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CNN By Eoin McSweeney, Jill Martin and Becky Anderson, CNN Although all-time tennis great Novak Djokovic says that his rivalry with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer made him the player he is today, initially the Serbian was “pissed off” to be part of the golden era. “They made me stronger, both mentally, physically, my game

By George Ramsay, CNN Tennis great Martina Navratilova says her “prognosis is excellent” having been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. In an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV, Navratilova said: “I mean, as far as they know I’m cancer-free … I definitely won’t be missing any of my check-ups. I will be very,

By Eoin McSweeney, Jill Martin and Becky Anderson, CNN Although all-time tennis great Novak Djokovic says that his rivalry with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer made him the player he is today, initially the Serbian was “pissed off” to be part of the golden era. “They made me stronger, both mentally, physically, my game was

By Jill Martin, CNN After being eliminated from the World Baseball Classic by the US team in Miami on Sunday, the Cuban team landed in Havana on Monday without one of its players. Ivan Prieto Gonzalez, a 26-year-old catcher, has defected from his home nation, Major League Baseball officials confirmed to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.

By Ben Morse, CNN The Miami Dolphins officially exercised quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s fifth-year option on his rookie contract on Monday. The 24-year-old is now contracted with the team through the 2024 season. He will be guaranteed $23.2 million for the 2024 season, according to the NFL. Tagovailoa was the NFL’s highest-rated passer last season with

By Ben Church, CNN Tennis great Rafael Nadal has slipped out of the ATP top 10 for the first time since 2005 as he continues to regain his fitness. The Spaniard has not played competitively since the Australian Open and was forced to skip Indian Wells last week as he continues to recover from a

By Ben Morse, CNN First, it was the Stanford Cardinals — then, it was the Indiana Hoosiers. March Madness is certainly living up to its name as Indiana became the second No. 1 seed to be knocked out of the women’s NCAA basketball tournament in successive days after losing 70-68 to the No. 9 seed

By Ben Church, Darren Lewis, Zayn Nabbi, CNN Premier League player Yoane Wissa has told CNN that he restricts the amount of time he spends on social media due to amount of abuse soccer stars receive online. The Brentford FC forward says that while social media platforms can help him communicate with his fans, they

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Talk regarding an Aaron Rodgers trade has dominated the NFL off-season, but the Green Bay Packers president has remained coy on the future of the quarterback. Packers President Mark Murphy was speaking at the annual Wisconsin Tech Summit at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Monday and was asked about free

By Ben Morse, CNN March Madness never fails to disappoint in terms of excitement, and this year is no different. There have been upsets, ‘Cinderella’ runs and brackets busted aplenty in this year’s NCAA college basketball tournament on both the men’s and women’s side, while some of the higher seeds have handled their business with

By Charlie Webster, CNN Rohan Bopanna proved age was just a number after becoming the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion at 43 years old, with victory in the BNP Paribas Open men’s doubles. Alongside playing partner Matthew Ebden, the unseeded pair dispatched top-ranked duo Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski, to claim the men’s doubles title

By Matias Grez, CNN It was another sobering Formula One weekend for Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton cut a frustrated figure after his team’s deficiencies were laid bare once again in Saudi Arabia. Red Bull completed its second one-two of the season, with Sergio Pérez this time winning from pole position and Max Verstappen flying through

By Issy Ronald, CNN The owners of Manchester United are more than simply the custodians of a soccer club. For, with its long history of accumulating trophies, rebuilding the team after the 1958 Munich air disaster and self-proclaimed 1.1 billion fans worldwide, Manchester United is “arguably Britain’s most valuable sporting, perhaps even cultural, asset,” as