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By George Ramsay and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or on Monday, while Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmatí won the Ballon d’Or Féminin – the annual soccer awards celebrating the best players in the men’s and women’s game. Messi, who won his first Ballon d’Or in 2009,

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — A major search operation is ongoing to find the missing father of Liverpool FC player Luis Díaz after his kidnapping in Colombia on Saturday. Díaz’s mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was also kidnapped at the same time but later rescued in the town of Barrancas, Colombian President Gustavo Petro wrote on X, formerly Twitter. General William

By George Ramsay and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Lyon head coach Fabio Grosso was left “seriously injured” and with pieces of glass stuck in his head after projectiles were thrown at the soccer team’s bus ahead of a Ligue 1 game against Marseille on Sunday. The match at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome was subsequently postponed

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After last week’s “Super Bye,” it’s been a full-throttle, rip-roaring few days of NFL action this time around. There was a full slate of games for Week 8 and a pulsating Sunday saw plenty of games come down to the wire. There were superpowers showing signs of vulnerability, local

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, has banned Luis Rubiales – the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) – from all soccer-related activities for three years over his unwanted kiss on Spain’s Women’s World Cup-winning star player, Jennifer Hermoso. In a statement released on Monday, FIFA said

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Captain Siya Kolisi said on Saturday that South Africa’s second consecutive Rugby World Cup title has the potential to unite the country, after he led the team to an enthralling 12-11 victory over New Zealand in the final. “There is so much going wrong in our country, we are

By Molly Stazicker, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Olympics are fast approaching and as athletes gear up for one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events, one entrepreneur has a different idea of what “faster, higher, stronger” – the former motto of the Games – might represent. The Enhanced Games says it is an “alternative”

By Don Riddell and Glen Levy, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the American actor and filmmaker Fisher Stevens wasn’t the obvious choice to helm the four-part Netflix documentary series about English soccer great David Beckham. Even Stevens himself shares that view. “When they first called me, my response was …’why me for David Beckham?’”

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Ketel Marte extended his hit streak in postseason to a record 18 straight games as the Arizona Diamondbacks secured an emphatic 9-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday to level the World Series after two games. After the Texas Rangers had completed a remarkable comeback in Game 1,

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — England captain Harry Kane has settled into life in the Bundesliga with aplomb and, on Saturday, the forward scored a sensational goal from inside his own half during Bayern Munich’s dismantling of Darmstadt 98, echoing the exploits of former England captain David Beckham nearly 30 years ago. As Bayern

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Jude Bellingham has enjoyed a fairytale start to his career at Real Madrid but the 20-year-old confirmed his status as one of soccer’s brightest stars with a dramatic match-winning performance in El Clásico on Saturday as his club defeated Barcelona 2-1. Deep into injury time, he latched onto Luka

By Aimee Lewis and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — American ice hockey player Adam Johnson has died following a “freak accident” on the ice as he played for English side Nottingham Panthers, the team said in a statement. In the second period of the team’s Challenge Cup match against the Sheffield Steelers on Saturday, Johnson appeared to suffer

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN (CNN) — Week 8 of the NFL season kicked off on Thursday with the Buffalo Bills’ comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The action continues with a slate of great matchups across the league on Sunday. Here’s what to look for. Los Angeles Rams @ Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m. ET

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — After a season filled with absorbing storylines, the top players on tour will converge at the WTA Finals this week with the year-end No. 1 ranking and $9 million in prize money at stake. A different player has won each grand slam this year and, reflecting the lack of

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — All eyes have been on Victor Wembanyama in the opening week of the NBA season and the 19-year-old rookie did not disappoint Friday, getting a first career double-double as the San Antonio Spurs came from behind to beat the Houston Rockets 126-122 in overtime. With his team trailing by

By Issy Ronald and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Texas Rangers completed a remarkable comeback to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks at Globe Life Field with a walk-off home run in the 11th inning, and take a 1-0 lead in the World Series. All hope seemed lost for Texas as late as the bottom

CNN By Martynas Ruseckas and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — For most people, jumping off a platform which hangs 66-feet in the air from a cliff with just deep open water below is a terrifying prospect, but for high diver and influencer Molly Carlson it is a chance to be free. It is her time