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By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark became the second rookie in WNBA history to score seven three-pointers in a game and equaled a career-high 30 points in the league on a night when the stats racked up for the Indiana Fever phenom. Clark tied Crystal Robinson’s three-point record for a rookie, set in

By Ben Church and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Dornoch, co-owned by 2008 World Series champion Jayson Werth, won the Belmont Stakes Saturday evening, beating the favorites in the field. The Danny Gargan-trained horse broke late on the final turn to take the lead in the 10-horse field with Luis Saez aboard, besting

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Spanish race walker Laura García-Caro cut a dismayed figure at the end of the 20-kilometer race at the European Athletics Championships as she narrowly missed out on a bronze medal having celebrated before the finish line. García-Caro looked set to finish in third at the end of Friday’s race

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Iga Świątek won her third consecutive French Open title on Saturday with an emphatic 6-2 6-1 victory against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. The win – Świątek’s fifth grand slam crown and fourth at Roland Garros – underlines the Polish superstar’s dominance on clay, extending her winning run

By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Call it the Miracle on Grass. A national cricket team that most Americans didn’t even know they had beat one of the sport’s global powers Pakistan, for whom the game is a national obsession. The triumph Thursday in the T20 World Cup – a global tournament using a shortened,

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A day after the United States orchestrated a shock defeat of Pakistan at the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup, USA cricket player Corey Anderson told CNN the team has the confidence to beat any team they face. “We believe we can knock these big teams off if we caught

CNN By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A day after the United States orchestrated a shock defeat of Pakistan at the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup, USA cricket player Corey Anderson told CNN the team has the confidence to beat any team they face. “We believe we can knock these big teams off if we

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Mike Tyson’s return to boxing will now take place on November 15, after his fight against Jake Paul was postponed due to the former world heavyweight champion experiencing a medical issue. The match was originally slated for July 20 but was delayed after Tyson suffered an ulcer flareup during

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz edged past Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller to book his place in the French Open final for the first time in his career, prevailing 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3. The youngsters showed why the future of tennis is in safe hands, pulling out a plethora of

By Nadine Schmidt and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — German tennis star Alexander Zverev and his former partner have agreed to settle his assault case, with no admission of guilt by Zverev, the Berlin Tiergarten District Court announced in a statement on Friday. Zverev was accused of “physically abusing and damaging the health of a woman during an

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff has called for tennis to universally implement a Video Review system after she was reduced to tears following a controversial decision made by the umpire in her French Open semifinal defeat to Iga Świątek. With Gauff leading 2-1 in the second set, a line judge called her

By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — Amid the historic interest in women’s basketball, a new professional league in the US could grow the game even further and make it easier for stars to stay in the country during the WNBA offseason. At least that’s what Unrivaled co-founders and current WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The University of Oklahoma Sooners seized a victory over the Texas Longhorns Thursday night, becoming the first NCAA Division I softball team to win four consecutive Women’s College World Series national championships. Sooners players rushed the pitching circle after securing the 8-4 win in Game 2 of the best-of-three

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Speaking at his customary press conference ahead of the opening of the NBA Finals on Thursday, league commissioner Adam Silver called the flagrant foul made by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter on Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark last weekend a “Welcome to the league” moment, adding that it’s “nothing new in

CNN By David Close and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The US cricket team orchestrated a shocking defeat of powerhouse Pakistan following a dramatic Super Over victory at the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Thursday in Dallas. The thrilling win was the biggest in US cricket history and is already being regarded as one

By David Close and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The US cricket team orchestrated a shocking defeat of powerhouse Pakistan following a dramatic Super Over victory at the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Thursday in Dallas. The thrilling win was the biggest in US cricket history and is already being regarded as one of