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Boxing heavyweight great George Foreman, who fought Muhammad Ali in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ dead at 76

By David Close and Becky Gamester-Newton, CNN (CNN) — George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali culminated in the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ title bout, died Friday according to a verified social media account dedicated to Foreman. He was 76. The Instagram post

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The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

From geopolitical Jenga to gender politics: The challenges facing the new incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry

CNN By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — It’s the most powerful position in world sport with high stakes, high expectations and high consequences. Its occupant holds huge sway in shaping the global sporting landscape and narrative, wields extraordinary political clout, and presides over a multi-billion-dollar budget. On Thursday, Kirsty Coventry became the

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The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

From geopolitical Jenga to gender politics: The challenges facing the new incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry

CNN By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — It’s the most powerful position in world sport with high stakes, high expectations and high consequences. Its occupant holds huge sway in shaping the global sporting landscape and narrative, wields extraordinary political clout, and presides over a multi-billion-dollar budget. On Thursday, Kirsty Coventry became the

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The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

From geopolitical Jenga to gender politics: The challenges facing the new incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry

By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — It’s the most powerful position in world sport with high stakes, high expectations and high consequences. Its occupant holds huge sway in shaping the global sporting landscape and narrative, wields extraordinary political clout, and presides over a multi-billion-dollar budget. On Thursday, Kirsty Coventry became the latest

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Carlos Alcaraz is preparing to play at the Miami Open later this week. Alcaraz has said that he doesn’t support legal action launched by the Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA) against the sport’s tours and governing bodies earlier this week.

Carlos Alcaraz says he doesn’t agree with the legal action launched by Novak Djokovic’s players’ association

By George Ramsay and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz has said that he doesn’t support legal action launched by the Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA) against the sport’s tours and governing bodies earlier this week. The PTPA, a players’ union co-founded by Novak Djokovic, has filed suits in the United States District Court

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The group founded by Novak Djokovic filed lawsuits against tennis' governing bodies.

Tennis players’ association formed by Novak Djokovic taking legal action against the sport’s governing bodies

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The tennis players’ association that was co-founded by Novak Djokovic has filed multiple lawsuits around the world against the sport’s tours and governing bodies. The suit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleges the “monopolization” of men’s and women’s tennis and

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Ohtani celebrates his double in the ninth inning.

‘This is baseball country’: MLB season gets underway in Japan as national hero Shohei Ohtani inspires Dodgers’ win over Cubs

CNN By Hanako Montgomery and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Baseball fever swept through Tokyo on Tuesday as the MLB season got underway, offering fans a rare opportunity to glimpse homegrown star Shohei Ohtani in action. Thousands of supporters gathered at the Tokyo Dome to see reigning World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, face

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The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26

From geopolitical Jenga to gender politics: The challenges facing the new incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry

CNN By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — It’s the most powerful position in world sport with high stakes, high expectations and high consequences. Its occupant holds huge sway in shaping the global sporting landscape and narrative, wields extraordinary political clout, and presides over a multi-billion-dollar budget. On Thursday, Kirsty Coventry became the

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Florida head coach Todd Golden and players celebrate victory over Tennessee after an NCAA college basketball game in the final round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Sunday

5 takeaways from Selection Sunday

CNN By Kyle Feldscher, Homero De la Fuente and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The fields are set and it’s time for a big exhale before the madness truly kicks into gear. The selection committees for both the men’s and women’s NCAA college basketball postseason tournaments unveiled the fields of 68 teams on Sunday evening.

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Campbell and girlfriend Kelsi McKee embrace on the 18th green at the Mexico Open.

A lucky bounce off some bamboo helped earn golfer Brian Campbell the biggest paycheck of his career – and changed his life

CNN By George Ramsay and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — When you’ve played 186 tournaments in your career without a win, perhaps you’re due a lucky break. That’s precisely what happened to American golfer Brian Campbell at the Mexico Open on Sunday, leading to what he calls a “completely life-altering” victory. Going up against South

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Canada's Jesse Marsch was asked Wednesday about leading his team during the current political climate.

Canada’s men’s soccer coach is an American. He’s ‘ashamed’ of Trump’s call for Canada to be the 51st state

CNN By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Canadian men’s soccer national team head coach Jesse Marsch, an American, offered a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s quips on the country potentially becoming the 51st state of the United States. Speaking to reporters at Concacaf Nations League Finals media day in Inglewood, California, Marsch called Trump’s

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Can Leclerc and teammate Lewis Hamilton steer Ferrari to their first constructors' championship title since 2008?

‘My target is to become a world champion’: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on why he has his eyes on F1’s top prize

CNN By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. It’s a saying that perhaps aptly describes Charles Leclerc’s pursuit of the Formula One holy grail: a maiden world drivers’ championship title. Season by season the Ferrari driver has steadily chipped away, inching closer and

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