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By Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN Many sounds reverberate around the Kampala field where a large crowd has gathered to watch a football match:…

By George Ramsay, CNN World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will contest her first US Open final on Saturday after coming from behind to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 3-6…

By Matias Grez, CNN From a Liverpool perspective, the biggest positive to take from the team’s humiliating 4-1 defeat to Napoli is at least it…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Aaron Judge might be chasing a record, but he knows it’s important to keep pace. The Yankees slugger hit his 55th home run…

By Ben Morse, CNN Barcelona began its 2022/23 Champions League campaign in perfect fashion on Wednesday night with Robert Lewandowski scoring an…

By George Ramsay, CNN At 2:50 a.m. local time in New York, Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in a captivating, five-set encounter against Jannik Sinner at the…

By Ben Morse, CNN Surprises, schemes and supreme skill — the NFL is back. The US’ most popular sport returns on Thursday as the reigning…

By Ben Morse and David Close, CNN On the eve of his 23rd NFL season, Tom Brady has been reflecting on how his life has changed as he’s grown…

By Issy Ronald, CNN This US Open seemed like a golden opportunity for Nick Kyrgios to win his first-ever grand slam. He defeated the defending…

By Matias Grez, CNN Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has responded to criticism around comments he made when answering a question about…

By Ben Church, CNN Chelsea has sacked manager Thomas Tuchel after a run of disappointing results this season. The decision was made by the…

By Ben Church, CNN After stunning 22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal to reach the US Open quarterfinal on Monday, Frances Tiafoe threw his…

By George Ramsay, CNN Erling Haaland scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season on Tuesday as Manchester City recorded a convincing 4-0 win against…

By Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN Legendary basketball player Sue Bird bid farewell to the sport Tuesday night when her Seattle Storm lost to…

By David Close, CNN Almost four decades after he left Temple University to pursue his professional football dream, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach…

By Ben Morse, CNN As Mondays go, Aaron Judge had a pretty special one. First, the 30-year-old superstar hit his 54th home run on the season during…

By George Ramsay, CNN The US Open men’s draw is guaranteed to have a first-time grand slam champion after Marin Cilic, the 2014 champion in New…

By Matias Grez, CNN The Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm in a dramatic 110-98 overtime victory to win Game 3 and take a 2-1 lead in their WNBA…

By Issy Ronald, CNN There’s an exclusive club reserved for those who have scored 700 career home runs which just three players belong to…

By George Ramsay, CNN Defending champion Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of the US Open after losing 6-7 6-3 3-6 2-6 against Nick Kyrgios in the…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Turkish national team is threatening to pull out of EuroBasket 2022 after it says one of its team members, NBA player…

By Matias Grez, CNN Max Verstappen claimed victory on home soil at an action-packed Dutch Grand Prix to further extend his lead at the top of Formula…

By Amanda Davies and Ben Morse, CNN Sebastian Vettel has never been afraid to speak his mind. But his mindset and approach to issues away from the…

By Alaa Elassar and Jacob Lev, CNN The Houston Texans will honor the victims of the Uvalde massacre at Robb Elementary School by wearing an…

By Ben Church, CNN Twenty-seven years on the professional tour, 23 grand slam singles titles and a plethora of records; Serena Williams is leaving…

By Jacob Lev and Steve Almasy, CNN The College Football Playoff Board of Managers has unanimously approved expanding the current four-team playoff…

By CNN Sport staff Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Belarusian opponent Victoria Azarenka after their US Open match…

By Ben Church, CNN Russell Wilson has signed a five-year extension to his current contract with the Denver Broncos and says he wants to finish his…

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired three-time NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz, according to…

By George Ramsay, CNN The race may have happened half a century ago, but Dave Wottle can still feel every emotion he experienced that day in Munich…

By Ben Morse, CNN Rafael Nadal overcame accidentally hitting himself in the face with his own racket to beat Fabio Fognini in the US Open second…

By George Ramsay, CNN It was a performance that had Tiger Woods on his feet and pumping his fist — a sight usually witnessed on the 18th hole…

By Issy Ronald, CNN At every stage of this year’s US Open, Wu Yibing has made history. No Chinese man had ever reached the main draw of the US…

By Ben Church, CNN Nick Kyrgios was left frustrated by the smell of marijuana coming from the stands in his second round win at the US Open on…

