National Sports

By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It’s fair to say 2024 has been quite a year for Italian tennis. And in particular for Jasmine Paolini, who capped the best season of her career by winning the decisive match in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals against Slovakia to secure Italy’s first title

By Andy Scholes and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Fantasy football players are going to have to dig deep in Week 12 of the NFL season as six teams are on a bye – the most we’ve had in a single week so far this season – with the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals,

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball (MLB) will test the use of robot umpires as part of a challenge system during Spring training next year, with the aim of implementing the system in the 2026 regular season. The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system will be trialed at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James announced on Wednesday that he’s taking a break from social media. The Los Angeles Lakers star made the announcement on his X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram accounts, writing: “Getting off social media for the time being. Y’all take care.” Prior to that, James had shared

By Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Geno Auriemma sits alone at the top. The longtime Connecticut Huskies head women’s basketball coach notched career win No. 1,217 after No. 2 UConn’s dominant 85-41 home victory against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Wednesday. Auriemma surpassed the recently retired Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer for

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Detroit Tigers’ Tarik Skubal and Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale were voted the best pitchers in the majors for the first time by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Wednesday. Skubal and Sale won the American League (AL) and National League (NL) Cy Young Awards, respectively. Skubal was a

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Between the reigning Super Bowl champions losing their first game of the season and former contenders continuing their disappointing seasons, Week 11 was filled with talking points. The ‘Trump dance’ also took center stage, with many prominent players across the league mimicking the dance made popular by President-elect Donald

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Boston Celtics handed the Cleveland Cavaliers their first defeat of the season on Tuesday, holding off a spirited fightback to record a thrilling 120-117 victory. The Cavaliers became just the fourth team in NBA history to start a season 15-0, but a huge night from Boston star Jason

By George Ramsay and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Rien Schuurhuis never expected to win this year’s cycling world championships, nor come close to claiming the race’s distinctive rainbow jersey. For the sole representative of the Vatican City in the 200-strong field, simply being at the race in Switzerland was enough. “If you just do

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — After a weekend of college football largely devoid of surprises, the latest College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings revealed Tuesday looked mostly the same as last week’s. In fact, the top five teams were exactly the same, headlined by undefeated Big Ten frontrunner Oregon leading the pack at No. 1.

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — With tears in his eyes, Rafael Nadal said goodbye to professional tennis on Tuesday. In a message to his adoring fans, one of the all-time greatest athletes said he just wanted to be celebrated for something so simple. “I just want to be remembered as a good person and

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders honored team superfan Peggy Coppom on her 100th birthday with a special apparel line. Sanders said parts of the benefits will go to Coppom and her family. “This is a wonderful day. It’s amazing that God would find two people from two

By Jill Martin and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal’s remarkable 23-year career came to an end after Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. In emotional scenes, Nadal – playing in his final professional tennis event – watched with tears in his eyes while other tennis greats,

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Businesswoman and Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang has pledged $30 million to US Soccer, the largest donation ever made to the federation’s women’s and girls’ programs. US Soccer hopes that the contribution, which is the most ever pledged to the federation by a woman, will bring 12 times as

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A dance popularized by President-elect Donald Trump appears to have taken the sporting world by storm, after multiple US athletes across the country brought it out to celebrate plays this weekend. The dance was first seen years ago during Trump’s rallies, during which he would play up to his

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A shiny metal likeness of England soccer captain Harry Kane has become the latest statue of a sports star to face criticism for failing to capture the essence of its subject. Kane’s statue was unveiled in the London borough of Waltham Forest, where he was born, on Monday, and

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia is set to return to the DP World Tour next year, opening up the possibility of him making a record-equaling 11th appearance at the Ryder Cup. The 44-year-old, who won the 2017 Masters, resigned his DP World Tour membership in 2023 after being sanctioned for

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The US men’s national soccer team (USMNT) booked its place in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals next year with a thrilling 4-2 win over Jamaica in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday night. The victory secured a 5-2 aggregate win over the Reggae Boyz after a hard fought first leg