Sports

By Ben Morse, CNN The Sacramento Kings say they are investigating the ejection of rapper Earl ‘E-40’ Stevens from a playoff game on Saturday after he claimed “racial bias” for the reason behind it. E-40, who hails from the Bay Area and is a Golden State Warriors fan, was in attendance for their Game 1

By Ben Church, CNN Yet another brilliant performance from Hilary Knight inspired the US to a dramatic 6-3 victory against Canada in the women’s ice hockey World Championship final on Sunday. Knight scored three times to secure the US’ 10th world title after yet another exhilarating chapter in the ongoing rivalry between both teams. Sunday’s

By Aimee Lewis, CNN The Grand National is regarded as a national institution by many in the United Kingdom, a must-watch sporting event — but it is also one of the most controversial horse races in the world. This weekend, the race again made headlines as police said more than 100 people were arrested Saturday,

By Issy Ronald, CNN With each record that Erling Haaland breaks, the next one seems more inevitable, such is the sheer volume of goals he is scoring this season. The Norwegian added another two goals to his tally in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Leicester City on Saturday, equaling Mo Salah’s record of 32 goals

By Issy Ronald and Wayne Sterling, CNN University of Virginia running back Mike Hollins scored a touchdown in his team’s spring game on Saturday, five months after he was hospitalized by a gunshot wound in a shooting that killed three of his teammates. After he scored the 1-yard touchdown, Hollins pointed to the sky and

By Aimee Lewis and Jacob Lev, CNN The Sacramento Kings could not have enjoyed a better start to their return to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. Kings guard De’Aaron Fox finished with 38 points, five assists and three steals in a dramatic 126-123 Game 1 win over the Golden State Warriors

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Kylian Mbappé has already achieved much in his young career. The 24-year-old has won a World Cup, scored a hattrick in a World Cup final and is captain of France. On Saturday, he added more to his résumé by becoming Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading scorer in Ligue 1. Mbappé was the

By Issy Ronald, CNN Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership of Welsh soccer club Wrexham has already produced a Disney+ documentary and earned the pair the city’s top civic honor — the Freedom of Wrexham. And now Reynolds has released a catchy song to celebrate his co-chairman’s birthday, enlisting all his “mates in Wrexham” to

By Issy Ronald, CNN After 82 regular season games each, and a play-in game for the Atlanta Hawks, it all comes down to this. The NBA playoffs begin this weekend, with 16 teams vying for the title, and four mouthwatering first-round matchups will tip-off on Saturday. Brooklyn Nets (6) v Philadelphia 76ers (3) These two

By Jacob Lev, CNN NBA free agent Miles Bridges, who didn’t play this season, has been suspended for 30 games without pay after a domestic violence incident last summer, the league announced Friday. The league deemed Bridges, a forward who last played for the Charlotte Hornets, would get credit for 20 missed games as part

By Matt Foster, CNN An English Premier League footballer who was arrested on suspicion of child sex offenses in July 2021 will not face further action or prosecution, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed Friday. The player was suspended from his club after the arrest in 2021. CNN is unable to name the player or

By Kevin Dotson and Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Dallas Mavericks were fined $750,000 for “conduct detrimental to the league” after resting All-Star Kyrie Irving and several other role players during a game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7, the NBA announced Friday. The team’s leading scorer for the season, Luka Dončić, played

By Ben Morse, CNN Diar DeRozan became a sensation over the course of a 48-minute NBA game on Wednesday — and she never touched the ball. Diar, the daughter of Chicago star DeMar, could be heard screaming her loudest during the Bulls’ game against the Toronto Raptors in an attempt to put off Toronto players

By Ben Morse, CNN Former Australian rugby and NFL player Jarryd Hayne has been jailed ahead of his sentencing hearing after being found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. Hayne had his bail revoked by the New South Wales Supreme Court on Friday. Earlier this month Hayne had been found guilty by a jury

By Thomas Schlachter and Jacob Lev, CNN The Tampa Bay Rays have made history with their incredible unbeaten start to the Major League Baseball (MLB) season. Following a 9-3 win against the Boston Red Sox Thursday, the Rays picked up their 13th consecutive win. The Rays are now tied with the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers and