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By Ben Morse, CNN The season finale to the Formula One season has gotten a lot of people talking. Some congratulated Max Verstappen following his first drivers’ championship, while others complained about the ending to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. For the man himself, the controversial last few laps to Sunday’s race haven’t dampened the

By Eoin McSweeney, CNN The mood among an army of orange clad fans in the north grandstand is sombre. With four laps to go, seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton is cruising to another victory, leaving a frustrated Max Verstappen in his wake. Red Bull principal Christian Horner is heard muttering on the radio

By Ben Church, CNN Paris Saint-Germain will play Real Madrid in a star-studded Champions League Round-of-16 tie after fixtures were redrawn following a technical error. European football’s governing body UEFA declared the initial draw void earlier on Monday after Manchester United was drawn by mistake and the English Premier League club will probably be relieved.

By Ben Morse, CNN Before Sunday, Tom Brady had almost every all-time NFL quarterback record to his name — and at the end of the day, he set another two milestone achievements. In the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ dramatic 33-27 overtime win against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Brady first passed Drew Brees’ record for the

By Theresa Waldrop and Andy Rose, CNN The Denver Broncos on Sunday honored its former star wide receiver, Demaryius Thomas, who died suddenly last week at age 33. Thomas played 10 seasons in the NFL, most of them with the Broncos, and is considered one of the best wide receivers in Broncos history, winning two

By Ben Church, CNN Max Verstappen clinched his first Formula One World Championship after beating Lewis Hamilton in a controversial season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. This season had been heralded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history and the title race went down to one of the most

By Akanksha Sharma, Susanna Capelouto and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A stolen Hublot watch that belonged to Diego Maradona has been recovered by police in India‘s northeastern state Assam, one year on from the Argentinian football legend’s death. Calling it “an act of international cooperation,” Assam state police announced on Twitter on Saturday that the

By David Close, CNN College football’s most prestigious honor will be awarded on Saturday night in New York City. Any name other than Bryce Young’s being declared as the winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy would be a huge upset. The University of Alabama quarterback is the overwhelming favorite according to Las Vegas bookmakers heading

By Eoin McSweeney, CNN Magnus Carlsen’s hair is disheveled, his beard messy and his white shirt tucked out. But leaning forward on his gaming chair, he towers over the chess board, supremely confident. In contrast, his challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, looks despondent and resigned to defeat. He faces an almost insurmountable task in the World Chess

By Zachary Slater, CNN This weekend either Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen will be crowned the Formula One world champion. Either way, the sport won big in 2021. This year’s success starts with a boom in the sport’s fanbase that can be pinned to Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” docuseries. The show is a crash course

By Jack Bantock, CNN The Minnesota Vikings endured a late Pittsburgh Steelers rally to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 36-28 victory on Thursday Night Football. Having surged into a commanding 29-0 lead by late in the third quarter, the Vikings found themselves inches away from an embarrassing final-play collapse — Steelers quarterback Ben

By Jack Bantock, CNN Formula One‘s script writers have served up a season fit for Hollywood this season, but will the finale stick the landing? Tied at 369.5 points apiece heading into the final race in Abu Dhabi, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are only the second pair of leading drivers in the history of

By Matias Grez, CNN Superstar LeBron James became just the fifth player in NBA history to reach 100 triple-doubles for his career, but his feat was marred by the Los Angeles Lakers’ 108-95 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. The four-time NBA champion put up 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists at the

By Andy Rose, CNN Demaryius Thomas, who played 10 seasons in the NFL and is considered one of the best wide receivers in Denver Broncos history, was found dead at his home in Roswell, Georgia, according to officials. He was 33 years old. Based on preliminary information, his death stemmed from a medical issue, Officer

By Jack Bantock, CNN Steph Curry edged closer to becoming the NBA’s all-time leader in three pointers as the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104-94 on Wednesday night. Curry hit six threes en route to a team-high 22 points, moving the 33-year-old to within nine of Ray Allen’s record. An NBA Hall

By Travis Caldwell, CNN The Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League could potentially be without access to their home arena later this month if delinquent taxes and back rent aren’t paid, according to a letter sent to team ownership from Glendale city manager Kevin Phelps. The Athletic was the first to report this development.

By Ben Church, CNN Barcelona crashed out of this season’s Champions League after a 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The Catalan club gave itself too much to do in the final group stage match, needing to better Benfica‘s result against Dynamo Kiev in the other Group E game. While the Portuguese side strolled

By Patrick Sung and John Sinnott, CNN Tiger Woods will make his competitive return to golf next week at a $1 million tournament playing with his son Charlie. Woods has not played in a golf tournament since suffering serious leg injuries in a car accident in February. Father and son will play at the PNC

By Hande Atay Alam, CNN Brazilian soccer legend Pelé will stay in the hospital for “a few days” more after undergoing chemotherapy treatment earlier this week, he said in an Instagram post on Thursday. “I’m going to take this chance to do a new battery of exams, so I’m going to stay here for a

By George Ramsay, CNN Novak Djokovic has been named on the entry list for next month’s Australian Open, while Serena Williams has withdrawn on medical grounds. There is still uncertainty around nine-time Aussie Open champion Djokovic’s participation in the tournament after players were told they would have to be fully vaccinated in order to participate.

By Jack Bantock, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers saved their best performance of the season for their historic rivals, as an offensive clinic saw off the Boston Celtics 117-102 on Tuesday night. LeBron James led scoring for the Lakers with 30 points in his second game back since being in the NBA’s health and safety

By Matias Grez, CNN Atlético Madrid beat Porto 3-1 in a bad-tempered clash to steal a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Three players were shown red cards during Tuesday’s match as the two sides squared up on multiple occasions, with Atleti’s eventual win moving the team off the bottom of Group

By CNN Sports staff The 30 or so golf courses in the Salt Lake County of Utah drink up around nine million gallons of water a day to stay pristine green — that’s more than 13 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Managing the turf on golf courses also means using carbon-intensive fertilizers, plenty of mowing and, in