Bobby Bowden, legendary Florida State University football coach, dies at 91
By Wayne Sterling, Jacob Lev and Eric Levenson, CNN Bobby Bowden, the famed college football coach who led Florida State University for over 30 years…
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Eliud Kipchoge is the ‘greatest of all time … in any sport,’ says leading performance coach
By George Ramsay, CNN After winning the men’s Olympic marathon at Tokyo 2020, Eliud Kipchoge disarmingly remarked that he’d “wanted…
Continue ReadingTeam USA finishes with the most golds and total medals for the third consecutive summer Olympics
High jumpers sharing gold; competitors celebrating their rivals’ success; runners helping fallen athletes back to their feet. The Tokyo games have…
Continue ReadingClosing ceremony wraps Tokyo 2020 after Team USA tops medal table
By Ben Church The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next for gymnastics great Simone Biles after Tokyo?
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles left Tokyo on Wednesday with her fame intact, but changed from the person she had been…
Continue ReadingAthletes enter ‘Faustian bargain’ over track and shoe tech developments
By Jack Guy, CNN A fast track and new developments in running shoe design have seen a number of records broken at the Tokyo Olympics, but a leading…
Continue ReadingNeeraj Chopra’s javelin victory delivers India its first Olympic gold medal in track and field
By Hannah Ritchie and Sana Noor Haq, CNN “Unbelievable,” was how Neeraj Chopra described his victory in the men’s javelin on…
Continue ReadingAllyson Felix becomes most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history
By Ben Church and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Allyson Felix became the most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history after helping Team USA…
Continue ReadingKim Raisner: Germany’s modern pentathlon coach disqualified from Olympics for hitting horse
By Gawon Bae, Hannah Ritchie and Ben Church, CNN Germany’s modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner has been disqualified from Tokyo 2020 for…
Continue ReadingEliud Kipchoge: Marathon world record holder has ‘the qualities of an ascetic monk’
By George Ramsay, CNN When filmmakers were invited to document Eliud Kipchoge’s second attempt to run a marathon in under two hours, it was the…
Continue ReadingTeam USA wins gold in men’s basketball for the fourth Olympics in a row
By Jill Martin, CNN Team USA avenged its early Olympic loss to France by beating the French men’s basketball team 87-82 for the gold medal on…
Continue ReadingPonytails and smiles: Pervasive language keeps sexism in Olympic sport at play
By Kara Fox, CNN When Rebecca Smith sat down to watch New Zealand play the United States Women’s National Team in a Tokyo 2020 football match…
Continue ReadingHeat, humidity and another tropical storm are expected for the end of the Olympics
By Allison Chinchar and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists Heat, humidity and tropical systems have been the nemesis of athletes during these Olympic…
Continue ReadingHeat, humidity and another tropical storm are expected for the end of the Olympics
Great Britain’s gold medal winning diver, Tom Daley, unveils the cardigan he has been knitting while at the Olympic Summer Games in…
Continue ReadingJuventus apologizes for racist post shared on women’s team’s Twitter feed
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Juventus has apologized after a tweet was posted on its women’s team’s official account showing a player making a…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi: ‘Barcelona is above everything, even the best player in the world,’ says club president
By Aleks Klosok and Matias Grez, CNN Its motto is “More than a club,” a theme that bullish Barcelona President Joan Laporta riffed on at…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi: ‘Barcelona is above everything, even the best player in the world,’ says club president
El Clasico is one of the biggest and most intense games in the world of soccer. It’s involved some of the greatest ever players and featured plenty…
Continue ReadingBelarusian Olympic officials who allegedly tried to force sprinter onto plane stripped of accreditation
By Helen Regan and Jennifer Hauser, CNN The International Olympic Committee has revoked the accreditation of two Belarusian coaches allegedly…
Continue ReadingJack Grealish: Manchester City signs England star from Aston Villa in reported British transfer record deal
By Aleks Klosok and John Sinnott, CNN English Premier League champion Manchester City completed the signing of England international Jack Grealish​…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi: Barcelona says Argentine star is leaving the club
By David Close and John Sinnott, CNN Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona, the Spanish club said Thursday. “Despite club and player reaching an…
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