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By Ben Morse, CNN Christian Eriksen marked his return to international football by scoring with his first touch for Denmark having suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch at Euro 2020. The 30-year-old was brought on as a halftime substitute against the Netherlands in the two countries’ international friendly, 287 days after collapsing during Denmark’s

By Jacob Lev, CNN Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski advanced to his record-setting 13th Final Four appearance Saturday after the No. 2 seed Blue Devils defeated No. 4 seed Arkansas 78-69 in the Elite Eight of the NCAA men’s tournament. With the win, Krzyzewski passes Hall of Famer and former UCLA head coach

By Jacob Lev, CNN Saturday night’s NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors was suspended following a fire at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, fire officials said. The game was paused with 4:05 remaining in the second quarter due to a fire in an overhead speaker, the Raptors and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Formula One driver Mick Schumacher said he was “OK” after he was transported to the hospital Saturday following a scary crash during the qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, according to a post from his Twitter account. An initial assessment found he suffered no injuries but the 23-year-old

By Ben Church, CNN Race organizers confirmed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will take place this weekend despite an attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on an oil storage facility near the track on Friday. A joint statement from Formula 1 and the sport’s governing body FIA said that “following discussions with all the teams

By Derrick Hinds, CNN It’s likely that before this month, many sports fans had not heard of Saint Peter’s, a university in Jersey City, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 2,637. That’s all changed now if you’ve been following the men’s NCAA tournament. The Saint Peter’s men’s basketball team has made history by becoming the

By Jack Bantock, CNN History was made on Wednesday when the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes drafted Alexis Hopkins, the first woman ever drafted by an American professional baseball team for an on-field role, according to the Atlantic League and MLB.com. A catcher nicknamed “Scrappy” for her on field work-rate, as per a Northwest Florida Daily

By CNN Sport Staff Duke progressed to the Elite Eight of the NCAA men’s tournament after beating Texas Tech 78-73 on Thursday. It was touch and go for much of the game, with Duke trailing its opponent for over 26 minutes. But the second-seeded Blue Devils held their nerve and made their last eight shots

By Ben Morse, CNN There was a big day of March Madness action on Thursday night as two No. 1 seeds were dumped out of the tournament. No. 1 overall seed and last year’s runner-up Gonzaga was upset by No. 4 seed Arkansas 74-68, before another No. 1 seed, Arizona, lost to No. 5 seed

By Kikue Higuchi, CNN At the top of Dawn Staley’s stacked trophy case is an orange and white basketball. The University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach said the ball was signed by every Olympic coach, and she finally added her own signature last month. It also serves as a reminder of just how

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN For those looking for a piece of golfing history — and with a seven figure sum to spare — the clubs that Tiger Woods used to win the “Tiger Slam” are up for sale for the first time in more than a decade. After a grueling four days at Augusta National