Sports

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Professional athletes are often held up as something above and beyond the mere mortals who pay hefty ticket prices to be in the stands. But every now and then there comes a reminder that even the best in the world at what they do can be waylaid by

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — European soccer governing body UEFA is poised to no longer boycott upcoming FIFA tournaments, according to the Associated Press, as the sport’s ongoing saga takes another turn. UEFA has been embroiled in a public feud with world governing body FIFA since a proposed plan – dubbed the FIFA Forward

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Given the future of LIV Golf is murky at best, there are likely some players on the embattled start-up tour who are wondering whether their future lies back in the stability of the PGA Tour. The problem for those LIV golfers is that door might be closing. PGA

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The normally buttoned-up world of golf is dealing with its latest collision between traditional sensibilities and new age internet culture – and this time it’s putting into question how and whether those two worlds merge. The golf-focused media company Good Good and equipment maker Callaway are both under

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible to play in the WNBA, sources around the league told CNN on Monday. ESPN was first to report on the news. Both men announced last month that they now identify as women and said they planned to

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The principal owner of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers was arrested on Sunday and accused of “engaging in prostitution” in Ohio, according to court documents obtained by CNN. Jed York, who’s been with the team for nearly 20 years, became the chief executive officer in 2010. According to the

By Ben Church, Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — In recent weeks, it might have felt inevitable that Gianni Infantino would be forced to resign as FIFA president. The walls were closing in on him, and the rising tide of criticism following his failed attempt to rush through his controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal seemed

By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Watch CNN Original Series “Decades in Sports” on the CNN app. Across six episodes, the series explores the defining moments, athletes and cultural shifts that shaped sports over the past six decades, from the television revolution and Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, right up to the

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the US Open with a knee injury, the world No. 1 announced on Friday. “Even though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have now had to make the difficult decision that I will not be able to

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Yan Diomandé is set to have an incredibly bright future. At just 19, the attacker has signed for arguably the world’s biggest soccer team in Real Madrid and will begin his debut season for Los Blancos as they face Espanyol on Saturday. The Spanish giant signed the Ivory Coast