Sports

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft says singer Taylor Swift has been “smart” by gaining a new audience through her appearances at Kansas City Chiefs games. Swift is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and has been a regular at games during the latter half of the season and

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — By the time Alix Popham had reached his late 30s, he was finding some day-to-day tasks confusing and difficult. Popham’s wife, Mel, would have a conversation with her husband and an hour later he would have “no recollection,” he tells CNN Sport. “I was putting it down to kids,

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The Hong Kong government’s repeated requests for Lionel Messi to play in a sell-out soccer match went unanswered Sunday, a city official said, as cheers turned to jeers for the Argentine soccer legend. Some 40,000 fans – some who paid up to $624 for tickets – had

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When a fan sitting courtside grabbed Johni Broome’s jersey during Auburn’s clash against the University of Mississippi, the college basketball star turned angrily to push them away. Then came a moment of realization: the fan in question was in fact Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. Broome was immediately apologetic and

CNN By Andrew McNicol, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Thousands of soccer fans in Hong Kong were left disappointed when Argentine superstar Lionel Messi failed to take to the field in a friendly match for Inter Miami on Sunday. What started with overwhelming cheers and rapture ended in boos and calls for refunds in the

By Andrew McNicol, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Thousands of soccer fans in Hong Kong were left disappointed when Argentine superstar Lionel Messi failed to take to the field in a friendly match for Inter Miami on Sunday. What started with overwhelming cheers and rapture ended in boos and calls for refunds in the sold-out,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Wyndham Clark shot a course-record 60 as he moved into the lead at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am after three rounds. Clark’s historic round at the famous links course in California included two eagles and nine birdies, giving him a one-shot lead ahead of Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg. The

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Steph Curry exploded for a season-high 60 points on Saturday but the Golden State Warriors still lost on the road to the Atlanta Hawks 141-134 in overtime despite his efforts. It was Curry’s second-ever 60-point game, just two short of his career best total of 62 points, and he

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Fiona O’Keeffe produced a stunning performance at the US Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando on Saturday, smashing the previous record by more than three minutes. In her first-ever race over the 26.2-mile distance, O’Keeffe booked her spot at this year’s Paris Olympics as she crossed the line in 2:22:10,

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé will be on the move this summer, as he’s reportedly agreed to join Real Madrid once his contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) ends at the end of the season, according to multiple reports, including Le Parisien and ESPN, citing unnamed sources. Mbappé has been linked

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Tyson Fury has postponed his undisputed heavyweight title fight against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk after sustaining “a freak cut” above his eye during a sparring session, the fight promoters said in a statement. Since the cut “required urgent medical attention and significant stitching,” the 35-year-old will be unable to