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Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet fined nearly $1 million for racist and homophobic comments against Lewis Hamilton

CNN  —  Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet was ordered to pay a fine of nearly $1 million (five million…

NWSL 2023: Here’s all you need to know ahead of the new season

CNN  —  The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) gets underway this weekend. Earlier this year, NWSL Players Association President Tori…

Bayern Munich sacks manager Julian Nagelsmann, appoints Thomas Tuchel

CNN  —  Bayern Munich announced Friday that the club has fired manager Julian Nagelsmann and will appoint Thomas Tuchel to…

No more No. 1 seeds left in NCAA men’s basketball tournament after Alabama and Houston lose

CNN  —  For the first time ever in NCAA men’s basketball tournament history, all four No. 1 seeds have failed…

World Athletics regulations on transgender women athletes risk human rights violations, rights groups say

CNN  —  Trans rights advocates have warned sports governing bodies that “blanket bans” on transgender women from competing in women’s…

Sweet 16: Julian Strawther’s near-halfcourt shot sends Gonzaga into the Elite Eight

CNN  —  Sweet 16 action got underway in the NCAA tournament and just like in the previous rounds of March…

Tom Brady buys partial stake in WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces

CNN  —  Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has acquired an ownership stake in the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, team…

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo score to reach historic landmarks

CNN  —  It was a night of landmark goals and historic achievements for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as the…

World Athletics tightens rules on transgender women athletes

CNN  —  World Athletics (WA) announced new rules on Thursday impacting transgender women athletes, banning some from competing in female…

IOC President Thomas Bach defends plan to include Russian and Belarusian athletes at Paris Olympics

Berlin, Germany CNN  —  International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has pleaded with politicians to “keep politics and sports…