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By George Ramsay, CNN After a year-long hiatus, the “King of Clay” reigns once more in Paris. Rafael Nadal claimed a record-extending 14th title at the French Open as he defeated Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0. The Spaniard dominated Sunday’s final and won 11 consecutive games across the second and third sets to wrap

By George Ramsay, CNN The second installment of the NBA Finals is set to take place on Sunday as the Golden State Warriors look to recover from an early setback against the Boston Celtics. The Warriors, playing in their sixth Finals in eight seasons, looked on course to win Thursday’s Game 1, but a huge

By Ben Morse, CNN Desert Crown won the 243rd Epsom Derby on Saturday as Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, stepped in for Queen Elizabeth II. Ridden by Richard Kingscote and trained by five-time Derby winner Sir Michael Stoute, Desert Crown — the pre-race favorite — raced into the lead with two furlongs to go, eventually

By George Ramsay, CNN Iga Swiatek has been nearly unstoppable this year — and now she has a second grand slam title to prove it. The Polish star won the French Open for the second time on Saturday as she defeated Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3 in Paris, extending her unbeaten run to 35 matches. That

By Amy Woodyatt, Dalal Mawad and Camille Knight, CNN For Liverpool and Real Madrid fans, last Saturday’s Champions League final was supposed to be the magical conclusion to a long, arduous season. Tens of thousands of fans filtered through Paris towards the Stade de France ready to watch Liverpool and Real Madrid go head-to-head for

By Kevin Dotson, CNN The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Joe Girardi after the team started the season with a 22-29 record, the club’s President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski announced Friday. Bench coach Rob Thomson will act as the Phillies’ interim manager through the end of the season. “It has been a frustrating season

By Ben Morse, CNN US tennis star Coco Gauff has said she wants to use her platform to call for the end of gun violence and urged for gun reform. Following her semifinal victory at the French Open on Thursday to advance to her first grand slam singles final, the 18-year-old wrote on a nearby

By Ben Morse, CNN “High level of basketball being displayed gentlemen.” Even Kevin Durant couldn’t take his eyes off of Thursday’s night of basketball. The Boston Celtics saved their best for last, mounting a huge fourth-quarter comeback to stun the Golden State Warriors 120-108 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. After a nip-and-tuck game,

By Jack Bantock, CNN Experience trumped youth in the all-NFL quarterback edition of “the Match” on Wednesday, as Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers defeated Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in Las Vegas. Billed as a battle of young stars and old veterans, the hotly-anticipated showdown at Wynn Golf Club went to the final hole, with

By Ben Church, CNN Despite a preparation like no other for an international football fixture, Ukraine produced a momentous performance to beat Scotland 3-1 in its World Cup playoff semifinal at Hampden Park in Glasgow Wednesday. The emotional victory, that brought many watching Ukrainian fans — sporting yellow and blue colors — to tears, puts

By David Close, CNN The National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder have been called to testify before a Congressional committee as part of the House Committee for Oversight and Reform’s investigation into Snyder and the team’s reported hostile workplace culture. Last October, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN West Ham defender Kurt Zouma was on Wednesday ordered to complete 180 hours of community service after pleading guilty to kicking and slapping a cat, according to PA Media. The UK animal welfare charity, RSPCA launched an investigation into the French international player after a video of the incident filmed by