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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Ruoning Yin had yet to even start playing golf when Shanshan Feng clinched the 2012 Women’s PGA Championship to become the first Chinese player to win a major. Just 11 years on at the same tournament on Sunday, a 20-year-old Yin carded a nerveless final round to join her

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter crushed the women’s course record at the Western States 100-mile race in California, taking more than an hour off the previous best time. Dauwalter finished the Western States 100 – the world’s oldest 100-mile race – in 15 hours, 29 minutes and 34 seconds, almost

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Wrexham’s Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are part of a new investment group that is taking a 24% equity stake in Formula One outfit Alpine, the team’s parent company, Renault, announced on Monday. The investment group also includes Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners. As well as

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury was announced Sunday as a starter for the WNBA’s upcoming All-Star Game. Griner’s nine career All-Star Game selections are more than any other starting all-star this year, according to the Mercury. The All-Star Game will be played in Las Vegas on July 15.

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz is set to reclaim the world No. 1 spot from Novak Djokovic after winning his first-ever grass-court title at Queen’s in London on Sunday. The 20-year-old Spaniard defeated Australia’s Alex de Minaur 6-4 6-4 in an hour and 39 minutes to claim his fifth title of the

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Tennis royalty met British royalty at Wimbledon this month as Roger Federer and Catherine, Princess of Wales, met the tournament’s ball boys and girls, took part in their training, and played a game of doubles. Kate even managed to win a point against the eight-time Wimbledon champion, hitting a

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Angels enjoyed a historic night on the road Saturday at Coors Field, setting new franchise records for both runs and hits in a game as they dismantled the Colorado Rockies 25-1, scoring 25 runs on 28 hits. “We were aggressive. We attacked pitches in the zone

By George Ramsay and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi struggled to adapt to a new environment at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after moving to the French club in 2021, the Argentine forward said in an interview with beIN Sports aired this week. Messi won two league titles during his time at PSG,

By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The city of San Antonio has big expectations for Victor Wembanyama. Hundreds of fans waited for hours at the airport, cheering as the No. 1 NBA draft pick emerged from a private plane on Friday, and the welcome party has lasted all weekend. “The last 72

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Stefanos Tsitsipas has said that his comments made on Netflix’s “Break Point” docuseries about Nick Kyrgios were “misinterpreted” after some individuals on social media perceived them as racist. Speaking about his third-round loss to the Australian at Wimbledon last year, Tsitsipas said in “Break Point” that Kyrgios’ approach to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Four players have been suspended after last week’s bad-tempered soccer match between the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) and Mexico, which was marred by pushing and shoving between the two teams. The contest was also ended about four minutes early following discriminatory chants from the crowd at Allegiant Stadium

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers has continued to advocate for the legalization of some psychedelics, claiming this week that ayahuasca helped to improve his performance on the football field. Speaking in Denver, Colorado, at Psychedelic Science 2023, which calls itself the largest psychedelic conference in history, the NFL quarterback referred to his experience of

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — European soccer’s summer transfer window is in full swing, with several household names already moving to pastures new. It is one of the most feverish periods on soccer’s calendar, as ITKs – “In The Knows,” people with sources who break transfer news – battle it out on social media

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — University of Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders will undergo surgery for blood clots in both of his legs on Friday but will not need to have his foot amputated, the 55-year-old said in a video Thursday. “I went to the doctors the other day to check myself out and I have

CNN Story by Sean Coppack, CNN, video by Sean Coppack, Cameron Bauer and Patricia Valeriano de Medeiros (CNN) — Rio de Janeiro’s notorious Cidade de Deus favela was immortalized in the 2002 film bearing its name in English, “City of God.” The movie was critically acclaimed for its depiction of gang violence in the favela,

Story by Sean Coppack, CNN, video by Sean Coppack, Cameron Bauer and Patricia Valeriano de Medeiros (CNN) — Rio de Janeiro’s notorious Cidade de Deus favela was immortalized in the 2002 film bearing its name in English, “City of God.” The movie was critically acclaimed for its depiction of gang violence in the favela, and

By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Victor Wembanyama, a 7-foot-4 Frenchman who some NBA commentators think could be a generational talent, was the No. 1 pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Draft on Thursday night. The past two times the five-time NBA champions have had the top