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Cannot be compared to Neeraj Chopra: India's Paralympics gold medalist Navdeep after Paris triumph
Navdeep's silver was upgraded to a gold medal after the initial winner, Islamic Republic of Iran's …
ANI
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Fan ejected from US Open match after German player accuses him of singing Nazi-era national anthem
Alexander Zverev said the ejected fan was singing part of an Adolf Hitler and Nazi-era anthem. The …
Cork Gaines
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"I gave my best, but it was Arshad's day": Neeraj Chopra reflects on missing gold at Paris Olympics
Neeraj Chopra, who secured a silver medal in javelin at the Paris Olympics, acknowledged Pakistan's…
ANI
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India's tennis campaign at the Paris Olympics ends in a single day as Nagal, Bopanna and Balaji bow out
India have won only one Olympic medal in tennis, when Leander Paes bagged a bronze in the 1996 Atla…
PTI
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Brittney Griner is standing for the national anthem and the 'uniquely American freedoms' it represents during the WNBA season
Brittney Griner was "stripped of her essential American freedoms" while detained in Russia. Now, sh…
Meredith Cash
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The 123-year history of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' the Black national anthem sung by Sheryl Lee Ralph at the Super Bowl
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" was composed in 1900 during the civil rights movement. The song continu…
Yoonji Han
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Iran threatened families of its World Cup team after players refused to sing the national anthem, report says
Iran's team didn't sing the anthem at their first World Cup game. A source told CNN their families …
Sinéad Baker
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Jontay Porter's NBA ban might have a silver lining
The NBA is happy to make an example of Jontay Porter. It really wants sports betting to thrive, so …
Peter Kafka
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Iran's World Cup soccer team refused to sing the national anthem before their game to show solidarity with protesters fighting the regime back home
"We have to accept that the conditions in our country are not right and our people are not happy," …
Jake Epstein,Alan Dawson
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Top-ranked South Carolina stayed in the locker room for the national anthem at the Final Four
Dawn Staley's Gamecocks have protested during the national anthem since at least January 2021 "to b…
Meredith Cash
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A Ukrainian group says it's wreaking havoc on Russian occupiers, from directing missile strikes to trolling them with the national anthem
The National Resistance Center has perpetrated acts of sabotage in Russian-occupied territory, shif…
Thibault Spirlet
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Journalists arrested for sharing video of an African president urinating on himself during the national anthem
A journalist-rights organization demanded South Sudan release the journalists arrested after footag…
Bethany Dawson
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Rep. Lauren Boebert raged against historic performance of 'Black national anthem' at the Super Bowl
Lauren Boebert railed against "wokeness" at the Super Bowl after Sheryl Lee Ralph performed "Lift E…
Mia Jankowicz
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All but one of the US women's soccer starters knelt to protest racism ahead of the team's Olympic bronze-medal match
While the whole team stood during the national anthem, all players except Carli Lloyd knelt just be…
Meredith Cash
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USWNT star Megan Rapinoe stands for national anthem for first time since reversal of US Soccer's controversial policy
Megan Rapinoe has been kneeling in protest of police brutality against since late 2016, shortly aft…
Meredith Cash
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USWNT players slammed for turning their backs on a 98-year-old veteran during the national anthem were actually facing the flag
The USWNT visited Omaha Beach, host of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, with Pete DuPré back in 20…
Meredith Cash
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San Francisco Giants Manager says he won't stand on the field for the national anthem until he 'feels better about the direction of the country' after Texas school shooting
"I don't plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until I feel better about the direction of…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Christian McCaffrey uses a bible verse to push him to be fearless against intimidating opponents
NFL running back Christian McCaffrey's favorite bible verse is Proverbs 1:7, which has helped guide…
Jackson Thompson
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Stanford basketball left the court for the national anthem before the NCAA championship game
Stanford's absence was even more apparent given that ESPN aired the entire rendition of "The Star-S…
Meredith Cash
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Whitney Houston's Super Bowl national anthem will never be topped
In 1991, Whitney Houston sang the best Super Bowl national anthem ever.