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By Ben Morse, CNN A love of fishing, a flowing mullet and a friendly personality: Cameron Smith is a one-of-a-kind golfer. The Australian can often…

By Ben Church, CNN Rafael Nadal remains on track to make history at this year’s Australian Open after beating Denis Shapovalov in five sets…

By Angus Watson, CNN The Australian Open will allow people to wear shirts that say “Where is Peng Shuai?” CEO of Tennis Australia Craig…

By Ben Church and Angus Watson, CNN The Australian Open is facing criticism over its handing of a small protest against the Chinese Communist…

By Jack Bantock, CNN The Los Angeles Rams survived a Tom Brady-inspired Tampa Bay Buccaneers fightback to edge a pulsating 30-27 NFL playoff contest…

By Jacob Lev and Amir Vera, CNN Gonzaga University has suspended season tickets for one of its most notable alumni and Hall of Fame basketball player…

By Ben Morse, CNN Did we just watch one of the best games in NFL history? We definitely saw two great next generation quarterbacks on display at…

By Ben Morse, CNN Banners protesting UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson were flown over Premier League games on Saturday. The banners were seen over…

By Harry Enten, CNN Almost everything in our world today is divided along political lines. Whether it be something as important as a life saving…

By Ben Morse, CNN Francis Ngannou beat Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on Saturday night to retain his heavyweight title and unify the division. Hampered by…

By Ben Morse, CNN No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev was stunned by Denis Shapovalov in the fourth round of the Australian Open Sunday. The German, who was…

By Ben Morse, CNN Unless you had a crystal ball or had read the tea leaves, Saturday evening wasn’t a good evening for people in the predicting…

By Ray Sanchez, CNN A new NCAA policy allowing the national governing body for each sport to determine the eligibility of transgender athletes has…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Clark Gillies, a Hockey Hall of Fame power forward and four-time Stanley Cup winner with the New York Islanders, died Friday,…

By Ben Morse, CNN Stefanos Tsitsipas had to dig deep to beat Benoit Paire in the third round of the Australian Open — so deep that immediately…

By Ben Morse, CNN Steph Curry has achieved a lot in his NBA career: multiple league titles, two-time Most Valuable Player awards and numerous…

By David Close, CNN The American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik for 30 games for directing a…

By Jack Bantock, CNN Tongan Pita Taufatofua says his father is safely home after the Olympic athlete was unable to make contact him following the…

By Nadine Schmidt and George Ramsay, CNN A top women’s handball team in Germany says it is sticking together after two hidden cameras were…

By Jack Bantock, CNN On Wednesday, the English Football Association (FA) announced that they were looking into a yellow card received by an Arsenal…

By Ben Church, CNN Defending champion Naomi Osaka has been knocked out of the Australian Open by unseeded American Amanda Anisimova. Osaka, a two…

By Matias Grez, CNN Emma Raducanu suffered a surprise defeat in the second round of the Australian Open, being beaten 6-4 4-6 6-3 by world No. 98…

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Three judges who unanimously rejected Novak Djokovic’s bid to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open have…

By George Ramsay, CNN NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom says he would accept a visit to China — as long as he gets to see “the real…

By Ben Morse, CNN Tiger Woods has named Aaron Beverly as the recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption which will grant him entry to the…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson isn’t the anonymous T-Rex skull buyer. In October 2020, a 39-foot T-Rex fossil…

By Travis Caldwell, CNN Lusia “Lucy” Harris, a star in women’s collegiate basketball during the 1970s and the first and only woman…

By Alex Stambaugh and Ben Morse, CNN A fundraising campaign set up by Tonga’s Olympic flagbearer Pita Taufatofua has raised over $310,000 after…

By Amy Simonson, Tina Burnside and Kevin Dotson, CNN Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell was arrested Monday in Florida on charges of…

By David Culver and George Ramsay, CNN American basketball player Sonny Weems has been subjected to racial abuse from fans while playing in China. In…

By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors have distanced themselves from comments made by Chamath Palihapitiya, a part owner who said that…

By Ben Morse, CNN NFL veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford got his first career playoff victory on Monday night as the Los Angeles Rams comfortably…

