athletes

UK rowing body bans transgender women from competing in women’s events

London CNN  —  Transgender women will not be allowed to compete in the women’s category of British Rowing events, the…

Iowa State starting quarterback and suspended NFL player among those charged in gambling investigation

CNN  —  Hunter Dekkers, the starting quarterback for all 12 Iowa State football games last season, is among several athletes…

24-year-old NFL player KJ Hamler steps away from Broncos with heart issue, but says he intends to return

CNN  —  Denver Broncos wide receiver KJ Hamler is stepping away from the NFL for treatment after being diagnosed with…

Paris 2024: The war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending. That leaves a dark cloud over the Olympic Games

CNN  —  A day after Paris marked a year to go until the 2024 Olympics, Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan was…

‘Get an ambulance here now’: 911 call reveals response to Bronny James’ cardiac arrest

CNN  —  The frantic call underscored the dire emergency: “Listen … listen to me,” a distraught man tells a 911…

Female soccer players earn 25 cents to the dollar of men at World Cup, new CNN analysis finds

CNN  —  Soccer players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup will on average earn just 25 cents for every dollar…

Northwestern suspends head football coach for 2 weeks following investigation into hazing allegations

CNN  —  Northwestern University has suspended head football coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay following an investigation into…

How marathon running stopped former tennis player Monica Puig from descending into a ‘big black hole of depression and sadness’

CNN  —  Monica Puig won more than 300 matches during her tennis career and the feeling afterwards was often the…

Top soccer players could form union to tackle racist abuse, Romelu Lukaku says

CNN  —  Inter Milan and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku says the world’s top soccer stars could form a union to…