Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked on the verge of tears. “I don’t even know,” the Arsenal striker sighed. “I feel very, very bad.” Minutes earlier, Aubameyang had just missed what looked to have been one of the easiest chances in his career — and it proved costly. After Youssef El Arabi’s 120th-minute goal for Olympiacos had stunned…… MORE
Italian soccer team Inter Milan may have booked its place in the next round of the Europa League on Thursday but none of its fans were in the San Siro stadium to witness it. The eerie match against Bulgarian side Ludogorets was ordered to be played behind closed doors as Italian authorities continue to grapple…… MORE
Triple Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has been banned from the sport for eight years for missing an out-of-competition doping test, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday. CAS said it had accepted an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against a decision by the world swimming body FINA to clear…… MORE
It was seven years ago that David Beckham, having announced his retirement from football, first dreamed of bringing a new team to Miami — a painstaking process that finally comes to fruition this weekend. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and features Inter Miami CF will play its inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) game against…… MORE
Ryan Giggs, Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer — the list of world-class players to have graced the Premier League is seemingly endless. Now, the very best of the best will receive a new highly exclusive honor after the Premier League announced it will introduce its first Hall of Fame. “Membership of the Premier League Hall of…… MORE
The battle for a more equal society is one Finland is going at with hammer and tongs. It was the first country in the world to elect women to parliament, a little over a century ago, and in 34-year-old Sanna Marin, it has the world’s youngest sitting prime minister. In another step towards equality, the…… MORE
Eye-watering amounts of money are on offer in Saturday’s Saudi Cup as the brand new horse race takes the crown as the sport’s richest event. The race is offering an incredible $20 million prize purse — with a staggering $10 million going to the team behind the winning horse. It will overtake the Dubai World…… MORE
It was Maria Sharapova’s mental toughness which set her apart from most of her peers. There may have been others with more talent, players who moved more elegantly on the court, yet few could match her spirit. She was the ultimate competitor. But, aged 32, one of the best-known athletes of the century had to…… MORE
It’s only one goal and there’s still the return leg to come in Turin, but Lyon’s surprise 1-0 win against Juventus on Wednesday leaves this last-16 tie delicately poised as the Italian team seeks its first Champions League title since 1996. In the intervening 24 years, Juventus has reached the European Cup final five times…… MORE
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios accused the crowd of being “disrespectful” after he was booed off court at the Mexican Open. The outspoken Australian was forced to retire early from his first-round match against Ugo Humbert because of a wrist injury, having already dropped the first set. Kyrgios, the defending champion in Acapulco, had only been…… MORE
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked on the verge of tears. “I don’t even know,” the Arsenal striker sighed. “I feel very, very bad.” Minutes earlier, Aubameyang had just missed what looked to have been one of the easiest chances in his career — and it proved costly. After Youssef El Arabi’s 120th-minute goal for Olympiacos had stunned…
Italian soccer team Inter Milan may have booked its place in the next round of the Europa League on Thursday but none of its fans were in the San Siro stadium to witness it. The eerie match against Bulgarian side Ludogorets was ordered to be played behind closed doors as Italian authorities continue to grapple…
Triple Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has been banned from the sport for eight years for missing an out-of-competition doping test, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday. CAS said it had accepted an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against a decision by the world swimming body FINA to clear…
It was seven years ago that David Beckham, having announced his retirement from football, first dreamed of bringing a new team to Miami — a painstaking process that finally comes to fruition this weekend. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and features Inter Miami CF will play its inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) game against…