Sports

By Eryn Mathewson, CNN (CNN) — Can one of your biggest sports rivals also be one of your biggest fans? If you ask World Transplant Games competitors Erik Van Rompaye of Belgium and Germany’s Elmar Sprink, the answer is yes. The two met in 2023 at the Games – an Olympic-style event designed to raise

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Khamzat Chimaev finally lived up to his early promise on Saturday night, utterly dominating Dricus du Plessis to claim the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 319. Chimaev won by unanimous decision having been in complete control throughout the contest, landing a UFC-record 529 strikes on his South African opponent.

By Thomas Schlachter, David Close, CNN (CNN) — A 47-year-old man has been arrested after the Premier League’s season opener on Friday was briefly halted due to alleged racist abuse, local police announced Saturday. “We have arrested a man following reports racist abuse was directed towards Bournemouth player Antoine Semenyo during his team’s Premier League

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The highly anticipated new Premier League season kicked off at Anfield on Friday, with some supporters still wiping away tears from their eyes on a bright, sunny day. Those same supporters likely wiped very different tears away once the final whistle sounded following a six-goal affair that saw the

By Ben Morse, Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Michigan Wolverines football program has been handed a multimillion-dollar penalty and head coach Sherrone Moore has been given an additional suspension as part of a sign-sealing scandal involving former Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions, the NCAA said on Friday. The NCAA infractions panel opted not to

By George Ramsay, Aleks Klosok, Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Polish president Karol Nawrocki has denounced a “scandalous” banner displayed by a group of Israeli soccer fans at a UEFA Conference League qualifying match on Thursday. Supporters of Israeli club Maccabi Haifa held a large banner reading “murderers since 1939” close to the front of

CNN By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it more impressive, getting them all to sign the same item. Then imagine doing it in just

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday. At 10 years, five months and

By Hailey Hurst, CNN (CNN) — A switch flips when Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London steps onto an NFL field. His easygoing demeanor and infectious smile quickly fade once the wideout leaves the sideline. When it’s time to ball, the London who his teammates all know and love all but disappears, and is replaced

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams is making her return to the US Open at 45 as a wild card for the singles main draw. Williams’ appearance later this month will make her the oldest singles entrant at Flushing Meadows since Renee Richards, who was 47 at the time of her participation in

By Associated Press Oxnard, California (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones credited an experimental trial drug for successfully treating advanced melanoma as he disclosed his cancer diagnosis publicly for the first time. Jones revealed his illness in a documentary series, “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,” which will debut on Netflix next week.