National Sports

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his sixth home run of the 2025 postseason as the Toronto Blue Jays dominated the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Sunday to force Game 7 in the American League Championship Series (ALCS). The only major league team without a pennant, Seattle will play a Game

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Tel Aviv soccer derby between Hapoel and Maccabi was canceled on Sunday after what police described as “public disorder and violent riots.” The Israeli Premier League match was due to be played at Bloomfield Stadium, which is shared by the two Tel Aviv rivals, but videos on social

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The theme of the NFL season so far has been the uncertainty of results, with late comebacks or collapses happening more and more. And Week 7 was no different, with teams overturning seemingly insurmountable leads to somehow rescue results from the most unlikely of situations. Through the first seven

By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — The San Jose Sharks have apologized after an apparent offensive message seeming to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was displayed on the arena’s scoreboard during the team’s Hispanic heritage celebration on Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Video shared with CNN showed the scoreboard displaying: “SJ SHARKS FANS

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Ange Postecoglou was fired by Nottingham Forest on Saturday following his team’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea, just 39 days after he was appointed manager at the City Ground. The former Tottenham and Celtic boss failed to win a single game during his short tenure in Nottingham, drawing two and

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — It is no exaggeration to say the most important swing of the bat by a Mariner in 30 years happened on Friday night. Eugenio Suárez approached the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied at two each. Moments later, he hit just the second

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — It’s once again Sho-time in the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers will have a chance to defend their World Series title in this year’s Fall Classic after a Game 4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, clinching a four-game sweep in the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers were

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — In a rare interview, Lia Thomas described what life was like as arguably the most prominent transgender swimmer in the world. Thomas has been the subject of global scrutiny after winning a host of NCAA women’s races, triggering an outcry from those who thought she – as a transgender

By Ben Church, Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon sees no reason why a woman can’t lead an NBA team in her lifetime but told CNN Sports that it would take a “whole lot” to pull her away from her current role. Her comments come after Dawn Staley, the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Dodgers moved one game away from reaching a second consecutive World Series with a 3-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Dodgers now lead the Brewers 3-0 in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series (NLCS) and would become the first defending champion to make the World

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — In 2022, just days before his 18th birthday, Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming found himself atop an Olympic podium with a gold medal hanging around his neck. The 17-year-old had just won the men’s big air final at the Beijing Winter Olympics, a moment which changed his life in unimaginable

CNN By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — It started with a kick. Since then, Kansei Matsuzawa’s life has never been the same. The 26-year-old from Ichikawa, Japan, made global headlines on the opening weekend of the NCAA college football season after he nailed a 38-yarder as time expired to give the University of Hawaii a

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — It started with a kick. Since then, Kansei Matsuzawa’s life has never been the same. The 26-year-old from Ichikawa, Japan, made global headlines on the opening weekend of the NCAA college football season after he nailed a 38-yarder as time expired to give the University of Hawaii a dramatic

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — An inquest into the death of former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has disclosed that he likely died by hanging at his home on September 14, according to PA Media. Manchester South senior coroner Alison Mutch told the inquest hearing that the provisional cause of death was hanging. The

By Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — It’s a weekend chock full of interesting NFL storylines on both sides of the Atlantic, capped off by an NFC showdown between two of the league’s top offenses. Here are five things to look forward to in the NFL’s Week 7. Monday night spectacle The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Toronto Blue Jays burst into life in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) with a 13-4 rout of the Seattle Mariners. The Blue Jays had 18 hits and five home runs as they cut the deficit in the series to 2-1, comfortably outperforming the four

By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — Christen Press, a two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion for the US women’s national team (USWNT) and forward for Angel City FC, will retire following the conclusion of Angel City’s 2025 season. “I’m retiring from professional soccer, and I’ve decided that this is my last season and my last

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to record-breaking achievements and the Portuguese striker set yet another mark on Tuesday. The 40-year-old hit the back of the net twice in Portugal’s 2-2 draw against Hungary to become the top goalscorer in FIFA World Cup qualifying history. Before Tuesday’s match, Ronaldo had