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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Maldini became the third generation of his family to represent Italy on Monday, as the Azzurri thrashed Israel 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League. The 23-year-old followed his father Paolo and grandfather Cesare in pulling on the famous blue shirt, making his debut by coming off the bench

By Ben Morse and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Buffalo Bills overcame an Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary touchdown pass at the end of the first half to edge past the New York Jets 23-20 in a penalty-filled victory on Monday night in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Bills kicker Tyler Bass made a

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Juan Soto hit his first home run of the postseason, and Carlos Rodón rebounded with nine strikeouts in six strong innings as the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) on Monday night. Playing in front of

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — After being shut out in the first game of the National League Championship Series, the New York Mets offense came to life against the Dodgers in Game 2 Monday afternoon in Los Angeles. With a 7-3 bounce back win, the Mets evened the series at a game apiece. Mets

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Nigeria men’s soccer team is back home after being stuck at a remote Libyan airport for over 15 hours, according to Nigeria’s football governing body and team captain William Troost-Ekong. The Super Eagles are scheduled to play against host Libya in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel says he expects Tua Tagovailoa to play football this season after suffering his latest concussion earlier this year. Tagovailoa has had multiple concussions in his NFL career, with the most recent coming after the Dolphins QB dove for a first down and took

By Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN (CNN) — It felt as though sporting history was being made everywhere you looked this past weekend. On Sunday, we saw the fastest marathon ever run by a woman, while a hometown hero helped to equalize a 50-year record in the MLB playoffs. That’s not to mention a WNBA Finals record

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season wasn’t rife with close endings to games, but there was still plenty of drama to keep fans gripped. Sunday’s action began with the Chicago Bears continuing their recent revival by beating the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. Here are the main storylines from

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Dodgers began the National League Championship Series (NLCS) in impressive fashion on Sunday, routing the New York Mets 9-0 at Dodger Stadium and tying an MLB playoff record in the process. The shutout victory means that the Dodgers have now pitched 33 consecutive scoreless innings, tying

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Aryna Sabalenka secured her third straight Wuhan Open title with a hard-fought victory over Zheng Qinwen on Sunday. In a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final, the world No. 2 defeated home favorite Zheng 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to pick up her second WTA 1000 title of the season

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The New York Liberty bounced back from a stunning loss in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, holding off a late rally by the Minnesota Lynx to win, 80-66, and even the series 1-1 on Sunday. Seeking the franchise’s first title, the top-seeded Liberty were led by

By Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Detroit Lions star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson was carted off the field with a broken tibia in the team’s 47-9 blowout victory against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Early in the third quarter, Hutchinson injured himself after sacking Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. As he went to

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Bears kicked off Week 6’s Sunday action by moving to 4-2 as they defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 35-16 in London, England. 2024 first overall draft pick Caleb Williams had arguably the best game of his young career, completing 23 of his 29 pass attempts and throwing for

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday as she completed the course in 2:09:56, becoming the first ever woman to break the 2:10 barrier. Chepngetich shaved almost two minutes off the previous world record of 2:11:53, which was set by Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa

By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It was another thrilling day of college football as several teams narrowly escaped upset losses in overtime, while No. 3 Oregon stunned No. 2 Ohio State 32-31 in a Big Ten thriller, completing their first-ever win over a top-two ranked opponent. The first ever top-five matchup

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Jannik Sinner clinched his seventh title of the season with a straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. The Italian, who had already secured the year-end world No. 1 spot with his semifinal win over Tomas Machac, defeated Djokovic 7-6 (4)

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — As leaves turn to brown and clocks go back, the importance of NFL football increases. And Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season is no different with playoff hopes slipping away and jobs on the line. The week opened with the San Francisco 49ers’ victory over the Seattle Seahawks

By Joseph Ataman and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Paris (CNN) — “We have your location. We will share it for the highest bidder,” one wrote to her. “I will cut your head off.” “Where do you want me to rape you?” another message read. More than 5,000 calls and messages bombarded Marzieh Hamidi’s phone in the days