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CNN By Christiane Amanpour and Matias Grez, CNN Tennis great Boris Becker says he’s grateful just to be alive as he reflected on spending time in prison in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Becker was released from Huntercombe prison in December after serving just eight months of his two-and-a-half-year sentence for charges relating to

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Footballer James McClean has disclosed he has been diagnosed with autism, saying he is sharing his “journey” in part for his daughter, who is also autistic. “As you all know, my daughter Willow-Ivy is autistic,” the 33-year-old Republic of Ireland international wrote on his Instagram page on Tuesday. “The last 4

By Ben Morse, CNN The No. 0 is a famous one in the NBA. Russell Westbrook, Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum all wear jerseys emblazoned with a number which appears to give them a certain level of inevitability. But NFL players have never had the opportunity to choose the number — that is until this

By Thomas Schlachter and Wayne Sterling, CNN Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani is estimated to make an MLB-record $65 million this upcoming season, according to Forbes. The Angels signed the 2021 American League MVP to a one-year $30 million extension in October and the 28-year-old will also make $35 million off-the-field, says Forbes.

By Matias Grez, CNN Scotland secured a historic 2-0 victory over Spain on Tuesday thanks to two goals from Manchester United’s Scott McTominay on a wild night at Hampden Park. The victory — which will undoubtedly be spoken about for years to come — preserves Scotland’s perfect start to Euro 2024 qualifying as the team

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Teenage swimmer Summer McIntosh smashed the 400m freestyle world record, shaving more than three-tenths of a second off the previous mark at the Canadian National Trials at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Center. The 16-year-old completed the race in three minutes, 56.08 seconds on Tuesday evening, breaking defending Olympic champion Ariarne

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Sands United is a soccer club much like many others. They play on Sundays and they go through the motions of the sport — the ups and the downs that fans of all teams are familiar with — every weekend. They lace up their boots and seek out victories, then usually

By Matias Grez and Al Goodman, CNN Peru national team captain and goalkeeper Pedro Gallese was released without charge after being detained by Spanish national police in Madrid, Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Spanish police said a player on Peru’s national football team was detained late on Monday following an altercation between players and

By Thomas Schlachter and Homero De la Fuente, CNN The South Carolina Gamecocks have continued their incredible unbeaten run with an 86-75 win against the Maryland Terrapins — setting up a blockbuster Final Four clash against Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes. The defending champions were not at their best throughout the opening stages of

By Matias Grez, CNN Manchester United and Wrexham announced they will be facing each other in a friendly later this year — with the help of a surprising sporting crossover. Appearing together on a video call, Wrexham’s Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney phoned legendary United manager Alex Ferguson to discuss the match, which

By Don Riddell and George Ramsay, CNN For the past four years, Craig Pollock has been secretly laying the groundwork for a new Formula One team unlike any other already on the paddock. Now he’s ready share his plans with the world. Pollock knows how to build an F1 outfit from scratch having served as

By Ben Church, CNN There was an unexpected star of the show during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring training game against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, after a dog managed to get its teeth on a home run ball. In what is surely a dream come true for every baseball attendee, the four-legged friend

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN As she breaks records and dominates games, Caitlin Clark is having a season — and a March Madness — to remember. The 21-year-old guard delivered a record-setting performance — 41 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists — in the Iowa Hawkeyes’ Elite Eight match-up against the Louisville Cardinals as she sealed

By Ben Morse, CNN LeBron James said he visited the “LeBron James of feet” to evaluate his injury — and now he’s back on the court. The 38-year-old had missed 13 games and four weeks of action after tearing a tendon in his right foot on February 26 against the Dallas Mavericks. But James returned

By George Ramsay, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal thrashed Luxembourg 6-0, marking his first goal with a new celebration. After bundling in Nuno Mendes’ headed pass from close range, Ronaldo ran to the corner flag to perform his iconic “Siu” celebration — pirouetting in the air before landing in a power stance. But