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CNN By Matias Grez and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain with his younger brother, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans, former teammates and the wider soccer community. He was 28. The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) confirmed the news on Thursday

CNN By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The soccer world is in mourning following the death of Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain early on Thursday morning. He was 28. His brother, André Silva – who was also a professional footballer – also died in the accident at the

By George Ramsay, CNN The All England Lawn Tennis Club, London (CNN) — Pauline Eyre still remembers the “extraordinary feeling” of making her first appearance at Wimbledon aged 21, taking in the noise and the crowds as she marched onto the pristine grass courts, neat and pillowy under her feet. Eyre, however, had no intentions

By Matias Grez and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain with his younger brother, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans, former teammates and the wider soccer community. He was 28. The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) confirmed the news on Thursday morning.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark might have been absent through injury but that didn’t stop the Indiana Fever from winning the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup on Tuesday. The Fever beat the reigning champion Minnesota Lynx 74-59 with a brilliant performance at the Target Center, led by forward Natasha Howard who finished the night

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There was once a time when American men dominated the tennis world at Wimbledon. The likes of Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Stan Smith and Arthur Ashe saw widespread success in the 70s and 80s, before Pete Sampras simply dominated the 90s at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. When

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — No. 2 seed Coco Gauff was shockingly upset at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships on Tuesday as Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska defeated the Roland Garros champion 7-6(3), 6-1. The world No. 42 was in control throughout the first set tiebreak and appeared very comfortable against Gauff, who typically dominates opponents in

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Turns out this was not a good year to be a No. 3 seed in singles at Wimbledon. On Tuesday at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club, American Jessica Pegula and German Alexander Zverev each were shockingly ousted in the opening round of the tournament. First came the

CNN By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Simone Inzaghi has only been head coach of Al-Hilal for a matter of weeks, but already he has led the Saudi Arabian side to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. Al-Hilal secured a spot in the last eight of the tournament in sensational fashion with a dramatic

CNN By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Malala Yousafzai has never stopped fighting for the rights of women, even after it almost cost the Nobel-Prize-winning activist her life. And in her latest rallying cry, Yousafzai wants more opportunities granted to Afghanistan’s elite female athletes, at a time when they have

By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Malala Yousafzai has never stopped fighting for the rights of women, even after it almost cost the Nobel-Prize-winning activist her life. And in her latest rallying cry, Yousafzai wants more opportunities granted to Afghanistan’s elite female athletes, at a time when they have been

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Wilyer Abreu made history Monday night at Fenway Park, joining an elite club after hitting both a rare inside-the-park homer and a grand slam in the Boston Red Sox’s 13-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Fenway Park erupted into cheers in the bottom of the fifth as Abreu hit

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Simone Inzaghi has only been head coach of Al-Hilal for a matter of weeks, but already he has led the Saudi Arabian side to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. Al-Hilal secured a spot in the last eight of the tournament in sensational fashion with a dramatic 4-3

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — World No. 33 Yulia Putintseva asked the umpire to eject a spectator from her first-round match at Wimbledon over safety concerns, calling the attendee “dangerous” and “crazy.” Putintseva went on to lose 6-0, 6-0 to the USA’s Amanda Anisimova in just 43 minutes and was visibly emotional while sitting

By Allen Kim and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — He hasn’t picked up a professional baseball glove in 24 years, but he’s still picking up a paycheck – and a hefty one at that. It’s July 1, which for New York Mets fans means it’s Bobby Bonilla Day. The former slugger retired in 2001 with

CNN By Allen Kim and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — He hasn’t picked up a professional baseball glove in 24 years, but he’s still picking up a paycheck – and a hefty one at that. It’s July 1, which for New York Mets fans means it’s Bobby Bonilla Day. The former slugger retired in 2001

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former UFC fighter Ben Askren is recovering from a double lung transplant, his wife said on Monday. Askren had been in hospital with severe lung damage caused by a sudden bout of pneumonia during which he spent time on life support, Amy Askren wrote. After weeks of waiting for

By George Ramsay and Ben Church, CNN The All England Lawn Tennis Club, London (CNN) — Wimbledon baked in its hottest-ever opening day on Monday, but the unprecedented London heat didn’t stop players from putting on a show on the grass. Even before midday, temperatures near the grounds rose to 29.7 degrees Celsius (85.5 degrees

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The WNBA announced on Monday that Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia will be getting expansion franchises in the coming years. The new team in Cleveland will begin play in 2028, with Detroit following in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030. The league said in a statement that the addition of the