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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The WNBA’s 26th regular season starts Friday without one of the league’s most exciting players, Phoenix Mercury…

By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN “It feels amazing,” a visibly delighted, and perhaps somewhat relieved, Charles Leclerc says.…

By Ben Church, CNN NBA veteran Chris Paul led the Phoenix Suns to victory against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday in his quest…

By Matias Grez, CNN The shirt Diego Maradona wore against England at the 1986 World Cup — synonymous with his brilliance at that tournament in…

By CNN Sports staff Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi has failed to make the shortlist for the Ligue 1 player of the year after a disappointing…

By Ben Morse, CNN The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Seattle Seahawks in Munich, Germany, in what will be the first-ever NFL regular-season game…

By Ben Morse, CNN Dusty Baker became the first Black manager in MLB history to win 2,000 career games on Tuesday night after the Houston Astros…

By Ben Morse, CNN Novak Djokovic guaranteed his record-breaking time at the top of tennis’ world rankings would continue after his second-round…

By Amy Woodyatt and Ben Morse, CNN The Memphis Grizzlies evened their second-round Western Conference series with the Golden State Warriors with a…

By George Ramsay, CNN Wales and Bournemouth football player David Brooks announced on Tuesday that he has successfully completed his cancer…

By Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN James Madison University said it will cancel the remainder of its softball season as the death of student…

By Jennifer Hansler and Wayne Sterling, CNN The State Department has now classified WNBA star Brittney Griner as wrongfully detained in Russia and…

By Issy Ronald, CNN The Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat secured wins in Game 1 of their respective second round playoff series: Miami defeated the…

By Jack Bantock, CNN Jon Rahm secured his first victory of the season in dramatic fashion at the inaugural Mexico Open on Sunday. Having not won a…

By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors overcame the ejection of key forward Draymond Green to win a nail-biter against the Memphis Grizzlies,…

By Ben Morse, CNN Facing the NBA’s No. 1 defense in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Giannis Antetokounmpo was still able to blow…

By Ben Morse, CNN When Walter Hagen won the PGA Championship for the second year in a row in 1925, he did what any champion would do: head out to…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Ireland’s Katie Taylor defeated Puerto Rico’s Amanda Serrano Saturday night in the first boxing match headlined by two…

By Jacob Lev and Alaa Elassar, CNN The University of Georgia Bulldogs saw 15 of its players drafted this week, breaking an all-time NFL record for…

By George Ramsay, CNN Real Madrid wrapped up the La Liga title with a comprehensive 4-0 victory against Espanyol on Saturday. It is Real’s…

By CNN Sports staff Boxers Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set to go head-to-head at Madison Square Garden on Saturday — the first time two…

By Jacob Lev, CNN Philadelphia 76ers’ center Joel Embiid is out indefinitely after suffering an orbital fracture and mild concussion during…

By Ben Church and Benjamin Brown, CNN West Ham United are investigating an incident in which two German commentators were allegedly attacked inside…

By Kikue Higuchi and Don Riddell CNN For the first time in its 140-year history, two female boxers are headlining at Madison Square Garden as…

By Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, CNN The Jacksonville Jaguars made Travon Walker, a defensive lineman from the University of Georgia, the…

By John Sinnott and George Ramsay, CNN Jurgen Klopp says he is “delighted, humbled, blessed, privileged and excited” to sign a new…

By Matias Grez, CNN British tennis star Emma Raducanu says it was a “tough” decision to split with coach Torben Beltz after only five…

By Ben Church, CNN Liverpool produced an impressive performance to beat Villarreal 2-0 in its Champions League semifinal first leg on Wednesday.…

By Don Riddell, CNN Even though she says the images play out like a movie in her mind, it’s a scene she couldn’t possibly ever have…

By Darren Lewis and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Jarrod Bowen joined West Ham United in January 2020 and as he looks back over the last few years with the club…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Ja Morant exploded into life during the fourth quarter — including an acrobatic game-winning lay-up with one second…

