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By Ben Church, CNN A protester disrupted the World Snooker Championship on Monday by climbing onto the table and throwing a bag of orange powder paint over the playing surface. Video footage shows the man — who was wearing a ‘Just Stop Oil’ t-shirt — running from the crowd and leaping onto the table during

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Liverpool ended its five-game winless run in all competitions with an emphatic 6-1 victory against struggling Leeds United at Elland Road. In an impressive away performance, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp told Sky Sports it was the “best game” his side have produced in a topsy-turvy 2022-23 campaign. After a quiet opening

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The votes are in and, once again, no women have been elected to the executive committee of European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, which has been running for almost 70 years. Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF), wanted to change this woeful precedent — this month, she became the

By Matt Foster, CNN The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Jalen Hurts have agreed to a five-year extension of the star’s contract, the NFL team announced Monday. According to reports, the extension is worth $255 million, making Hurts the highest-paid player in league history. The contract keeps Hurts with the franchise through 2028. ESPN’s Adam Schefter

By Ben Morse, CNN The Sacramento Kings say they are investigating the ejection of rapper Earl ‘E-40’ Stevens from a playoff game on Saturday after he claimed “racial bias” for the reason behind it. E-40, who hails from the Bay Area and is a Golden State Warriors fan, was in attendance for their Game 1

By Ben Church, CNN Yet another brilliant performance from Hilary Knight inspired the US to a dramatic 6-3 victory against Canada in the women’s ice hockey World Championship final on Sunday. Knight scored three times to secure the US’ 10th world title after yet another exhilarating chapter in the ongoing rivalry between both teams. Sunday’s

By Aimee Lewis, CNN The Grand National is regarded as a national institution by many in the United Kingdom, a must-watch sporting event — but it is also one of the most controversial horse races in the world. This weekend, the race again made headlines as police said more than 100 people were arrested Saturday,

By Issy Ronald, CNN With each record that Erling Haaland breaks, the next one seems more inevitable, such is the sheer volume of goals he is scoring this season. The Norwegian added another two goals to his tally in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Leicester City on Saturday, equaling Mo Salah’s record of 32 goals

By Issy Ronald and Wayne Sterling, CNN University of Virginia running back Mike Hollins scored a touchdown in his team’s spring game on Saturday, five months after he was hospitalized by a gunshot wound in a shooting that killed three of his teammates. After he scored the 1-yard touchdown, Hollins pointed to the sky and

By Aimee Lewis and Jacob Lev, CNN The Sacramento Kings could not have enjoyed a better start to their return to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. Kings guard De’Aaron Fox finished with 38 points, five assists and three steals in a dramatic 126-123 Game 1 win over the Golden State Warriors

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Kylian Mbappé has already achieved much in his young career. The 24-year-old has won a World Cup, scored a hattrick in a World Cup final and is captain of France. On Saturday, he added more to his résumé by becoming Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading scorer in Ligue 1. Mbappé was the

By Issy Ronald, CNN Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership of Welsh soccer club Wrexham has already produced a Disney+ documentary and earned the pair the city’s top civic honor — the Freedom of Wrexham. And now Reynolds has released a catchy song to celebrate his co-chairman’s birthday, enlisting all his “mates in Wrexham” to