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By Zeena Saifi, CNN It was once a quiet waterfront, only enjoying the occasional sounds from the nearby Gulf shores. Now, it’s a dizzying burst of color and life — soon to be filled with up to 40,000 screaming fans. It is Qatar’s Ras Abu Aboud stadium — the first built in World Cup history

By Rebecca Wright and Will Ripley, CNN Kazunori Takishima has been traveling the world to support Japan at every Olympic Games for the past 15 years, so it was a dream to see the event in his home city of Tokyo. But when a ban on spectators was announced last week due to Covid-19, that

By John Sinnott and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Germany’s Olympic soccer team walked off the pitch during a friendly match against Honduras after one of the German players was racially abused, according to the German Football Association (DFB). “The game has ended 5 minutes early with the score at 1-1. The Germany players left the pitch

By Reuters The International Olympic Committee on Saturday backed New Zealand’s selection of transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the Tokyo Olympics despite criticism, saying that under the current rules — which will be reviewed in future — she can compete. Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Games after

By Rob Picheta and Junko Ogura, CNN A Ugandan athlete who has gone missing in Tokyo ahead of the Olympic Games had left a note saying his life in the African country was too difficult and he wanted to work in Japan, officials have said. Julius Ssekitoleko, a 20-year-old weightlifter, failed to qualify for the

By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Video by Stefania Dall’Armi, for CNN On September 10, 2020, motorcycle racer Ana Carrasco was lying in the gravel at the side of Lisbon’s famous Estoril circuit, barely conscious, surrounded by concerned medics. Moments earlier, practicing for the weekend’s SuperSport race meeting, she had approached a corner at speed and lost

By Junko Ogura, CNN An unidentified overseas visitor has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village, organizers said on Saturday — the first such case amid concerns the Games could become a super-spreader event. Speaking at a news conference, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto confirmed a non-resident of Japan who is involved

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN This year’s Euro 2020 tournament has become a national talking point in the UK — but not just about football. Before England lost the final to Italy in a penalty shootout, London’s Wembley Stadium had hosted seven Euro 2020 matches, an advantage that helped convince English fans “football’s coming home,”

By Jill Martin and Dakin Andone, CNN The Blue Jays announced Friday the team will return to Toronto after receiving a National Interest Exemption from the Canadian government, allowing the team to enter the country without having to adhere to the country’s Covid-19 travel restrictions. The Blue Jays’ first home game in Toronto at the

By Ben Morse, CNN Fans literally run to congregate around the first tee, searching for any line of sight they can. Young and old, a huge crowd has assembled here at the opening hole at Royal St George’s. The golfer they are trying to catch a glimpse of bounds into view with typical jauntiness and

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Actor Jason Sudeikis has thrown his support behind English soccer stars who have been the target of racist abuse. Players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were targeted on social media after they missed penalties in the 3-2 shootout Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

By Jill Martin, CNN The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced that women’s basketball player Liz Cambage — a star player on the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces — has withdrawn from the Australian Olympic Team and will not compete in Tokyo. Cambage, a 2021 WNBA All-Star, is averaging 14.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game

By Ben Morse, CNN The crowds slowly grasp who is on the tee box and the whispers intensify. It’s Bryson DeChambeau that’s got these golf fans animated. The murmuring only increases as they realize that this hole will be one of the few that he uses his massive driver. A flurry of camera phones are

By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN Max Verstappen is currently navigating uncharted waters — not that you would be able to tell. For the first time in his short, but action-packed Formula One career, the Dutch sensation is leading the drivers’ championship. Despite the chance of achieving his childhood dream of winning a world

By Don Riddell and George Ramsay, CNN Mark Spitz, the legendary swimmer who held the record of seven Olympic gold medals in a single Games before Michael Phelps won eight in 2008, says even his fellow American’s mark will fall at some stage. The most decorated Olympian of all time, Phelps won eight golds at

By Jill Martin, CNN World No. 1 Novak Djokovic announced on social media on Thursday that he will compete in the Tokyo Olympics. “I booked my flight for Tokyo and will proudly be joining #TeamSerbia for the Olympics,” Djokovic said in a tweet. Djokovic, who has won the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon