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By Ben Church, CNN The London Marathon could become the latest sporting event to face protests and potential disruption from environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil which says it will “continue to disrupt sports and cultural events.” Thousands of runners are set to raise millions for charitable causes on Sunday in a race watched by

By George Ramsay, CNN Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen is undertaking military service in Finland following the conclusion of his NBA season. Earlier this week, the Jazz posted a photo on social media of Markkanen reporting for military service, while the 25-year-old uploaded a photo of his new buzz cut to Instagram, reassuring followers

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass has sparked heated debate on social media after claiming that a United Airlines employee “made” his pregnant wife clean up food mess left by his children on a flight. “The flight attendant @united just made my 22 week pregnant wife traveling with a 5 year

By Matt Foster, CNN Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith has died, his former agent said on Tuesday. Smith was 31. The cause of his death is not yet known. Drew Rosenhaus of RSR Sports tweeted, “Rest in Peace Chris. Condolences to all his family, friends and loved ones. We will miss you.” Smith’s high

By Matias Grez, CNN Bitter rivals on and off the pitch, tensions between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have taken an unexpected and incendiary turn with the two clubs embroiled in a war of words about which institution was closer to Francisco Franco during the Spanish dictator’s 36-year rule. The background for the imbroglio is

By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been issued a one-game suspension without pay after stepping on the chest of Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis during the teams’ Monday night playoff game, the NBA announced. “The suspension was based in part on Green’s history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the

By Ben Church, CNN A protester disrupted the World Snooker Championship on Monday by climbing onto the table and throwing a bag of orange powder paint over the playing surface. Video footage shows the man — who was wearing a ‘Just Stop Oil’ t-shirt — running from the crowd and leaping onto the table during

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Liverpool ended its five-game winless run in all competitions with an emphatic 6-1 victory against struggling Leeds United at Elland Road. In an impressive away performance, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp told Sky Sports it was the “best game” his side have produced in a topsy-turvy 2022-23 campaign. After a quiet opening

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The votes are in and, once again, no women have been elected to the executive committee of European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, which has been running for almost 70 years. Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF), wanted to change this woeful precedent — this month, she became the

By Matt Foster, CNN The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Jalen Hurts have agreed to a five-year extension of the star’s contract, the NFL team announced Monday. According to reports, the extension is worth $255 million, making Hurts the highest-paid player in league history. The contract keeps Hurts with the franchise through 2028. ESPN’s Adam Schefter

By Ben Church, CNN Yet another brilliant performance from Hilary Knight inspired the US to a dramatic 6-3 victory against Canada in the women’s ice hockey World Championship final on Sunday. Knight scored three times to secure the US’ 10th world title after yet another exhilarating chapter in the ongoing rivalry between both teams. Sunday’s

By Aimee Lewis, CNN The Grand National is regarded as a national institution by many in the United Kingdom, a must-watch sporting event — but it is also one of the most controversial horse races in the world. This weekend, the race again made headlines as police said more than 100 people were arrested Saturday,

By Issy Ronald, CNN With each record that Erling Haaland breaks, the next one seems more inevitable, such is the sheer volume of goals he is scoring this season. The Norwegian added another two goals to his tally in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Leicester City on Saturday, equaling Mo Salah’s record of 32 goals

By Issy Ronald and Wayne Sterling, CNN University of Virginia running back Mike Hollins scored a touchdown in his team’s spring game on Saturday, five months after he was hospitalized by a gunshot wound in a shooting that killed three of his teammates. After he scored the 1-yard touchdown, Hollins pointed to the sky and

By Aimee Lewis and Jacob Lev, CNN The Sacramento Kings could not have enjoyed a better start to their return to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. Kings guard De’Aaron Fox finished with 38 points, five assists and three steals in a dramatic 126-123 Game 1 win over the Golden State Warriors

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Kylian Mbappé has already achieved much in his young career. The 24-year-old has won a World Cup, scored a hattrick in a World Cup final and is captain of France. On Saturday, he added more to his résumé by becoming Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading scorer in Ligue 1. Mbappé was the

By Issy Ronald, CNN Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership of Welsh soccer club Wrexham has already produced a Disney+ documentary and earned the pair the city’s top civic honor — the Freedom of Wrexham. And now Reynolds has released a catchy song to celebrate his co-chairman’s birthday, enlisting all his “mates in Wrexham” to

By Issy Ronald, CNN After 82 regular season games each, and a play-in game for the Atlanta Hawks, it all comes down to this. The NBA playoffs begin this weekend, with 16 teams vying for the title, and four mouthwatering first-round matchups will tip-off on Saturday. Brooklyn Nets (6) v Philadelphia 76ers (3) These two

By Matt Foster, CNN An English Premier League footballer who was arrested on suspicion of child sex offenses in July 2021 will not face further action or prosecution, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed Friday. The player was suspended from his club after the arrest in 2021. CNN is unable to name the player or

By Kevin Dotson and Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Dallas Mavericks were fined $750,000 for “conduct detrimental to the league” after resting All-Star Kyrie Irving and several other role players during a game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7, the NBA announced Friday. The team’s leading scorer for the season, Luka Dončić, played

By Ben Morse, CNN Former Australian rugby and NFL player Jarryd Hayne has been jailed ahead of his sentencing hearing after being found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. Hayne had his bail revoked by the New South Wales Supreme Court on Friday. Earlier this month Hayne had been found guilty by a jury

By Thomas Schlachter and Jacob Lev, CNN The Tampa Bay Rays have made history with their incredible unbeaten start to the Major League Baseball (MLB) season. Following a 9-3 win against the Boston Red Sox Thursday, the Rays picked up their 13th consecutive win. The Rays are now tied with the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers and

By Matias Grez, CNN It was all going so well for Manchester United against Sevilla. Then, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. A totally dominant first-half display from Erik ten Hag’s side opened up a comfortable 2-0 lead at halftime thanks to Marcel Sabitzer’s brace, a lead that should have been extended in

By Ben Church, CNN Irish rally car driver Craig Breen has died after an accident at a pre-event test ahead of next week’s Croatia Rally, his team Hyundai Motorsport said Thursday. The team did not give many details about the incident but said it had occurred just after midday local time on Thursday. “Hyundai Motorsport

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat in the Monte Carlo Masters round-of-16 Thurday with the Serb falling to a 4-6 7-5 6-4 loss at the hands of Italian 21-year-old Lorenzo Musetti. Djokovic, 35, looked out of sorts from the start of the rain-affected clay court tie and world No.21 Musetti went

By Jacob Lev, CNN MLB umpire Larry Vanover, who was hit in the head by a throw during Wednesday’s New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians game, remains hospitalized on Thursday, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. In the top of the fifth inning, Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez tried to make a

By Homero De la Fuente and Wayne Sterling, CNN New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir has been suspended for six regular season games after using a racial slur during Saturday’s Major League Soccer match against the San Jose Earthquakes, the league announced. Vanzeir will also be fined an undisclosed amount and be required to

By David Close, CNN The NFL and the league’s players union have announced a newly-designed helmet specifically for quarterbacks to wear in an effort to reduce the severity of impacts that can cause concussions. On Thursday, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and the league said the initiative to develop safer head gear for signal-callers was

By Duarte Mendonca and Hande Atay Alam, CNN The death of an 18-year-old Italian volleyball player who fell from the 6th floor window of a hotel in Istanbul is being investigated, Turkish police told CNN in a statement. Julia Ituma’s body was found in front of the hotel where her team was staying, according to

By Ben Morse, CNN TV viewers tuning into watch the Chicago Bulls’ game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night were probably wondering what that loud shrieking sound was whenever the home team stepped up to take a free throw. The origin of that noise was the daughter of Bulls star DeMar DeRozan, working her

By Ben Church, CNN As far as Champions League quarterfinals go, Real Madrid had a relatively comfortable night against Chelsea on Wednesday. The Spanish giant breezed past its English visitor 2-0 to take a strong advantage going into next week’s second leg but, despite the relative ease in which it won, Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois

By Jacob Lev, CNN Several Major League Baseball teams have extended beer sales thanks to the newly implemented regulations for the 2023 season that have shortened the average game time. The Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins have confirmed to CNN Sport that they have extended beer sales through the eighth inning. Traditionally, teams

