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☆ Simone Biles begins road to Paris 2024 Olympics at Core Hydration Classic
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The 2024 Paris Olympics are creeping ever closer and for female US gymnasts, including global superstar Simone Biles, the Core Hydration Classic on Saturday represents the first step towards qualifying for the Summer Games. Gabby Douglas is attempting to qualify for the Paris Olympics after eight years away from competition. Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesNow, Biles begins the qualifying road to Paris at the Core Hydration Classic. ET on Saturday May 18, alongside other gymnasts who have competed at the Olympics or World Championships. Fans can watch the first senior session live on the USA Gymnastics YouTube channel, before the second session – featuring Biles, Douglas and Lee – begins on CNBC and Peacock.

Persons: Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Sunisa Lee –, –, Biles, Douglas, Lee, Vitaly Scherbo’s, Alex Livesey, Sunisa Lee, Andy Lyons, Jade Carey, Shilese Jones, Lee –, Peacock Organizations: CNN, Summer, Paris, Tokyo, Games, Olympics, Paris Olympics, Olympic, US, NBC News, Getty, Reuters, Pan American, Tokyo Olympic, USA, YouTube, CNBC, NBC Locations: Paris, Hartford , Connecticut, Tokyo, Biles, Douglas

☆ Erik ten Hag: Manchester United just can’t find winning formula under Dutch coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Michael Johnston | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It is below the standards you expect at Manchester United,” Ten Hag told reporters after Wednesday’s defeat. Rasmus Højlund joined Manchester United from Italian club Atalanta in August for a reported fee of $87.7 million. “You just can’t quite get the stability that Ferguson brought, and since then, people have come and gone,” Dutch football expert Michael Statham told CNN Sport. Manchester United manager Ten Hag has had a very public falling out with Jadon Sancho, who last played for the club in August. They are not thinking about strategic reviews or structures or whatever,” the United manager said before the Manchester derby on the weekend.

Persons: Erik ten Hag, Wednesday’s, Newcastle United –, Hag, “, they’re, “ You’re, Rasmus Højlund, Alex Livesey, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ferguson, Michael Statham, Mason Mount, John Walton, –, Mason Greenwood, Antony, Jadon Sancho, Ten Hag, Gareth Copley, Glazer, everpresent, Jim Ratcliffe, Jassim Bin Hamad Al, Sheikh Jassim, Ratcliffe, Michael Regan, Gary Neville, Erik, ” Neville, ”, Jamie Carragher, Lisandro Martínez, Johan Cruyff, that’s, ” Statham, Tyrell Malacia, Martínez, they’ve, Statham, Sancho, “ He’s, Erling Haaland, John Stones, Catherine Ivill Organizations: CNN, Manchester, English Premier League, Old, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Manchester United, of, Atalanta, United, CNN Sport, Chelsea, Spanish, Getafe, Arsenal, The Athletic, Qatari, Sky Sports, Getty, –, ” CNN, Dutch, Ajax –, Ajax, ”, humbling Locations: Old Trafford, Italian, Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Europe, Liverpool, Argentine, Manchester United's Old Trafford, United, Newcastle

☆ Taika Waititi: La La Land meets lineouts – Hollywood A-lister forays into the world of rugby
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Hollywood A-lister Taika Waititi is much more comfortable holding an Academy Award than lifting the Rugby World Cup trophy. “The only World Cup I’ve been to is the very first one in 1987 with my father and that was a very special moment,” he said. They’ve now suffered two losses in a row having lost to reigning champion South Africa in August before the World Cup kicked off. Waititi talks on the field during the Rugby World Cup 2021 New Zealand match against Australia. But the Rugby World Cup has provided some of the biggest upsets in the history of sport, notably when Japan stunned South Africa in 2015.

Persons: lister Taika, “, Amanda Davies, ”, Waititi, Webb Ellis, Alex Livesey, Marvel’s, Thor, Kiwi Waititi, Jerome Kaino, Andrew Mehrtens, Chabal, John Kirwan, They’ve, we’re, ” Waititi, Mike Hewitt, Rita Ora, Te, Matewa –, Phil Walter, “ Jojo Rabbit, I’d Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Rugby, de Rugby, Zealand, NZR, Webb, Getty, Italy, New Zealand, Blacks, South Africa, rugby, FIFA, Australia, American Samoa soccer team Locations: France, Zealand, New Zealand, Namibia, Italy, Uruguay, Japan, South Africa, Australia, American Samoa

☆ Novak Djokovic, Gareth Bale and Carlos Sainz to feature in Ryder Cup All-Star match
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Novak Djokovic and Gareth Bale will tee it up at this month’s Ryder Cup – but not for Team Europe. Captains Pavin (L) and Montgomerie lead out their teams at the 2010 Ryder Cup. “The Ryder Cup is a special event,” the five-time Champions League winner said in a press release. “I can’t wait to tee it up in Rome and experience the incredible atmosphere of a Ryder Cup, which has become legendary,” Djokovic said. The Ryder Cup YouTube channel will also stream the match.

