Sports

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — With the final grand slam of the season nearly upon us, there are plenty of storylines for fans to get excited about. From a tennis great making a record-extending outing to plenty of home favorites to get behind, the 143rd US Open women’s draw promises to be an exciting

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The remainder of the Miami Dolphins NFL preseason game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Florida, was suspended Saturday after Miami rookie wide receiver Daewood Davis suffered an injury and was carted off the field. Davis was hit by a Jacksonville linebacker and could be seen lying motionless on the

By Aimee Lewis and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on Women’s World Cup Winner Jenni Hermoso has triggered a crisis in Spanish soccer, with world governing body FIFA suspending the president and Spain’s women’s coaches resigning en masse. FIFA said it was suspending Rubiales from “all football-related

By Jacob Lev and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Bronny James, the older son of NBA superstar LeBron James, has been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and should fully recover from his cardiac arrest last month, his family said Friday. In July, the 18-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest during a basketball practice at the

By Aimee Lewis, Alex Stambaugh, Al Goodman and Gerardo Lemos, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s football federation has threatened to take legal action against one of the country’s star players, Jennifer Hermoso, accusing her of lying about being kissed by federation president Luis Rubiales. Hermoso said Friday that at no point did she consent to a

By David Close, Patrick Sung and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Hermoso, Spain’s star player on the winning Women’s World Cup team, said Friday at no point did she consent to an unwanted kiss by the country’s soccer chief and she has refused to give in to “continuous pressure to make a statement” that

CNN By Patrick Sung and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales has refused to resign from his position as Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president following a week of fierce criticism after video showed him placing an unwanted kiss on a star player of Spain’s winning Women’s World Cup team. Rubiales

By Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles kicked off her quest for a record 8th US title with a remarkable performance at Friday night’s competition at the US Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California. The four-time Olympic gold medalist ends the opening day of competition in first place with a score

By Patrick Sung and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales has refused to resign from his position as Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president following a week of fierce criticism after video showed him placing an unwanted kiss on a star player of Spain’s winning Women’s World Cup team. Rubiales was

By Ben Morse and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Vanessa Bryant, the late Kobe Bryant’s wife, announced the date on Thursday when the Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue honoring the former NBA superstar. Bryant revealed that the team with which her husband played his entire career will first display the statue on February

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Several athletes – including American star Noah Lyles – were caught up in a crash between two buggies at the World Athletics Championships, causing Jamaican sprinter Andrew Hudson to get glass in his eye. Footage of the incident ahead of the athletes’ 200-meter semifinal shows the buggies colliding at