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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Nike’s new outfit design for the US women’s Olympic team has been widely criticized on social media by athletes and fans alike, with one former US athlete describing it as a “costume born of patriarchal forces.” Images of both the men’s and women’s outfits dressed on mannequins were made

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Xabi Alonso was doused in beer by his players on Sunday in celebration of leading Bayer Leverkusen to its first Bundesliga title. Leverkusen clinched the German league title with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen, a win which put the club 16 points ahead of second-placed Bayern Munich with

By Martynas Ruseckas, CNN (CNN) — Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna broke a world record that had stood for four decades at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational meeting in Ramona on Sunday. The Lithuanian’s throw of 74.35 meters surpassed Jurgen Schult’s effort in 1986, when the German threw 74.08m. Schult’s landmark effore had been

By Sam Joseph and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The 2023-24 NBA regular season is officially in the books. All 30 teams were in action on Sunday, with postseason permutations changing right up until the 82nd game of the year. Sixteen out of 20 playoff and play-in seeds were still up for grabs entering the

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Sunday’s Serie A soccer match between Udinese and AS Roma was abandoned in the second half after Roma’s Evan Ndicka experienced a “medical emergency” on the pitch, Roma said. Ndicka was taken to hospital for further evaluation, where the rest of the team later went to visit him. “Evan is

By Coy Wire, Jill Martin and Ben Morse, CNN New York (CNN) — Excitement for women’s basketball is perhaps the highest it’s ever been. And now, many of the stars from the NCAA women’s basketball tournament – including Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Stanford’s Cameron Brink, LSU’s Angel Reese and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso – are taking

By Ben Morse and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma won his first Boston Marathon title on Monday, finishing with a time of 2:06:17 in the men’s race, while Hellen Obiri of Kenya retained her 2023 title in the women’s race. Lemma, who is the fourth-fastest man in history after his 2:01:48 finish

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler clinched his second Masters title in style on Sunday, cementing the American’s status as the preeminent force in men’s golf. The world No.1 was unshakeable at Augusta National, shrugging off attacks from multiple challengers to finish four shots ahead of Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg and add to his

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Australian golfer Jason Day has caught the eye more for his attire at Augusta National this week than his play, and the world No. 21 revealed on Saturday that he was asked by tournament officials to stop wearing a particularly flashy top. Day donned a sleeveless white, black and

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu said she is playing the “best tennis” of her life, after inspiring Great Britain to victory over France in the Billie Jean King Cup on Saturday. With Britain leading the tie 2-1, Raducanu came back from a set down to defeat France’s Diane

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods recorded his worst-ever score at the Masters to completely drop out of contention on an attritional third day, while Scottie Scheffler holds a one-shot lead going into the final round as he seeks a second career green jacket. Even without the stormy winds that buffeted Augusta on

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney could not have written a better Hollywood script since taking over Wrexham AFC in February 2021. The Welsh club earned its second consecutive promotion, this time to League One – English football’s third tier – following a 6-0 win over Forest Green

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Several signs point to Bryson DeChambeau winning this year’s Masters, including the one he yanked out of the ground at Augusta National on Friday. Battling to maintain his early lead during a windswept second round at the 88th edition of the major, trouble looked to be brewing for the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — One compared it to getting hit by a train, another to going 12 rounds against Mike Tyson. Believe it or not, these are both sound bites from a golf tournament. Whipping winds pummeled Augusta National during the second round of the Masters on Friday, whisking some of the game’s

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods delivered another solid performance on a marathon Friday at Augusta National to break the record for most consecutive cuts made at the Masters. Making just his third competitive start since he limped out of the tournament just after the halfway mark a year ago, the 48-year-old had

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — In his current form, it almost feels like nothing can stop Scottie Scheffler from clinching his second Masters crown – yet the world No. 1 may have a date with destiny that lies beyond Augusta National. The American has lived up to his billing as the pre-tournament favorite at

By Holly Yan and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The former interpreter and longtime friend of baseball megastar Shohei Ohtani surrendered to federal authorities Friday after allegedly pilfering $16 million from his famous companion to fuel his “voracious appetite for illegal sports betting,” officials said. “This morning, Ippei Mizuhara surrendered to law enforcement and

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors edged past the Portland Trail Blazers 100-92 and are now tied on a 45-35 record with the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers as the NBA regular season winds down to its final two games. The Warriors held a narrow one-point lead over the struggling

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool and its manager Jürgen Klopp were left stunned after losing 3-0 at home in the first leg of its Europa League quarterfinal against Italian side Atalanta on Thursday. Atalanta, currently sixth in Serie A, could have scored more at Anfield had it not been for Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin