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By Aimee Lewis, CNN Tiger Woods will not resume his third round at Augusta National Sunday after the five-time Masters champion withdrew from the tournament because of a foot injury. Posting on Twitter, Woods said: “I am disappointed to have to WD this morning due to reaggravating my plantar fasciitis. Thank you to the fans

By Matias Grez, CNN It’s fair to say that most Liverpool fans will be looking forward to seeing the back of this season. After an energy-sapping quadruple chase last term, Jurgen Klopp’s team appears to have run out of steam and ideas as it languishes in eighth place in the Premier League and has been

By Mitchell McCluskey and Zoe Sottile, CNN Ethan Boyes, a winner of multiple cycling championships, died after he was struck by a car in San Francisco on Tuesday, according to police. Boyes was a 10-time national champion and currently holds the world record for men aged 35-39 in the 1,000-meter time trial, according to USA

By Issy Ronald, CNN For almost four decades, Fred Couples has made Augusta his second home, collecting several tournament records at various stages of his career. And so, it seems fitting that Couples became the oldest golfer to make the cut at The Masters on Saturday, aged 63 years, six months and five days. “I

By Issy Ronald, CNN President Joe Biden has spoken with Louisiana State University basketball star Angel Reese in a phone call to congratulate her on the Tigers’ NCAA championship win, the White House said Friday. Biden also spoke with the Tigers’ head coach, Kim Mulkey, the White House said, and left a message for Dan

By Issy Ronald, CNN As one of the best tight ends in the NFL, Travis Kelce’s reputation for catching balls is second to none. But the Super Bowl winner might not be so acclaimed for throwing them after his wild ceremonial first pitch on Friday before the Cleveland Guardians’ game against the Seattle Mariners. He

By Jack Bantock, CNN What a difference a year makes. Brooks Koepka leads The Masters by three strokes after storms suspended the second round. The American’s previous Friday at Augusta National, having missed the cut, ended very differently. “I think last year, I don’t even know if I should be saying this, but pretty sure

By Ben Morse, CNN For 137 years, being crowned world champion has long been the pinnacle of chess. However, this year’s World Chess Championship is somewhat different following reigning champion and five-time winner Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal and, therefore, abdication of his crown. Garry Kasparov, who held the world title for 15 years, has gone as

By Ben Morse, CNN Magnus Carlsen lost against Hikaru Nakamura in the losers final of the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2023 thanks to a dramatic slip of his mouse in what is his last tournament as the world champion. After drawing their first two games, the duo faced off in an Armageddon clash —

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The NBA has announced that BTS star SUGA has been named as a brand-new NBA Ambassador for the rest of the 2022/23 season. The rapper, songwriter and producer is a huge basketball fan and his love for the game has been widely publicized throughout his music career — he can even

By Ben Morse, CNN Former Australian rugby and NFL player Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. According to CNN affiliate 7News, a jury returned a unanimous verdict in the New South Wales District Court on Tuesday afternoon. CNN has reached out to Hayne’s lawyers. It is the third time

By Ben Church, CNN Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani made even more MLB history on Wednesday — only this time for all the wrong reasons. The new pitch clock rules have caused much confusion since being introduced this season and Ohtani was the latest victim, becoming the first player to receive a violation

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks has finished his treatments for cancer, the 34-year-old announced on social media Wednesday. Hendriks posted a video of him ringing a victory bell after his final round of chemotherapy, according to Major League Baseball. “These past 5 months have been both the quickest and slowest