By Eryn Mathewson, CNN When was the last time something terrible led you to something incredible? For me, that “something terrible” was suddenly developing liver failure. And although recovering from that was probably one of the most grueling experiences I’ve ever gone through, it also connected me to some of the kindest, bravest strangers I’ve

By Ben Church, CNN It’s watched by more than 500 million people from 140 different countries, but the Grand National remains one of the most controversial horse races in the world. Since it was first run in 1839, the spectacle has become a national institution in the United Kingdom which has transformed into the greatest

By Matias Grez, CNN A third of players from the England and Australia teams took to the pitch for Tuesday’s international friendly without names on the back of their shirts. It was an unusual sight for a professional game but one that carried significance, as both teams sought to raise awareness for UK charity Alzheimer’s

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN LeBron James had a big night as he carried the Los Angeles Lakers through to the NBA playoffs with a 108-102 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Play-In. Despite being in year 20 of his career, the four-time MVP has continued to dominate games and put up 30 points,

By Ben Church, CNN When football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders agreed to become head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, he probably never thought he’d be asked to stand in the way of an actual charging buffalo. But that’s what happened when Sanders went to meet the team’s mascot — Ralphie — for the first

By Ben Morse, CNN The Tampa Bay Rays took one more step to equaling the record for the longest unbeaten start to a Major League Baseball season with another victory on Tuesday night. The Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 to move 11-0 this season. In doing so, they became the third team to

By Ben Church, CNN When he was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020, Iain Ward was sure about one thing — he wasn’t interested in any “pity party.” Doctors had discovered a cancerous tumor growing in his brain after the Irishman had taken part in a voluntary medical trial and, after tests, he was told

By Ben Church, CNN Another game, another goal and yet another record for Erling Haaland. The Norwegian superstar found the target yet again on Tuesday as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal at the Etihad Stadium. Haaland, who volleyed home his team’s third of the night,

By Ben Church, CNN Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds says he will “never be the same again” after watching Wrexham AFC take a huge step towards promotion in dramatic fashion on Monday. Reynolds watched from the stands with co-owner Rob McElhenney as the Welsh club beat National League title rivals Notts County 3-2 in a match

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Following her stellar college career, Aliyah Boston was picked first by the Indiana Fever in the 2023 WNBA Draft. The 21-year-old starred throughout her time playing for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was the unanimous choice to go No. 1 on the big day. The Indiana Fever did not miss out

By Amy Woodyatt and George Ramsay, CNN Three years after becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic gold in wrestling, Helen Maroulis was told she was about to be admitted to a psychiatric ward with suicidal thoughts. “I just don’t remember anything after that,” Maroulis tells CNN Sport about her admission, adding that

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN Sunday evening should have been a time for celebration for the Minnesota Timberwolves after cementing their spot in the NBA’s Play-In tournament. Instead though, it was filled with questions after the team’s star center Rudy Gobert was sent home for an altercation with his teammate Kyle Anderson during

By Jack Bantock, CNN Jon Rahm won the 2023 Masters on Sunday, clinching his first green jacket and second career major with an unflappable showing at Augusta National. The Spaniard put on a clinic in consistency to ease to a four shot victory ahead of LIV Golf Series duo Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson. After

By Aimee Lewis, CNN The footage quickly spread on social media, as these things often do. Tiger Woods gingerly walking towards his caddie after an approach shot, seven cautious steps in the miserable Augusta rain which told us more about the “limitations” Woods says he faces than words ever could. He didn’t grimace — a

By Jacob Lev, CNN The Boston Bruins made National Hockey League history Sunday night when they secured a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. The win at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center became the Bruins’ 63rd victory of the season, breaking the NHL record for most wins in a single season. On Saturday, the Bruins tied

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Free-agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has signed a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens, the team announced Sunday. Beckham Jr.’s deal is reportedly worth up to $18 million, with $15 million guaranteed, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo and ESPN’s Adam Schefter. After the announcement,

By Issy Ronald, CNN Liverpool snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat against Arsenal as Roberto Firmino’s goal in the 87th minute trimmed the Gunners’ lead over Manchester City at the top of the table to just six points. Sunday’s game was an instant Premier League classic with momentum lurching from one side

