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Duplantis (left) and Warholm (right) competed in an exhibition 100m sprint race.

Breaking records, Olympic gold and a music debut: Mondo Duplantis talks exclusively with CNN about ‘life-changing’ year

By Ben Morse and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — The last 12 months have been a whirlwind for Armand “Mondo” Duplantis. Having already been one of the most recognizable faces in track and field, the Swedish pole-vaulter catapulted himself to even greater heights in a remarkable year for the 25-year-old. Not only did he break

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Lamine Yamal has people asking if he's the best player in the world at just 17 years old.

‘Majestic,’ ‘mesmerizing,’ ‘a genius’: How the soccer world reacted to 17-year-old Lamine Yamal’s performance against Inter

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Lamine Yamal is still only 17 years old, didn’t you know? The chances are you’ve heard that a lot recently, especially over the past 24 hours following his sumptuous performance against Inter Milan in the Champions League. But it really does bear repeating because what Yamal is doing at

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American teenager Maya Merhige withstood thousands of jellyfish stings during a 14-hour swim across the Cook Strait

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin. At this point, Merhige was already several hours into her 27-mile swim across the Cook Strait in New Zealand and had slowly become immune to the small, burning

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Giannis Antetokounmpo clashes with Tyrese Haliburton’s dad after ‘disrespectful’ behavior as Pacers clinch playoff series win

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said the confrontation between him and the father of Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton at the end of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series was sparked by “disrespectful” behavior. Haliburton had hit what would be a game-winning shot with 1.3 seconds remaining in

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Carlos Alcaraz and Rafa Nadal are seen at the Laureus World Sports Awards on April 21.

Rafael Nadal tells CNN exclusively that he ‘100%’ believes Jannik Sinner is innocent amid return from doping suspension

By Amanda Davies, Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal exclusively told CNN Sports he completely trusts that world No. 1 Jannik Sinner is innocent, as the Italian prepares to return from a doping suspension. Sinner is approaching the end of a three-month ban having twice tested positive for

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The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their Super Bowl LIX victory with President Donald Trump at the White House.

Jalen Hurts misses Eagles’ White House celebrations while Trump backs the ‘tush push’

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Unlike seven years ago, the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their Super Bowl victory at the White House with President Donald Trump on Monday. The Eagles traveled to Washington for the traditional championship victory lap, taking photos with the president, presenting him with an Eagles jersey emblazoned with “Trump 47” and

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Aaron Gordon’s historic buzzer-beating dunk propels Denver Nuggets to victory over Los Angeles Clippers, ties series 2-2

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A dramatic, historic buzzer-beating dunk by Aaron Gordon sparked wild celebrations on Saturday night as the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 to tie their playoff first round series 2-2. With 1.8 seconds remaining, Nikola Jokić’s airball appeared to signal that the game was headed to overtime

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