Amanda Davies

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Amanda Davies is a sports anchor for CNN International, based in the London bureau.
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MALAGA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 20: Jasmine Paolini of Italy lifts the Billie Jean King Cup trophy during the trophy presentation after winning the Billie Jean King Cup Finals at Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena on November 20, 2024 in Malaga, Spain. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images for ITF)
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‘It’s a joke’: Italian tennis star crowned world champion after winning Olympic gold, can hardly believe her own success
Nov 21, 2024
It’s fair to say 2024 has been quite a year for Italian tennis, especially for Jasmine Paolini.
Spain's Rafael Nadal waves goodbye after he and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz lose to US' Austin Krajicek and US' Rajeev Ram in their men's doubles quarter-final tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 31, 2024.
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‘Everything he does in life, he does with intensity and passion,’ Feliciano López says of former teammate Rafael Nadal
Oct 11, 2024
The tennis world is still reeling after Rafael Nadal announced that his illustrious career would be coming to an end soon – including compatriot Feliciano López.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a FIFA Council Meeting on October 3, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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FIFA Council decides to further investigate future participation of the Israel Football Association after Palestinian request
Oct 3, 2024
FIFA, football’s governing body, have announced a plan to address a Palestinian request to ban Israel from world football during a meeting held at their headquarters in Zurich on Thursday.
Anthony Joshua faces Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium for the IBF world heavyweight title on Saturday, September 21.
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Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn predicts possible 2025 clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury
Sep 21, 2024
Two of British boxing’s biggest names in recent years – Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury – have seemed destined to face off for a while now. But to the dismay of fans, the fight has always failed to materialize.
Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei in action during the women's marathon final at the World Athletics Championship, Budapest, Hungary - August 26, 2023,
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‘Where is the humanity?’ asks distance runner Joan Chelimo after death of Rebecca Cheptegei
Sep 13, 2024
When Joan Chelimo first met Rebecca Cheptegei, she remembers her fellow distance runner simply as a “normal, happy girl,” delighted to be competing at the Olympics.
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team drivers, Fernando Alonso (left) and Lance Stroll (right) with Adrian Newey, newly appointed managing technical partner and Lawrence Stroll, Executive Chairman.
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‘There’s nobody quite like him in F1’: Legendary designer Adrian Newey joins Aston Martin after 19 years with Red Bull
Sep 10, 2024
Aston Martin has won the race to sign Adrian Newey, widely regarded as the greatest Formula One designer of all time.
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 05: Gold medalist, Oksana Masters of Team United States celebrates winning during the Women's H5 Road Race on day eight of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at on September 05, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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Team USA star Oksana Masters tells CNN she was made to cover up Ukrainian heart sticker on helmet at the Paralympics
Sep 6, 2024
Team USA star Oksana Masters was told by Paralympic officials that she needed to cover her Ukrainian heart stickers before competing, she disclosed to CNN.
Rebecca Cheptegei, competes at the Discovery 10km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda on January 20, 2023.
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Video Olympian murder highlights athlete femicide problem in Kenya 2:59
Sep 6, 2024
Less than a month after competing in the Paris Olympic Games, marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has been tragically killed in Kenya. Authorities confirmed she was doused in petrol and set alight by her boyfriend near Eldoret. But this horrifying incident is not an isolated case of femicide targeting female athletes in the Rift Valley region, as CNN’s Amanda Davies explains.
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Bronze Medallist Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba of Refugee Olympic Team bites her medal during the Boxing Women's 75kg medal ceremony after the Boxing Women's 75kg Final match on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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Refugee Olympic Team’s historic first medalist Cindy Ngamba hopes to inspire millions
Aug 14, 2024
Cindy Ngamba became the first-ever athlete to win a medal for the Refugee Olympic Team and her story is one of resilience.
Belgian athlete Nafissatou Thiam , winner of the gold medal pictured on the podium ceremony of the women's heptathlon at the athletics competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on Saturday 10 August 2024 in Paris, France.
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How Nafi Thiam went from her ‘dark place’ to the light of a historic Olympics
Aug 12, 2024
Even for the most successful heptathlete in Olympic history, the stresses and strains of a survival of the fittest-type competition are plain to see.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Women's Quarter-final - United States vs Japan - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - August 03, 2024. Trinity Rodman of United States and Sophia Smith of United States celebrate after the match.
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US women ‘here to win’ Olympic soccer gold ahead of crunch match against Brazil
Aug 10, 2024
Not three months into her time as head coach of the US women’s soccer team, Emma Hayes is already going for an Olympic gold medal.
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 08: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a robotic camera positioned above the field of play.) Bronze medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States reacts after competing in the Men's 200m Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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American sprinter Noah Lyles says he tested positive for Covid-19, ran 200-meter race anyway
Aug 9, 2024
American sprinter Noah Lyles has confirmed that he tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week and ran in Thursday night’s 200-meter race anyway.
Ukraine's Olga Kharlan celebrates with her country's flag after winning in the women's sabre team gold medal bout between South Korea and Ukraine during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, on August 3, 2024.
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‘We deserve to exist’: Ukraine’s most successful Olympian fighting for more than medals
Aug 7, 2024
Ukrainian sabre fencer Olga Kharlan talks to CNN Sport about her medals in Paris and how not shaking a Russian opponent’s hand almost cost her Olympic glory.
Gold medallist Canada's Summer Mcintosh poses after the women's 200m butterfly swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
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The history-making Canadian swimming sensation experiencing a summer like no other
Aug 6, 2024
Canadian swimming prodigy Summer McIntosh tells CNN’s Amanda Davies what the secrets and keys are to the success which has seen her win three Olympic golds in Paris.
Palestinian flag bearers Wasim Abusal and Valerie Rose Tarazi travel with teammates along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Palestinian Olympic swimmer is living a personal dream, fighting for her homeland through sport
Aug 5, 2024
24-year-old Palestinian Olympic swimmer Valerie Tarazi tells CNN Sport that she fights for her country and “more recognition” through sport.
Inauguration of the mural in honor of the Chicago Bulls for the NBA Paris Game 2023. Luol Deng, chicago bulls player. Jules Noel Sports Center, 14th district of Paris. Friday, January 20, 2023. Photograph by JEANNE ACCORSINI / SIPA PRESS. (Sipa via AP Images)
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‘I realized that this was bigger than basketball’: Former NBA All-Star Luol Deng on the rise of South Sudan’s basketball team
Jul 31, 2024
Former NBA All-Star Luol Deng talks to CNN Sport in Paris on the rapid rise of South Sudan’s basketball team as it looks to shock the world at the Olympic Games.

