Sports

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Phoenix Mercury superstar Brittney Griner marked a successful return to the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, her first since being released from a Russian penal colony last December. The nine-time WNBA All-Star Griner finished with 18 points, including scoring her team’s first six points and dunking twice,

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — NBA superstar LeBron James will switch back to jersey number 23 for the Los Angeles Lakers’ upcoming season, the team announced on Saturday. James, who has worn the No. 23 jersey in 14 of his 20 seasons in the NBA, has sported the No. 6 jersey the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz beat reigning champion Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-set men’s final on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title. The Spaniard prevailed after nearly five hours on Centre Court, eventually winning 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4, and jubilantly fell onto the grass in

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A pre-Women’s World Cup friendly between the Republic of Ireland and Colombia was abandoned after it was deemed “overly physical,” the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said in a statement. The behind-closed-doors match in Brisbane, Australia ended after 20 minutes, the FAI said on Friday, with the team proceeding

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For a basketball sharpshooter, there’s no higher praise than being complemented by Steph Curry. The NBA’s all-time leader in three-pointers made has had a transformative effect on the way the sport is played, such is his accurateness from beyond the three-point arc. So when Curry calls something in the

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Markéta Vondroušová had overcome the odds throughout the last fortnight at Wimbledon and the Czech did so again in the women’s final on Saturday, beating favorite Ons Jabeur to become the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to win the famous tournament. The world No. 42, who was playing in

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Age is clearly just a number to Novak Djokovic, who is now just one match away from securing a record-equaling eighth Wimbledon title after the Serb beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner in straight sets, winning 6-3 6-4 7-6 in Friday’s first men’s semifinal. Victory ensured the 36-year-old reached a record-breaking

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern has fired head baseball coach Jim Foster, the school announced on Thursday. According to the Chicago Tribune, the firing comes amid allegations that Foster “engaged in bullying and abusive behavior.” Per the report, Foster was investigated by the school’s human resources department. The investigation found “sufficient evidence” that Foster

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas announced her return to competitive gymnastics on Thursday in an Instagram post. “Hey guys long time no post,” the 27-year-old wrote. “As you all know I stepped back from the socials and in that time I did a lot of journaling, reflecting, soul searching

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — What do you do immediately after reaching your first Wimbledon final? Book a cat sitter, if you’re Markéta Vondroušová. The unusual priority means the Czech tennis star’s husband and sister, both back home looking after Frankie the Sphynx cat, can attend Saturday’s final, which will see the unseeded Vondroušová

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Arsenal has completed the signing of West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice in the biggest deal of the European summer transfer window so far. It has been widely reported in the British media that Rice moves to Arsenal for a £105 million ($137.45 million) fee, which would make

CNN By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — With the NFL, the NBA, MLB and MLS, the US sports industry is a fiercely contested market, but Mason Gordon, the founder and CEO of SlamBall, is hoping that this gladiator-esque sport can attract fans. First launched in 2000, SlamBall has become well known for viral social media

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — With the NFL, the NBA, MLB and MLS, the US sports industry is a fiercely contested market, but Mason Gordon, the founder and CEO of SlamBall, is hoping that this gladiator-esque sport can attract fans. First launched in 2000, SlamBall has become well known for viral social media clips

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy said on Thursday that he would rather retire than compete on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour even if it “was the last place on Earth to play golf.” Four-time major winner McIlroy has been a vocal opponent of the breakaway golf tour ever since it came into

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — England soccer international Dele Alli says he recently spent six weeks in rehab to help with his mental health and treatment for “addiction and trauma,” revealing he had been molested when he was a child and dealt drugs at the age of eight. “So, at six, I was molested by

CNN By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Christopher Eubanks’ thrilling run at Wimbledon has come to an end, but the American tennis star wants to keep riding the wave of his recent success. This was Eubanks’ first-ever appearance in the Wimbledon main draw and came just a year after he took up a commentating job

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Markéta Vondroušová reached her first Wimbledon final after a scintillating performance against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, winning 6-3 6-3 in just an hour and 14 minutes. The 24-year-old Czech star is the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon final and her exquisitely varied game was

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Christopher Eubanks’ thrilling run at Wimbledon has come to an end, but the American tennis star wants to keep riding the wave of his recent success. This was Eubanks’ first-ever appearance in the Wimbledon main draw and came just a year after he took up a commentating job with

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — ESPN analyst Dick Vitale says he has been diagnosed with vocal cord cancer. “I’m sorry to share that I received tough news today from Dr. ( Steven) Zeitels about my throat,” Vitale wrote on Twitter. “The tests on the tissues they removed showed that I have vocal cord cancer