National Sports

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells men’s semifinals on Saturday, snapping the Italian’s 19-match winning streak in the latest chapter of their fierce rivalry. Sinner had enjoyed an unbeaten start to the year and his maiden grand slam at the Australian Open in

By Issy Ronald and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A bizarre end to the game overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, as a broken shot clock and controversial call overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired to add a 23-minute delay to the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A wind-assisted wonder-goal from beyond the halfway line in the last minute of play allowed the Chicago Fire to storm back for a 4-3 home victory in its Major League Soccer (MLS) clash against CF Montréal on Saturday. Chicago had it all to do after Dominic Iankov extended the

By Amanda Davies and Rebecca Hall, CNN (CNN) — Bay FC may be the new kid on the NWSL block, but recent signing Jen Beattie has insisted that the team isn’t there to make up the numbers, rather to “change the face of American soccer.” Beattie, a true legend of the women’s game, left Arsenal

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Xander Schauffele capitalized on Wyndham Clark splashing a horror shot into the waters of the fabled 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass to nudge into a one stroke lead and tee up a grandstand finish at The Players Championship. The American duo waged a pulsating third round battle at the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Needing to make one miracle shot to stay in The Players Championship, it was do-or-die for Ben Silverman. In the fading Florida light on Friday, the Canadian golfer stood over his ball knowing he would need to send it 109 yards straight into the cup of his final hole

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A Women’s Super League (WSL) clash between Chelsea and Arsenal on Friday was delayed by half an hour after the Gunners were forced to change their socks because they were the same color as those worn by Chelsea. Both teams initially wore white socks, contrary to regulations which require

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Lance Armstrong experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and used an intensive therapy approach in the years after he admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs, the former professional cyclist told “The Great Unlearn” podcast. In what remains one of the most infamous scandals in sporting history, Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Blaise Taylor, an analyst at Texas A&M and son of the school’s associate head coach, was arrested in Utah on Thursday after being indicted in the 2023 deaths of his girlfriend and her unborn child, according to Nashville police. Taylor, a former college football star at Arkansas State, was

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — A stunning performance, mid-round physiotherapy, and a showdown with a frog; a chaotic second round of The Players Championship had a little bit of everything. American Wyndham Clark blitzed through his final nine holes at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course – rattling off four birdies in a row before adding

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan on Friday fired men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard, the former “Fab Five” star who was honored as college coach of the year three years ago. The Wolverines finished last in the Big Ten with an 8-24 overall record and 3-17 in the conference this season. The

By David Close and Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year winner and widely viewed as one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, announced his retirement Friday. Donald, 32, is certain to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The eight-time All-Pro

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen current and former collegiate female athletes filed a lawsuit with a US District Court in Georgia on Thursday, alleging that the NCAA “serially violated Title IX in 2022 by purposefully adopting and amending policies” to allow transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete with the UPenn

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Former UFC star Mark Coleman is breathing on his own in hospital after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio, says his daughter Kenzie. Coleman’s other daughter Morgan had shared on Instagram on Wednesday that her father was “battling for his life” after going back and forth

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The BNP Paribas Open – commonly referred to as Indian Wells – was all abuzz on Thursday after a swarm of bees caused a lengthy delay to a quarterfinal matchup between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. The scores were level at 1-1 in the first set when Alcaraz started

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City has been drawn against Real Madrid in a mouthwatering Champions League quarterfinal clash. Real Madrid will be looking for revenge after suffering a 5-1 aggregate drubbing at the hands of City in last season’s semifinals, as Pep Guardiola’s side went on to win the title for the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — As bad days at the office go, it’s unlikely Sparta Prague will have endured many worse than on Thursday. Already trailing 5-1 after last week’s Europa League round-of-16 first leg, Sparta found itself 9-1 down on aggregate after only 15 minutes at Anfield as Liverpool went on an early