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By Jacob Lev and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson and Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark both broke WNBA records Sunday, with Wilson becoming the first player to score 1,000 points in a single season and Clark breaking the rookie scoring record. Wilson took the single season scoring record with

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The United States reclaimed the Solheim Cup for the first time in seven years with a 15 ½ – 12 ½ victory over the Europeans on Sunday at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. Lilia Vu, who was 2 down with two holes left to play, sealed the win for the Americans, hitting

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Australian driver Oscar Piastri took an impressive victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday, winning enough points that his team McLaren also took the lead in the constructors’ world championship, surpassing Red Bull which has won that title for the last two years. It was an assured performance

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi marked his return from injury in typical Messi-style on Saturday – scoring two goals in four minutes, assisting with another, and setting yet another Major League Soccer (MLS) record. Making his first appearance for Inter Miami for more than three months, Messi became the fastest player in

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Manning dynasty looks to be in safe hands with its newest quarterback Arch Manning. The 19-year-old put up a breakout performance worthy of the name in the Texas Longhorns’ 56-7 win over the UTSA Roadrunners on Saturday. Manning’s uncles – Peyton and Eli – have won four Super

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Some teams are Super Bowl contenders, while some teams’ seasons are over; the first week of the NFL season is rife with overreaction from fans. Week 1 signaled the return of regular season action after months away from the field, while also offering us a first opportunity to see

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Since joining Manchester City, Erling Haaland has broken record after record, setting expectations for himself that are seemingly impossible to reach. Yet, somehow, he has continued breaking records this season, scoring nine goals in just four Premier League games – the most prolific start to a season ever, surpassing

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Three men sit on a sofa. The one on the right warbles on a flute, the middle strums a guitar and the one on the left slowly taps away on a tambourine. As one commentor on the video puts it: “I’d love to show this to someone and tell

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods underwent successful back surgery, he announced on Friday, after repeated back spasms and pain contributed to his injury-marred season. The 48-year-old announced on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had undergone microdecompression surgery of the lumbar spine for nerve impingement

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Mexican superstar Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez put his WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight championships on the line on Saturday against the undefeated Edgar Berlanga, and came out victorious. The pair clashed at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, on a date that had extra significance for Álvarez as it comes

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark added another milestone to her historic rookie campaign, breaking the WNBA single-season assists record in the Indiana Fever’s 78-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Clark entered the game needing just four assists to match the previous record of 316 set

By Glen Levy and Don Riddell, CNN New York City (CNN) — New US men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday that his aim is nothing short of competing with – and beating – the best teams in the world. Arguably the highest-profile hire in the history of US soccer, the former Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel on Friday was more focused on Tua Tagovailoa’s well-being than the team’s future after the star quarterback suffered another scary head injury in Thursday night’s game. Tagovailoa was injured in the third quarter of Thursday’s 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills when he

By Jamie Barton and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Saturday he is “happy” that a hearing into the club’s more than 100 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules begins on Monday. According to multiple media reports, the hearing starts on Monday and is expected to last

By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — When Joan Chelimo first met Rebecca Cheptegei, she remembers her fellow distance runner simply as a “normal, happy girl,” delighted to be competing at the Olympics. The pair had started talking after competing in the women’s marathon in Paris last month, Chelimo representing Romania

By Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Former Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy says the Red Devils can finish in the top four this season, but are still behind the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool in the English Premier League (EPL) title race. McCarthy joined the coaching staff in 2022 and worked with the

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The South Alabama Jaguars racked up the most points scored by an FBS team in over 33 years on Thursday, as they thrashed the Northwestern State Demons 87-10. Remarkably, the Jaguars did so in just 51 minutes, as both head coaches agreed to shorten the fourth quarter to a

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Joe Schmidt, a Detroit Lions legend and Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 92, his family said in statement published by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former linebacker died in hospice care on September 11, according to his family. “Joe Schmidt played in a golden era