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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Never before has there been such anticipation ahead of a WNBA season. With the established talent already in situ and an exciting crop of players arriving from the college scene, it promises to be an intriguing time. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 campaign. How

By Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Gareth Southgate knows what it’s like to feel pressure. He’s felt the weight and expectation of a nation on his shoulders as both a player and a manager, so too the kaleidoscopic, bittersweet emotions and fine margins that are all entangled in the game of football.

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — After a week buzzing with outside noise, Rory McIlroy let his clubs do the talking on Sunday. The Northern Irishman mounted a magnificent, final-round charge to power to his fourth career Wells Fargo Championship, finishing five shots ahead of American Xander Schauffele on 17-under overall at Quail Hollow in

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Denver Nuggets are still well and truly alive in the NBA Playoffs after leveling their Western Conference semifinal at two games apiece with a 115-107 road victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. After going down 0-2 in the series following surprising back-to-back home defeats, the defending champion Nuggets have

By Issy Ronald, CNN Lord’s Cricket Ground, London (CNN) — At Lord’s Cricket Ground in the quiet, well-heeled streets of northwest London, different architectural eras collide together in a mishmash of mismatching styles representing the old and the new. A grand 134-year-old pavilion, its sandy brown stone façade covered in ornate embellishments, sits at one

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Rose Zhang surged to victory at the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup on Sunday, as Nelly Korda fell short in her final two rounds to end her historic winning streak on the LPGA Tour. Zhang, 20, birdied four of her last five holes in her final round to finish two

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta Hawks will be selecting first in the 2024 NBA Draft after winning the Draft Lottery conducted at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on Sunday. Atlanta had a 3% chance at landing the top pick after finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference this season with

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United won the Women’s FA Cup for the first time in its history on Sunday, dismantling Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 in front of a sell-out crowd at a sun-soaked Wembley Stadium. The scores remained level for almost the entire first half before Ella Toone gave United the lead with

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — It took Alejandro Tabilo just 67 minutes to achieve what other tennis players have unsuccessfully tried to do on countless occasions – beat Novak Djokovic. The Chilean defeated the world No. 1 and top seed 6-2 6-3 in the third round of the Italian Open on Sunday in what

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When Lauren Price was eight years old, she wrote down three goals for herself – to become a kickboxing world champion, play international soccer for Wales and compete at an Olympic Games. For most people, growing up involves making choices, giving up on multiple dreams to concentrate all their

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi appeared to cut a frustrated figure on the sidelines when a new Major League Soccer rule prevented him from immediately returning to the pitch following an injury check. With Inter Miami 2-0 down against Montréal on Saturday, Messi was off the pitch when his team needed someone

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Alice Yu, Adrienne Magun and Emily Taguchi, CNN (CNN) — Like any competitive swimmer, Meghan Cortez-Fields knows how high the stakes can be in a sport where mere hundredths of a second can mean the difference between victory and defeat. But she is among the few who have feared what victory may

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — On May 12, the CNN series “How it Really Happened” will explore the life of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter who was convicted in the murder of his girlfriend, South African model Reeva Steenkamp, more than a decade ago. Known as the “Blade Runner” for his

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Sean Burroughs, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist, Little League World Series winner and former first round MLB pick, died Thursday, the California-based Long Beach Little League organization announced Friday. He was 43. Burroughs died of a cardiac arrest, his mother, Debbie, told the Southern California News Group via text, the San Bernardino Sun reported.

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal said he is unsure whether he will be able to play at the French Open for likely the final time later this month, after he was defeated in the second round of the Italian Open by Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday. “The decision (to appear at the French

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — History can weigh heavy on some. Attempting to forge a path never trodden, trying to be the first can become too burdensome a task for even the greats. The expectation, the pressure increasing with each step made towards that never-before-achieved feat. Yet two rounds, or 36 holes, away from

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was hit on the head with a water bottle following his second-round victory at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy, on Friday. The 36-year-old Serbian was signing autographs for spectators when he was struck by the water bottle, tournament organizers told CNN. Officials

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — French football superstar Kylian Mbappé confirmed he will leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the end of the season, the 25-year-old said in a video posted on social media Friday. Mbappé said he will not extend his contract with the French club and that he will play his final match at the