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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Duke men’s basketball player Khaman Maluach is among those who could be impacted by the State Department’s ruling around South Sudanese passport holders in the US. On Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in a post on X that he would be “taking actions to revoke all visas

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Never one to shy away from a controversial topic, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred lauded “torpedo” bats as the future of America’s pastime, calling them “absolutely good for baseball” in a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times. “I believe that issues like the ‘torpedo’ bat and the debate around

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — One last college basketball game remains in the 2024-25 season and if Saturday’s Final Four is any indication, it’s going to be quite the ride. Florida and Houston will collide in San Antonio’s Alamodome for the men’s title after a national semifinal round that was simply magical. The Gators

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The start of a rugby game in France was delayed on Sunday after a parachutist became entangled in the stadium roof prior to kickoff. The parachutist was part of a pre-match ceremony that was tasked with carrying the match ball to the field ahead of the European Rugby Champions

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Life comes at you fast when you’re a prodigiously talented young golfer, so fast in fact that an awful lot of money might just slip through your fingers. At the start of last year, Nick Dunlap was studying finance at the University of Alabama and he set himself up

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The UConn Huskies pulled away in the second half and didn’t look back, defeating the defending champions South Carolina 82-59 for a dominant victory in the women’s NCAA tournament national championship game. With the victory, the Huskies secured a record 12th national title and improved to 12-1

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — It’s a comeback that had looked so unlikely, even Alysa Liu’s coaches tried to talk the American teenager out of returning. The 19-year-old is surely glad she didn’t listen though after becoming the first US woman in 19 years to win a world figure skating title, dethroning three-time defending

By Ben Church and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a long time coming, but Alex Ovechkin can finally call himself the NHL’s all-time leading scorer with number 895 on Sunday. The 39-year-old overtook Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894 goals after scoring in the second period in the Washington Capitals 4-1 loss to the

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen held off the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the Japanese Grand Prix in brilliant style on Sunday. The Dutchman’s coolness under pressure to fend off two faster cars coupled with a scintillating drive to qualify in pole position on Saturday made for

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Trinity Rodman enjoyed the perfect return to the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) on Saturday, scoring after just five minutes in a 2-0 victory over Brazil, her first international game since last year’s Olympic gold medal match. The 22-year-old had not featured for the USWNT in almost eight months,

By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN (CNN) — The stars of MotoGP, motorcycle racing’s equivalent to Formula One, tend to start young – most top riders don a helmet and straddle a little motorbike almost as soon as they can walk. Often, they are inspired by a racing dad or older brother, but eye-catching Japanese rookie star

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Pistons completed one of the NBA’s greatest turnarounds on Friday as their 117-105 win against the Toronto Raptors secured their spot in the playoffs, just one season after they finished as the league’s worst team with a dismal 14 wins. No other NBA team has ever reached

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Grass fires continued to wreak havoc at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday as practice and qualifying sessions were halted three times when three separate blazes broke out. The dramatic scenes came after Friday’s practice session had seen four red flags, two of which were due to trackside fires,

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Antonio (CNN) — They say everything is bigger in Texas, so it’s only fitting that Saturday’s men’s Final Four in San Antonio is super-sized. For the first time since 2008 – also played in San Antonio – and only the second time ever, the four No. 1 seeds have made

By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Ilona Maher is among the most popular rugby players, if not athletes, on the planet, and within her fan club happens to be someone who blazed a trail before her. Ruby Tui, a two-time Olympic medalist and Women’s Rugby World Cup winner with New Zealand, has

By Homero De la Fuente and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time goals record with his 894th goal after he scored twice Friday in the team’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks. With the Hall of Famer in attendance, Ovechkin entered Friday night’s contest needing three

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The fencing competitors looked virtually identical, clad head-to-toe in protective gear. But Stephanie Turner believed the athlete at the other end of the strip was not like her in one crucial way. After the usual courtesy of touching foils, the bout ended in seconds without a single lunge, as

CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The fencing competitors looked virtually identical, clad head-to-toe in protective gear. But Stephanie Turner believed the athlete at the other end of the strip was not like her in one crucial way. After the usual courtesy of touching foils, the bout ended in seconds without a single lunge,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A letter reportedly sent by the world’s top tennis players requesting more prize money at grand slams is a “really positive” step for the sport, according to Chinese star Zheng Qinwen. Renowned French sports outlet L’Équipe reported on Wednesday that the top-20-ranked male and female players cosigned a letter

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant $75,000 after he again made a gun gesture with his fingers in his team’s 110-108 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday, despite receiving a warning from the league for performing the same celebration earlier this week. In the league’s announcement

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of grueling action, the women’s NCAA tournament is down to just four teams. The Final Four games will be held on Friday, with both contests being played in Tampa, Florida. Here’s everything you need to know about the two semifinal clashes with a spot in Sunday’s national

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Chattanooga survived a nail-biting final play to become the first team from the Southern Conference to win the NIT championship, beating UC Irvine 85-84 in overtime on Thursday. The dramatic final went down to the closing seconds of the extra period, with Anteaters guard Jurian Dixon missing what would

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Dreaming of a penthouse with incredible views? Well, there’s one for sale atop the world’s skinniest skyscraper that overlooks Central Park in New York City and features five bedrooms, six bathrooms, two terraces, a bar and a screening room. It will, however, set you back a whopping $110

CNN By Homero De la Fuente and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Tensions boiled over in the aftermath of Fenerbahçe’s 2-1 loss to Galatasaray in the Turkish Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, as manager José Mourinho clashed with his counterpart, Okan Buruk. The heated Istanbul derby saw three red cards issued in stoppage time before the

By Djenane Villanueva and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The death of Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, was due to carbon monoxide inhalation, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) of Costa Rica said Wednesday. Gardner was found dead by a family member in his hotel room on March

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week on his left knee, the team announced on Wednesday. The 76ers said the decision was made “following consultations with medical experts.” Embiid was shut down for the season on February 28 after featuring in only 19 games

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Four women’s soccer players from Zambia have been removed from the national team ahead of upcoming internationals due to added challenges entering the United States. The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) announced on Wednesday that captain Barbra Banda, Racheal Kundananji, Prisca Chilufya and Grace Chanda, all of whom play

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen said that it “was not a mistake” that he liked an Instagram post criticizing Red Bull’s decision to swap Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda just two races into the new Formula One season. After a disappointing start to the year, Lawson was replaced at Red Bull by

By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Michael Johnson wants to make one thing clear: track doesn’t need saving. But he does think it needs improving. For Johnson and many others, we are reminded of the sport’s potential once every four years when, for a brief, two-week window, athletes compete for status and

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani continues to amaze in more ways than anyone can ever imagine – including with a walk-off home run on his own bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium. With the game tied 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Ohtani stepped up to the plate and delivered a walk-off