Maddie Meyer/Getty Katie Ledecky qualifies for her fourth Olympics; Gretchen Walsh sets world record at US trials
Matt Roberts/ICC/Getty Images Against the odds, the USA cricket team has captured hearts and minds with historic run at Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup
Dave Sandford/NHLI/Getty Images Stanley Cup Game 4: Edmonton Oilers erupt for 8 goals, pushing Florida Panthers to Game 5
Andia/Universal Images Group/Getty Images/File Runner dies amid bad weather at ultra-trail running event in French Alps
Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images/Getty Images Montenegro goalkeeper Matija Šarkićdies aged 26
Allsport UK/Getty Images Former Premier League star Kevin Campbell dies aged 54
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery Charles Barkley says he’s retiring from broadcasting after 2024-25 NBA season
US OPEN
Alex Slitz/Getty Images Bryson DeChambeau’s secret to US Open success: Floating his golf balls in Epsom salt
Box office Bryson DeChambeau receives mid-round physiotherapy in woods
Exasperated Scottie Scheffler tosses and slams clubs but squeezes into weekend
Golfer produces ‘incredible’ hole-in-one to make US Open cut
Pinehurst No.2 makes some of the world’s best golfers look ordinary
Willie Mack III lived in his car for over a year. Now he’s living his dream
Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay tame ferocious Pinehurst No. 2
Host Germany kicks off Euro 2024 with 5-1 hammering of Scotland
The rise in sports betting and gambling violations by pro athletes, in 4 charts
MLB says ‘discipline was warranted’ for umpire Pat Hoberg after gambling investigation
Jacksonville Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence tied for highest-paid player in NFL after signing record extension, reports say
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Euro 2024
Sergei Grits/AP Spain opens campaign with statement win over Croatia
Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images Opinion: European soccer’s latest racism row
Annegret Hilse/Reuters Spain teenager makes history
Beyond The White Line
Matt Rourke/AP Betting is the ‘Achilles’ heel’ of USsports. Are leagues doing enough?
Bob Thomas/Getty Images Inside the world’s most secretive soccer team
Rafal Oleksiewicz/Getty Images Against the backdrop of war, Ukraine hopes to show the ‘spirit of our nation’ at Euro 2024
Photo illustration by CNN/Getty Images Diede de Groot: The unstoppable force in tennis leaving no stone unturned in pursuit of greatness
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Profiles
Photo Illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN/Seb Daly/Sportsfile/Getty Images A lack of equipment and coaching hasn’t stopped software engineer Kathleen Noble from making history with landlocked Uganda
Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images ‘I absolutely would love to explore off this planet,’ says Chris Birch, the USA track cyclist turned NASA astronaut
Photo Illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN/Getty Images The most streamed female Francophone artist has become a target in France’s culture wars ahead of Paris 2024
Courtesy Professional Fighters League ‘When I fight, I can feel my soul alive,’ says Hattan Alsaif, Saudi Arabia’s groundbreaking MMA star
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Video
• Video 1:43 Greg Fiume/Getty Images Caitlin Clark reacts after being left off Team USA’s Olympic team 1:43
• Video 3:04 Clipped From Video ATP Tour: Jannik Sinner ascends to top of world rankings 3:04
• Video 4:56 Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso reflects on ‘proud’ unbeaten league season 4:56
• Video 4:51 BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/AFP via Getty Images PSG President says European Super League ‘will never exist’ 4:51
• Video 1:21 Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Taylor Swift is playing at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Underneath the venue is a remarkable greenhouse 1:21
• Video 5:02 Lisi Niesner/Reuters Carlos Alcaraz tells CNN French Open victory is ‘a dream come true’ 5:02
• Video 3:10 Clipped From Video Mbappé: ‘I really want to win’ Euros for France 3:10
• Video 2:09 General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Babe Ruth is no longer statistically MLB’s top slugger. Here’s why 2:09
• Video 4:00 IOC President Thomas Bach discusses historic Paris Olympics 4:00
• Video 2:19 Clipped From Video USA cricketer Corey Anderson recounts thrilling win over Pakistan 2:19
• Video 3:28 Photo illustration by CNN/Getty Images Diede de Groot looks to add to gold medal legacy 3:28
Golf
Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Fan steps in to caddie for pro golfer after bagman injured in fall at Canadian Open
R.J. Johnston/Toronto Star/Getty Images Robert MacIntyre wins first PGA Tour event with father as caddie
Matt Rourke/AP Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson both miss cut at US Women’s Open
Scott Taetsch/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Lexi Thompson, 29, to retire from pro golf at the end of the 2024 season: ‘Being out here can be a lot. It can be lonely’
Football
Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images German and British police working together for ‘safe and trouble-free Euro 2024’ amid hooliganism fears
Catherine Ivill/Getty Images ‘I really want to win’: Kylian Mbappe ready to write the latest chapter in his and France’s history with glory at Euro 2024
Paul Devlin/SNS Group/Getty Images ‘Passion, performance, poison’: Why this Scottish soccer league is struggling to shake off the specter ofreligious bigotry
Maria Lysaker/USA Today Sports/Reuters Endrick: Brazilian prodigy scores stoppage-time winner against Mexico
Tennis
Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Rafael Nadal will miss this year’s Wimbledon to focus on Paris Olympics
Yves Herman/Reuters Carlos Alcaraz discusses a ‘special’ French Open win, targeting Olympic success and plans for a new tattoo
Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters Emma Raducanu ‘really healthy’ a year after surgeries confined her to a mobility scooter
Lisi Niesner/Reuters Carlos Alcaraz wins third grand slam title with five-set victory at the French Open over Alexander Zverev
US Sports
Catalina Fragoso/NBAE/Getty Images WNBA star Caitlin Clark says people weaponizing her name is ‘disappointing’
George Long/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images How the late Lakers guard Jerry West’s silhouette inspired the NBA logo
Megan Briggs/Getty Images Aaron Rodgers skips Jets mandatory minicamp for ‘unexcused’ reason, could be fined for absence
Luke Hales/Getty Images USA Basketball had to ‘block out some of that outside noise’ when not selecting Caitlin Clark for the Olympic team
Photo galleries
• Gallery Gallery Steph Chambers/Getty Images The best photos from the 2023 NFL season
• Gallery Gallery Maddie Meyer/FIFA/Getty Images The best photos of the 2023 Women’s World Cup
Longform
Alberto Mier/CNN A doping free-for-all Enhanced Games calls itself the answer to doping in sports. Opponents say it poses a danger to health
CNN These young female athletes died by suicide. They all had head injuries in common
Photo Illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN/Getty Saudi Arabia is trying to disrupt soccer’s world order. The reasons why might surprise you
CNN / Louis Leeson Meet the Black women pushing for equality in swimming