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By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Olympia, Greece (CNN) — The flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been lit in Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. The flame will now begin its journey in a relay to light the cauldron that will mark the opening for the Summer Games in July. Dignitaries and members of

By Dalal Mawad, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has said authorities will have an alternative plan in case of a terrorism threat at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. “If we think there are security risks, we’ll have plan B, and even plan C,” Macron said in an interview with CNN affiliate

By Don Riddell, CNN Augusta National (CNN) — A ticket to the Masters, known as a badge, is one of the most elusive items in all of sports. But those who are lucky enough to procure one know that it provides more than just access to one of golf’s most hallowed grounds, it is also

CNN Exclusive: By Amanda Davies and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Since evolving away from tennis, Serena Williams has become a prolific investor inside and outside the sporting world with stakes in soccer club Angel City FC and golf franchise Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC) alongside her other ventures. And the 23-time grand slam champion

Exclusive: By Amanda Davies and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Since evolving away from tennis, Serena Williams has become a prolific investor inside and outside the sporting world with stakes in soccer club Angel City FC and golf franchise Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC) alongside her other ventures. And the 23-time grand slam champion told

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Nike’s new outfit design for the US women’s Olympic team has been widely criticized on social media by athletes and fans alike, with one former US athlete describing it as a “costume born of patriarchal forces.” Images of both the men’s and women’s outfits dressed on mannequins were made

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Xabi Alonso was doused in beer by his players on Sunday in celebration of leading Bayer Leverkusen to its first Bundesliga title. Leverkusen clinched the German league title with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen, a win which put the club 16 points ahead of second-placed Bayern Munich with

By Martynas Ruseckas, CNN (CNN) — Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna broke a world record that had stood for four decades at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational meeting in Ramona on Sunday. The Lithuanian’s throw of 74.35 meters surpassed Jurgen Schult’s effort in 1986, when the German threw 74.08m. Schult’s landmark effore had been

By Sam Joseph and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The 2023-24 NBA regular season is officially in the books. All 30 teams were in action on Sunday, with postseason permutations changing right up until the 82nd game of the year. Sixteen out of 20 playoff and play-in seeds were still up for grabs entering the

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Sunday’s Serie A soccer match between Udinese and AS Roma was abandoned in the second half after Roma’s Evan Ndicka experienced a “medical emergency” on the pitch, Roma said. Ndicka was taken to hospital for further evaluation, where the rest of the team later went to visit him. “Evan is

By Coy Wire, Jill Martin and Ben Morse, CNN New York (CNN) — Excitement for women’s basketball is perhaps the highest it’s ever been. And now, many of the stars from the NCAA women’s basketball tournament – including Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Stanford’s Cameron Brink, LSU’s Angel Reese and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso – are taking

By Ben Morse and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma won his first Boston Marathon title on Monday, finishing with a time of 2:06:17 in the men’s race, while Hellen Obiri of Kenya retained her 2023 title in the women’s race. Lemma, who is the fourth-fastest man in history after his 2:01:48 finish