By Ben Morse, CNN Famed for being a tough league to adapt to, Erling Haaland is taking to the Premier League like a duck to water. After scoring his…

By CNN Sport staff Aaron Judge continued his scintillating form as he blasted his 51st home run of the season in the New York Yankees’ 7-4…

By George Ramsay, CNN Rafael Nadal dropped his opening set at the US Open but recovered to defeat Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3.…

By Ben Church, CNN It was a night to forget for two of tennis’ biggest names as Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu both crashed out of the US Open…

By Andrew McNicol and Heather Chen, CNN Singapore’s first and only Olympic gold medalist Joseph Schooling has apologized for consuming cannabis…

By Matt Foster, CNN The Saudi-backed LIV Golf series announced Tuesday that Open Championship winner and world No. 2 Cameron Smith has joined the…

By George Ramsay, CNN Atlético Madrid recorded a second win of the season with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Valencia at the Mestalla.…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN It was a Greek tragedy unfolding before everyone’s eyes as Colombian Daniel Galán stunned fourth-seeded Stefanos…

By Matias Grez, CNN The curtain will soon come down on one of the greatest careers the world of sport has ever seen and Flushing Meadows, the home of…

By Steve Almasy, CNN A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player when he ordered Super Bowl rings with the name…

By Matias Grez, CNN The father of Duke women’s volleyball player Rachel Richardson says his daughter was “afraid” and phoned him in…

By Patrick Snell and Issy Ronald, CNN In the months since the establishment of the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series,…

By George Ramsay, CNN He was nicknamed Lewangoalski by former teammate Thomas Müller — and now Barcelona fans see why. New signing Robert…

By Ben Church, CNN Karim Benzema scored two late goals as Real Madrid beat against Espanyol on Sunday to maintain its perfect start to the La Liga…

By Ben Morse, CNN Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers admitted to misleading the media about his Covid-19 vaccination status last season…

By Amir Vera and Homero De la Fuente, CNN A player on the Duke University women’s volleyball team says Brigham Young University officials in…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Following a skull surgery Friday, injured Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson is in “quite a bit of pain,” but his family…

By Whitney Wild, Mike Valerio, Josh Campbell and Jacob Lev, CNN Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. says his “surgery…

By Ben Morse, CNN Liverpool equaled the Premier League’s record for the biggest victory on Saturday, beating Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield. Having…

By Jacob Lev, CNN The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series has joined the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour in an amended complaint in…

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Over a decade ago, Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a college student in Georgia — a case that sent…

By Ben Morse, CNN Just weeks ago, Elena Rybakina claimed arguably the most sought-after accolade in tennis: becoming a Wimbledon winner. However,…

By Jacob Lev, CNN The Instagram account set up to provide updates on injured Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson posted Friday that Easton was out of…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Cardiff City have lost their appeal against a FIFA ruling to pay part of Emiliano Sala’s $19.3 million (£15…

By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN It felt almost like a family reunion at Barcelona’s Camp Nou as Xavi Hernández and Pep Guardiola faced each other…

By Issy Ronald, CNN When Emma Raducanu won the US Open last year, she dropped her racket, sank to the floor and covered her face in her hands. It was…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren will miss the upcoming season with a foot injury, the team announced on Thursday.…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald appeared to swing a Cincinnati Bengals player’s helmet during a brawl in a joint practice…

By Ramin Mostaghim, Adam Pourahmadi and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Hundreds of Iranian women attended a professional domestic football match in Tehran for…

By Rishabh Pratap, CNN Indian kickboxer Yora Tade died at a government hospital in the southern Indian city of Chennai on Tuesday after collapsing in…

By Ben Morse and Matt Foster, CNN Twenty-one time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic has announced his absence from the upcoming US Open via a…

By Ben Morse and Matt Foster, CNN A Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) football match in Lviv was halted four times on Wednesday as a result of multiple…

By George Ramsay, CNN Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will headline a new, Monday night golf competition set to launch in January 2024. The TGL has been…

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin — who the NFL called “a true inspiration” —…

By CNN Sport staff On Wednesday, the US Open held its ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ event for Ukraine relief ahead of the start of the…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Len Dawson, the legendary Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl…

By Kevin Dotson, Sammy Mngqosini and Issy Ronald, CNN Thirty-one years ago, the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union was…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Brooklyn Nets All-Star forward Kevin Durant will remain with the franchise, general manager Sean Marks said on Tuesday. After…