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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Her face might have been bloodied and battered, but ski jumper Slje Opseth couldn’t stop smiling as reality dawned on her that she’d just set a new women’s world record. After landing a 230.5 meter jump at a competition in Vikersund, Norway, an emotional Opseth put her head in

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — As a golf fan watching at a tournament, you have the privilege of being up close to all the action. Lining the course, spectators can almost reach out and touch their favorite players as they go about their business of driving, chipping and putting. That proximity also means that

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Iga Świątek brushed aside Maria Sakkari in straights sets to earn the second Indian Wells title of her career, beating the ninth seed 6-4 6-0 in Sunday’s final. The Polish superstar didn’t drop a set during the tournament and lost just 21 games en route to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz won his first trophy since Wimbledon last year as he successfully defended his Indian Wells title against Daniil Medvedev. In a repeat of last year’s final, Alcaraz triumphed 7-6(5) 6-1 in California on Sunday, recovering from an early 3-0 deficit in the opening set to win the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Wyndham Clark thought his ball was in. TPC Sawgrass thought it was in. As it rolled around the cup, some of it actually was in. Yet somehow, someway, the birdie putt the American star needed to force world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler into a playoff lipped out, crowning his

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — An exhale of collective relief rippled around TPC Sawgrass as Austin Eckroat’s birdie putt finally abandoned its precarious position on the edge of the cup and dropped in. Yet the satisfaction would be short-lived. The American left with a par on the 11th hole during the final round of

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool’s chances of a historic quadruple in Jürgen Klopp’s final season at the club are over after falling to a 4-3 extra time defeat against bitter rival Manchester United in a frenetic FA Cup quarterfinal. Goals from Scott McTominay, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo gave United the win

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The fields are set for March Madness and it’s time to fill out your brackets. The men’s field is topped by defending champion Connecticut while the women’s overall No. 1 seed is undefeated South Carolina. The other top seeds for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Long Beach State Beach men’s basketball team is dancing into March Madness, and it is being led by a coach who was informed last week that the university had decided to let him go after 17 seasons at the helm of the program. A week ago, the Beach

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells men’s semifinals on Saturday, snapping the Italian’s 19-match winning streak in the latest chapter of their fierce rivalry. Sinner had enjoyed an unbeaten start to the year and his maiden grand slam at the Australian Open in

By Issy Ronald and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A bizarre end to the game overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, as a broken shot clock and controversial call overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired to add a 23-minute delay to the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A wind-assisted wonder-goal from beyond the halfway line in the last minute of play allowed the Chicago Fire to storm back for a 4-3 home victory in its Major League Soccer (MLS) clash against CF Montréal on Saturday. Chicago had it all to do after Dominic Iankov extended the

By Amanda Davies and Rebecca Hall, CNN (CNN) — Bay FC may be the new kid on the NWSL block, but recent signing Jen Beattie has insisted that the team isn’t there to make up the numbers, rather to “change the face of American soccer.” Beattie, a true legend of the women’s game, left Arsenal