By Matias Grez, CNN Ksenia Efremova hadn’t even turned three years old and her mother already had the feeling her daughter was destined to…

By John Sinnott, CNN The organizer of the Australian Open says the organization deeply regrets the impact that the Novak Djokovic saga has had on…

By Christina Macfarlane, CNN Video produced by Celine Ramseyer, CNN South Africa’s World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi remembers the sound of…

By Ben Morse, CNN The Dallas Cowboys’ 2021 season couldn’t have ended in a more heartbreaking manner for fans, and they wasted no time in…

By George Ramsay, CNN There are just weeks until the start of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the second Games to be held in the middle of the…

By Ben Morse, CNN Reigning Australian Open women’s champion Naomi Osaka said she’s been keeping a journal to document how she’s…

By Julia Hollingsworth, Hilary Whiteman, Angus Watson, Ben Church and Hannah Ritchie, CNN The saga around Novak Djokovic’s participation in…

By Phil Black, Hannah Ritchie and Ben Rothenberg, CNN Tennis star Rafael Nadal has said decisions have “consequences,” and while he…

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has announced he will step down as the country’s Test captain, following a series defeat…

By Ben Church, CNN Manchester City stretched its lead at the top of the English Premier League to 13 points after a 1-0 victory against Chelsea on…

By Ben Church, CNN With the year’s first tennis grand slam fast approaching, the saga surrounding Novak Djokovic‘s visa looks set to…

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Tennis legend Chris Evert, who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles in her career, said…

By Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN The ongoing saga surrounding Novak Djokovic‘s participation at this year’s Australian Open took…

By Dalal Mawad, CNN A French mechanic died in an accident on Friday during the Dakar Rally held in Saudi Arabia, according to a statement by Dakar…

By Ben Morse and Jason Hanna, CNN The Houston Texans fired head coach David Culley Thursday after one season in charge, leaving the NFL with just one…

By Helen Regan, Hilary Whiteman and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Novak Djokovic will be placed back in detention by Australian authorities on Saturday after…

By CNN sports staff The Confederation of African Football (CAF), African football’s governing body, said Thursday it was gathering “all…

By Ben Morse, CNN Forget Netflix and chill — it’s time to pitch and putt with a new docuseries. The streaming service announced on…

By CNN staff The Australian Open draw took place after an unexplained delay of more than an hour on Thursday, with top seed Novak Djokovic facing…

By Matias Grez, CNN Federico Valverde’s extra-time winner gave Real Madrid its 100th El Clasico victory over Barcelona and secured passage…

By Eoin McSweeney and Bear Hutchison, CNN Vitali Klitschko, the former heavyweight boxer and now the mayor of Kiev, has sent a strong warning to…

By Ben Church, CNN The African Cup of Nations game between Tunisia and Mali ended in chaos on Wednesday after the referee blew the full-time whistle…

By CNN staff Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open participation has provided a tumultuous backdrop to the tournament. The Serbian world No. 1 was…

By Ben Morse, CNN Former Turkey international Ahmet Calik has died at the age of 27, his former club Konyaspor confirmed on Tuesday. “We are…

By Jack Bantock, CNN Ja Morant scored a game-high 29 points to help fire the Memphis Grizzlies to an NBA-best 10th straight victory with a 116-108…

By Ben Morse, CNN Joe Judge became the fifth NFL coach to be fired after he was relieved of his duties by the New York Giants on Tuesday. The team…

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Tennis star Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted he did not immediately isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 last month…

By Ben Church, CNN Kelechi Iheanacho scored a goal of real quality as Nigeria won its opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations against Egypt. The…

By George Ramsay, CNN Even by the standards of Novak Djokovic’s eventful tennis career — replete with trophies and jaw-dropping…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Rachel Balkovec will become the first woman to manage a minor league team. Balkovec will manage the Tampa Tarpons, the New…

By Steve Almasy, CNN The Georgia Bulldogs won their first Division I football title since the 1980 season, upsetting the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide…

By Ben Morse and Wayne Sterling, CNN As is now tradition, the end of the NFL regular season spells the end of the road for some coaches’ or…

By Jack Bantock, CNN After 941 days away from the game, it took Klay Thompson just 40 seconds to exorcise the demons of a torrid, injury-ridden…