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By Eoin McSweeney, CNN The chief executive of Qatar Airways has defended a plan to operate more than 160 extra flights to shuttle spectators from the region to Doha and back each day, for what has been advertised as the first “carbon neutral” FIFA World Cup. Qatar Airways announced on Thursday it had partnered with

By Issy Ronald, CNN A week ago, Coco Gauff celebrated her high school graduation under the Eiffel Tower. Now, the 18-year-old will compete in her first-ever grand slam singles semifinal following a 7-5 6-2 victory against compatriot Sloane Stephens in an all-American quarterfinal at the French Open. Gauff’s extraordinary talent has been evident since she

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Iga Swiatek could be about to smash Serena Williams’ record winning streak. Swiatek, who turned 21 on Tuesday, won her first grand slam title two years ago at Roland Garros. Now, with a winning streak of 32 matches and the longest unbeaten run on the women’s tour since Williams bagged 34

By Darren Lewis, Sana Noor Haq and Aleks Klosok, CNN Jude Bellingham is just 18, but he’s already reached the brutal conclusion that racist abuse is something as a Black footballer in the 21st century he is going to be confronted with. “After (the) majority of games I’ll get a racist message in my Instagram

By George Ramsay, CNN There is a blame game going on after the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, with differing positions adopted by lawmakers in the UK and France amid allegations of “appalling” and “brutal” treatment of fans. The match was delayed by 35 minutes after Liverpool fans struggled to enter the

Story by Reuters Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen suffered with menstrual cramps as she lost to Poland’s Iga Swiatek in the French Open fourth round on Monday after taking a set off the world’s number one tennis player. Zheng, 19, looked on track for a major upset when she claimed the opener in a tiebreak before

By Amir Vera and David Close, CNN Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, died in a car crash Monday morning in Dallas, according to the team’s official website. Gladney, 25, was one of two people that authorities had said were killed in the crash that happened around 2:30 a.m., the Dallas County Medical

By Matt Foster, CNN Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has revealed the difficulties he faced after contracting Covid-19. The 34-year-old contracted the virus in early January, as reported by CNN. In an interview with Argentinian broadcaster TYC Sports on Monday, Messi noted that when he initially became unwell with Covid-19, he experienced the

By Matias Grez, CNN The Boston Celtics secured a nerve-wracking 100-96 Game 7 victory over the Miami Heat to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years. The Celtics twice opened up a double digit lead and looked to be running away with the win, but buoyed by a raucous home crowd,

By Kerry Flynn, CNN Olympic distance runner Alexi Pappas describes herself as an “extremely motivated person,” and it would be difficult to disagree. She is not only a professional athlete, but a filmmaker, actress and writer who lives with her husband Jeremy and their pug Bernini in Los Angeles. Her social media is overflowing with

By Eric Levenson and Kevin Dotson, CNN Marcus Ericsson of Honda survived a late challenge to win the Indy 500 on Sunday and earned the rights to the coveted Borg-Warner Trophy and to celebrate on the podium with a traditional bottle of milk. Ericsson was up 3 seconds with 5 laps to go and flying

By Ben Church, CNN Sergio Pérez produced a brilliant drive as Red Bull capitalized on a dramatic Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The Mexican driver started the race third but leapfrogged the leaders during an action-packed race. While Pérez won the sport’s showpiece for the first time, his teammate Max Verstappen finished third with Ferrari’s

By Wayne Sterling and Ben Church, CNN Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa said he disagrees with San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler’s stance on forgoing the pregame National Anthem in the wake of the latest mass shooting in the US. While La Russa agrees “there’s a lot of problems in this country that