From the World Cup sidelines, Afghanistan’s women’s team is fighting for the right to play
Khalida Popal reunited with the Afghan women’s national team in Australia this week to attend the World Cup match in Brisbane on July 27, 2023. Hilary Whiteman/CNN Brisbane, Australia CNN…
Christine Sinclair: the making of soccer’s most lethal striker
Getty Images CNN — Diana Matheson is driving but can’t help checking her phone. She knows she shouldn’t, but the temptation is too much. She pulls over to devote her…
Bob Marley instilled a love of soccer in his daughter, Cedella. Now she’s changing the lives of women and girls in Jamaica
Getty Images CNN — Football has consumed much of Cedella Marley’s life. But perhaps that should not come as a surprise. As the daughter of global reggae icon Bob Marley,…
Female soccer players earn 25 cents to the dollar of men at World Cup, new CNN analysis finds
The gender pay gap continues to loom large over the Women’s World Cup. Alberto Mier/CNN CNN — Soccer players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup will on average earn just…
Jamie MoCrazy nearly died in a skiing accident. Now, she wants to help others who have suffered traumatic brain injuries
Jamie MoCrazy competes in the slope style freestyle skiing final at the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships on December. 14, 2013. Julie Jacobson/AP CNN — No one expected Jamie MoCrazy…
After a breakthrough year, distance runner Dominic Lobalu is in a race for national identity
On/Hungry Man CNN — One of the world’s top distance runners, Dominic Lobalu dreams of climbing the podium at the Olympic Games. Doing so would be the most joyous moment…
Folarin Balogun: What to expect from the 21-year-old who outscored Lionel Messi last season ahead of his USMNT debut
Folarin Balogun could be the USMNT’s next big star. Photo illustration: Jason Lancaster/CNN/Francois Nascimbeni/AFP/Getty Images CNN — After completing a move to Inter Miami, the USA has been taken over…
How marathon running stopped former tennis player Monica Puig from descending into a ‘big black hole of depression and sadness’
Puig retired from professional tennis last year. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images CNN — Monica Puig won more than 300 matches during her tennis career and the feeling afterwards was often the…
Evian Championship: Carlota Ciganda disqualified after refusing to add slow play penalty to scorecard
Carlota Ciganda in action during the Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France. Stuart Franklin/Getty Images CNN — Spanish golf star Carlota Ciganda was disqualified from the…
Young fan picks up ball while it’s still in play at Evian Championship – then receives signed souvenir from Angel Yin
Markus Zechmann (left), caddie for US golfer Angel Yin, questions a young boy who picked up Yin’s ball while it was still in play during the first round of the…