Latest news

The Riviera Country Club clubhouse is seen from the ninth hole as Tiger Woods and caddie Lance Bennett walk the fairway during the Genesis Invitational pro-am golf event at Riviera Country Club, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)
Ryan Kang/AP
Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature mixed-gender golf event, as new venues confirmed for Games
Trinity Rodman celebrates her goal with her teammates during the USA's 2-1 win against Brazil.
Ric Tapia/Getty Images
Trinity Rodman proves star credentials on goalscoring return to US women’s team
US Grant Fisher (L) competes and wins the 3000m men event and breaking the World Record (us cole hocker finishes second) at the 117th Millrose Games at « The Armory » track and field center in New York City on February 8, 2025.
Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images
Grant Fisher: American runner on his ‘super, super rare’ back-to-back world records
The American athlete Michael Johnson during the presentation of the 12th Inclusive Sports Week of the Sanitas Foundation at the Vallehermoso stadium in Madrid, October 25, 2023, Spain (Photo by Oscar Gonzalez/Sipa USA)
Oscar Gonzalez/Sipa
With some athletes ‘suffering financially,’ Michael Johnson hopes his new league can bring value to track and field
Cole Hocker celebrates winning the gold medal during the men's 1,500 meters final in Paris, France on August 6.
Patrick Smith/Getty Images
USA’s Cole Hocker produces one of the upsets of the Paris Olympics to win 1,500-meter gold
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 19: New Zealand middle distance runner Sam Ruthe poses with his time of 3:58.35 in the mile distance at Mt Smart Stadium on March 19, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. Ruthe broke the four minute mile barrier, placing him as the youngest person in history and first under 15 years old to break the record. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
Phil Walter/Getty Images
Aged 15, New Zealander Sam Ruthe has already run a four-minute mile. He would ‘love to try and qualify’ for the 2028 Olympics
New Zealand 15-year-old becomes youngest person to run a four-minute mile
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif targets LA Olympics in 2028 after brushing off Donald Trump criticism
Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach on Trump, trans athletes, Putin and the role of the Olympics in a divided world
Quincy Wilson, an Olympic gold medalist and straight-A student, is ‘more focused in the classroom than on the track’
Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff suffers broken back after high-speed crash
From ‘scrawny’ teenager to the ‘ultimate competitor,’ Yared Nuguse has had a wild, unexpected journey to the top of running
Figure skating community gathers for ‘Legacy on Ice’ to honor those lost in January plane crash
Canada beats Team USA in overtime thriller to win hockey’s first-ever 4 Nations Face-off championship
Snow joke: Chinese attraction apologizes for winter wonderland made of cotton and bedsheets
Kyrie Irving exploring move to play for Australia internationally but must prove ‘exceptional circumstances’

Videos

FILE - In this April 20, 1991, file photo, heavyweight challenger George Foreman, center, is tended by veteran trainer Angelo Dundee, left, and former light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore during a title fight against Evander Holyfield in Atlantic City. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
• Video 3:36
Amy Sancetta/AP
Video Boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76 3:36
<p>CNN's Brynn Gingras reports</p>
• Video 6:27
Clipped From Video
Video How Maine became ground zero in the trans athlete debate 6:27
Thomas Bach + Amanda Davies [I].jpg
• Video 6:41
Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou/CNN
Video IOC President Thomas Bach talks about Trump and the 2028 Olympics 6:41
<p>Thomas Bach, the outgoing President of the International Olympic Committee, speaks exclusively to CNN Sports' Amanda Davies about the Russian doping scandal and his relationship with Vladimir Putin.</p>
• Video 6:42
Clipped From Video
Video IOC President Thomas Bach discusses Russia and Vladimir Putin 6:42
01 How To Love Running.jpg
• Video 3:12
CNN
Video There are record applications for marathons. So why do I hate running? 3:12
GettyImages-1200735.jpg
• Video 7:51
Getty Images
Video Olympian Edwin Moses recalls impact of Carter’s Olympic boycott 7:51
Screenshot 2025-02-09 at 10.34.20 AM.png
• Video 2:07
Getty Images
Video Hear Patrick Mahomes react to Trump attending Super Bowl LIX 2:07
16x9 thumb.jpg
• Video 2:26
WJAR
Video ‘Not sure how to process it’: Nancy Kerrigan tearfully speaks on plane crash 2:26