By Issy Ronald, CNN Each year, the English Premier League emerges like a complicated piece of music — filled with interdependent independent rhythms and melodies weaving in and out of each other. And this season, Erling Haaland has provided a counterpoint to the traditional rhythms of the league, scoring goals with metronomic consistency, but like

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Tiger Woods will not resume his third round at Augusta National Sunday after the five-time Masters champion withdrew from the tournament because of a foot injury. Posting on Twitter, Woods said: “I am disappointed to have to WD this morning due to reaggravating my plantar fasciitis. Thank you to the fans

By Matias Grez, CNN It’s fair to say that most Liverpool fans will be looking forward to seeing the back of this season. After an energy-sapping quadruple chase last term, Jurgen Klopp’s team appears to have run out of steam and ideas as it languishes in eighth place in the Premier League and has been

By Mitchell McCluskey and Zoe Sottile, CNN Ethan Boyes, a winner of multiple cycling championships, died after he was struck by a car in San Francisco on Tuesday, according to police. Boyes was a 10-time national champion and currently holds the world record for men aged 35-39 in the 1,000-meter time trial, according to USA

By Issy Ronald, CNN For almost four decades, Fred Couples has made Augusta his second home, collecting several tournament records at various stages of his career. And so, it seems fitting that Couples became the oldest golfer to make the cut at The Masters on Saturday, aged 63 years, six months and five days. “I

By Issy Ronald, CNN President Joe Biden has spoken with Louisiana State University basketball star Angel Reese in a phone call to congratulate her on the Tigers’ NCAA championship win, the White House said Friday. Biden also spoke with the Tigers’ head coach, Kim Mulkey, the White House said, and left a message for Dan

By Issy Ronald, CNN As one of the best tight ends in the NFL, Travis Kelce’s reputation for catching balls is second to none. But the Super Bowl winner might not be so acclaimed for throwing them after his wild ceremonial first pitch on Friday before the Cleveland Guardians’ game against the Seattle Mariners. He

By Jack Bantock, CNN What a difference a year makes. Brooks Koepka leads The Masters by three strokes after storms suspended the second round. The American’s previous Friday at Augusta National, having missed the cut, ended very differently. “I think last year, I don’t even know if I should be saying this, but pretty sure

By Ben Morse, CNN For 137 years, being crowned world champion has long been the pinnacle of chess. However, this year’s World Chess Championship is somewhat different following reigning champion and five-time winner Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal and, therefore, abdication of his crown. Garry Kasparov, who held the world title for 15 years, has gone as

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Whether it’s a change in the baseballs themselves, better analytics or more robust player training, many have speculated about what could be behind the upward trend in Major League Baseball home runs in recent years. But new research released Friday raised another potential factor: climate change. The study, published in the

By Ben Morse, CNN Magnus Carlsen lost against Hikaru Nakamura in the losers final of the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2023 thanks to a dramatic slip of his mouse in what is his last tournament as the world champion. After drawing their first two games, the duo faced off in an Armageddon clash —

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The NBA has announced that BTS star SUGA has been named as a brand-new NBA Ambassador for the rest of the 2022/23 season. The rapper, songwriter and producer is a huge basketball fan and his love for the game has been widely publicized throughout his music career — he can even

By Ben Morse, CNN Former Australian rugby and NFL player Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. According to CNN affiliate 7News, a jury returned a unanimous verdict in the New South Wales District Court on Tuesday afternoon. CNN has reached out to Hayne’s lawyers. It is the third time

By Ben Church, CNN Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani made even more MLB history on Wednesday — only this time for all the wrong reasons. The new pitch clock rules have caused much confusion since being introduced this season and Ohtani was the latest victim, becoming the first player to receive a violation

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks has finished his treatments for cancer, the 34-year-old announced on social media Wednesday. Hendriks posted a video of him ringing a victory bell after his final round of chemotherapy, according to Major League Baseball. “These past 5 months have been both the quickest and slowest

By Jack Bantock, CNN For the 87th time, the center of the golfing world shifts to Augusta National for The Masters on Thursday. The first major of the season will see Scottie Scheffler attempt to defend the green jacket he eased into with a dominant victory at last year’s tournament. The American finished three-shots ahead