National Sports

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Australian broadcaster Tony Jones has apologized to Novak Djokovic for comments he says were intended to be “banter” and “humor.” Jones, a veteran sports presenter on Australia’s Channel 9, taunted a group of Djokovic fans at the Australian Open during a live broadcast on Friday, chanting: “Novak, he’s overrated,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has labeled his side the “worst team” in the club’s history after yet another chastening Premier League defeat on Sunday. United was roundly beaten 3-1 by Brighton at Old Trafford, tallying its 10th loss of a disastrous season which now leaves the once great

By Kevin Dotson, Homero De la Fuente, Jacob Lev, Kyle Feldscher and David Close, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday, in both Philadelphia and upstate New York, it came down to the final drives in the snow with freezing temperatures making the ball slippery and tough to handle. It was January football at its very best:

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The longest college football season in history has just one game remaining. One hundred and thirty two Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams have seen their seasons come to an end, and now only two remain: Notre Dame and Ohio State. The Fighting Irish will be looking to end a

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff produced an impressive comeback win to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday, eventually downing Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1. The victory continued Gauff’s unbeaten start to 2025 and marked her ninth consecutive win to start the year – a milestone she has now reached three times

By Kyle Feldscher, Kevin Dotson, Jacob Lev, Homero De la Fuente and David Close, CNN (CNN) — One team that booked its trip to the conference championship on Saturday is returning to a comfortable place, having gone seven straight years. The other hasn’t been on a stage this big since 1992. The Kansas City Chiefs

By Issy Ronald and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — As a reward for finishing first in qualifying at a ski jumping World Cup event, organizers presented the male winner Jan Haerl with 3,000 Swiss francs ($3,290), and the female winner Selina Freitag with towels and shampoo. “I received a partner bag with shower gel and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — In the wild-card round of the 2024 NFL playoffs, Zane Gonzalez was a hero. The 29-year-old doinked in the game-winning field goal as time expired to send his Washington Commanders past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and into the divisional round of the 2024 NFL playoffs. But after the game,

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — French veteran Gaël Monfils rolled back the years to stun the USA’s No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday, winning 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 after three hours and eight minutes of scintillating tennis. The 38-year-old Monfils becomes the second-oldest male player

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It was a mixed bag for Miami Heat fans at the Kaseya Center on Friday. On one hand, their All-Star forward Jimmy Butler returned to the lineup following suspension. But on the other, the team suffered a deflating 133-113 blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets. Butler, who finished the

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver, one of the greatest doubles players in history, said Thursday that a car she was using to temporarily store “most” of her grand slam trophies was stolen. Shriver was at the time staying in a hotel in Marina Del Rey after she evacuated

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Picture the scene: One of the world’s top golfers has just finished a terrible round on the course at the Dubai Desert Classic and moments later he’s swapped his putter for a crayon, busily working on a coloring book. It might sound odd, but such a scenario is now

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — When disaster strikes and people are hurting, sports can seem so small and unimportant. In the grand scheme of things, a game on a field is nothing compared to the task of losing a loved one or rebuilding a life after losing it all. But the magic of games

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Erling Haaland has signed a massive 10-year contract with Manchester City to keep him at the club until 2034. The Norwegian striker, whose previous contract was set to run until 2027, has been scoring at a phenomenal rate since joining City two and a half years ago, amassing 111

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Genesis Invitational, a golf tournament organized by the Tiger Woods Foundation, will move locations this year amid the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the PGA Tour announced Thursday. The event was due to be held at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades between February 13-16 but