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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Oakland Athletics have released renderings of their new, 33,000-seat ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip, which is set to be canopied by an enormous, five-tier roof. Inspired by baseball pennants, some have compared the ballpark’s design to the Sydney Opera House, while others likened the individual tiers to

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Wet conditions were the main talking point during the US women’s soccer team’s penalty shootout victory over Canada in the W Gold Cup semifinals on Wednesday. The game was played on a heavily waterlogged pitch at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego after torrential rain fell in the build up,

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It certainly wasn’t pretty, but Real Madrid booked its place in the Champions League quarterfinals with a 1-1 draw at home to RB Leipzig, scraping through 2-1 on aggregate. But so disappointed were the team with such an underwhelming performance, defender Antonio Rüdiger said there would be no celebrations

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has defended his father Jos after he weighed in on the Christian Horner controversy which has overshadowed Red Bull’s start to the new season. The father of the three-time F1 world champion criticized Red Bull’s decision to keep Horner in his role, saying

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Michael Page stands motionless looking directly into a camera. Around him the room is an a frenzy, but he calmly spreads his arms wide while still locking eyes with the camera. He is eventually dragged away, but not before sticking his tongue out at the camera operator, letting out

By Jacob Lev and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, the night before he was scheduled to face Canadian Milos Raonic in the first round, he announced on social media Wednesday. In an announcement on X, the 22-time Grand Slam winner

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Jason Kelce’s recent retirement announcement led to an outpouring of emotion from all corners of the NFL, most of all from the former Philadelphia Eagles center himself. Kelce called time on his likely Hall of Fame career in a tearful press conference on Monday after 13 seasons in the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Onlookers have likened a new bulging cycling helmet to something out of Star Wars, while others just think it’s plain ugly. But a leading cycling team hopes that its futuristic-looking design will lead to a “big improvement” in time trial performance. That is as long as the design passes

CNN By Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — That a crowd of thousands gathered for the funeral of Kelvin Kiptum was testament to the marathon world record holder’s staggering impact on his sport. Kiptum’s death in a road accident at the age of 24 has left a gaping hole in the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — University of Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark is now the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball history and possesses an abundance of other records, but one achievement has evaded her so far in her illustrious college career: a national championship. With Clark set to leave

By Joseph Ataman and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — Attendance capacity at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony – the first to be held along a river – will be halved due to security reasons, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday in an interview with French broadcaster France 2. The minister said there was

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — British tennis star Emma Raducanu says she’s not too focused on results this season, opting instead to develop her skills as she bids to rediscover her grand slam-winning form. The 21-year-old missed much of 2023 after operations on both wrists and an ankle, but returned to the court this

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Kylian Mbappé had a night to remember on Tuesday, scoring two goals and being touted as the world’s best player, as he helped Paris Saint-Germain advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The 25-year-old’s double led the French side to a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad in San

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Phoenix Suns picked up an impressive – and unexpected – 117-107 overtime road win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday behind a 35-point performance from 2014 NBA MVP Kevin Durant. After a three-game skid in the middle of February, the Nuggets had recently recaptured their form and entered

By Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — That a crowd of thousands gathered for the funeral of Kelvin Kiptum was testament to the marathon world record holder’s staggering impact on his sport. Kiptum’s death in a road accident at the age of 24 has left a gaping hole in the distance

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Former tennis world No. 1 Simona Halep has been cleared to return to the sport after having a backdated four-year ban reduced to nine months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced Tuesday. The two-time grand slam winner was handed the ban in September 2023 after being found guilty of anti-doping rule

By Patrick Sung and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s LaLiga says it is “studying and analyzing the facts” around the latest alleged racist abuse incident towards Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium on Saturday. This comes after a video obtained by ESPN and widely circulated online shows a child yelling “monkey”

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The UEFA Champions League – the most prestigious competition in European club football – is getting a makeover, promising a completely different look and feel when it kicks off next season. According to UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, the new format was passed unanimously by the organization’s executive committee and

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — In what was one of the most one-sided games in English Premier League history, a rampant Arsenal thrashed Sheffield United 6-0 on Monday. It was hard not to feel sorry for the Blades fans who had made the effort of attending the match at Bramall Lane, as the visiting

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Damian Lillard scored a game-high 41 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to an impressive 113-106 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Clippers and extend the team’s winning run. Playing without franchise star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was nursing Achilles tendonitis in only his third missed game of the season,