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By Ben Church, CNN When the referee blew the final whistle and confirmed England had reached the final of Euro 2020 last week, television cameras quickly honed in on Gareth Southgate. The England manager has just guided the nation to its first men’s major tournament final in 55 years — England played Italy on Sunday

By Ben Church, CNN Defending champion Novak Djokovic was in ruthless form on Friday as he beat the hardworking Denis Shapovalov to reach this year’s Wimbledon final. The world No.1 progressed in straight sets — 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 7-5 — but the final result doesn’t reflect how well Shapovalov played in what was his first

By Cesar Marin, CNN Mark Cavendish raced to his 34th stage win at the Tour de France on Friday to equal the record held by the legendary Belgium cyclist Eddy Merckx. The victory was Cavendish’s fourth stage win at this year’s race. The Brit still has two opportunities to break the record before the race

By Matias Grez, CNN Matteo Berrettini put on a stunning display of power hitting to bludgeon his way past the gutsy Hubert Hurkacz and reach his first Wimbledon final. The Italian beat his Polish opponent — who had never previously made it past the third round of a grand slam — 6-3 6-0 6-7 6-4

By Matias Grez, CNN When Lionel Messi steps out onto the pitch for Saturday’s Copa America final, it could be his last chance to win a trophy with Argentina. Standing in his way, as he attempts to end his country’s 28-year trophy drought, will be a familiar face in former Barcelona teammate Neymar. Brazil is

By Zeena Saifi and Becky Anderson, CNN They’re impossible to miss. On a drive around Qatar, at every turn, it seems, a new football stadium rises out of the desert — each design offering a futuristic take on its traditional culture. One of them, located in an area that was long known for pearl diving

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Christian Pulisic has been criticized by conservationists for posting a video on Instagram of himself performing football tricks above a goliath grouper fish, before falling into the water and landing on top of the vulnerable marine species. The 22-year-old Chelsea and US men’s international star, who has been spending the

By Aleks Klosok, CNN Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has confirmed his withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics, saying a ban on spectators attending the Games was a factor behind his decision. Games organisers announced on Thursday that Tokyo venues for the pandemic-delayed event will not host spectators due to the city’s coronavirus state of emergency.

By Bethan Edwards, for CNN A pair of battered looking track and field spikes — handmade by Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman — featuring a “prototype logo” could fetch $1.2 million at auction, according to Sotheby’s. “This rare pair of track spikes made in the 1960s and modified in the early 70s represents an important chapter

By Reuters Giannis Antetokounmpo found his stride Thursday night. The question is: Are the Phoenix Suns so far ahead that it doesn’t matter? Devin Booker hit seven of his team’s postseason-franchise-record 20 3-pointers while scoring 31 points and the Suns went up 2-0 in the NBA Finals with a 118-108 victory over the visiting Milwaukee

By Matias Grez, CNN Ashleigh Barty booked her place in a first Wimbledon final with an impressive straight sets win over Angelique Kerber. The world No. 1 needed less than an hour and a half to defeat her opponent 6-3 7-6 as the Australian bids for her second grand slam title. Kerber, a Wimbledon winner

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Naomi Osaka says the press conference format between journalists and athletes is “out of date,” as the Japanese star penned a first-person essay on mental health in TIME magazine’s latest issue. The four-time grand slam champion who withdrew from the French Open in May, citing mental heath reasons, revealed afterwards

By John Sinnott and Ben Church, CNN The English Football Association (FA) has been fined $35,600 (30,000 euros) by UEFA after a supporter pointed a laser at the key moment of England’s Euro 2020 semifinal win over Denmark on Wednesday. Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had a laser shone in his face as England captain Harry

By Junko Ogura, Chie Kobayashi and Nectar Gan, CNN Tokyo venues for the pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will not have spectators due to the city’s coronavirus state of emergency through the Games, according to the Japanese Olympic Committee. The announcement was made following a meeting of five Olympic and Japanese government groups responsible for the

By Ben Morse, CNN When Nigerian Georgia Oboh began playing golf, she struggled to identify role models in her sport, so she took inspiration from elsewhere — in particular, from tennis greats Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. “To see someone who looked like me playing at such a top level and is still doing so

By Ben Church, CNN England reached its first men’s major tournament final since winning the World Cup in 1966 after beating Denmark 2-1 at Euro 2020 in a gripping encounter on Wednesday at Wembley Stadium. Gareth Southgate’s team had to come from behind to win and, as the match went into extra-time, a contentious penalty