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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Team USA’s Patrick Cantlay finished with a flourish to complete a much-needed Saturday fightback for his side at the Ryder Cup. After falling 3-1 to Europe in another miserable morning of foursomes at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, American captain Zach Johnson saw his side finally click into

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United’s terrible start to the season continued Saturday as Erik ten Hag’s team fell to a 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace in the English Premier League. But there was some solace for melancholy United fans as rival, and defending champion, Manchester City succumbed to a shock 2-1

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in two matches as he won the 2023 AI Cup and qualified for the upcoming Champions Chess Tour Finals. Vachier-Lagrave had to first defeat Carlsen in a four-game match and again in a two-game “reset” to win the AI

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was left in tears after suffering a defeat of historic proportions at the Ryder Cup on Saturday. Scheffler and playing partner Brooks Koepka were dismantled 9&7 (nine up with 7 holes to play) by Scandinavian duo Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, the largest margin

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For many, Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time and after a two-year hiatus from the sport following the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the US gymnast is back to what she does best: winning events. The 26-year-old has another opportunity to add to her medal collection over

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Friday that former San Antonio Spurs player Joshua Primo has been given a four-game suspension without pay for “conduct detrimental to the league” after a league investigation determined that “Primo engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women.” “The league

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Jon Rahm became the darling of Europe with a remarkable performance at the Ryder Cup on Friday, but not everyone was impressed. The Spaniard eagled twice across the final three holes to salvage a miraculous tie in his afternoon fourballs match alongside Nicolai Højgaard against world No. 1 Scottie

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Rome turned blue as Europe stunned the United States in a Ryder Cup opening battle for the ages at Marco Simone Golf Club on Friday. Having swept the visitors in the morning foursomes, a flurry of remarkable late shots in the closing fourballs saw the hosts stop Team USA

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A baseball fan and his emotional support alligator named Wally were barred from entering a Major League Baseball stadium to meet players of the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, though he’s still hoping a meetup will be possible in future. Joie Henney and Wally attempted to enter the Philadelphia Phillies’

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — The pairing dubbed “Fleetwood Mac” sealed a start of dreams for Europe at the Ryder Cup, completing a landslide rout in the Friday morning foursomes sessions. Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy saw off Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay to power the hosts into a commanding 4-0 lead at a

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Chilean football federation (ANFP) has been criticized for its handling of a star player’s 100th appearance for the women’s national team. Christiane Endler is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers, male or female, Chile has ever produced. On Tuesday, Endler, the team’s captain and goalkeeper, made history by

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Italian soccer club Napoli has said that it “never intended to offend or make fun of” star player Victor Osimhen after coming under fire for posting – and then deleting – a video of the striker missing a penalty on TikTok. In a statement posted on the club website

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Lions laid down a marker for their season with a statement victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday evening. Lions running back David Montgomery ran for 121 yards and three touchdowns as Detroit convincingly beat their division rivals 34-20 at Lambeau Field. Montgomery’s performance was the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Million-dollar lawsuits, “toxic” cultures facilitating harassment and sexual abuse and college sport programs suspended. The dan­gerous – and sometimes deadly – consequences of hazing are prevalent at US universities, placing their sports programs in particular under growing scrutiny. Athletic programs at Boston College, New Mexico State University and Northwestern University are just three

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler was not even born the last time the United States won a Ryder Cup on European soil. At the 44th edition of golf’s biennial team tournament in Rome on Friday, the world No. 1 spearheads the charge to remedy his country’s 30-year bout of travel sickness. Despite

By Patrick Sung, George Ramsay and Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — FC Barcelona and several of the soccer club’s current and former executives are officially being investigated as suspects for “the sustained crime of active bribery,” according to a court document obtained by CNN – the latest twist in an alleged improper payment scandal overshadowing

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — A 24-time tennis grand slam champion driving the green at the flagship event in men’s golf, toasting it with a footballer’s signature celebration and watched on by a Formula One driver – the 2023 Ryder Cup celebrity All-Star match was a dizzying medley of sporting excellence. Fresh off a