Sports

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN After scoring an NBA playoff career high, you would be correct in thinking Nikola Jokić would be the major talking point from Game 4 of the Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns second round match-up — but not for the reasons you might have expected. The Nuggets center scored a remarkable 53

By Matt Majendie, for CNN Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it is equivalent to surfing an eight-story building. The record was set in the picturesque Portuguese fishing village of Nazaré, whose north beach has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Vida Blue, former American League MVP and three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics, died Saturday at the age of 73, the team announced Sunday. “It is with great sadness that the Blue family mourn the passing of our beloved father Vida Blue,” Blue’s family said in a

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN LeBron James has achieved everything possible in the NBA, except his last stated goal of playing his final season with his son, Bronny. That dream seemed a little closer on Saturday as Bronny announced that he had committed to play basketball at the University of Southern California. The

By Issy Ronald, CNN Chaos ensued before a rugby league match between the Catalans Dragons and St Helens on Friday when a bull escaped from a pre-match parade and rampaged around the field. Television cameras showed the bull breaking free of its handler, dragging him along the ground, and charging around the field. Scattering players

By Charlie Webster, CNN Formula One returns to Miami this weekend for just the second time, and for the first of three US-based races this season. The fifth round of the 2023 season will see a return to the traditional Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and Grand Prix Sunday format following a revamped sprint weekend in

By Jacob Lev, CNN Erica Herman, who was a longtime girlfriend of professional golfer Tiger Woods, has accused the 15-time major champion of sexual harassment, according to a court filing by Herman’s attorney in Florida on Friday. Woods is accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with Herman while she worked for him and then forcing

By Homero De la Fuente and Zoe Sottile, CNN Two more horses have died at Churchill Downs, the home of the famed Kentucky Derby, officials from the track announced on Saturday. A total of seven horses have now died at the racetrack in the week-long lead up to the race. Three-year-old Chloe’s Dream was euthanized

By Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper has been suspended indefinitely after using a racial slur during the team’s pre-game show prior to the A’s road game against Kansas City Royals on Friday, an NBC Sports California spokesperson told CNN. He will remain off air until a review of the

By Matias Grez and Javier Cardoso, CNN When Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez steps out in front of a sold out Estadio Akron in his home town of Guadalajara on Saturday night to fight John Ryder, it will feel like a full circle moment for the Mexican boxer. For the first time in 12 years — since

CNN By Thomas Schlachter and Wayne Sterling, CNN The 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday with all eyes waiting to see if there’s another potential upset on the cards, but heavy favorite Forte is out of the race. Forte was scratched on Saturday morning by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission state veterinarian

By Thomas Schlachter and Wayne Sterling, CNN The 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday with all eyes waiting to see if there’s another potential upset on the cards, but heavy favorite Forte is out of the race. Forte was scratched on Saturday morning by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission state veterinarian due

By Issy Ronald and Ben Church, CNN Liverpool fans booed resoundingly while “God Save the King” played at Anfield to mark King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday. TV footage showed Liverpool and Brentford players lining up on opposite sides of the center circle before kickoff while the national anthem played. Loud boos and jeering from

By George Ramsay and Amy Woodyatt, CNN To Roger Bannister, the final few seconds felt like they would never end, pain overwhelming his body as he lurched towards the finish line. But when he did break the tape, gratefully falling into the arms of bystanders shortly after, the famed middle-distance runner knew immediately what he

By Matt Foster, CNN Lionel Messi apologized to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates on Friday after taking an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia and missing training earlier in the week. “I wanted to make this video after everything that’s been happening,” Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain said in an Instagram story. “First of all, I want