Roger Federer's inspirational former coach died in a car crash on his honeymoon in 2002.
Nearly two decades on, Federer still gets emotional when he talks about Peter Carter.
Our exclusive interview:
Exo -- one of the biggest K-pop groups in the country -- perform two of their biggest hits, Growl and Power, to the delight of those in the stadium at the
#PyeongChang2018
closing ceremony. (๐ท: Getty)
Heavyweight boxer
@Tyson_Fury
discusses his battle with anxiety and depression
"I liken mental health to a famous song The Eagles wrote called Hotel California ... 'you can check out anytime you want but you can never leave' -- that's mental health"
"We've been taught to be embarrassed of Islam"
Former
@AllBlacks
star
@SonnyBWilliams
explains how his Islamic faith has helped him become a better athlete:
โShame on you who kill people so easily. Long live Iranian women.โ
Athletes are speaking out as protests across Iran continue following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September.
Now that heโs retiring from tennis, maybe
@RogerFederer
has time to brush up on his Spanish?
He struggled to keep it together when
@PedroPintoComms
interviewed him in 2009.
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"I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the President."
US skier
@lindseyvonn
tells
@ChrissymacCNN
she wouldn't accept an invitation to the White House:
We couldn't have a closing ceremony without some K-pop! Popular artist 'CL' performs her huge 2013 hit 'The Baddest Female' and is backed up by 20 torch-wielding dancers.
#PyeongChang2018
She made history by playing football and has been named among Forbesโ โ30 under 30,โ along with the likes of tennis star Naomi Osaka.
Now Karishma Ali is making a difference to the lives of women in the patriarchal region of Pakistan where she grew up.
Before Paul Pogba's goal, a player hadn't scored from outside the box in a World Cup final for 36 years.
Kylian Mbappรฉ did it again five minutes later.
"Now, we see that he's a champ. He's a hero for millions of young athletes. He's everywhere now."
When Iranian authorities executed Navid Afkari, they thought they had silenced him. But the wrestling hero's voice still echoes around the world.
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"We are hoping every second that you see the daylight again. You'll never walk alone."
Liverpool boss Jรผrgen Klopp has delivered a message of hope to the Thai football team trapped in a cave.
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Roger Federer has called it a "secret thank you" - the moment he took Rafael Nadal's hand during his farewell to tennis.
Photographer
@EllaLing23
tells
@donriddellCNN
about capturing the tearful image of the two tennis greats:
"Who makes your shoes in China? Do you even know?"
Enes Kanter says Nike is 'scared to speak up' against China and wears 'Modern Day Slavery' shoes in protest of Uyghur treatment
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โIf youโre saying anyone else is the best player in the worldโฆ youโre lyingโ
Sports scientist
@SimonBrundish
crunches the extraordinary numbers on Lionel Messi.
If you need reminding how good he is ๐
EXCLUSIVE: "I still hope weโll see not just the doubles like I did, but more than that."
@rogerfederer
tells
@chrissymacCNN
that he hopes Rafael Nadal can overcome his injuries and retire "on his own terms" next season.
As
#Worlds2019
ramp up,
@G2esports
' League of Legends roster has a message for the world:
โSave up money so you can buy our G2 skins after we winโ
"Whether tied in 2019, or whatever, it was a noose," Bubba Wallace told
@donlemon
, after the FBI said a noose found in the NASCAR driver's garage was there before his team moved in.
Cori โCocoโ Gauffโs incredible run at Wimbledon has come to an abrupt end at the hands of Simona Halep.
Despite her loss, the 15-year-old has emerged as one of the most exciting players on the tour.
โI donโt feel like a superhero, I feel like a dad that has done what he had to do to go and see his kids.โ
@RGrosjean
tells
@AmandaDCNN
about his horrific crash last year at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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"We've got a chance to win it all!"
NBA MVP candidate and
@sixers
superstar
@JoelEmbiid
talks to
@AmandaDCNN
about Cameroon's run at
#AFCON2021
, his impressive football skills and whether he'd rather win MVP or have Cameroon lift the trophy.
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"You don't know how much I fought to be here."
An emotional Rafael Nadal became the first man to win 21 grand slam titles after beating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set epic.
#AusOpen
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โThereโs a lot that goes into football that is not just about being a footballer,โ Trent Alexander-Arnold tells CNN Senior Sport Analyst
@MirrorDarren
The Liverpool defender is just a โnormal ladโ doing extraordinary things.
