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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Judge is no stranger to highlight plays. And on Saturday, he added to his already long list with a spectacular catch. In the eighth inning of New York Yankees’ 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, Dodgers’ J. D. Martinez unleashed a deep drive into the

By Jacob Lev and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Tennis player Elina Svitolina called her opponent, Russian Daria Kasatkina, a “brave one” following the Ukrainian’s upset win on Sunday. Svitolina, who previously said she would not shake hands with Russian and Belarusian opponents out of respect for the men and women defending Ukraine, told reporters

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-year-old golf phenom Rose Zhang etched her name in the history books yet again on Sunday, edging Jennifer Kupcho in a sudden death playoff at the Mizuho Americas Open to become the first player to win an LPGA tournament in her professional debut in 72 years. After

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced his retirement from a glittering soccer career at the age of 41, leaving Italy’s Serie A as the league’s oldest-ever goal scorer. The star striker made the announcement following his team AC Milan’s season finale 3-1 victory over Hellas Verona on

By Darren Lewis, Issy Ronald and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Every time Romelu Lukaku scores, he thinks of his grandfather who passed away when he was 12, four years before he made his professional debut for Belgian club Anderlecht as a talented 16-year-old. “I promised (him) that I would look after my mum, when

CNN By Darren Lewis, Issy Ronald and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Every time Romelu Lukaku scores, he thinks of his grandfather who passed away when he was 12, four years before he made his professional debut for Belgian club Anderlecht as a talented 16-year-old. “I promised (him) that I would look after my mum,

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — A soccer fan died on Saturday after falling from a stand during a match at River Plate’s Mas Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the club announced. The game, which was being played between River Plate and Defensa y Justicia, was suspended after 26 minutes and the players did

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — “This boy’s too young to be singin’ the blues,” Elton John sings in one of his biggest hits “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” And on Saturday, the legendary singer found himself singing with the sky blue side of Manchester as he was serenaded by Manchester City shortly after the team

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Mercedes secured its first double podium of the year as Lewis Hamilton finished second and George Russell third at the Spanish Grand Prix, another race once again won by a dominant Max Verstappen. “What a result for our team,” Hamilton told Sky Sports afterwards. “We definitely didn’t expect to

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — On a sun kissed but windy Parisian afternoon Novak Djokovic broke one of Rafael Nadal’s French Open records as he progressed to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. A straightforward 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas on Sunday ensured Djokovic progressed to the last eight at the

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — A French Open doubles match ended controversially on Sunday as No.16 seeds Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the tournament after a ball girl was hit by a ball. Having lost the opening set to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, Japan’s

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi’s final game for Paris Saint-Germain ended in defeat as the Ligue 1 champion lost 3-2 at home to Clermont on Saturday. Sergio Ramos, who was also playing his final match for the club, scored as did Kylian Mbappé to give PSG a 2-0 lead within 21 minutes,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian soccer star Oleksandr Zinchenko says his first trip back to his home country since the Russian invasion has been hard to comprehend. The 26-year-old Arsenal star has been forced to watch from afar as devastation spread across Ukraine but he has continued to use his platform to raise

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Vegas Golden Knights scored three goals in the third period and showed off what may be the best save of the postseason to claim a 5-2 victory against the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night. Panthers’ defenseman Eric Staal drew