Czech footballer Jakub Jankto becomes first active international men’s player to announce he is gay | CNN
CNN — Czech football star Jakub Jankto has become the first active international men’s player to announce he is gay....
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Canadian women’s national soccer team call off strike, captain says players are ‘being forced back to work’ | CNN
CNN — The Canadian women’s national soccer team has called off its strike and resumed training after the sport’s governing...
Nigerian tech entrepreneur has Sheffield United in his sights | CNN
CNN — Nigerian tech entrepreneur Dozy Mmobuosi has “made a deposit” to buy Sheffield United, in a takeover that would...
South Africa is in the midst of crisis. So why did its government want to spend a reported $58 million on sponsoring a UK soccer club? | CNN
CNN — When plans for the South African government’s tourism board to sponsor English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur were...
Al Hilal shock Flamengo with 3-2 win in Club World Cup semifinal | CNN
Reuters — Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal stunned South American champions Flamengo to reach the Club World Cup final with a...
Colorado State apologizes for ‘Russia’ chant at Utah State’s Ukrainian player during basketball game | CNN
CNN — Colorado State University has apologized to Utah State’s Ukrainian junior guard after spectators chanted ‘Russia” toward him at...
South Africa tourism in talks to sponsor Tottenham Hotspur amid energy crisis | CNN
CNN — The South African government’s tourism board has conditionally approved plans to sponsor English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur...
‘Ambassadors of peace’: Amputee football association brings together Sierra Leone’s civil war survivors | CNN
CNN — On a busy weekend in Freetown, Sierra Leone, dozens of people gather to watch an afternoon football match...
Crown Prosecution Service drops attempted rape charges against Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood | CNN
CNN — Charges of attempted rape and assault against Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood were dropped on Thursday due to...
Former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone becomes first All Black to come out as gay | CNN
CNN — Former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone became the first All Black to come out publicly as gay,...
Aryna Sabalenka defeats Elena Rybakina to win thrilling women’s Australian Open final | CNN
CNN — Belarusian-born Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in three sets to win a thrilling women’s Australian Open final Saturday,...
The world looks on as Erdogan jockeys for a third decade of power in Turkey | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...
Andy Murray receives standing ovation from crowd despite Australian Open defeat | CNN
CNN — Andy Murray’s fairytale run at the Australian Open came to an end on Saturday after he was beaten...
Top Indian wrestlers demand inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against top official after days of protest in New Delhi | CNN
CNN — Several leading Indian wrestlers are demanding an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against the president of the...
Backlash follows finding that soccer manager who used ‘offensive, racist and Islamophobic’ language is ‘not a conscious racist’ | CNN
CNN — Anti-racism groups and England’s Football Association (FA) are denouncing an independent panel’s finding that a British soccer manager...
Bud Light and Budweiser are getting a makeovers at this year’s Super Bowl | CNN Business
New York CNN — Anheuser-Busch may no longer be the only alcohol brand to advertise at the Super Bowl, but...
Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS enters bidding process to buy Manchester United — The Times reports | CNN
CNN — British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s company INEOS has formally entered the bidding process to buy Premier League soccer club...
Novak Djokovic says deportation from Australia helped him ‘achieve some great results’ | CNN
CNN — Novak Djokovic’s long absence from competitive tennis at the start of last year after he was deported from...
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared by RUSADA, WADA to review doping decision and consider appeal | CNN
CNN — The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) found figure skater Kamila Valieva violated anti-doping rules but bore no “fault or...
Iraqis celebrate their comeback with soccer tournament after decades of isolation | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