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"You can fail and not be a failure"
After suffering 60% of her career DNF's at the 2022 Winter Olympics,
@MikaelaShiffrin
reflects on the disappointment at the Beijing Games with
@CoyWire
.
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โI couldn't even go on the internet because it would be such a mental devastation"
Becoming one of the worldโs best League of Legends players isnโt easy, but for
@G2Perkz
and
@G2Caps
, the journey was worth it.
Their stories ahead of
#Worlds2019
here ๐
Rafa Nadal's uncle, who won five league titles with Barcelona, says his nephew could have been a footballer. Instead, Nadal finds himself on the verge of a 19th major title.
Here's how a boy from Mallorca became one of tennis' all-time greats.
#USOpen
โI have a different approach and this means that Iโm also unpredictable, and thatโs exactly what happened yesterday.โ
Mathematician turned gold medalist Anna Kiesenhofer speaks to CNN Sportโs
@CoyWire
about her shock Olympic victory on Sunday.
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โI said itโs time to drop it. It was a cool moment, for sure I will remember that one.โ
Prince Harry dropped the ceremonial puck ahead of the Vancouver Canucks' NHL victory over the San Jose Sharks.
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"We had the chance to make history and we just couldn't make it happen"
Despite the defeat,
@G2esports
owner
@CarlosR
found the positives after a remarkable League of Legends World Championship.
OFFICIAL: Peru's Paolo Guerrero has been granted leave to play at the 2018 World Cup.
His 14-month drugs ban has been delayed until after the end of the tournament.
โThey have to know we have been athletes. We have been part of that national team for years and years. We just want to say, 'Stop torturing people and killing them.'โ
Thereโs a growing call for Iran to be banned from the Olympics:
When he was first selected to play for England, Cyrille Regis was sent a bullet in the post.
The former striker has passed away aged 59. In November, he told us about dealing with racial abuse as a player.
#NGA
's Francis Uzoho impressed in the Super Eagles' opening game against
#CRO
.
Just 19 years old, the goalkeeper has already been at full stretch to deny Gylfi Sigurdsson's free kick.
โI think womenโs sport is having a moment that it always shouldโve had.โ
CNN Exclusive: 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams talks to
@AmandaDCNN
about the rise of womenโs sport and revealed her interest in owning a WNBA team.
BREAKING: France win the Russia 2018 World Cup!
#FRA
4-2
#CRO
Twenty years on from the exploits of Desailly, Deschamps and Zidane, a new generation of stars is born.
#FRACRO
#WorldCupFinal
EXCLUSIVE: "Iโm not the coach, I am the dad and the dadโs advice, as we know, only goes so far."
Being coached by
@rogerfederer
would be a dream come true for any young tennis player ... except his own children ๐ท
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"I play as a winger. It's a little bit more difficult because I have to give assists."
The race between
@HKane
&
@22MoSalah
for the Premier League Golden Boot just got interesting ๐ฅ "Wooooooow"
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He practiced scrums with his dad growing up and his mom is from rugby-mad South Africa, but how much does
@rogerfederer
know about rugby?
@ChrissymacCNN
quizzed him to find out...
#RWC19
Club vs country.
"I'm happy at Liverpool," says Mo Salah. "I'm happy in the city -- I love the fans and they love me. I'm happy at the club"
However, playing for Egypt is proving more complicated.
Watch the full interview at 1600 BST on
@CNNConnect
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"I need a coach,"
@Simona_Halep
tells
@raviubha
ahead of the
#AusOpen2019
"But for the moment I just say that I want to take the responsibility to see how it is going to be, the next three, four months."
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Rafael Nadal believes long-time rival Novak Djokovic is the greatest tennis player of all time.
Here is everything you need to know about the Serb's life and career.
EXCLUSIVE: "I hope he does it to be honest, because I think anything more he does adds to tennis history."
Roger Federer tells
@chrissymacCNN
that he welcomes Novak Djokovic equaling his
#Wimbledon
records.
"Big up Cedella Marley for putting her neck on the line for us."
Bob Marley's daughter saved women's football in Jamaica. Now the 'Reggae Girlz' are to make history by becoming the first Caribbean country to compete at a Women's World Cup.
Like a fine wine ๐ท
Roger Federer rolls back the years with a stunning performance to beat Rafael Nadal and set up a
#Wimbledon
final with Novak Djokovic.
"I don't want to inflict that much pain onto my opponent that he can't go home to his family and I hope that's the same for me" -- heavyweight boxer
@anthonyfjoshua