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By Ben Morse, CNN Former Australian rugby and NFL player Jarryd Hayne has been jailed ahead of his sentencing hearing after being found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. Hayne had his bail revoked by the New South Wales Supreme Court on Friday. Earlier this month Hayne had been found guilty by a jury

By Thomas Schlachter and Jacob Lev, CNN The Tampa Bay Rays have made history with their incredible unbeaten start to the Major League Baseball (MLB) season. Following a 9-3 win against the Boston Red Sox Thursday, the Rays picked up their 13th consecutive win. The Rays are now tied with the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers and

By Matias Grez, CNN It was all going so well for Manchester United against Sevilla. Then, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. A totally dominant first-half display from Erik ten Hag’s side opened up a comfortable 2-0 lead at halftime thanks to Marcel Sabitzer’s brace, a lead that should have been extended in

By Ben Church, CNN Irish rally car driver Craig Breen has died after an accident at a pre-event test ahead of next week’s Croatia Rally, his team Hyundai Motorsport said Thursday. The team did not give many details about the incident but said it had occurred just after midday local time on Thursday. “Hyundai Motorsport

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat in the Monte Carlo Masters round-of-16 Thurday with the Serb falling to a 4-6 7-5 6-4 loss at the hands of Italian 21-year-old Lorenzo Musetti. Djokovic, 35, looked out of sorts from the start of the rain-affected clay court tie and world No.21 Musetti went

By Jacob Lev, CNN MLB umpire Larry Vanover, who was hit in the head by a throw during Wednesday’s New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians game, remains hospitalized on Thursday, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. In the top of the fifth inning, Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez tried to make a

By Matt Foster, CNN Sadio Mané will not feature in the Bayern Munich squad for the team’s weekend game against Hoffenheim as a result of “misconduct” following Bayern’s 3-0 defeat against Manchester City on Tuesday, according to a team statement. BILD and Sky Germany both reported that Mané, 31, and teammate Leroy Sané argued in

By Wayne Sterling, CNN The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced Thursday that it will return to hosting tournaments in China in the fall after suspending all events in the country in 2021 due to the uncertainty over tennis player Peng Shuai’s safety. “After 16 months of suspended tennis competition in China and sustained efforts at

By Ben Morse, CNN TV viewers tuning into watch the Chicago Bulls’ game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night were probably wondering what that loud shrieking sound was whenever the home team stepped up to take a free throw. The origin of that noise was the daughter of Bulls star DeMar DeRozan, working her

By Ben Church, CNN As far as Champions League quarterfinals go, Real Madrid had a relatively comfortable night against Chelsea on Wednesday. The Spanish giant breezed past its English visitor 2-0 to take a strong advantage going into next week’s second leg but, despite the relative ease in which it won, Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois

By Jacob Lev, CNN Several Major League Baseball teams have extended beer sales thanks to the newly implemented regulations for the 2023 season that have shortened the average game time. The Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins have confirmed to CNN Sport that they have extended beer sales through the eighth inning. Traditionally, teams

By Eryn Mathewson, CNN When was the last time something terrible led you to something incredible? For me, that “something terrible” was suddenly developing liver failure. And although recovering from that was probably one of the most grueling experiences I’ve ever gone through, it also connected me to some of the kindest, bravest strangers I’ve

By Ben Church, CNN It’s watched by more than 500 million people from 140 different countries, but the Grand National remains one of the most controversial horse races in the world. Since it was first run in 1839, the spectacle has become a national institution in the United Kingdom which has transformed into the greatest