About

Amanda Davies is a sports anchor for CNN International, based in the London bureau.

Since joining CNN in April 2012, Amanda has fronted the network’s ‘World Sport’ coverage for multiple major events. This includes the Summer and Winter Olympics, Football World Cups, Champions League Finals, The Tour de France and the World Athletics Championships.

Amanda has led on key news stories in the sporting world including Lance Armstrong’s fall from grace, the FIFA corruption scandal, Russian doping controversy, the death of Oscar Pistorious’ girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, Leicester City’s fairytale Premier League campaign and the retirement of football legend Sir Alex Ferguson.

Alongside being an anchor for CNN ‘World Sport’, Amanda has hosted several sponsored shows on the network, most notably ‘The Circuit’- following the F1 calendar around the globe, hosting live shows from the paddock on race weekends, and interviewing the leading names in the sport including 7-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton.

Amanda has interviewed high profile names from all the leading sports including Serena Williams, David Beckham, Usain Bolt, Michael Schumacher, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Roger Federer, Chris Froome, Bradley Wiggins and Gianni Infantino.

Before joining CNN, Amanda was a presenter at the BBC, providing the sports news on the flagship BBC News weekend bulletins and BBC Breakfast. She also hosted international football show ‘Sports World Have Your Say’ on BBC World News, and ‘Your News’ – a weekly magazine show.

Amanda started her career in production working for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News. She earned a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of Oxford, and whilst there was awarded the prestigious Philip Geddes Memorial prize for journalism. Amanda was born in Manchester, and now lives in West London.