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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After beating compatriot Elina Svitolina in an all-Ukrainian quarterfinal at Roland Garros 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Tuesday, tennis player Marta Kostyuk was overcome with emotion. With tears rolling down her face, the 23-year-old addressed the French Open crowd after reaching the first grand slam semifinal of her career, dedicating

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The US Men’s National Team (USMNT) won’t be able to use magic to win the FIFA World Cup, but if they could, Weston McKennie says he’s got a couple of tricks up his sleeve. “Avada Kedavra – because there would be no more opponents,” McKennie told CNN Sports, referencing

By John Liu, Fred He, CNN Hong Kong/Hangzhou (CNN) — Stephen Curry announced a partnership for his signature brand with Li-Ning on Monday, ending his sneaker free agency in a major win for the Chinese sportswear giant. The four-time NBA champion had partnered with Under Armour for 13 years before splitting in November last year.

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — 104 games, 48 teams and 1,248 players. The soccer stars taking to the pitch will have plenty of opportunities to shine during the World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico this summer. In the meantime, it’s the creative types behind the squad reveal videos who can take a

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Defending champion Coco Gauff is out of Roland Garros after a stunning upset loss to Austria’s Anastasia Potapova in the third round. Potapoval, seeded 28th in the tournament, took down the fourth-seeded Gauff 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. It’s the worst result for Gauff at Roland Garros since her debut in

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Roland Garros is planning to impose a significant fine on Paraguayan player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo after he made a sexist remark about the female chair umpire following his second-round loss to Moise Kouame. “Matches like this have to be umpired by a man; it’s very difficult for a woman

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic has failed in his quest to win a record-breaking 25th grand slam title after losing to João Fonseca at Roland Garros. Djokovic held a 2-0 set lead, but the 19-year-old Brazilian bounced back to win the next three sets – producing the stunning victory against the Serbian

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN London (CNN) — When David Raya steps out onto the pristinely manicured grass of Budapest’s Puskás Aréna for Saturday’s Champions League Final, he’ll do so to the soundtrack of nearly 70,000 boisterous spectators. The sparkling pinnacle of European soccer’s elite club competition will be a far cry from the

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Jannik Sinner has crashed out of Roland Garros in dramatic circumstances after losing a five-set thriller against Juan Manuel Cerúndolo. The world No. 1 was in complete control after taking a 2-0 lead in the second-round match, but the heatwave sweeping the French Open seemed to take its toll

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — The World Cup in the US is a once-in-a-generation moment, a chance for the country to welcome the world to its shores for the greatest spectacle in sports. Try selling that line to a New York Knicks fan trying to make it into the city from New Jersey on

By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — Four-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka dazzled the Roland Garros crowd with an eye-catching, two-part outfit ahead of her first-round French Open win over Germany’s Laura Siegemund. Osaka walked out at Court Suzanne-Lenglen wearing a black corset and matching pleated cascading skirt that skimmed over the red clay. Her

By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — Two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud overcame extreme heat – and a defiant Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin – to advance to the second round at Roland Garros. The 15th-seeded Ruud was up two sets and leading 5-2 against Safiullin in the third set, but the 27-year-old Norweigan failed to

By Emile Nuh, Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — Almost a decade has passed since Michael Phelps set the world alight on the Olympic stage at Rio 2016, when he took home the most medals of any athlete with five golds and one silver. And when he called time on his legendary career after those Games