Sports

By Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United and England great Rio Ferdinand said soccer’s leadership structures need to “quickly” address issues around diversity and representation as “decisions are being made by people that don’t have a complete understanding or empathy with the people that are actually on the football pitch.” Speaking to CNN ahead

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Bryce Harper gave himself the perfect birthday present as he hit a home run in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. The Phillies right fielder celebrated his homer and 31st birthday by holding up three fingers on

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Miami Marlins announced Monday that Kim Ng will not return as the team’s general manager after three seasons with the franchise. Marlins chairman and principal owner Bruce Sherman said in a statement that, while the club exercised its team option for her to return for the 2024 season,

By Ben Morse and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Flag football is officially one of five new sports added to the Olympic program for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. On Monday in Mumbai at the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session, it was announced that flag football, baseball/softball, cricket, lacrosse and squash would

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year attendance record was broken on Sunday when 55,646 people packed into Kinnick Stadium to watch Iowa women’s basketball team take on the DePaul Blue Demons in an exhibition game. The fixture – the first women’s basketball game to be played outdoors in a football stadium – set

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 1972 Miami Dolphins and 2007 New England Patriots are safe for another year. Since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, those two teams were the only ones ever to go undefeated during the regular season. The ’72 Dolphins finished with the NFL’s first and only perfect season, winning Super Bowl

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — After a dramatic title defense in Las Vegas, Tom Kim celebrated by heading straight back to his hotel room and treating himself to some chocolate. One of the game’s brightest rising stars, the 21-year-old South Korean phenom came out on top in a nail-biting final round duel with Adam

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The pantheon of great sporting upsets gained another monument on Sunday as Afghanistan roundly defeated England by 69 runs at the ICC Cricket World Cup in Delhi, India. It was an upset of immense proportions – Afghanistan had only ever won one World Cup match in its entire history

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London (CNN) — The National Football League (NFL) waved goodbye to London for another year as the Baltimore Ravens beat the Tennessee Titans 24-16 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. While officially listed as a home game for the Titans, London sounded like a home away from home for

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Mary Lou Retton is making “remarkable” progress, according to her daughter McKenna Kelley’s Instagram on Saturday, after a “very rare form of pneumonia” had left the retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast “fighting for her life.” “Prayers have been felt and are being answered,” read the Instagram post. Retton remained in

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN (CNN) — Week 6 of the NFL season kicked off on Thursday with the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over the Denver Broncos (and, yes, apparent good luck charm Taylor Swift was in attendance). The action continues through the weekend with a slate of great matchups across the league. Here’s what to