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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Soccer player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has admitted to orchestrating the smuggling of 60 kilograms (roughly 132 pounds) of cannabis worth around $800,000 (£600,000), according to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Emmanuel-Thomas, whose former clubs include Premier League sides Arsenal and Ipswich Town, recruited two women to collect the cannabis

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic earned his first clay-court victory of the 2025 season, defeating Hungary’s Márton Fucsovics 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Geneva Open. It was Djokovic’s first win on clay since he secured gold at the Paris Olympics in August to complete the career singles Golden Slam:

CNN By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League final on Wednesday in Bilbao, Spain. The victory secured Spurs their first title in 17 years. Athletic Bilbao’s Estadio de San Mamés was full of tears of joy from Tottenham fans clad in white and players alike

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — With the Knicks up 14 points with less than three minutes to go, the New York faithful had the “The World’s Most Famous Arena” buzzing. That was until, Aaron Nesmith and Tyrese Haliburton helped the Indiana Pacers pull off the unthinkable. The Indiana duo helped lead the Pacers to

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Manny Pacquiao will come out of retirement to face Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight championship on July 19 in Las Vegas, the 46-year-old Filipino boxer said on Wednesday. Pacquiao is the only boxer to win world championships in a record eight weight divisions while he was also the oldest

By Patrick Sung and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named NBA Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 regular season for the first time in his career on Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander said he tried “so hard to not think about” winning the MVP award throughout the season but gave

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League final on Wednesday in Bilbao, Spain. The victory secured Spurs their first title in 17 years. Athletic Bilbao’s Estadio de San Mamés was full of tears of joy from Tottenham fans clad in white and players alike at

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged with supplying alcohol to the 20-year-old who was seriously injured in a fall a Pittsburgh Pirates game on April 30, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Ethan Kirkwood, a 21-year-old from McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was charged with two counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor “originating

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The controversial “tush push” play will not be banned for the upcoming NFL season. A vote on whether the tush push would be permitted going forward was tabled at an owners meeting in April, but its fate was once again up for debate when they reconvened at the Spring

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Magnus Carlsen is vastly successful against just one opponent. And even when he came up against many more, the Norwegian showed he can hold his own. The five-time world chess champion was competing in the ‘Magnus vs. The World’ competition – an online chess match which allowed the public

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi has been described as a “sensation” after producing the fastest ever time by a 12-year-old in the 200-meter individual medley. Yu clocked a time of 2:10.63 at the Chinese National Championships in Shenzen on Sunday, finishing second behind two-time Olympic bronze medalist Yu Yiting. The

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark maintained her hot start to the new WNBA season on Tuesday – making history in the process – but the Indiana Fever fell to their first defeat of the 2025 season against the Atlanta Dream, 91-90. Rhyne Howard made a go-ahead free throw with 9.1 seconds remaining

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Oklahoma City Thunder thrashed the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 to earn a statement win at home in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Minnesota ended a hard-fought but shoddy first half with a four-point lead, but a second-half blitz from the Thunder, who outscored their opponents by 30

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — NFL owners voted on Tuesday to allow players in the league to participate in the flag football competition at the upcoming 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The proposal said that no more than one player from each team could participate in the event – which is making its

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Angel Reese on Tuesday praised the WNBA for taking up an investigation into alleged abuse aimed at the Chicago Sky player and the way the league and her team have had her back. The WNBA said it was investigating reports of abuse directed towards the second-year forward during Chicago’s

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 17th home run of the season on Monday, keeping his spot atop the MLB for most this year, as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to their fourth straight defeat. The Japanese superstar blasted a 389-foot shot to left field in the bottom of the sixth

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark says she supports the WNBA’s investigation into allegations of “hateful” abuse by fans directed at Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese during Saturday’s game between the two teams. The WNBA said after the alleged incident that it “strongly condemns racism, hate, and discrimination in all

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz made sure Italy’s celebrations did not continue on Sunday as he earned a statement 7-6(5), 6-1 win over world No. 1 and home favorite Jannik Sinner to clinch his first Italian Open title. The Rome crowd had already seen an Italian player lift a trophy on Saturday