Ultrarunner smashes Central Park record, says plant-based diet was key
Earlier this year, Robbie Balenger set a new record for New York City’s Central Park Loop Challenge. The vegan ultrarunner completed 16 loops,…
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The historic rivalry between England and Germany that changed football forever
By Ben Church, CNN Football rivalries don’t come much bigger than England versus Germany. The tie, steeped in decades of history, has thrown up…
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She’s incarcerated in a men’s prison facility. Why she’s suing Georgia corrections
Ashley Diamond, a transgender woman, has spent the last decade in and out of men’s prisons in Georgia. Now, she’s suing the Georgia Department of…
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Meet the super fan who has cheered at the Olympics since 1992
Despite the controversies surrounding the Tokyo Olympic Games, there are hardcore Olympic super fans who can’t wait for the Games to begin. CNN’s…
Continue Reading Breastfeeding Canadian basketball player Kim Gaucher says she cannot take baby to Olympic Games
By John Sinnott and Aleks Klosok Kim Gaucher is a breastfeeding mom. She is also a Canadian basketball player who wants to represent her country at…
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Euro 2020: Kasper Schmeichel recalls Christian Eriksen’s first visit to training following collapse
By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN When Christian Eriksen was discharged from hospital, one of the first things he did was visit his teammates.…
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Vegan endurance athlete Robbie Balenger on his spiritual connection with running
By Ben Church, CNN Video by Stefania Dall’Armi, CNN It started with a two-and-a-half-mile run with his partner. Now it’s a lifestyle for…
Continue Reading Ultrarunner smashes Central Park record, says plant-based diet was key
Earlier this year, Robbie Balenger set a new record for New York City’s Central Park Loop Challenge. The vegan ultrarunner completed 16 loops,…
Continue Reading Transgender runner CeCe Telfer is ruled ineligible to compete in US Olympic trials
By Jill Martin, CNN CeCe Telfer, an NCAA Division II track and field champion in 2019, is not allowed to compete in the women’s 400-meter…
Continue Reading The 7th MLB no-hitter has been thrown this season, tying the modern era record
By Jill Martin, CNN There have now been seven no-hitters thrown this 2021 Major League Baseball season — tying the modern-era record. The…
Continue Reading Trae Young scores 48 points as Atlanta Hawks beat Milwaukee Bucks in Eastern Conference finals opener
By George Ramsay, CNN Trae Young scored a career playoff high 48 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-113 in the opening game of…
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Toobin on Supreme Court ruling: I was struck by Kavanaugh’s opinion
CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin weighs in after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that student athletes can receive education-related payments, in a case that…
Continue Reading NCAA plans to have temporary student athlete compensation measures in place by July 1
By Jill Martin and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The NCAA plans to implement interim measures that would allow college athletes to profit off their name,…
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‘UEFA have got themselves into a really big mess over this’
Piara Powar, Executive Director of Football Against Racism in Europe Network (FARE), talks to CNN about the messy situation UEFA finds itself in…
Continue Reading Police officer found guilty of killing former Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson
By Eleanor Pickston and Amy Woodyatt, CNN A British police officer has been found guilty of the manslaughter of former professional soccer player…
Continue Reading Germany vs. Hungary: UEFA facing criticism over its position on rainbow colors
By George Ramsay and Aleks Klosok, CNN European football governing body UEFA found itself on the defensive over diversity ahead of the Euro 2020…
Continue Reading ‘UEFA have got themselves into a really big mess over this’
Piara Powar, Executive Director of Football Against Racism in Europe Network (FARE), talks to CNN about the messy situation UEFA finds itself in…
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Meet the super fan who has cheered at the Olympics since 1992
Despite the controversies surrounding the Tokyo Olympic Games, there are hardcore Olympic super fans who can’t wait for the Games to begin. CNN’s…
Continue Reading Japan’s Olympics superfans who want Tokyo 2020 to go ahead despite Covid-19
By Emiko Jozuka, Blake Essig and Dan Campisi, CNN Kyoko Ishikawa is not your average Olympics enthusiast. Sporting a bandana, fans, whistle and…
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Euro 2020: England looks to pull nation together, but it hasn’t been easy
By Ben Church, CNN Football has a magical way of bringing people together and perhaps no country knows that more than England. After beating Czech…
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