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By Ben Church, CNN Marcus Smart inspired the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday to level the Eastern Conference Finals. Smart had missed the opening game of the series through injury but returned with a vengeance in Game 2, racking up 24 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds and three

By Christina Macfarlane and Issy Ronald, CNN It was windy and it was snowing. “A very classical Norwegian evening,” as Ada Hegerberg puts it. Despite the inclement weather conditions at the Release Arena in Sandefjord, the Norwegian’s overriding emotion was one of joy.She was playing her first match for Norway in five years, celebrating the

By Ben Morse, CNN Rory McIlroy ended April’s Masters with a bang, and he maintained his blistering form at the 2022 PGA Championship on Thursday. Just over a month after finishing with a final-round 64 at Augusta National — including a brilliant chip-in from a bunker on the 18th — to finish second and a

By Issy Ronald, CNN The Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks was billed as a matchup between two of the NBA’s biggest stars: Steph Curry and Luka Doncic. But it was Andrew Wiggins who made the difference, holding the Slovenian to 20 points on 6-of-18 shooting, including 2-of-10 on

By Ben Church, CNN Human rights group Amnesty International has urged FIFA to earmark at least $440 million to compensate migrant workers who it says have suffered labor abuses in the preparations for the men’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In an open letter sent to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Amnesty International and a selection

By Jack Bantock, CNN For Seville, it was the hottest day of the year. For Eintracht Frankfurt it was one of the greatest nights in the German club’s 123-year history. Amid deafening noise and sweltering 31C (88F) heat on Wednesday, Frankfurt beat Glasgow Rangers 5-4 in a dramatic penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw to

By George Ramsay, CNN Tuesday proved to be an eventful day for Biniam Girmay, who made cycling history at the Giro d’Italia but later had to go to the hospital with an eye injury sustained during his podium celebrations. Eritrean Girmay became the first Black African to win a stage of one of cycling’s Grand

By Wayne Sterling, CNN The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) have agreed to a deal that achieves “equal pay and set the global standard moving forward in international soccer.” US Soccer, under the agreements, will become

By Issy Ronald, CNN Jimmy Butler poured in 41 points, nine rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocked shots — numbers never seen before in an NBA playoff game — as he led the Miami Heat to a 118-107 comeback victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. “MVP

By Ben Church, CNN NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he’s “working side-by-side” with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert in order to get detained star Brittney Griner out of Russia. The two-time Olympic gold medalist, who stars for the Phoenix Mercury but who plays for a Russian basketball team during the WNBA off-season, was arrested in February.

By Aimee Lewis, CNN And still there is hope for Liverpool. A come-from-behind 2-1 win against Southampton on Tuesday night means Jurgen Klopp’s men have a chance of winning the English Premier League this weekend. It is, as Klopp himself said after the match, “not likely but possible” as Manchester City, the league’s leader, is

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Tiger Woods strongly defended the legacy of the PGA Tour ahead of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf professional series teeing off next month. Addressing the media Tuesday before the start of this week’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Woods made it clear he is in full support

By George Ramsay, CNN If last week’s Premier League defeat against Tottenham Hotpsur was damaging, over the course of 90 minutes against Newcastle on Monday, Arsenal’s Champions League hopes were all but extinguished. What really hurts for Arsenal’s fans is that before those two games, the club had been shaping up to announce its return

Aimee Lewis, CNN It shouldn’t matter. But it does. When 17-year-old Jake Daniels publicly came out as a gay on Monday, phones pinged as the UK’s media raced to push out news alerts. This is a big story. In less than 24 hours, the young footballer has become a household name; written about on the

By George Ramsay, CNN Trevor Anderson calls it a “lightbulb” moment for Jordan Spieth. Anderson, a performance coach with 27 years’ experience, was guiding the three-time major winner through a series of exercises for a photoshoot back in 2014 when he saw something click. The pair were using a TRX “rip trainer” — a resistance

By George Ramsay, CNN Tiger Woods says he is feeling “a lot stronger” than he was at the Masters last month as the 15-time major champion ramps up his return to golf at the PGA Championship. Woods was playing his first tournament for close to 17 months at Augusta National having suffered serious leg injuries

By Ben Church, CNN British police are investigating the alleged racist abuse of two English Premier League footballers’ families during Brentford’s match against Everton in Liverpool, Sunday. Brentford players Ivan Toney and Rico Henry tweeted the allegations against the unidentified supporters after the match at Goodison Park. “I never usually speak out on things that

By Jessie Yeung, CNN China has pulled out of hosting the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asia Cup, a possible sign the country’s strict zero-Covid policy could remain in place for some time to come. The quadrennial tournament, which features 24 teams from the continent, was scheduled to take place across 10 Chinese cities in

By Matias Grez, CNN Chelsea narrowly got the better of Manchester City in a thrilling Women’s FA Cup final, as Australian star Sam Kerr’s deflected strike secured a 3-2 win for Emma Hayes’ side in extra time. It was a tantalizing match up between the two most in-form teams in the country; coming to Wembley,

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Steph Curry is succeeding on and off the court. Thirteen years after he left Davidson College to enter the NBA Draft, the basketball superstar is finally set to graduate today with his bachelor’s degree, according to a tweet from the college. Curry, 34, only needed to complete one semester of coursework

By Matias Grez, CNN Novak Djokovic became just the fifth man in history to reach 1,000 Tour wins as he defeated Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-3 in the Italian Open semifinals. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl are the only other men to have reached the historic milestone. Djokovic reached his 1,000th

By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN The Formula One season is only five races old, but it already has a different complexion compared to previous years. That’s largely due to the contrasting fortunes of two teams — the resurgence of Ferrari and the struggles of Mercedes — making the outcome of this year’s championship

By Ben Morse, CNN A seven-foot man pulls up at a Serbian stable in a horse-drawn carriage. Within moments, he’s in tears. Far away from the glitz and glamor where he showcases his many skills, Nikola Jokic is being presented with the trophy given to the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) outside