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By Radina Gigova, Patrick Sung and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s under-fire soccer chief Luis Rubiales remained defiant Friday, saying he made “some obvious mistakes” but had been treated unfairly over his unwanted kiss with a star player. Rubiales has been under mounting pressure to resign after kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips following

By Matias Grez and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Iga Świątek was utterly dominant in her straight sets victory against Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan, winning 6-0 6-1 in a mere 49 minutes to reach the fourth round of the US Open. In what was surely one of the most one-sided grand slam encounters

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is expanding to 18 schools with the addition of Stanford, Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the University of California-Berkeley, after a vote by the conference’s board of directors on Friday. In a statement, the conference announced the schools would be members with full voting

By Atika Shubert and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Luis de la Fuente, the manager of the Spanish men’s national team, has apologized for visibly applauding the speech of beleaguered soccer chief Luis Rubiales at an assembly last Friday. De la Fuente was seen clapping at the event in the front row of the assembly

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — It was a special day for Ronald Acuña Jr. as he made Major League Baseball (MLB) history just hours after getting married. Acuña has enjoyed a spectacular MLB season so far and in the Atlanta Braves’ 8-7 Thursday night win against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 25-year-old became the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — American third seed Jessica Pegula cruised through to the third round of the US Open with a 6-3 6-1 victory against Romania’s Patricia Maria Țig on Thursday. The match got off to a nervy start as the pair traded breaks early on before Pegula, the top-ranked American player at

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz beat Lloyd Harris in the US Open second round to progress to round three at Flushing Meadows. Alcaraz beat his opponent in straight sets, winning 6-3 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in two hours and 28 minutes for essentially his first victory of the championship after his

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Two-time Women’s World Cup winner Julie Ertz, one of the greats of US soccer, has announced her retirement from the sport. Ertz, 31, was an integral member of the US teams which won the Women’s World Cup in 2015 and 2019. She represented the US National Women’s Team (USWNT)

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, widely regarded as the architect who helped build the Dallas Cowboys into one of the most successful and popular sports franchises of all time, died on Thursday, according to the Cowboys. Brandt was 91. “Gil was at the very core of the

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — John Isner waved farewell to singles tennis in a way fitting of the 38-year-old’s long career on the court. In another tennis marathon, the giant was felled by fellow American Michael Mmoh in a five-set thriller, bowing out of his singles career with a 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6

By Jacob Lev, Matias Grez, David Close and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Spain star Aitana Bonmatí used her UEFA Women’s Player of the Year award speech to call out “abuses of power” following a top official’s unwanted kiss, as FIFA’s chief said the team’s World Cup-winning celebrations had been “spoiled” by the controversy. Spain’s

CNN By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is expanding to 18 schools with the addition of Stanford, Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the University of California-Berkeley, after a vote by the conference’s board of directors on Friday. In a statement, the conference announced the schools would be members with full

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to tradition, passion and rivalries, there is nothing quite like college football. But we all need to cherish this 2023 season because, after it, the sport will never be the same. This will be the last season for the Pac-12 as we know it. The last for the

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Lewis Hamilton will remain a Mercedes driver in Formula One until at least the end of the 2025 season after the team announced a contract extension on Thursday. Hamilton, who shares the record for most F1 world titles with Michael Schumacher (seven), joined Mercedes in 2013 after starting his

By Mostafa Salem, CNN Abu Dhabi (CNN) — An Iranian professional weightlifter received a lifetime ban from competing after shaking the hand of an Israeli athlete during an international competition, according to an Iranian state news agency. Weightlifting champion Mostafa Rajaee, 36, was filmed shaking hands and posing for a picture with Israel’s Maksim Svirsky

By Claudia Colliva and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has condemned Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso, describing it as “inappropriate” in an interview with French outlet L’Equipe on Wednesday. Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation, was provisionally suspended by FIFA, global soccer’s governing

CNN By Tara Subramaniam, Radina Gigova, Ana Melgar and Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — The mother of beleaguered Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales, who was admitted to a hospital in the Spanish town of Motril after a hunger strike, has been discharged, according to various Spanish media outlets. Ángeles Béjar locked herself in the Divina

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Wozniacki has continued her remarkable comeback to tennis by claiming a big win at this year’s US Open. The former world No. 1 beat 11th-seeded Petra Kvitová in straight sets, 7-5 7-6, on Wednesday in what was her first victory over a player in the Top-20 in almost