Sports

By George Ramsay, CNN The US Open men’s draw is guaranteed to have a first-time grand slam champion after Marin Cilic, the 2014 champion in New York, was beaten in five sets by Carlos Alcaraz. The 19-year-old Alcaraz triumphed 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 in a match that finished at 2:23 a.m. local time —

By Jacob Lev, CNN Twenty-two-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal was upset in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday by American Frances Tiafoe at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York. In a match that lasted more than 3 hours and 30 minutes, the Maryland native defeated Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

By Matias Grez, CNN The Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm in a dramatic 110-98 overtime victory to win Game 3 and take a 2-1 lead in their WNBA playoff series. But it was a remarkable, record-breaking ending to regulation time that will make this contest go down as an all-time great in league

By Issy Ronald, CNN There’s an exclusive club reserved for those who have scored 700 career home runs which just three players belong to — Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. And now, another man is closing in on that iconic group. Albert Pujols smashed his 695th career home run on Sunday and edged

By George Ramsay, CNN Defending champion Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of the US Open after losing 6-7 6-3 3-6 2-6 against Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round. Medvedev won his first grand slam title in New York last year, but on Sunday was bettered by Kyrgios, who is enjoying the best run of results

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Turkish national team is threatening to pull out of EuroBasket 2022 after it says one of its team members, NBA player Furkan Korkmaz of the Philadelphia 76ers, was attacked Sunday after being ejected from a game. The Turkish team is demanding security footage from the corridor where it

By Matias Grez, CNN Max Verstappen claimed victory on home soil at an action-packed Dutch Grand Prix to further extend his lead at the top of Formula One’s drivers’ championship. Verstappen stormed past Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages after some safety car drama to send the 100,000 Dutch fans into a frenzy at Zandvoort.

By Amanda Davies and Ben Morse, CNN Sebastian Vettel has never been afraid to speak his mind. But his mindset and approach to issues away from the track have developed with age and experience. Vettel — who announced he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season following a stellar career —

By Alaa Elassar and Jacob Lev, CNN The Houston Texans will honor the victims of the Uvalde massacre at Robb Elementary School by wearing an “Uvalde Strong” decal on their helmets during the team’s opening game of the NFL regular season on September 11. The announcement comes after Texans head coach Lovie Smith and linebackers

By Ben Church, CNN Twenty-seven years on the professional tour, 23 grand slam singles titles and a plethora of records; Serena Williams is leaving tennis as one of the greatest players to ever grace the court. After losing to Ajla Tomljanovic at this year’s US Open, the American gave an emotional farewell to the sport

By CNN Sport staff Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Belarusian opponent Victoria Azarenka after their US Open match on Thursday. Kostyuk had told Azarenka via text before the second-round match that she intended to decline the usual post-match handshake given Belarus’ role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The pair instead

By Ben Church, CNN Russell Wilson has signed a five-year extension to his current contract with the Denver Broncos and says he wants to finish his career at the franchise. After signing the extension, which is reportedly worth $245 million, the 33-year-old quarterback is contracted to the Broncos through to 2028. “It’s not really about

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired three-time NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Mitchell later tweeted a picture of himself as a child wearing Cleveland gear and shared his excitement about playing with new teammate Darius Garland,

By George Ramsay, CNN The race may have happened half a century ago, but Dave Wottle can still feel every emotion he experienced that day in Munich — from the dejection of the first 100 meters to the charge of adrenaline when he saw his name flash up on the stadium screen two minutes later.

By Ben Morse, CNN Rafael Nadal overcame accidentally hitting himself in the face with his own racket to beat Fabio Fognini in the US Open second round. The 36-year-old had to battle back from a slow start to beat Fognini over four sets 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 on Thursday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium. But