Persons: CNN — Novak Djokovic, Gareth Bale, Marco Simone Golf, Colin Montgomerie, Corey Pavin, Pavin, Montgomerie, Ross Kinnaird, Monty sees Bale, Djokovic, Leonardo Fioravanti, Garrett Hilbert, Popert, Carlos Sainz, Andriy Shevchenko, Kathryn Newton, Victor Cruz, Tomasso Perrino, Montgomerie –, Bale, Shevchenko, smartly, “, Alex Livesey, Sainz, ” Djokovic, Kipp Organizations: CNN, Team Europe, Welsh, Marco Simone Golf Club, Getty, Italian, Ferrari Formula, Celtic Manor, Former Real Madrid, Tottenham, AC Milan, Ryder, ”, Sky Sports, YouTube, Team USA Locations: Rome, Italy, USA, Wales, Ukrainian, Hollywood, Whistling Straits

☆ Eugene Amo-Dadzie only started sprinting seriously in his mid-20s. Now ‘the world’s fastest accountant’ is taking track and field by storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Eugene Amo-Dadzie leads what appears to be an ordinary life: he’s a husband, a father, and works nine-to-five as a chartered accountant in London. The sprinter’s career trajectory is unlike any of his rivals’ on the track and field circuit. He only started training seriously at the age of 26 and still balances athletics with his regular job as an accountant. A promising sprinter throughout school, Amo-Dadzie had lowered his 100m time to 11.3 seconds by the age of 17. “It is a difficult balance – I’m a husband, I’m a father, I’m also a governor of a primary school.

Persons: CNN — Eugene Amo, he’s, Dadzie, ’, ”, Amanda Davies, Dan Mullan, “, I’d, Steve Fudge, Sam Mellish, I’ve, Reece Prescod, Jeremiah Azu, Alex Livesey, I’m, Zharnel Hughes Organizations: CNN, European, British, Getty Locations: London, Istanbul, Turkey, Austria, Budapest, Paris, Amo, Great Britain, New York

☆ Alistair Brownlee relives one of the most incredible moments in sports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —It has been described as one of the most incredible moments in sports, brothers-in-arms at the end of a grueling triathlon race in Cozumel, Mexico. In September 2016, over what were the last 400 yards of the season, triathlete Alistair Brownlee rounded a bend to find his younger brother Jonny in considerable medical distress. Jonny Brownlee (L) is helped after crossing the line in second place during the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Championships. Alistair Brownlee celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the men's triathlon event at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Alistair Brownlee of Great Britain won another gold medal in the men's triathlon at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

☆ Wrexham: An intoxicating tale of Hollywood glamour and sporting romance
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

In an often brutal and bleak world, the recent resurgence of Wrexham, the city as well as the soccer club, lifts the soul. The Turf pub is a must-see for Wrexham fans. But now, there’s Wrexham with a story that, in hindsight, feels as if it was just waiting for Hollywood. One of Wrexham city center's shopping areas, pictured on April 22. Wrexham fans celebrate on the pitch after their team beat Boreham Wood at the Racecourse Ground.

☆ Australia stuns Denmark to reach World Cup knockout stages
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Australia stunned Denmark – a team ranked 28 places above the Socceroos in FIFA’s World Rankings – to reach the World Cup knockout stages thanks to a brilliant goal from Mathew Leckie that secured a 1-0 victory. A goalless draw between Australia and Denmark and a Tunisia win would have put the Carthage Eagles through to the knockout stages. Just four minutes later, with their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread, the Socceroos counter-attacked from their box and Riley McGree found Leckie on a well timed run. Denmark continued to press but Australia hung on in a tense finish to secure its spot in the round of 16 and win back-to-back World Cup matches for the first time in its history. Serhat Cagdas/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesVictory over Tunisia on Saturday had given Australia an unlikely chance of progressing to the knockout stages and, despite its underwhelming start to the World Cup, Denmark could have also qualified in this winner-takes-all match.

☆ World Cup: Soccer fans stopped by security officials for wearing rainbow-colored items as LGBTQ+ rights issue won’t go away at Qatar 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Exclusive | Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Doha, Qatar CNN —The World Cup is well underway in Qatar, but issues surrounding LGBTQ+ rights for the Gulf state, world soccer governing body FIFA, teams and fans just won’t go away. Once outside Stadium 974, Kunkel put the rainbow-colored armband and wristband back on and walked through security. Kunkel then told CNN he was stopped four more times before being allowed to take his seat inside the stadium wearing the rainbow-colored items. Bengt Kunkel wearing the rainbow-colored armband inside Stadium 974 on Saturday, November 26. “It’s so annoying they do this,” Kunkel told CNN.

That’s what you work so hard for … That’s why you play,” Rooney reminisces. The club went into administration after debts spiraled and it failed to play players their wages. “He was great to play for, he’s the reason I signed for Manchester United to play for him. Then Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson congratulates Wayne Rooney after his final Premier League title win in 2013. While Rooney was in Dubai, goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes gave the Manchester club a dominant victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

☆ Roger Federer Takes the Court One Last Time
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Fruhlein Chrys Econar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

It would take another two years, in 2003, for him to win his first Grand Slam at the All England Club, his first of eight at the tournament. Alex Livesey/Getty Images

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