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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Crossing the finish line in 10th and 11th is not how either Tim Van de Velde or Carlos San Martín would have been picturing the men’s 3,000m steeplechase qualifier on Saturday. But the Belgian’s remarkable show of sportsmanship meant that the image may be remembered as one of the

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Judge walked out at Fenway Park on Friday night knowing that just one home run would see him overtake Joe DiMaggio and move into fourth outright on the New York Yankees’ all-time list. He wasted no time. The two-time American League MVP jumped on the second pitch he

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — Former Manchester United and Portugal winger Luís Nani has an encouraging message of hope for the Red Devils’ beleaguered fans: Things are about to get a whole lot better. United recently endured its worst ever finish to a Premier League season and already in this campaign, Ruben Amorim’s men

By Djenane Villanueva, Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — A hotel in Costa Rica where 14-year-old Miller Gardner, the son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, was staying when he died, was raided Thursday to gather evidence, authorities told CNN. The Quepos and Parrita Prosecutor’s Office said to CNN on Friday that it conducted

CNN By Ben Morse, Don Riddell, and Gonzalo Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — There have been plenty of boxing clashes over the years which have gone down in history. From the two all-time classics between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the 1970s to Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao in 2015, the nature of the sport

By Ben Morse, Don Riddell, and Gonzalo Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — There have been plenty of boxing clashes over the years which have gone down in history. From the two all-time classics between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the 1970s to Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao in 2015, the nature of the sport has

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,200 elite track and field athletes are descending on Tokyo for the upcoming world championships, but Cooper Lutkenhaus might be the only one to pack homework. The 16-year-old from Texas is the youngest person in history to make the US team for the World Athletics Championships, taking

By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Week 2 is headlined by a Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, while across the league several contenders are fighting to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start. It may be early, but the urgency is already real. Here are 5 things to know about Week

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has apologized to the fan he exchanged shoves with during Baltimore’s Week 1 defeat to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Following DeAndre Hopkins’ touchdown in the third quarter at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, several Ravens players celebrated at the back of the