In pictures

Paris 2024 Olympics - Ceremonies - Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 11, 2024. General view of fireworks above the stadium during the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
• Gallery Gallery
Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
Gallery In pictures: The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics
Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the individual all-around competition at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, August 1.
• Gallery Gallery
Amanda Perobelli/Reuters
Gallery In pictures: Simone Biles wins Olympic all-around

Spotlight

One Thing_Bob Costas.jpg
• Podcast Podcast
CNN
Podcast A golden Olympic opportunity in Paris
The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes has been one of the major talking points leading up to this year's Olympic Games.
Illustration by Leah Abucayan/CNN/Getty
Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained
20240706-paris-olympics-river-seine-triathlon-gfx.jpg
Photo illustration by CNN/Getty Images/iStock
‘The eyes of the world are on this race’. Paris Olympics’ triathlon hangs in the balance over E. Coli levels in the Seine
BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 19: Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine UKR looks on prior to the Women's High Jump on Day Two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 19, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images for World Athletics)
Maja Hitij/Getty Images/World Athletics
‘When I see Russian athletes … I see every city destroyed,’ says Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh
India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the men's javelin throw final during the Diamond League athletics meeting at Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Neeraj Chopra has gained unlikely stardom in India. If he wins another Olympic gold, he will be ‘treated like God’
B-boy Menno of the Netherlands performs at Passerelle Debilly during the Red Bull BC One All Stars Paris take-over in Paris, France on August 9, 2023. // Dean Treml / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202308170046 // Usage for editorial use only //
Dean Treml/Red Bull Content Pool
‘Breaking has total freedom for me,’ says Menno van Gorp, a medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport
Bill May, of the United States, walks along the pool deck at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Largely unnoticed by the general public, men have been participating in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, for decades. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)
Nick Didlick/AP
Excluded from the Olympics for his whole career, artistic swimmer Bill May set for ‘beautiful’ debut at this year’s Games
Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden competes in the Men's Pole Vault Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 at Emirates Arena on March 03, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Michael Steele/Getty Images
Mondo Duplantis aims for ‘dominance’ in ‘freaky sport’ of pole vault after breaking the world record multiple times

More sport news

Oscar Piastri of the McLaren F1 Team celebrates on the podium during the 5th round of the Formula 1 World Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 20, 2025.
Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri wins Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to lead F1 standings
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 07: Nico Iamaleava #8 of the Tennessee Volunteers warms up prior to the Duke's Mayo Classic against the NC State Wolfpack at Bank of America Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Nico Iamaleava commits to UCLA amid transfer portal drama with Tennessee
Aryna Sabalenka was given a code violation for taking a photograph of what she believed was an incorrect call.
Marijan Murat/dpa via AP
Aryna Sabalenka takes photo of ball mark to dispute umpire’s call during Stuttgart Open victory
Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his IPL debut a month after he turned 14 years old.
Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, makes history in sensational debut as youngest ever player in Indian Premier League history
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards racked up 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists on Saturday.
Mark J. Terrill/AP
NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers succumb to heavy defeat against Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 despite late comeback
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pictured in the dugout, during a game against the Colorado Rockies earlier this week.
Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images/Reuters
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko welcome the birth of first child
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro greets fans as he leaves the court after beating the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta on Friday. Herro scored 30 points in the Heat's overtime victory, which secured their spot in the playoffs.
Brynn Anderson/AP
Miami Heat become the first 10th place team to advance out of the NBA’s play-in tournament as playoff field is set
Luka Dončić is averaging 28.2 points this season.
Jonathan Hui/Imagn Images via Reuters
‘My heart was broken’: Luka Dončić threw and cracked phone upon hearing Los Angeles Lakers trade news