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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — In what is possibly his final appearance at the French Open, 14-time tournament winner and Roland Garros legend…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Davis Riley paid tributes to his sister, who is recovering from brain surgery to remove a tumor, and his former…

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta Braves outfielder and reigning National League MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the Major League…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday,…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Southampton won what has been dubbed the “most valuable single match in world football” to secure its promotion…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It was a case of third time lucky for Charles Leclerc who finally won his home Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, after…

By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Professional golfer Grayson Murray died by suicide, his parents confirmed in a statement released…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — After winning a major trophy, and particularly after stunning an overwhelming favorite in the final, teams normally…

By Sam Joseph and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Josef Newgarden used a scintillating last-lap pass to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday for the…

By Matias Grez and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — When Rafael Nadal leaves Roland Garros as a player for the last time, one of the greatest love…

CNN By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Professional golfer Grayson Murray died by suicide, his parents confirmed in a statement…

By Homero De la Fuente and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray has died, one day after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona retained its Women’s Champions League title on Saturday, beating Lyon 2-0 in the final in Bilbao, Spain.…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United won the FA Cup on Saturday, defying the odds to defeat overwhelming favorite Manchester City 2-1…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Surrounded by medics, Hibernian FC player Martin Boyle lay on the pitch after diving for the ball in a Scottish…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic’s wait for his first title of 2024 continued after he lost in the semifinals of the Geneva Open on…

By Ben Morse and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark hit what was a victory-sealing three-pointer to help lift the Indiana Fever to…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Kylian Mbappé arrived at Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 as a baby-faced 19-year-old, carrying the weighty tags of…

CNN By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Uzbekistan gymnast Oksana Chusovitina had been aiming to compete at her ninth consecutive Olympic Games later…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Uzbekistan gymnast Oksana Chusovitina had been aiming to compete at her ninth consecutive Olympic Games later this…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has spoken about the controversial comments Harrison Butker made at a…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Jaylen Brown exploded for 40 points as the Boston Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers 126-110 to take a 2-0 lead…

By Matias Grez and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal has been given a tough assignment against world No. 4 Alexander Zverev in the…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Calm and understated, Iga Świątek rarely appears flustered by the triumphant highs and heart-breaking lows of…

By Jacob Lev and Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Power Five conferences have agreed to a…

By Amy Woodyatt and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — An alleged doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers took a diplomatic twist on Wednesday after…

CNN By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has spoken about the controversial comments Harrison Butker made at a…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A mother is suing LaMelo Ball and his team, the Charlotte Hornets, after the 22-year-old NBA star allegedly hit her…

By Jacob Lev and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes defended teammate Harrison Butker on Wednesday following…

By Rory Fleming, CNN (CNN) — From learning how to row in boats patched together with duct tape to competing at the world championships in a…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Bayer Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt on Wednesday as Atalanta ran riot in the…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving led the Dallas Mavericks to a 108-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — College athletes could soon get dramatically different paychecks. At issue is a lawsuit called House v. the National…

By Don Riddell, David Close and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Fresh off winning his first major at the PGA Championship, American golfer Xander…

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — High ranking police officials in Louisville, Kentucky, have privately voiced concerns that the felony charge against…

By Maisie Linford and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — US-based investment firm Oaktree Capital Management said on Wednesday it has “assumed…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers said on Tuesday that he chose to continue his NFL playing career rather than becoming Robert F. Kennedy…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play in his 11th international tournament for Portugal later this year, after the…

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — University of Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday accusing University of…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — As the old adage goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” However, these days, perhaps an emoji is worth…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Carissa Moore remembers the first time she surfed Teahupo’o, the barreling wave located off the island of…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said the 133-128 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the…

By Athena Jones and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The National Football League launched a new program aimed at increasing the number of…

By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford is one of the most prominent players left out of England’s…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — British kayaker Bren Orton is missing after an accident on the Melezza River in Switzerland last week. The…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A second period scoring flurry allowed the Edmonton Oilers to eliminate the Vancouver Canucks on the road at Rogers…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Andy Murray has seen a lot during his glittering career, but even he looked confused at what took place during his…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Indiana Fever’s winless start to the season continued on Monday with a narrow 88-84 loss to the Connecticut…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Russian athletes have competed under several different guises throughout the 128-year history of the Olympics, and…

