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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The Women’s World Cup will expand to 48 teams for the 2031 edition of the tournament, which could be hosted by the United States. The FIFA Council unanimously decided to expand the tournament from 32 teams to 48 in 2031, bringing it in line with the men’s World Cup

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The University of North Carolina on Friday denied that football head coach Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, is prohibited from the team’s football facility. Journalist Pablo Torre released an episode of his podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” on Friday that included multiple claims about Hudson and her alleged influence

By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN (CNN) — Motorcycle racing is dangerous, of that there is no doubt. But within the sport there is one category that sits (bruised) head and (fractured) shoulders above the others. Supercross is a spectacular form of dirt-bike racing played out in stadiums, with wild jumps, eye-widening speeds and battling competition. Few

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Timberwolves made the most of Steph Curry’s absence to level their Western Conference semifinals series against the Golden State Warriors with a wire-to-wire 117-93 win in Game 2. Minnesota opened the game on a 13-0 run as it took Golden State almost five minutes to register its

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur continued to live in their own parallel worlds as both English teams reached the Europa League final on Thursday. The pair will meet in Bilbao, Spain, on May 21 in the hope of salvaging their seasons, with both suffering staggeringly bad form in

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Josaia Raisuqe, who won the men’s rugby sevens silver medal with Fiji at the Paris 2024 Olympics, has died, his club Castres Olympique said in a statement Thursday. He was 30 years old. Castres, a rugby union club which plays in France’s prestigious Top 14 championship, said Raisuqe died

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks fought back from a 20-point third-quarter deficit for the second straight game against the Boston Celtics to open up a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jalen Brunson made two clutch free throws with 12.7 seconds remaining to give the Knicks a one-point

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy says he feels “a lot less pressure” as he prepares to return to major action having ended years of heartbreak with his victory at the Masters last month. The Northern Irishman was finally able to slip on the famous green jacket and enter himself into the record

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., 14, has been selected for the Portugal team which will take part in the Vlatko Marković International Tournament – a youth soccer tournament – later in

By Amanda Davies and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — More than sporting excellence and closets stuffed full of medals, skiing legends Lindsey Vonn and Eileen Gu have something in common: perseverance in the face of failure. While Gu – who became the youngest Olympic champion in freestyle skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry is out for at least a week and set to miss multiple games of his team’s second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves after suffering an injury on Tuesday night. The Warriors won Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Minnesota

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — There will be no Triple Crown winner in horse racing this year. Sovereignty, the three-year-old thoroughbred who won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, will not race in the Preakness Stakes – the second leg of the three races that make up the Triple Crown – after it was announced

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The fan who fell onto the field at PNC Park less than a week ago, identified as Kavan Markwood, took his first steps on Monday since the incident, according to a post on a fundraiser set up by the mother of Markwood’s girlfriend. Jennifer Phillips, who is the mother

CNN By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — In a CNN Sports exclusive interview, American skier Lindsey Vonn said that she has proved to herself – and her doubters – that she deserves to be back on the World Cup circuit after taking her first podium since coming out of retirement. The 40-year-old

By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — In a CNN Sports exclusive interview, American skier Lindsey Vonn said that she has proved to herself – and her doubters – that she deserves to be back on the World Cup circuit after taking her first podium since coming out of retirement. The 40-year-old came

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Monday evening in the NBA was filled with plenty of late playoff drama as the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks picked up shocking road victories in their respective Game 1’s against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics. The Nuggets capped off a 14-point comeback with a game-winning

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has won her first title since becoming a mother, beating Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan 6-1, 7-5 in the final of L’Open 35 de Saint-Malo, a WTA 125 event France. Osaka, a four-time grand slam champion, returned to competitive tennis at the start of 2024

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Oscar Piastri continued his blistering form to start the 2025 Formula One season as he claimed a dominant victory at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. Although Max Verstappen led early on after starting on pole position, Piastri was able to overtake the Dutch driver during the 14th lap