure skater Natalia Zabiiako. Kasatkina posted photos of

By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was charged with felony domestic and child abuse stemming from an alleged assault on his partner that happened in front of their children, Los Angeles prosecutors said Tuesday. Bridges, 24, faces one felony count of injuring a child’s parent and two felony counts

By Amy Simonson, CNN Downtown Chicago will host the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street-circuit race next July, NASCAR officials, drivers and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday. “Really excited about announcing that for the first time with our national series that we’ll be bringing it to a street course, and what better place to do it

By Ben Morse, CNN Australia striker Sam Kerr will become the first female player to feature on the global front cover of the popular football game, FIFA. The Chelsea forward will feature alongside Paris St-Germain star Kylian Mbappé on the cover of FIFA 23 for the global edition. “Two phenomenal forces up front. One ultimate

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) won the CONCACAF Women’s Championship with a 1-0 victory against Canada in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday night, securing its place in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Striker Alex Morgan scored a penalty in the 78th minute, after Canada’s Allysha Chapman fouled Rose Lavelle in the box.

By Jessie Yeung, Emiko Jozuka and Junko Ogura, CNN Japanese all-time great figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu announced his retirement from competition on Tuesday, marking the end of a stellar career that included breaking more than a dozen world records and winning two Olympic gold medals. The 27-year-old, dressed in a suit and tie at a

By Ben Church, CNN Borussia Dortmund‘s new striker Sébastien Haller has been sidelined indefinitely after he discovered a testicular tumor, the club confirmed. In a statement, Dortmund said the 28-year-old had felt unwell during a training camp in Switzerland on Monday and underwent a number of medical examinations. He has now returned to Germany where

By Sammy Mngqosini and Livia Borghese, CNN Italian police say AC Milan midfielder Tiémoué Bakayoko was stopped by officers in what they called a “misunderstanding” before being released. A video of the July 3 incident has been widely circulated on social media. It shows the 27-year-old French national being searched by an officer next to

By Issy Ronald, CNN When the Seattle Mariners were last on a winning streak that spanned 14 games, 21-year-old rookie All-Star Julio Rodríguez was not yet six months old. Now, he is a key part of a team one game away from matching a franchise-best 15-game winning run. Already, the Mariners have equaled the Atlanta

By Jacob Lev and Amy Woodyatt, CNN University of Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson is changing his nickname, abandoning the moniker ‘AR-15’ because of its association with gun violence. “While a nickname is only a nickname and ‘AR-15’ was simply a representation of my initials combined with my jersey number, it is important to me that