Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand against Daniil Medvedev in the Gentlemen's Singles Quarter Final match during day nine of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 09, 2024 in London, England.
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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner won’t be suspended after twice testing positive for banned substance
MASON, OHIO - AUGUST 19: Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after defeating Jessica Pegula of the United States 6-3, 7-5 to win the women's championship of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 19, 2024 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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Cincinnati Open: Aryna Sabalenka defeats Jessica Pegula to win her last tournament before the US Open
ASHBURN, VA - JULY 25: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders attempts a pass during training camp at OrthoVirginia Training Center at Commanders Park on July 25, 2024 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Jayden Daniels named as Washington Commanders starting quarterback
CINCINNATI, OH - AUGUST 19: Jannik Sinner of Italy poses with the Rookwood Cup after defeating Frances Tiafoe to win the final round of the Cincinnati Open on August 19, 2024, at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, OH. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner gears up for US Open with Cincinnati Open win
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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NFL preseason Week 2: Broncos rookie Bo Nix shines, Josh Dobbs leads the Niners to victory
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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese both make yet more WNBA history
Tua Tagovailoa (right) talks to Brian Flores (left) during a Miami Dolphins preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on August 21, 2021.
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Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa criticizes former head coach Brian Flores, calls him ‘terrible person’
Dricus du Plessis retains UFC middleweight belt against Israel Adesanya, who touted Africa as the winner
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama watches five-shot lead disappear before winning FedEx St. Jude Championship
Motorbike racer Louis O’Regan dies aged 43 following accident at Manx Grand Prix
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes throws audacious behind-the-back pass to Travis Kelce in loss to Detroit Lions
Erling Haaland scores as Manchester City begins Premier League title defense with a win
Jordan Spieth to undergo wrist surgery and miss the rest of the season
Real Madrid held to draw by Mallorca in Kylian Mbappé’s La Liga debut
Kasia Niewiadoma takes thrilling four-second win in the Tour de France Femmes
Jordan Chiles of Team USA looks on ahead of the apparatus floor final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Dispute over Jordan Chiles’ Olympic floor routine rolls on as US claims CAS sent emails to the wrong addresses
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Bronze Medallist Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba of Refugee Olympic Team bites her medal during the Boxing Women's 75kg medal ceremony after the Boxing Women's 75kg Final match on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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Refugee Olympic Team’s historic first medalist Cindy Ngamba hopes to inspire millions

Paris Games in focus

American rapper Flavor Flav shows his support during the Women's Preliminary Round Group B match between Team Italy and Team United States on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2024, in Paris, France.
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Flavor Flav helps Paralympic athlete raise money to have parents watch him compete in Paris
Athletes have spoken about what comes after the Olympics.
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For even the most successful Olympians, life after the Games can be like ‘going down that cliff’
Sharath Kamal Achanta and V. Sindhu Pusarla, flagbearers of Team India, wave their flag on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.
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No golds for India: Why the world’s most populous country punches below its weight at the Olympics
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Gallery The best photos from the 2024 Paris Olympics

Profiles

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‘Even Jordan doesn’t have his face on a sneaker’: How Stan Smith became both a tennis and fashion icon
Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after his monster 9.90 score in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3 on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti on July 29.
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A perfect 10 pose for an (almost) perfect 10 wave goes viral
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Katie Ledecky: The rise of an Olympic great
Gold medallist Canada's Summer Mcintosh poses after the women's 200m butterfly swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
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The history-making Canadian swimming sensation experiencing a summer like no other

Video

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‘Devastating’: Raygun speaks out after Olympic performance backlash 1:09
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See why this Olympic sport has its roots in Roman theater 2:39
TOPSHOT - Botswana's Letsile Tebogo celebrates after winning the men's 200m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Letsile Tebogo makes history for Botswana with 200m gold 5:35
<p>CNN's Eleni Giokos interviews NBA star Jayson Tatum about his experience playing for the USA Basketball team in Paris, as he reflects on his path to the Olympics.</p>
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Jayson Tatum’s Olympic journey: from childhood dreams to representing Team USA 4:41
<p>Swedish golfer Ludvig Åberg caught up with CNN World Sport's Patrick Snell timed to the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first event of the three-part FedExCup Playoffs. As a result of his impressive performance throughout the FedExCup Regular Season, Åberg also finished in sixth place in the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10, which emphasizes player performance by rewarding the top players in the FedExCup standings at the end of the FedExCup Regular Season.</p>
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Catching up with Ludvig Åberg ahead of the FedEx Cup Playoffs 3:53
<p>Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh dedicated her high jump world record on Sunday night to the nearly 500 athletes and coaches who’ve been killed since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine in March 2022. She joined World Sport's Amanda Davies to talk about it all.</p>
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Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh dedicates gold medal to fallen athletes, coaches 5:00
<p>CNN's Coy Wire speaks to swimmer Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female US Olympian of all time, about her success and having her family with her to celebrate.  </p>
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Most-decorated women’s swimmer shares her process 2:17
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See how much an Olympic athlete eats in a day 2:18

