Pelé's life in pictures
By Kyle Almond and Will Lanzoni, CNNSource: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 17 Apr 2023 | 8:39 am(NZT)
UFC president Dana White does not expect punishment for domestic violence incident
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White said he does not expect punishment after a video emerged of him in a physical altercation with his wife earlier this month. White made the comments Wednesday at a media day for UFC Fight Night 217.Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 13 Jan 2023 | 7:01 am(NZT)
Zach Johnson isn't discounting Tiger Woods for the Ryder Cup
Tiger Woods could form part of the US Ryder Cup team -- or at least, Zach Johnson isn't ruling it out.Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 13 Jan 2023 | 5:53 am(NZT)
Australia pulls out of Afghanistan cricket series over Taliban's restrictions on women
Australia's men's cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban's restrictions on women and girls' education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday.Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 13 Jan 2023 | 5:28 am(NZT)
Australian Open draw: Rafael Nadal begins title defense with tough test in opening round
Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and extend his grand slam tally.Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 13 Jan 2023 | 12:22 am(NZT)
The Boston Celtics become the first team to hit 30 wins this season with victory over the New Orleans Pelicans
The Boston Celtics became the first team in the NBA this season to reach 30 wins after beating the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night, largely behind a combined 72 points from the team's stars, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 11:47 pm(NZT)
Iranian chess referee fears ostracism over her activism
Three years after fleeing Iran, chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears being further ostracized after challenging the game's governing body and its president, Russia's former deputy prime minister, over her choice of clothing at a tournament in October.Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 10:35 pm(NZT)
Lionel Messi scores for Paris Saint-Germain in first game back since World Cup triumph
Lionel Messi celebrated his return to Paris Saint-Germain with a goal in his first game back since lifting the World Cup.Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 9:51 pm(NZT)
Damar Hamlin has been released after spending more than a week hospitalized due to a cardiac arrest
Damar Hamlin has been released after being hospitalized for more than a week due to a cardiac arrest he suffered during a "Monday Night Football" game earlier this month, the Buffalo Bills tweeted Wednesday.Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 7:37 am(NZT)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka announces she is pregnant
Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Sport | 12 Jan 2023 | 7:24 am(NZT)
Serena Williams leaves Eastbourne starstruck on competitive return to tennis
Many thought they would never see Serena Williams play top-level tennis again, but the 40-year-old American dazzled Eastbourne on her return to the WTA Tour.Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 22 Jun 2022 | 10:29 am(NZT)
Takumi Minamino: Liverpool agree £15.5m deal with Monaco for Japan international
Liverpool agree to sell Japan international Takumi Minamino to Monaco in an 18m euros (£15.5m) deal.Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 22 Jun 2022 | 10:09 am(NZT)
Romelu Lukaku: Inter Milan to sign Belgium striker on season-long loan from Chelsea
Italian club Inter Milan agree a deal to sign striker Romelu Lukaku on a season-long loan from Chelsea.Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 22 Jun 2022 | 7:29 am(NZT)
World Aquatics Championships: Kristof Milak breaks own world record in 200m Butterfly
Watch as Hungary's Kristof Milak breaks his own world record in the men's 200m Butterfly with a time of one minute 50.34 seconds in Budapest.Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 22 Jun 2022 | 6:02 am(NZT)
Oleksandr Usyk v Anthony Joshua II: British challenger confident of win in rematch
British heavyweight Anthony Joshua labelled himself the "comeback king" in his first face-to-face with Oleksandr Usyk before their rematch on 20 August.Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 22 Jun 2022 | 5:19 am(NZT)
Brooks Koepka set to quit PGA Tour and join LIV Golf series
American Brooks Koepka is set to be the latest player to quit the PGA Tour in order to join the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf series.Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 22 Jun 2022 | 5:11 am(NZT)
Oleksandr Usyk v Anthony Joshua II: The hunger is still there, says British fighter
Anthony Joshua says "the hunger is still there" before his heavyweight rematch against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia in August.Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 22 Jun 2022 | 4:50 am(NZT)
Eastbourne: Best shots as Katie Boulter beats Karolina Pliskova
Watch the best shots as Britain's Katie Boulter records the "biggest win of her career" with a 1-6 6-4 6-4 win over world number seven Karolina Pliskova at Eastbourne.Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 22 Jun 2022 | 3:26 am(NZT)
Which of Europe's biggest names are still available on free transfers?
Will Paul Pogba return to Juventus? What next for Gareth Bale? And where could Christian Eriksen end up?Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 22 Jun 2022 | 1:53 am(NZT)
Ella Toone: Manchester United and England striker's amazing breakthrough story
Manchester United striker Ella Toone explains how being rejected by Manchester City led to her United breakthrough and how she feels going into the Euros as a new face of the England team.Source: BBC Sport - Sport | 21 Jun 2022 | 5:34 pm(NZT)
Golf: Spieth uses birdie blitz to climb Harbour Town leaderboard
Jordan Spieth recovered from a poor start with a stunning run of birdies to tie the lowest nine-hole score of his career in the opening round of the RBC Heritage in South Carolina on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 5:52 am(NZT)
Lamine Diack will die in jail if sentenced - defence lawyers tell court
Lawyers for former world athletics chief Lamine Diack, who is on trial for corruption, on Thursday protested their client's innocence and said the 87-year-old would die in jail if sentenced to a prison term.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 5:50 am(NZT)
Kaepernick joins Medium, will create content on race and civil rights
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has joined the board of directors of Medium and will work on content focused on race and civil rights, the U.S.-based online publishing platform announced on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 5:44 am(NZT)
Fauci casts doubt on football this fall
With the United States bracing for a possible second wave of the novel coronavirus, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Thursday cast doubt on the National Football League playing this year.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:52 am(NZT)
Djokovic says important all players free to travel to U.S. Open
World number one Novak Djokovic says he is excited by the prospect of playing at the U.S. Open but says it would only be fair if every player eligible is able to compete.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:22 am(NZT)
Alcott slams U.S. Open 'discrimination' over wheelchair omission
Australian Paralympic tennis champion Dylan Alcott has slammed the omission of the wheelchair tournament from the U.S. Open, calling it "disgusting discrimination".Source: Reuters: Sports News | 19 Jun 2020 | 2:10 am(NZT)
On this day: Born June 19, 1978 - Dirk Nowitzki, NBA player
Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki was one of the finest imports to feature in the NBA and became the first European player to win the league's Most Valuable Player award (MVP) in 2007 before he led the franchise to a maiden championship in 2011.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 11:59 pm(NZT)
Le Mans schedule condensed due to pandemic
The rescheduled 24 Hours of Le Mans in September will be condensed into a four-day timetable incorporating free practice, qualifying, warm-up and the race, organizers announced on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 10:31 pm(NZT)
Water polo: Hungary's triple Olympic champion Benedek dies at 47
The former captain and coach of Hungary's water polo team Tibor Benedek, who won three straight Olympic golds as a player in the 2000s and a world championship as coach, died on Thursday aged 47, the Hungarian Water Polo Federation said.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 10:31 pm(NZT)
Soccer: Players take a knee as Premier League restarts
Premier League players, including champions Manchester City, took a knee before kickoff in support of the "Black Lives Matter" movement as the English season restarted on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Sports News | 18 Jun 2020 | 8:37 pm(NZT)
