National Sports

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Iga Świątek booked her place in the semifinals of this year’s Australian Open after thrashing American star Emma Navarro on Tuesday, but the match wasn’t without its controversy. While Świątek breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 victory, a double-bounce call at the end of the second set triggered yet more

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — It’s customary for the Champions League to overdeliver on drama but rarely quite like Tuesday night’s game in Lisbon. The thrilling match between Benfica and Barcelona featured nine goals, a sensational comeback, and some of the most calamitous defending the competition has seen so far. After all that, it

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Beloved in Japan and in the US, Ichiro Suzuki now has a permanent home in Cooperstown, New York. Suzuki, 51, cements himself in baseball lore, becoming the first Japanese player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Suzuki, in his first year of eligibility, received 99.7%

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Bears announced Tuesday that the team had reached an agreement with former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator to become head coach in the Windy City. The announcement was widely expected after news of the impending hire leaked in multiple media reports Monday after the Lions’ early playoff exit

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t able to hold back his emotions after Ohio State won the national championship on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with the longtime ESPN college football analyst brought to tears while he was live on the air. A day later, Herbstreit revealed there was more happening in

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Four Chilean men were indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Clark County, Ohio, accused of carrying out a string of burglaries targeting multimillion-dollar homes, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. The arrests of Sergio Cabello, Alexander Huaiquil-Chavez, Bastian Morales and Jordan Sanchez may be tied to the break-in

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Day aims to have his Ohio State Buckeyes leave no doubt. After a complete team performance that won the Bucks their first national championship in 10 years, Day should have removed any doubts about his tenure in Columbus in the minds of the Buckeye faithful. Ohio State fans

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors suffered their worst home defeat in four decades on Monday night, losing 125-85 to the Boston Celtics. The last time the Warriors lost by at least 40 points in their own arena was a 149-104 drubbing by the Dallas Mavericks on January 15, 1985. Jayson

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lewis Hamilton says he has realized his “dream” after his first official day at Ferrari, promising “a new era” for the team. The seven-time Formula One world champion shocked the sport last year when it was announced he would be joining the Italian outfit this season, after spending 12

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s fast start to the year came to an end at the Australian Open as she fell to a 7-5, 6-4 quarterfinal defeat against Paula Badosa. The American was on a 13-match winning streak heading into Tuesday’s contest at Melbourne Park and seemed to have a strong chance

By Jill Martin and Coy Wire, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Notre Dame became the latest team to find out what the rest of Ohio State’s opponents learned during this newly expanded College Football Playoff: It’s amazing what one can sometimes accomplish when angry, isn’t it? In the first year of the College Football Playoff expanding

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Bruce Dickinson, frontman of legendary heavy metal band Iron Maiden, participated in a prestigious fencing tournament in northern France on Sunday. The singer, who has been fencing since he was a child, finished 13th out of 31 competitors in the veterans category at the Circuit Européen 2025 tournament in

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Australian broadcaster Tony Jones has apologized to Novak Djokovic for comments he says were intended to be “banter” and “humor.” Jones, a veteran sports presenter on Australia’s Channel 9, taunted a group of Djokovic fans at the Australian Open during a live broadcast on Friday, chanting: “Novak, he’s overrated,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has labeled his side the “worst team” in the club’s history after yet another chastening Premier League defeat on Sunday. United was roundly beaten 3-1 by Brighton at Old Trafford, tallying its 10th loss of a disastrous season which now leaves the once great

By Kevin Dotson, Homero De la Fuente, Jacob Lev, Kyle Feldscher and David Close, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday, in both Philadelphia and upstate New York, it came down to the final drives in the snow with freezing temperatures making the ball slippery and tough to handle. It was January football at its very best:

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The longest college football season in history has just one game remaining. One hundred and thirty two Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams have seen their seasons come to an end, and now only two remain: Notre Dame and Ohio State. The Fighting Irish will be looking to end a

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff produced an impressive comeback win to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday, eventually downing Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1. The victory continued Gauff’s unbeaten start to 2025 and marked her ninth consecutive win to start the year – a milestone she has now reached three times

By Kyle Feldscher, Kevin Dotson, Jacob Lev, Homero De la Fuente and David Close, CNN (CNN) — One team that booked its trip to the conference championship on Saturday is returning to a comfortable place, having gone seven straight years. The other hasn’t been on a stage this big since 1992. The Kansas City Chiefs

By Issy Ronald and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — As a reward for finishing first in qualifying at a ski jumping World Cup event, organizers presented the male winner Jan Haerl with 3,000 Swiss francs ($3,290), and the female winner Selina Freitag with towels and shampoo. “I received a partner bag with shower gel and