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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Two days after losing one of its most illustrious stars, Major League Baseball will honor the Say Hey Kid at the oldest professional ballpark in America, where a teenaged Willie Mays once roamed the outfield for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues. Mays, the electrifying Hall of

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The USA lost to South Africa in their opening game of the second round of the men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Wednesday as its historic run at the tournament continued. Having elected to bowl first, the USA were pegged back by some aggressive batting from South Africa, with

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — French swimmer Rafael Fente-Damers enthusiastically celebrated qualifying for his first Olympics on Tuesday – but at some cost. Fente-Damers finished second in the 100-meter freestyle final at the French Championships in Chartres, which are serving as qualifiers for this year’s Olympics in Paris, and proceeded to mark the occasion

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Germany star Jamal Musiala continued his brilliant form at Euro 2024, scoring in the host’s 2-0 win against Hungary on Wednesday. The 21-year-old’s well-taken strike in the 22nd minute also helped maintain his nation’s unbeaten streak in Group A, as Germany qualified for the knockout stages of the competition

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The PGA Tour announced on Tuesday it had created a special exemption for Tiger Woods alone, allowing for qualification to certain events on its schedule. The ‘Sponsor Exemption for Lifetime Achievement’ will allow players with 80 or more PGA Tour victories to qualify for ‘Signature Events.’ Woods is the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink suffered a left torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in a game against the Connecticut Sun, the team announced Wednesday. The 22-year-old was helped off the court during the Sparks’ 79-70 loss against Connecticut on Tuesday, casting doubt on her participation in the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic will represent Serbia at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the country’s Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday. The 37-year-old’s participation had been in doubt after he tore his meniscus during his fourth-round win over Francisco Cerundolo at the French Open earlier this month. The injury meant Djokovic had to

By George Ramsay and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — A nine-year-old motorcycle rider from Argentina has died after crashing during a practice session at the Interlagos Circuit in São Paulo, Brazil. Lorenzo Somaschini was participating in the first free practice session of the Jr Cup on Friday when he had a fall and was immediately

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — In what is likely to be his final appearance at Queen’s, Andy Murray earned a hard fought first-round victory over Alexei Popyrin on his 1,000th ATP Tour appearance. Murray again indicated this week that it’s unlikely he will continue playing tennis beyond the summer, telling the BBC that it

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Briggs was still at school when he made soccer history, becoming the youngest player to feature in the English Premier League. The teenage sensation was just 16 years and 65 days old when he made his debut in arguably the toughest league in the world, coming on as

CNN Opinion by Frederic J. Frommer (CNN) — Trying to name the best baseball player of all time is a fraught exercise, requiring comparing stars across different eras, some of which excluded huge chunks of the population. But for my money, Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who died Tuesday at the age of 93, is the clear choice, for

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo made history by becoming the first player to feature in six European Championships as Portugal came from behind to beat Czech Republic 2-1 in Leipzig at Euro 2024 on Tuesday. The 39-year-old made his tournament debut back in 2004, when host Portugal was beaten by Greece in

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Teenage soccer sensation Arda Güler, 19, produced a moment of magic to help Turkey beat Georgia 3-1 in an entertaining Group F game at Euro 2024 on Tuesday. With the scores level at 1-1 in the second half, the Real Madrid star picked the ball up from approximately 25

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — J.J. Rice, a United States-born kitefoiler who was hopeful of one day competing for Tonga at an Olympics, has died in a diving accident at the age of 18. A spokesperson for the Tongan National Olympic Committee confirmed Rice’s passing to CNN and said that the organization was “deeply

By Sam Joseph and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Two of tennis’ biggest stars have announced that they will skip the Olympic Games in Paris next month. World No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka told reporters in Berlin at the Ecotrans Ladies Open she was skipping the Olympics, citing WTA tournament participation requirements and her health. The Belarusian had

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Rugby union player Connor Garden-Bachop has died aged 25 after a “medical event,” New Zealand Rugby confirmed on Tuesday. Garden-Bachop represented the Māori All Blacks – a side initially constructed to represent the Māori culture in New Zealand – and played for Canterbury, Wellington and the Highlanders at club level. He passed away

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Edmonton Oilers once again staved off elimination in the fifth game of the Stanley Cup Final Tuesday night, defeating the Florida Panthers 5-3 in Sunrise, Florida, to force a Game 6 in the best-of-seven series. After winning Game 4 in an 8-1 blowout, the Oilers jumped ahead early

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Soccer star Kylian Mbappé suffered a broken nose in France’s 1-0 win over Austria at Euro 2024 on Monday, the French Football Federation (FFF) said in a statement to Reuters. The incident occurred in the 86th minute when Mbappé, who is set to join Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain,