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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — All season long, the Oklahoma City Thunder displayed dominance unlike any other team and that all culminated with their first trip to the NBA Finals in 13 years. The Thunder blew out the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 to win the Western Conference Finals in five games and will play for

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff eventually breezed through the first round of the French Open on Tuesday, but the match was almost over before it even began because the American superstar forgot one vital thing: her rackets. Gauff had walked out onto Court Philippe-Chatrier looking focused but her steely gaze soon turned

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Indiana Pacers are now just one game away from the NBA Finals after an inspired Tyrese Haliburton led the team to a 130-121 win over the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Haliburton was masterful: dictating play, relentlessly dishing out assists and making

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The WNBA announced on Tuesday that its investigation could not substantiate allegations of “racist fan behavior” during a recent game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever in Indianapolis earlier this month. The announcement comes nine days after the WNBA announced that it was investigating allegations of “hateful fan

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enjoyed arguably the best playoff game of his career to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 128-126 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves and to within one game of the NBA Finals. After suffering a 42-point beatdown in Game 3, the Thunder led the Timberwolves for the

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Their commentary is breathless. Literally. Australian twin brothers Archie and Miles Shephard have become internet stars for their high-energy and comedically nuanced interpretations of some of the most dramatic moments in sports. But if you were in the bedroom where they shoot their material, like Arsenal’s Champions League win

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo threw his future into doubt with a cryptic message on social media after another goalscoring outing. The Portuguese star bagged a goal as Al Nassr lost 3-2 to Al Fateh on the final day of the Saudi Pro League season on Monday. Ronaldo’s Al Nassr ended the

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has been ruled out for at least two weeks after suffering a left quadriceps strain, the team announced Monday. Clark, the WNBA’s 2024 rookie of the year, will miss four games during that span. This includes two Commissioner’s Cup games – one of those

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — American Taylor Fritz suffered a surprise first-round defeat against Germany’s Daniel Altmaier at the French Open on Monday. Altmaier triumphed 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 against fourth-seed Fritz, who becomes the first major casualty of the men’s draw at Roland-Garros. The loss marks Fritz’s earliest exit at the French Open

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Few athletes have become more synonymous with a single event than Rafael Nadal and the French Open. The Spaniard won a record 14 titles at the clay-court grand slam during his illustrious career and Roland Garros gave its legendary champion one last special goodbye on Sunday. The 38-year-old, who

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a long-time coming, but Shohei Ohtani’s highly-anticipated return to pitching might not be far away. The Japanese star took a big step to returning to the mound on Sunday when he delighted the crowd at Citi Field ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the New

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The theme of the Eastern Conference Finals so far has been comebacks and that continued on Sunday night in Indiana. After the Indiana Pacers’ miraculous Game 1 comeback, Game 3 of the best-of-seven series saw the New York Knicks produce their own dramatic ending on the road at a

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since 1933, the United States men’s hockey team has won the IIHF World Championship tournament. Team USA defeated Switzerland 1-0 in overtime Sunday at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, to win the gold medal. The Americans were playing in an IIHF gold medal game for

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” certainly lived up to its name after Álex Palou took the checkered flag to win the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. The 28-year-old overtook Marcus Ericsson entering turn 1 on lap 187 of 200 to secure his first-career Indy 500 win

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Lando Norris won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, cutting teammate Oscar Piastri’s lead at the top of the drivers’ championship to single figures. This is a developing story and will be updated. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2025 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The last time Arsenal won the Women’s Champions League, the team’s star Leah Williamson was a 10-year-old mascot, clutching a ball as she accompanied the players onto the pitch. On Saturday, 18 years later, Williamson’s defensive brilliance helped the Gunners to their next European triumph as they stunned two-time

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Timberwolves set a franchise record for points scored in a playoff game on Saturday night as they routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 143-101 to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the Western Conference finals. Anthony Edwards led the scoring with 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — It’s been described as the world’s most dangerous race, and it’s certainly one of the most ridiculous – a 200-yard dash after a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. To win, all you have to do is chase it down a grassy hill and cross the finish line before anyone

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic became just the third man in the Open era to win 100 ATP singles titles on Saturday, defeating Hubert Hurkacz 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2) in the final of the Geneva Open. The 24-time grand slam winner joins Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer as the only men

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Sunderland secured promotion to the Premier League on Saturday after defeating Sheffield United 2-1 with an extraordinary injury-time winner in the “most valuable match” in soccer, as the Championship play-off final is known. For much of the game, Sunderland was trailing 1-0 after Sheffield United took the lead early

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Napoli sealed its fourth ever Serie A title in thrilling fashion on Friday, defeating Cagliari 2-0 to pip rival Inter Milan to the Scudetto by just one point. Goals from Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku either side of halftime propelled Napoli to the win, prompting the city to empty

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Pascal Siakam exploded for 39 points as the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night to open up a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. The three-time All-Star’s playoff career-high points total was added to by Myles Turner, who had 16 points, and Tyrese

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — If an 18th birthday is supposed to be a momentous, coming-of-age occasion, then Carlos Alcaraz got the memo. In front of a home crowd in Madrid, the then-up-and-coming tennis star braced himself to face one of the game’s great players for the first time. Alcaraz had spent his whole

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A majestic figure dressed in blue collects the ball on the halfway line of the soccer pitch and sprints down the wing. A despairing defender, adorned in the iconic black and white of Juventus, attempts to keep up before trying to cynically bring the attacker down, all to no

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — A day after being crowned NBA MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to open up a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. Gilgeous-Alexander was presented with the Michael Jorden Trophy ahead of Game 2 on Thursday, before

CNN By Don Riddell and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — When entrepreneur and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian started to think about investing in women’s soccer, opposition to the idea came from an unlikely source: His wife, tennis legend Serena Williams. “When I first told Serena I was gonna buy or start a women’s soccer team

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Soccer player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has admitted to orchestrating the smuggling of 60 kilograms (roughly 132 pounds) of cannabis worth around $800,000 (£600,000), according to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Emmanuel-Thomas, whose former clubs include Premier League sides Arsenal and Ipswich Town, recruited two women to collect the cannabis

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic earned his first clay-court victory of the 2025 season, defeating Hungary’s Márton Fucsovics 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Geneva Open. It was Djokovic’s first win on clay since he secured gold at the Paris Olympics in August to complete the career singles Golden Slam:

CNN By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League final on Wednesday in Bilbao, Spain. The victory secured Spurs their first title in 17 years. Athletic Bilbao’s Estadio de San Mamés was full of tears of joy from Tottenham fans clad in white and players alike

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — With the Knicks up 14 points with less than three minutes to go, the New York faithful had the “The World’s Most Famous Arena” buzzing. That was until, Aaron Nesmith and Tyrese Haliburton helped the Indiana Pacers pull off the unthinkable. The Indiana duo helped lead the Pacers to