Sports

Australian teenager Arisa Trew, 13, becomes first female in skateboarding history to land 720 trick

CNN  —  Australian teenager Arisa Trew has become the first female to land a 720 – a skateboarding trick involving…

Adam Sandler tells real-life Happy Gilmore to ‘go get em’ after young golfer commits to college

CNN  —  Happy Gilmore is heading to college. But nope, there’s no prequel film on the way – this is…

Connor McDavid wins third Hart Trophy for NHL’s MVP after near unanimous vote

CNN  —  Connor McDavid won his third Hart Trophy – awarded to the NHL’s most valuable player – on Monday…

Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill wins NFL charity chess tournament in unlikely sporting crossover

CNN  —  If you’ve ever wondered who is currently the NFL’s most talented chess player then the weekend delivered the…

Take me out to the ballgame: Hollywood stars and over 110,000 fans revel in baseball’s flying visit to London

London Stadium, London CNN  —  “Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd;“Buy me some…

Belgian shot putter Jolien Boumkwo competes in 100-meter hurdles after injuries to teammates

CNN  —  Sometimes it really is the taking part that counts. Just ask Belgian shot put thrower Jolien Boumkwo, who…

China’s Ruoning Yin wins Women’s PGA Championship to capture first career major title

CNN  —  Ruoning Yin had yet to even start playing golf when Shanshan Feng clinched the 2012 Women’s PGA Championship…

Ultra runner Courtney Dauwalter breaks record of world’s oldest 100-mile race by almost 80 minutes

CNN  —  Ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter crushed the women’s course record at the Western States 100-mile race in California, taking…

Wrexham’s Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are part of group taking 24% stake in Alpine F1 team

CNN  —  Wrexham’s Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are part of a new investment group that is taking…

The golf academy in the ‘City of God’

CNN  —  Rio de Janeiro’s notorious Cidade de Deus favela was immortalized in the 2002 film bearing its name in…