Golf

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 11: PGA Tour golfer Matt Kuchar plays the final round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on Sunday. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
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In surreal scene, Matt Kuchar finishes PGA Tour tournament alone Monday on empty course
Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez during the 1973 Open Championship at Troon in Scotland, UK, in July 1973.
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World Golf Hall of Famer Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez dies at age 88
Scottie Scheffler celebrates during the men’s golf competition on Sunday.
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American Scottie Scheffler turns in a remarkable 9-under final round to win Olympic golf gold
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A murderous ghost haunted an exclusive Jamaican resort for centuries. But could she survive a paranormal investigation?

Football

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, center, celebrates with teammates after the game.
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Barcelona kicks off La Liga campaign with a 2-1 away win over Valencia
Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee celebrates scoring against Fulham during the Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester, on August 16, 2024.
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Manchester United kicks off Premier League season with a win as summer signing stars on debut
Mounir Nasraoui, father of soccer player Lamine Yamal, at Bar El Cordobes in Rocafonda neighbourhood in Mataro, north of Barcelona, Spain, on July 11, 2024.
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Spanish police arrest four suspects in connection with stabbing of Barça teen sensation Lamine Yamal’s father
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: Josep 'Pep' Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, celebrates with Kalvin Phillips after the 2024 FA Community Shield match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on August 10, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)
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Premier League: Can anybody stop Manchester City from lifting a fifth straight title?

Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz smashed his racket during the match.
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‘Worst match I ever played in my career:’ Carlos Alcaraz smashes racket out of shape in shock Cincinnati Open defeat
Aug 15, 2024; Cincinnati, OH, USA ; Coco Gauff of the United States returns a shot against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan on day four of the Cincinnati Open. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports
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Cincinnati Open: Defending champion Coco Gauff loses in first round of final tournament before US Open
Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Men's Singles Gold Medal Match - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - August 04, 2024. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning gold against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain.
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Novak Djokovic says that Olympic gold ‘supersedes everything’ as he defeats Carlos Alcaraz in thrilling final
Zheng Qinwen of Team People’s Republic of China celebrates match point during the Tennis Women's Singles Gold Medal match against Donna Vekic of Team Croatia on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Zheng Qinwen summons inner strength to claim China’s first Olympic singles gold medal with victory against Donna Vekić

US Sports

Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty dribbles the ball past Kiah Stokes #41 of the Las Vegas Aces in the first half of their game at Michelob ULTRA Arena on August 17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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New York Liberty become first WNBA team to clinch playoff berth with win over Las Vegas Aces
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts to making a 3 point shot against the Phoenix Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on August 16, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Caitlin Clark wows with 29-point double-double in return to WNBA action
Colin Kaepernick passes during halftime at the Michigan Spring game at Michigan Stadium in Michigan on Apr 2, 2022.
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Colin Kaepernick won’t be on the LA Chargers this year, says head coach Jim Harbaugh
Both moves were business decisions, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.
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ESPN has fired Robert Griffin III and Samantha Ponder, source says

Photo galleries

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 11: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs holds the Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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The best photos from the 2023 NFL season
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 16: Sam Kerr of Australia looks dejected after the team's 1-3 defeat following the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Semi Final match between Australia and England at Stadium Australia on August 16, 2023 in Sydney / Gadigal, Australia. (Photo by Maddie Meyer - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
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The best photos of the 2023 Women’s World Cup

Longform

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A doping free-for-all Enhanced Games calls itself the answer to doping in sports. Opponents say it poses a danger to health
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These young female athletes died by suicide. They all had head injuries in common
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Saudi Arabia is trying to disrupt soccer’s world order. The reasons why might surprise you
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Meet the Black women pushing for equality in swimming