By Reuters (Melbourne) — Australia have confirmed talismanic captain Sam Kerr will miss the women’s Olympic soccer at the Paris Games…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Alise Willoughby won her third BMX racing world championship title on Saturday, securing qualification for her…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — In the last 15 years, there has been no manager more influential than Pep Guardiola. First he moulded the great…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Emma Raducanu has dropped out of this year’s French Open qualifying, opting instead to focus on building her…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Timberwolves produced a historic 20-point comeback to eliminate the defending champion Denver Nuggets…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — For the sixth time in her past seven starts, women’s world No. 1 Nelly Korda is raising a trophy, this…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Xander Schauffele won the 106th PGA Championship on Sunday, holding off compatriot Bryson…

By Kevin Dotson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler finished strong Sunday at the PGA Championship at…

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — The journey’s end was as expected for someone so revered. How could there not be tears for a man who traded on…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Seventy-nine seconds. That’s how long Arsenal had hope for. In the end, the drama and tension of the final day of…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Once the immediate shock and joy at becoming the undisputed heavyweight world champion had subsided, Oleksandr…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark had the best individual game of her fledgling WNBA career to date, registering 22 points, six…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Bayer Leverkusen completed the most dominant Bundesliga season in history with a 2-1 victory over Augsberg on…

By Reuters (CNN) — Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — His face turned skyward and scrunched in agony, it was not the expected reaction of a man about to tie a fabled…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — On any other afternoon at any other tournament, Adam Hadwin’s seventh hole would have served up the most surreal…

By Issy Ronald and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Global superstar Simone Biles came out on top at the Core Hydration Classic on Saturday winning…

By Ben Church and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Seize The Grey bested an eight-horse field to win the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at a…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A former employee of the Augusta National Golf Club (ANGC) in Georgia has pleaded guilty to stealing millions worth…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s been one of sport’s biggest cases of “will they, won’t they” in recent memory: finally, Tyson Fury and…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — His body shaking, Scottie Scheffler sat in a jail cell watching the story of his own arrest unfold on a nearby TV.…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler is a man well-accustomed to making global headlines, but almost never for events beyond the…

CNN By Jill Martin, Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The world’s top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested, charged with…

By Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — World soccer governing body FIFA will hold a special council meeting within the next two months to determine if the…

By Jill Martin, Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The world’s top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested, charged with felony…

By Sam Joseph and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — The Women’s World Cup will be held in South America for the first time after Brazil won the right…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Timberwolves avoided elimination from the NBA playoffs in spectacular fashion on Thursday, blowing…

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo may be in the twilight of his career, but the soccer star still tops Forbes’ list of the…

By Jacob Lev and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark struggled to make much of an impact in her home debut on Thursday, as the Indiana Fever…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Only four times in the history of all four men’s major championships has a golfer shot 62. Xander Schauffele is…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 years since booming his last slapshot drive, golf’s angriest champion is stomping back to the tee box.…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap the video assistant referee (VAR) from the start of next season…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The top-seeded Boston Celtics continued their charge towards the NBA Finals on Wednesday, defeating the shorthanded…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco has received a 10-game suspension from the MLB after a sticky substance was…

By Amy Woodyatt and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A furry pitch invader paused Major League Soccer play on Wednesday as a rogue raccoon ran onto the…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — With his family having grown by one last week, new father Scottie Scheffler will look to do the same for his…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Jacksonville Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville have agreed to a $1.4 billion deal to push ahead with their…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — A ring announcer who mistakenly called the wrong winner in a women’s World Boxing Association (WBA) title fight…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — After tossing and turning all through the night, Y.E. Yang awoke in uncharted waters. To complicate matters…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Newly crowned three-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Nikola Jokić put on a show and proved why he is the…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The celebrations during Manchester City’s 2-0 win against Tottenham on Tuesday were testament to the importance of…

By Kevin Dotson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — No. 1 overall WNBA draft pick Caitlin Clark had mixed success in her regular season debut…

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will make his regular-season broadcasting debut as Fox’s lead analyst for…

By Ben Morse and Marta Simonella, CNN (CNN) — Climate protesters interrupted two matches at the Italian Open on Monday, throwing confetti onto…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James sat courtside for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 102-109 defeat to the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Never before has there been such anticipation ahead of a WNBA season. With the established talent already in situ and…

By Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Gareth Southgate knows what it’s like to feel pressure. He’s felt the weight and expectation…

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — After a week buzzing with outside noise, Rory McIlroy let his clubs do the talking on Sunday. The Northern…

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Denver Nuggets are still well and truly alive in the NBA Playoffs after leveling their Western Conference…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Lord’s Cricket Ground, London (CNN) — At Lord’s Cricket Ground in the quiet, well-heeled streets of northwest…

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Rose Zhang surged to victory at the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup on Sunday, as Nelly Korda fell short in her final two…