As a young boy, Matthias Dandois dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player. “I was really into soccer. I played for seven years but I sucked at it. The coach was always screaming at me for playing bad but all I wanted to do was just have fun with my friends,” Dandois, 31, tells CNN…… MORE
TV viewers tuning in to Thursday’s UEFA Super Cup can be excused for thinking they’ve stumbled across highlights of a months-old fixture, so accustomed have they become to seeing sparse — or no — crowds in attendance. In the age of coronavirus, the sight of more than 15,000 fans in the Puskas Arena will be…… MORE
A glass cabinet in the lobby of Moshe Hogeg’s office is filled with action hero figures. The high-tech executive explained to CNN’s Oren Liebermann why Batman was his favorite: “He doesn’t really have superpowers whatsoever but it makes you feel like maybe you can do big things also.” Liebermann reminded him that the Punisher was…… MORE
Oklahoma City Thunder star Chris Paul says NBA players are acutely aware of the current social justice movement and feel empowered to make a difference. Paul, the president of the National Basketball Players Association, has been one of many leading voices from the sport to speak out on a number of social issues. Stars from…… MORE
Bryson DeChambeau’s physical transformation has been remarkable in 2020. What’s equally remarkable is how quickly he’s started to reap major rewards. The American bulked up — he added 40 pounds of muscle — during golf’s hiatus, allowing him to hit the ball further and test golf’s boundaries. “Gaining strength, gaining distance, there’s a tremendous advantage…… MORE
A leading director or football has strongly defended his club’s decision not to take a knee before games. Queens Park Rangers director Les Ferdinand, a former England international, said on Monday he feels the impact of players taking a knee “has now been diluted” and that the gesture was now “not dissimilar to a fancy…… MORE
Veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic fired AC Milan to a 2-0 victory over Bologna on Monday in its opening game of the new Serie A season. The 38-year-old, who referred to himself as Benjamin Button on social media, defied his age once again to score a brace and help extend Milan’s unbeaten run in all competitions…… MORE
As Naomi Osaka lay down in the centre of Arthur Ashe Stadium, her third grand slam title secured, it offered a moment to reflect on a momentous fortnight, one that saw her return to her fluid best on the court while lending her voice to the fight against racial injustice. For some of the founding…… MORE
Little over three weeks since being defaulted at the US Open, Novak Djokovic has returned to his winning ways with victory at the Italian Open in Rome. Djokovic defeated Diego Schwartzman 7-5, 6-3 in a tight contest on clay in the build-up to the French Open. The victory means Djokovic now has a record 36…… MORE
Some professional athletes say winning is everything, but not Diego Méntrida. The Spanish triathlete has earned praise for an act of sportsmanship which saw him allow a rival to finish in third place at the end of a race. Méntrida was trailing Britain’s James Teagle in the closing stages of the Santander Triathlon, only for…… MORE