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By Homero De la Fuente and George Ramsay, CNN PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan called the launch of the controversial LIV Golf series an “unfortunate week that was created by some unfortunate decisions.” Speaking at the Canadian Open on Sunday, Monahan made his first public appearance since banning 17 players for participating in the Saudi-backed

By Kevin Dotson, CNN US State Department officials met Monday with members of the Phoenix Mercury to update Brittney Griner’s WNBA teammates on her detention in Russia and efforts to bring her home. “We are on day 116 since BG has been wrongfully detained,” head coach Vanessa Nygaard said. “It was great to hear from

CNN By Karen Smith and Dakin Andone, CNN US basketball star Brittney Griner — who has been held in Russia since February on accusations of drug smuggling — will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, after a Russian court extended her detention, Russian state news agency TASS reported Tuesday. Griner, 31, has

By Matias Grez Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday to extend his lead at the top of the Formula One drivers’ championship to 21 points. It was a perfect afternoon for Red Bull as the team secured a one-two, with Sergio Perez coming second and also earning the bonus

By CNN Sport staff South African Charl Schwartzel won the inaugural individual stroke-play competition of the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series on Saturday. With the victory, Schwartzel earned $4 million for the three-round, 54-hole event. The 37-year-old shot 7-under at the Centurion Golf Club outside London, finishing one stroke clear of Hennie du Plessis.

By Homero De la Fuente and Christina Maxouris, CNN Mo Donegal won the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York, on Saturday. Mo Donegal was piloted by three-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. Ortiz also won the 2016 Belmont Stakes with Creator. “It’s very special, honestly,” Ortiz said after the race.

By Andy Rose, CNN The federal civil case alleging that Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 was dismissed on Friday. Judge Jennifer Dorsey accepted the recommendation of a federal magistrate, saying that an attorney for accuser Kathryn Mayorga engaged in misconduct so severe that it

By Ben Church, CNN Rich Strike stunned the horse racing world when he won the Kentucky Derby last month and he’s back in action again at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The horse entered the Derby at 80-1 odds — the biggest long-shot in the 20-horse field — after only being added to the race

By Matias Grez, CNN Steph Curry produced a 43-point masterpiece Friday to will the Golden State Warriors to a 107-97 Game 4 victory over the Boston Celtics and level the series at 2-2. At 34, Curry may be in the twilight of his career, but he looked like a man still playing at the absolute

By Ben Morse, CNN Pop music pumping, a marching band and a human statue scaring those walking nearby. There’s even a robotic, automated drinks transportation machine. This is not your typical golf event. But it never promised to be so. The inaugural LIV Golf event began in earnest at the Centurion Club just north of

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Los Angeles Chargers owner and chairman Dean Spanos is being sued by his sister and team co-owner Dea Spanos Berberian, who’s accusing him of “misogynistic” behavior and repeated “breaches of fiduciary duty” in his role as controlling owner of the NFL franchise. Berberian seeks sole control of the family trust that

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Bryson DeChambeau is the latest big name player to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, the breakaway competition announced on Friday. “Bryson DeChambeau is an exciting addition to LIV Golf’s supercharged style of play,” Greg Norman, LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner, said in a statement. “He is passionate about

By Issy Ronald Newly minted billionaire and basketball star LeBron James has long expressed an interest in becoming an NBA owner and he reveals his plans in the latest episode of the talk show “The Shop.” “I wanna own a team. Yeah, I wanna buy a team, for sure. I want a team in Vegas,”

By CNN Sport staff Led by Shohei Ohtani’s pitching and bat, the Los Angeles Angels ended a 14-game losing streak as they defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Thursday. Ohtani put the Halos on top at Angel Stadium with a two-run home run in the fifth inning, and they never relinquished the lead. He

By Homero De la Fuente and CNN Sports staff Following the start of the inaugural LIV Golf event near London on Thursday, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced that all golfers playing in the breakaway series have been notified that they are suspended and otherwise no longer eligible to participate in PGA Tour tournaments. “As

By Ben Church, CNN Boxer Simiso Buthelezi has died after a fight in Durban, South Africa, in which he ended the bout seemingly ​disoriented. Boxing South Africa (BSA) confirmed that Buthelezi, 24, collapsed towards the end of the fight on June 5 before being rushed to hospital. It was discovered the boxer suffered internal bleeding

By Issy Ronald, CNN Near the end of the third quarter, Steph Curry drained a 27-foot three-pointer to put the Golden State Warriors ahead of the Boston Celtics for the first time since the opening minute. It was also the last time that the Warriors led as they were overpowered 116-100 by the Celtics who

By George Ramsay, CNN British tennis star Emma Raducanu is hopeful of playing at Wimbledon later this month despite retiring from a match on Tuesday with what she described as a “freak” injury. Raducanu was facing Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic in a WTA 250 event in Nottingham when she felt as if she had “pulled something”

CNN By George Ramsay, CNN British tennis star Emma Raducanu is hopeful of playing at Wimbledon later this month despite retiring from a match on Tuesday with what she described as a “freak” injury. Raducanu was facing Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic in a WTA 250 event in Nottingham when she felt as if she had “pulled