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By Jack Bantock, CNN Patrick Cantlay clinched another victory at the BMW Championship on Sunday to become the first player to successfully defend a FedEx Cup playoff title. The American carded a final day two-under 69 at Wilmington Country Club to finish 14-under and edge compatriot Scott Stallings by a stroke. The triumph secured the

By Matt Foster, CNN According to an Instagram account set up to provide updates on injured Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson, the results from a CAT scan performed by doctors after the 12-year-old fell and hit his head a second time came back “normal.” Oliverson hit his head going to the bathroom unaccompanied on Saturday night,

By Ben Morse, CNN Robert Lewandowski and his new Barcelona teammates showed how dangerous they might be this season with a thumping 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad on Sunday, but it wasn’t without controversy. Lewandowski, signed from Bayern Munich this summer, scored his first Barça goal in the opening minute of the game, only for

By Matias Grez, CNN Borna Ćorić and Caroline Garcia both earned historic titles with victories in their respective finals at the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday. Croatian Ćorić, the world No. 152, became the lowest ranked player to win a Masters 1000 title after beating fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 6-2. Victory earned Ćorić the first

By Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN With last week marking a year since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, football star Nadia Nadim is coming to terms with a “weird feeling.” The anniversary comes weeks after a landmark period for women’s football: the European Championships attracted record-breaking crowds in England just weeks

By Matias Grez, CNN Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain hammered Lille 7-1 to continue its perfect start to the Ligue 1 season. The team showed no sign of the disharmony that marred the 5-2 win over Montpellier, with Mbappé and Neymar squabbling over who should be on penalty duties. New boss Christophe

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Borussia Dortmund lost its first Bundesliga game of the season 2-3 on Saturday after surrendering an early lead to Werder Bremen in late injury time, relinquishing an unbeaten run at Signal Iduna Park. Edin Terzic’s side had a sluggish start to the match, failing to pierce Werder’s sturdy defense. Dortmund

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Oleksandr Usyk stormed through his rematch fight against Anthony Joshua in Jeddah on Saturday to retain his heavyweight titles by a split decision. The 35-year-old Ukrainian proved unbeatable during the 12-round contest, maintaining his steely nerve to dominate Joshua with a series of heavy blows. Joshua appeared to break Usyk’s

By Ben Church and Ben Morse, CNN Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles says he’s not concerned by Tom Brady‘s absence from the team but admits he cannot yet put a date on his star’s return. Last week, it was announced that the 45-year-old quarterback would take some time away to “deal with personal things”

By Matt Foster, CNN Florida International University football player Luke Knox, the younger brother of Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox, has died, the school’s athletics department said Thursday. He was 22 years old. The university did not provide Knox’s cause of death, but expressed sorrow and support for the player’s teammates, family and friends.

By David Close and Ray Sanchez, CNN The NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to suspend Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for 11 regular season games without pay and fine him $5 million after he was accused of sexual misconduct by more than two dozen women. Watson will undergo “a professional evaluation by