Sports

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Canadian teenager Christopher Morales Williams’ blistering 400-meter performance will not be recognized as a world indoor record due to an issue with the starting blocks. Morales Williams ran a winning time of 44.49 at the SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Saturday, 0.08 seconds faster that American Kerron

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool celebrated the beginning of the end of manager Jürgen Klopp’s time at the club in the best possible fashion, winning the Carabao Cup on Sunday after defeating Chelsea 1-0 in the dying moments of extra-time following a tense final at Wembley Stadium. Every cup final is laced with

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Undefeated boxing champion Claressa Shields made history in another sport on Saturday, as she made her return to mixed-martial arts (MMA). The 28-year-old earned a split decision win over Kelsey De Santis in what was the first professional female MMA bout held in Saudi Arabia. “I had such a hard

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Arsenal underlined its place in this year’s English Premier League title race with a statement 4-1 win against Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The game against one of the richest clubs in world football was a potential banana-skin, especially considering Arsenal was coming off the back of

By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Former Seattle Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman was arrested in King County, Washington, on Saturday on a suspicion of a DUI charge, the Washington State Patrol confirmed to CNN. Sherman was stopped by the Washington State Patrol for going 79 mph within a 60 mph zone at about 2

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Duke men’s basketball star Kyle Filipowski was injured after Wake Forest fans stormed the court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Saturday, marking the second athlete-versus-fan collision on a college court in just over a month. Fans rushed the court after the buzzer sounded to celebrate the Demon Deacons’ 83-79

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Professional bowler Brandon Novak is facing child pornography charges after he was reportedly arrested midway through a tournament earlier this month. Novak, 35, was extradited from Indiana to Ross County jail in Ohio on multiple counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material and pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, according to

By Issy Ronald and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Julian Naglesmann, Germany’s national soccer team manager, opened up about the death of his father in an interview with Der Spiegel, revealing he was a German spy and later took his own life. “(In school) I said what I always believed he was earlier: a professional

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors have made Steve Kerr the highest-annually paid NBA coach in history. The Warriors and Kerr have agreed to a record two-year, $35 million contract extension on Friday, Kerr’s representative Priority Sports confirmed to CNN on Saturday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the news.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Victor Wembanyama made NBA history on Friday evening, joining an exclusive club by posting a ‘5×5’ stat line. The French rookie filled up the box score during his San Antonio Spurs’ 123-118 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It has been a remarkable week for Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya, who began it having just qualified for the Dubai Tennis Championships and ended it playing in the tournament’s final after defeating world No. 1 Iga Świątek and US Open champion Coco Gauff along the way. By stunning Świątek 6-4

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Jürgen Klopp’s season-long send-off is well and truly in full swing and Liverpool can get the German’s farewell off to a perfect start with victory over Chelsea in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final. The two teams arrive at the first major final of the season – the Carabao Cup is

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — He’s seemingly led an extraordinary double life. Quincy Promes is a successful soccer star, playing as forward with major European clubs Ajax and Sevilla and now Spartak Moscow, as well as representing the Netherlands at the international level. Promes played 50 times for the Netherlands and, according to the respected