By Matias Grez, CNN Novak Djokovic will be able to defend his Wimbledon title this summer after tournament organizers said that players who are…

By Melissa Alonso and Abby Bustin, CNN Attorneys general in Virginia and Washington, DC, have launched investigations into financial misconduct…

By Aimee Lewis, CNN It was a match which will be remembered as a Champions League classic. There were seven goals, one an outrageous penalty, plenty…

By Don Riddell and Matias Grez, CNN When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on the morning of February 24, Darijo Srna was awoken at 6 a.m. by the…

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Kevin Dotson, CNN Women’s professional soccer team Houston Dash suspended its head coach and general manager James…

By Issy Ronald, CNN The Boston Celtics completed a 4-0 sweep of the Brooklyn Nets in their Eastern Conference first-round series by holding on to a…

By Ben Morse, CNN Suppositions, distractions or “mentality monsters” — athletes deal with pressure in their own unique way.…

By Matias Grez, CNN The Denver Nuggets avoided a first-round series sweep against the Golden State Warriors with a gritty 126-121 home win at Ball…

By Ben Church, CNN Lionel Messi scored a stunning long-range goal to help Paris Saint-Germain win a much expected Ligue 1 title Saturday. The…

By Ben Church, CNN Tyson Fury vowed to retire from professional boxing after producing a masterclass to beat Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium…

By Matias Grez, CNN Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title after beating Dillian Whyte by technical knockout in the sixth round in front of a…

By Jomana Karadsheh and Sana Noor Haq, CNN On February 17, a team of young disabled Ukrainian swimmers traveled to Turkey to nurture their ambitions…

By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors offense is purring and it’s fun, must-watch TV. The Dubs’ trio of stars — Steph Curry,…

By Matias Grez, CNN “We in Minnesota now,” a cocky Karl-Anthony Towns was heard saying on the bench. “Like I said after [Game 2] to…

Matias Grez, CNN “Who would have thought it?” Tyson Fury asked, almost incredulous. “Even we didn’t think we’d be doing…

By Andy Rose, CNN The woman who sued Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, asking the court to establish that he is her biological father, dropped the…

By Amanda Davies, CNN Twenty-three-time grand slam champion Serena Williams and seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton have joined…

By Amy Woodyatt, Aleks Klosok and Anna Chernova, CNN Twenty-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic has criticized the decision to ban Russian and…

By Ben Morse, CNN Shohei Ohtani had a brush with perfection on Wednesday night on a history-making evening. He was throwing a perfect game until…

By Matias Grez, CNN Joel Embiid hit a clutch three pointer with less than a second remaining to seal a 104-101 overtime win for the Philadelphia…

By CNN Sport Staff Jay Wright has announced his retirement after 21 seasons as head coach for the Villanova Wildcats. During his tenure, Villanova…

By CNN Sports Staff Maria Sharapova, who won all four tennis grand slam titles during her career, celebrated her 35th birthday on Tuesday but will…

Aimee Lewis, CNN Rivalries were put aside at Anfield Tuesday as Liverpool and Manchester United’s fans came together for a minute’s…

By Issy Ronald, CNN Five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has told Men’s Health UK in an interview he was…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Just a month after she shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport, former world No.1 Ashleigh Barty is…

By Matias Grez, CNN Boxer Amir Khan says was he robbed at gunpoint on Monday while he was out in London with wife Faryal Makhdoom. “Just had my…

CNN Sport staff The football world has been offering support and sympathy to Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and his family following the…

By Jack Bantock, CNN A devastating NBA playoff debut from Anthony Edwards powered the Minnesota Timberwolves to a shock 130-117 Game 1 victory over…

By Jack Bantock, CNN An explosive second-half performance from Trae Young steered the Atlanta Hawks past the Cleveland Cavaliers, 107-101, and into…