Sports

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — While NFL players were in the trenches of a grueling season, Braden Smith was fighting a different battle: the one going on inside his own mind. In the middle of what was meant to be a playoff-contending season for the Indianapolis Colts, Smith instead was consumed with thoughts about

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Andy Murray says he is confident his statue at Wimbledon, set to be unveiled at the 150th edition of the championships in 2027, will be an improvement on the infamous terracotta warrior made for him at the 2011 Shanghai Masters. “I thought I was better

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Teenage sprinting sensation Gout Gout continued his record-breaking streak on Tuesday when he surpassed his own 200m Australian national mark. The 17-year-old finished first with a time of 20.02 seconds – shaving two hundredths of a second off the previous record he broke in December last year – at

By Jill Martin and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers revealed on Tuesday that he thinks this upcoming NFL season could be his last in the league. “Yeah, I’m pretty sure this is it,” Rodgers, 41, said on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “That’s why we just did a one-year deal. Steelers

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 13 franchises of the WNBA increased in value by an average of 180% over the last year, according to research by Sportico, which is more than “double the previous biggest year-over-year gain for a major sports league.” According to Sportico, the teams are collectively worth $3.5 billion and

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — British tennis star Emma Raducanu said Wimbledon did “an amazing job” in preventing a man who was accused of stalking her from buying tickets to the championships at SW19 this month. The man followed Raducanu to at least four competitions earlier this year, and on noticing him at a

By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Malala Yousafzai is known by millions around the world as an activist and human rights campaigner, a voice of power and inspiration who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban at age 15. Perhaps less well known is her life as a sports fanatic.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Chelsea cut short its training session on Monday in Philadelphia ahead of a key FIFA Club World Cup match against Tunisian side ES Tunis due to soaring temperatures. The Blues trained at Subaru Park, the home of Major League Soccer (MLS) team Philadelphia Union, on the eve of their

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi is set for a reunion with former team Paris Saint-Germain after Inter Miami drew 2-2 with Brazilian club Palmeiras to reach the Club World Cup round of 16. Goals from Tadeo Allende and Luis Suárez appeared to have earned Miami its second win of the group stage,

By Kyle Feldscher, Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has undergone surgery on a torn right Achilles tendon he suffered during Sunday night’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Shortly after his surgery, Haliburton penned a heartfelt message to his supporters on social media Monday night, saying he’s

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old British wingsuit flyer was killed on Saturday during a base jump in the Swiss Alps, local police said in a statement. The man was later named as Liam Byrne by his parents, who released a statement to the BBC, paying tribute to their son’s “bold spirit and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso said he believes Antonio Rüdiger’s claims that his defender was subjected to racist abuse during the game against Pachuca in the FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday, adding that a FIFA investigation is underway. Rüdiger and Pachuca’s Gustavo Cabral clashed near the end of

By Kevin Dotson and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished what they started back in late October and put the rest of the NBA on notice that there’s a new sheriff in town. With an average age under 26, the Thunder capped off one of the winningest seasons

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his Queen’s Club title with an enthralling 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 win over Jiří Lehečka, cementing his status as the favorite for Wimbledon. The victory extends the Spaniard’s winning streak to a career-best 18 matches and secures his fifth title of 2025. But

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Bobbing up and down in a swimming pool, his head barely above the surface of the water, Jakob Ingebrigtsen is being forced to take things slowly. Very, very slowly. As he moves at a snail’s pace around the pool at his home in Sandnes, Norway, Ingebrigtsen is quietly plotting

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Minjee Lee won her third career major at the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday, joining rare company among her fellow Australian golfers in doing so. Lee, 29, showed remarkable to composure to clinch the title at a windy Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, closing out her victory with