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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lewis Hamilton says he feels “full of life” and “invigorated” as he prepares to start his new Ferrari adventure this season. The seven-time world champion made the comments in front of his adoring fans at F1’s official launch show in London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday. Hamilton received a huge

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NFL has rescinded a $25,000 fine it issued to Texans running back Joe Mixon after finding that he had not criticized officials following Houston’s playoff defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in January. The Texans’ 23-14 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC divisional round saw multiple controversial

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The pain was like nothing Kai Jones had experienced before, so intense and overwhelming that he felt on the cusp of passing out. Stuck on a 30-degree slope in the Wyoming backcountry, he had little option but to bide his time and wait for search and rescue. All the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A man was ejected from the Dubai Tennis Championships after displaying “fixated behavior” towards British player Emma Raducanu on Tuesday, the WTA said in a statement. According to the WTA, the governing body of women’s tennis, the man approached Raducanu in a public area on Monday and then was

By Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — As a transgender athlete, CeCé Telfer is used to fighting for acceptance, both on the sports field and in her day-to-day life. That battle, she says, has become even more challenging in the weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. “I’m Black, I’m a woman,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic believes that “favoritism” is damaging tennis’ anti-doping system in light of Jannik Sinner’s three-month ban. On Saturday, it had emerged that world No. 1 Sinner accepted a ban from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) from February 9 until May 4 to settle a case which had lingered

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is exploring a dramatic move to represent Australia, the country of his birth, in international competition. The nine-time NBA All-Star won gold with Team USA at the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Seven more massage therapists have accused Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior, bringing the total number of accusers to 16, according to The Baltimore Banner. The Banner reports that all 16 women said the alleged incidents happened between 2012 and 2016 and that two spas banned

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After suffering a cardiac arrest last year, Lille midfielder Nabil Bentaleb marked his remarkable return to the sport by scoring in his side’s 2-0 league win against Rennes on Sunday. Bentaleb, who was told his career might be over after collapsing in June, came on as a substitute in

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A LaLiga match between Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao was briefly halted on Sunday afternoon after an Athletic player was allegedly subjected to racist abuse by fans. During the first half, Athletic forward Iñaki Williams informed referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernández that supporters of the home team had abused his teammate

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — College student Jaren Barajas has a new claim to fame after beating Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard in a shooting contest, winning $100,000 in the process. Barajas and Lillard were competing in the MrBeast $100,000 Challenge during the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday when the 18-year-old shot what he

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Last month, after yet another chastening defeat, Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim told the world that his current team was perhaps the worst in the club’s long history. If such a bold statement was a tactic to galvanize his team to turnaround its awful form, it certainly hasn’t worked.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods spoke about the death of his mother during the Genesis Invitational, the tournament he hosts, on Sunday. “It’s been a tough process to go through,” Woods said on the CBS coverage of the event at Torrey Pines. “But I’ve had amazing family support, all the players playing