National Sports

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The weather was so cold, the frozen pitch so hard, that Viv Anderson doubts the match would be played today. Indeed, the stubborn frost – as firm as concrete in some corners of the pitch – prompted England’s players to wear rubber-soled cleats, rather than metal studs, for parts

By Jacob Lev and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The San Diego Padres hit a record-tying six home runs Sunday night to smash the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 in a Major League Baseball playoff game marred by fans in Dodger Stadium throwing what appeared to be baseballs, and then trash, at Padres players. San Diego

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The New York Liberty ended the Las Vegas Aces’ quest for a historic three-peat, securing a 76-62 win in Game 4 of their semifinal series on Sunday. With the victory, the Liberty claimed the best-of-five series 3-1, sending the two-time defending champions packing and earning their second

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Sam Darnold got some revenge on the team who drafted him as he led the Minnesota Vikings to victory over the New York Jets on Sunday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Darnold, who was drafted by the Jets with the third overall pick in 2018, threw for

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US tennis star Coco Gauff stormed to victory in the China Open final on Sunday, sweeping past Karolina Muchová 6-1 6-3. The straight-sets victory makes the 20-year-old the first American to win the tournament since Serena Williams back in 2013 – she now has eight WTA titles to her name.

By Coy Wire and Adam Renuart, CNN (CNN) — Football gets an early start Sunday as the NFL kicks off its yearly international tour with the NFL London Games. With some preseason favorites struggling, and a couple of surprise teams sitting atop the standings, Week 5 will be a chance for those contenders to right

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — College football witnessed one of its most chaotic days on Saturday, as four of the top 11 teams in the AP poll were stunned by unranked teams. It marked the first time in eight years that so many upsets like this happened on the same day,

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN | Photographs by Laura Oliverio, CNN (CNN) — Just hours before the New York Liberty tip off Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals, cameras are rolling to capture the arrival of one of the city’s most celebrated athletes. Sporting a black-and-white printed Nike jacket, black leather shorts and silver bamboo hoops,

By Patrick Snell and Glen Levy, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Harold Varner III has put his clubs to one side in order to help with the relief efforts taking place in his home state of North Carolina, which has been severely impacted by Helene, the deadliest hurricane to hit the US mainland since Hurricane

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — As the WNBA season hurtles towards its conclusion and four teams compete for a spot in the finals, the Las Vegas Aces staved off elimination with a win against the New York Liberty, while Napheesa Collier made franchise history for the Minnesota Lynx as they took a 2-1 series

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James watched on from the bench as his son, Bronny James, played his first NBA preseason minutes for the LA Lakers on Friday The 19-year-old played for 16 minutes in the Lakers’ 124-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and showed glimpses of potential, finishing with two points. He

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Graham Hansen is one of the best football players in the world and she is a leading contender for the coveted Ballon d’Or award, but she can still remember how she felt about the Beautiful Game when she saw her dad watching it on television at their home

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Pete Alonso hammered a historic, go-ahead, three-run home run in the ninth inning to power the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in their winner-take-all Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series. The Mets will next play their NL East rival, the

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Spanish soccer star Álvaro Morata’s dreams of living a peaceful life on the outskirts of Milan have been shattered after a local municipality’s mayor made a social media blunder. Morata, who captained Spain to Euro 2024 glory earlier this year, joined Italian giant AC Milan in July and recently

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL stars Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and James Harrison will fight in an exhibition mixed martial arts (MMA) bout in New Orleans next year, the pair announced on social media Wednesday. Johnson first announced the news of the fight – set to take place ahead of Super Bowl LIX

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — “It feels like a lifetime I’ve been out here,” says Lachlan Morton, his body fatigued to the extreme from hour upon hour of pedaling on Australian tarmac, following roads that stretch as far as the eye can see. In reality, it took 30 days, nine hours and 59 minutes

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Kirk Cousins threw for a franchise-record 509 yards on Thursday Night Football as the Atlanta Falcons mounted another dramatic comeback to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime. After Atlanta kicker Younghoe Koo made a last-second 52-yard field goal to tie the game and force OT, Cousins went