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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone underlined her status as one of the best athletes in the world with a dominant 400-meter performance at the US track and field championships. McLaughlin-Levrone, the world record holder in the 400-meter hurdles, switched to the flat event this year and on Saturday claimed the national title

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka said “it wasn’t fair” that the Wimbledon crowd booed at the end of her fourth-round match against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina. As she has done after facing other Russian and Belarusian players, Svitolina – who won the tight contest 2-6 6-4 7-6 (11-9) – declined

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Allisen Corpuz won the US Women’s Open on Sunday, securing her first LPGA title at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. The 25-year-old Hawaii native shot 3-under par in the final round to become the first American to win the major since Brittany Lang in

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — One umpire at Wimbledon had a polite reminder for spectators on Sunday: please don’t uncork champagne bottles while players are serving. This was after a fan interrupted the third-round match between Russians Anastasia Potapova and Mirra Andreeva by popping open a bottle of bubbly, disturbing the otherwise tranquil atmosphere

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Shericka Jackson produced a stunning performance at the Jamaican championships on Saturday as she ran a world-leading 10.65 seconds in the 100 meters. The blazing time put Jackson joint-fifth on the all-time list, 0.16 seconds off Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 35-year-old world record. It also saw her surpass American Sha’Carri Richardson,

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — When the outcome is success, a high-risk decision can look courageous and wise. But if it doesn’t go to plan, questions are asked. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina opted for an underarm serve at a crucial point in his third-round Wimbledon match against Holger Rune on Saturday. After nearly four hours on

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — No one expected Jamie MoCrazy to live after her fall. The chances of survival are slim when the brain starts bleeding in eight spots. Her fatality report was written in the helicopter that took her to the Vancouver hospital where she would spend the next few weeks of her

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Japanese golfer Nasa Hataoka will be looking to win her first major title on Sunday as she leads the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. Hataoka, a six-time LPGA Tour winner, tops the leaderboard after three rounds in California, one shot ahead of American Allisen Corpuz. She had to

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The National Basketball Association on Saturday unveiled the format and groups for its in-season tournament set to debut next season. The new annual competition will tip off on November 3 with group play and run through December 9 with the championship game. All 30 NBA teams will participate in

CNN By Matias Grez and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe, a two-time Women’s World Cup winner, has announced she will retire at the end of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. Rapinoe, an Olympic gold medalist from London 2012, will play in her fourth and final

By Matias Grez and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe, a two-time Women’s World Cup winner, has announced she will retire at the end of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. Rapinoe, an Olympic gold medalist from London 2012, will play in her fourth and final World

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — There was a period during Andy Murray’s second-round match against fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas where it seemed the former champion was going to roll back the years and produce another memorable victory on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. But the 36-year-old Briton ultimately fell to a 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (2-7) 4-6

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Cubs earned their first win in franchise history at Yankee Stadium on Friday night, as pitcher Jameson Taillon led the team to a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees. Taillon, who played for the Yankees in 2021 and 2022, threw eight scoreless innings to help snap

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — There was emotion aplenty at Pebble Beach on Friday as golf great Michelle Wie West bade farewell to the sport after failing to make the cut at the US Women’s Open. It was perhaps fitting that Wie West, a trailblazer in the women’s game, played this historic event, the

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — A year after tennis players from Russia and Belarus were banned from playing at Wimbledon following the invasion of Ukraine, organizers have accepted entries from players from the two countries for the 2023 grand slam tournament if they have complied with “appropriate conditions” and compete as neutral athletes. Though tournament

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Not since LeBron James entered the NBA has there been so much hype surrounding a new prospect and fans finally got the chance to see French sensation Victor Wembanyama in a San Antonio Spurs jersey for the first time. However, it’s fair to say the reality of ‘Wemby’s’ Spurs