Damascus to Tokyo 2020: Syrian refugees’ remarkable journeys to the Olympic Games
By Becky Thompson, CNN It has been six years since Olympian Aram Mahmoud has seen his family. Mahmoud left Syria to pursue his dream of competing in…
Continue ReadingBy Becky Thompson, CNN It has been six years since Olympian Aram Mahmoud has seen his family. Mahmoud left Syria to pursue his dream of competing in…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Two own goals and scores from Kai Havertz and Robin Gosens helped Germany to a convincing 4-2 victory against Portugal in the…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Norwegian golfer Viktor Hovland was forced to withdraw from the US Open on Friday after getting sand in his eye. The freak…
Continue ReadingBy Coy Wire and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Like many Olympians, USA track and field athlete Allyson Felix has been having an eventful journey to Tokyo 2020.…
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN After two rounds at the US Open, Matthew Wolff is in a tie for third and one shot off the lead. And he acknowledges he is…
Continue ReadingMatias Grez, CNN It may have rained relentlessly for eight hours leading up to kick off, but the torrential downpour wasn’t enough to dampen…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq and Zayn Nabbi, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK government is talking with European football governing body…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a “successful operation,” the Danish Football…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN Neymar netted his 68th goal for Brazil in its 4-0 win over Peru during the Copa América on Thursday, surpassing Ronaldo Luis…
Continue ReadingBy Emiko Jozuka, Akanksha Sharma and Chie Kobayashi, CNN Japan’s top coronavirus adviser said Friday that staging the Tokyo Olympics without…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Heading into this week’s U.S. Open, the on and off course shenanigans between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau had…
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, CNN South Korean Han Sa-hyun lived and breathed basketball both as a player and a coach. He competed at Sydney and then led the South…
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Ben Church, CNN Tennis star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this year’s Wimbledon but is planning on returning at the Tokyo…
Continue ReadingBy Aleks Klosok, CNN Rafael Nadal has announced he is pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics. In a statement posted on his official Twitter…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN As the Wimbledon tennis championships return this summer, organizers have announced updated measures including reduced stadium…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Christian Eriksen is to be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the Danish national football…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN It began with a look of pure annoyance and frustration, spiraled into a meme and then a beer company got involved. Yes, everybody…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul has been sidelined following his placement on the league’s Covid-19 health…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Long-serving captain Sergio Ramos is to leave Real Madrid after 16 years at the club. The central defender joined from Sevilla in…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN Christian Eriksen continues to be very much in the thoughts of players at Euro 2020. Warming up for their game on Wednesday,…
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