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By Aimee Lewis, CNN The result was familiar, the ease with which it was achieved somewhat of a surprise. The historic implications of this match certainly did not shackle Novak Djokovic as the Serb beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to win a 10th Australian Open title and a record-equaling 22nd grand slam. After securing

By Issy Ronald, CNN LeBron James was left hunched on the court in frustration after referees missed a foul on his attempted game-winning layup, and the Los Angeles Lakers succumbed to a 125-121 overtime loss against the Boston Celtics. With the game tied at 105 and less than three seconds on the clock, James drove

By Homero De La Furente and Hannah Brewitt, CNN The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31-7, on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, to advance to Super Bowl LVII. The Eagles scored on their first possession and didn’t look back in the rout of the 49ers. The 49ers were momentarily left without

By Ben Morse, CNN It all comes down to this. With history and a spot at the top of the world rankings on the line, Novak Djokovic faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open men’s final on Sunday. The winner will be named the new world No. 1; it’ll be a first for Tsitsipas but

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN The head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies joined other members of the NBA community Friday night in acknowledging the “senseless loss” of Tyre Nichols, saying the Black man’s death following an encounter with Memphis police has hit his team particularly hard. Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins told the Bally

By Issy Ronald, CNN Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes will start for the Kansas City Chiefs when they face the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, despite suffering a high ankle sprain last week. The 27-year-old had been expected to play after he was listed as a full participant in practices all week

By Don Riddell and Alasdair Howorth, CNN When Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took control of lower league soccer club Wrexham AFC in 2021, it was widely assumed that it was the Hollywood stars who would be bringing the magic. Two years on, however, this isn’t just a story about the A-listers generously sprinkling stardust

CNN By Ben Church, CNN As the saying goes, it’s the hope that kills you as a soccer fan — just ask Ryan Reynolds. The Hollywood actor experienced the full spectrum of emotions on Sunday as he watched Wrexham — the club Reynolds co-owns with Rob McElhenney — draw 3-3 against Sheffield United in a

By Issy Ronald, CNN Mo Salah was Liverpool’s figurehead, his goalscoring prowess the capstone of a team accustomed to winning trophies. But, like the rest of his team, Salah is “suffering” this season because of the constant disruption to Liverpool’s attack, scoring just once in his last six appearances, manager Jurgen Klopp said in a

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Belarusian-born Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in three sets to win a thrilling women’s Australian Open final Saturday, becoming the first player competing under a neutral flag to secure a grand slam. Amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, tournament organizer Tennis Australia required Russian and Belarusian players to compete as neutrals.

By Jill Martin and George Ramsay, CNN Novak Djokovic said his father, Srdjan, had “no intention” of supporting any kind of “war initiatives” after being filmed with a group of Russian supporters at the Australian Open. Djokovic reached his 10th Australian Open final on Friday after defeating American Tommy Paul in straight sets. Ahead of

By Ben Church and Matt Foster, CNN The Carolina Panthers’ decision to overlook Steve Wilks and appoint someone else as their new head coach points to a “legitimate race problem in the NFL,” the former interim coach’s attorneys say. The NFL franchise announced Thursday that Frank Reich will take up the reins as the franchise’s

By Ben Morse and Al Goodman, CNN Vinícius Jr. scored against Atlético Madrid in Real Madrid’s 3-1 Copa del Rey quarterfinal victory on Thursday after an effigy of the star was hanged from a bridge in Madrid prior to the match. Álvaro Morata gave Atlético a first-half lead, but Rodrygo’s stunning equalizer sent the quarterfinal

By Ben Morse, CNN As British two-tone band The Specials once sang: “You’ve done too much, much too young.” That brings us to the ages — 27, 26, 24 and 23 — of the starting quarterbacks this weekend in the NFL conference championship round of the playoffs. There’s no 45-year-old Tom Brady. There’s no 39-year-old