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By Wayne Sterling and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale set a new WNBA All-Star game record of 34 points while Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese set rookie records as they helped lead Team WNBA to a 117-109 win over Team USA on Saturday in Phoenix. All Ogunbowale’s 34 points came

By Sam Joseph, CNN London, England (CNN) — The US men’s basketball team fought back from a double-digit deficit to edge past South Sudan 101-100 in a dramatic pre-Olympic friendly in London, England on Saturday. Despite its star power, Team USA has occasionally flattered to deceive recently and has looked unconvincing at times in victory.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Biniam Girmay made history at this year’s Tour de France and the Eritrean cyclist wants to use his success to inspire others to follow his path. Earlier this month, the 24-year-old became the first Black African rider ever to win a Tour de France stage.⁠ He has since gone

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Billy Horschel will carry the slenderest of leads into the final 18 holes of the Open Championship in Scotland, as the American capitalized on Shane Lowry’s grisly slide to edge clear in a rain-soaked third round. The eight-time PGA Tour winner navigated a testing Royal Troon in two-under 69

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — It had been a relatively unremarkable Open Championship for Kim Si-woo as he stepped up to Royal Troon’s notorious penultimate tee on Saturday. One perfect thump of his three-iron later, the South Korean made history. The four-time PGA Tour winner struck the first hole-in-one ever recorded on the 17th

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — There have been 776 drivers in the 74-year history of the Formula One World Championship, but the sport had never had a Chinese racer until the arrival of Zhou Guanyu. After getting his chance in 2022, the Kick Sauber (formerly Alfa Romeo) driver has blazed a trail for his

By Denise Royal and Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal class action lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of ticketed fans who were not allowed into the Copa América finals match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday, after “thousands of unticketed fans” breached security, prompting them to shut the stadium gates. Listed as defendants in the lawsuit

By Jacob Lev and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Churchill Downs lifted the suspension on Friday of thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert after the Hall of Famer admitted to wrongdoing in the horse Medina Spirit’s failed drug test in the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Medina Spirit tested positive for a banned substance after initially being declared the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Rivals and cameramen, make way – Shane Lowry is coming through at the Open Championship. The Irishman lifted the red mist that momentarily descended upon him at Royal Troon in Scotland to wrestle control of the major, as his second round two-under 69 on Friday sent him into the

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Adidas has apologized for “any upset or distress caused,” after releasing an ad campaign for some retro sneakers based on a model first released during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Munich Olympics are infamous as the event in which 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and murdered by the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The fallout from Enzo Fernández and the Argentina national team’s racist chant has intensified as Argentina’s undersecretary of sport was sacked, while former France captain Hugo Lloris called it “an attack about French people.” Earlier this week, Fernández apologized for the video, which was posted on Instagram from the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods has made an early exit from the Open Championship, but the US golfer has vowed to be back for the 2025 major. A second round six-over 77 at Royal Troon in Scotland on Friday improved upon an opening 79, but left the 48-year-old well short of the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has praised Ralf Schumacher after the former F1 driver revealed on Monday that he was in a same-sex relationship. Schumacher, the younger brother of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, posted a picture with his partner on Instagram, who was later named as Etienne

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Almost everyone knows the opening sequence, film buff or not: the windswept beach, the foaming waves, the soaring, triumphant music against the sound of runners’ feet patting on wet sand. So begins the 1981 Oscar-winning film “Chariots of Fire,” introducing a group of British athletes as they train for

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Olympic Village welcomed the first athletes on Thursday ahead of the Summer Games in Paris. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach was on hand to tour the nearly 134-acre village in Saint-Denis, France. Approximately 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — It was only last month that Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau were dueling for the US Open in the North Carolina sun. Yet, as the duo lumbered around a damp and windy Royal Troon on Thursday, that high-octane shootout might as well have taken place a lifetime ago. Reigning

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods said he endured a sleepless flight to the Open Championship after watching coverage of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The 48-year-old golfer set off from Florida on Saturday for the 152nd edition of the major in Scotland this week, but was left weary for his first

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Team USA put in a much improved team performance on Wednesday to earn a dominant 105-79 win over Serbia and reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić. After an underwhelming win over Australia on Monday, USA big man Anthony Davis lamented the team’s lack of effort, but there was plenty of

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Union’s 14-year-old phenom Cavan Sullivan made his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut in the club’s 5-1 win over the New England Revolution on Wednesday. The midfielder made history, becoming the youngest player to make his regular-season debut among the top North American professional sports leagues (MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL,

By Jacob Lev and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Another day, another record broken by Caitlin Clark. The 22-year-old rookie recorded 19 assists in the Indiana Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings on Wednesday – a WNBA record for a single game. The New York Liberty’s Courtney Vandersloot held the previous record of 18

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams has died at the age of 84, the NBA team announced in a news release on Wednesday. Williams died from complications of viral pneumonia, according to the team. “He loved a challenge, and when he moved our family to Orlando to start the Magic,

By Rory Fleming, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost 60 years since boxing icon Muhammad Ali defied his draft order to join the US military in opposition to his government’s involvement in the Vietnam War. “Why should me, and so-called other negroes, go 10,000 miles away from home here in America to drop bombs and bullets

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Angel City FC (ACFC) will become the most valuable women’s professional sports team in the world, the club announced Wednesday. The professional soccer franchise is entering into a definitive agreement with Bob Iger and Willow Bay. The husband and wife will be the new controlling owners of the club

By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Madalena Araújo, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — Kateryna Tabashnyk couldn’t hold back her tears – not necessarily because her attempt to qualify for her first Olympics had fallen short, but because she was now reflecting on all the grief and pain of the past two-and-a-half years. The 30-year-old high

By George Ramsay and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Sabrina Ionescu had a monster 30-point game as the New York Liberty cemented its status as the WNBA’s best team with an 82-74 victory against second-placed Connecticut Sun. The Liberty are now 21-4 on the season heading into the All-Star break, which includes winning nine of

CNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the city’s River Seine on Wednesday in a bid to demonstrate the cleanliness of the river for the Olympics. Triathlon events are due to start at the city’s Alexandre III Bridge later this month, but official testing by the city

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball’s Midsummer Classic returned to Arlington, Texas, for the first time since 1995 on Tuesday as the American League defeated the National League 5-3 to win the 2024 All-Star Game. Pittsburgh Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes started the game for the National League, becoming the first rookie pitcher

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández has apologized for singing a song with Argentina teammates that included racist and homophobic slurs about the French national team. Fernández posted a video to his Instagram account showing several players joining in the chant as the team celebrated Sunday’s Copa América victory over Colombia

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, reportedly agreed to a fully guaranteed, four-year, $39.5 million deal with the Chicago Bears on Tuesday, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to the reports, Williams’ contract includes a $25.5 million signing bonus.

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the city’s River Seine on Wednesday in a bid to demonstrate the cleanliness of the river for the Olympics. Triathlon events are due to start at the city’s Alexandre III Bridge later this month, but official testing by the city has