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Simona Halep loses on return from doping ban while Caroline Wozniacki criticizes awarding of Romanian’s wild card

CNN  —  Simona Halep lost in her first match back since returning from her doping ban, losing in three sets,…

Tennis stars voice support for Aryna Sabalenka after her former partner’s death

CNN  —  Members of the tennis community are rallying around Belarusian world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka following the death of…

‘I’m ready to show everyone what I can do’: Rugby star turned NFL hopeful Louis Rees-Zammit on swapping tries for touchdowns

CNN  —  Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit turned heads earlier this year when he announced that he would be…

Australia postpones T20 series against Afghanistan citing worsening ‘conditions for women and girls’ under Taliban rule

CNN  —  Australia has postponed its T20 series against Afghanistan citing worsening ‘conditions for women and girls’ in the country…

Paris 2024: Russian and Belarusian athletes will not participate in Opening Ceremony, IOC says

CNN  —  Russian and Belarusian athletes will not participate in the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony – the first to be…

Organizers of Paris 2024 Olympics announce initiatives to offer athletes free condoms and mental health resources

CNN  —  Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have announced initiatives to offer free condoms, mental health resources and…

IOC blasts Russia’s Friendship Games for what it says is a violation of the Olympic Charter and politicization of sport

CNN  —  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has criticized Russia’s so-called Friendship Games as being “purely politically motivated” and a…

Real Madrid files complaint against referee, saying he ‘deliberately omitted’ insults aimed at Vinícius Jr. from match report

CNN  —  Real Madrid says it has filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of the team’s recent…

These young female athletes died by suicide. They all had head injuries in common

CNN  —  Kelly Catlin and Ellie Soutter never met, but they had a lot in common. Both were commanding athletes:…