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By Homero De la Fuente, Nouran Salahieh, David Close and Wayne Sterling, CNN Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage has been released from the hospital after being injured during a NFL Wild-Card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys Monday, the team said. The game was paused with two minutes and 55 seconds left in

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk has launched a $25M project for Mariupol soldiers and their families, the club announced Monday. The launch of the ‘Heart of Azovstal’ initiative comes after the club sold star player Mykhailo Mudryk to English Premier League side Chelsea. “I am allocating the $25 million (UAH 1

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale appeared to be kicked in the back by a spectator following Arsenal’s 2-0 victory against Tottenham on Sunday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Following the full-time whistle, Ramsdale went around the net to grab his water bottle, when a spectator jumped on an

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Seventeen-year-old Shang Juncheng made Australian Open history by becoming the first Chinese man to win a match at Melbourne Park in the Open Era. The qualifier secured a 6-2 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5 win against world No. 74 Oscar Otte in what became a comfortable victory for the youngster. Shang twice saved

By Ben Morse, CNN Two of tennis’ most exciting young players, Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu, will face off in the Australian Open second round after they both won their opening matches on Monday. The 18-year-old Gauff comfortably beat the Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniaková, winning in straight sets 6-1 6-4. Elsewhere, Raducanu allayed some of

By Jacob Lev and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The Buffalo Bills are set to face the Cincinnati Bengals next week for the first time since Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s on-field collapse brought a game between the two teams to a halt and set off a national outpouring of support. The Bills and Bengals each advanced to

By Jacob Lev and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Home favorite Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Australian Open due to a knee injury, the tournament announced on Monday. The 27-year-old Australian told reporters he was “extremely disappointed” to miss the grand slam event, now underway in Melbourne. “I’m devastated, obviously, it’s my home tournament. I’ve

By Issy Ronald, CNN Last year’s champion, Rafael Nadal will open the men’s draw at the Australian Open, though he will play a deceptively difficult opponent in the first round in Britain’s Jack Draper. In the women’s singles, the USA’s Coco Gauff will step out into the Rod Laver Arena first, playing the first match

By Issy Ronald, CNN Francis Ngannou will be released from his contract and is no longer the UFC heavyweight champion after he turned down a contract that would have made him the highest-paid heavyweight fighter in UFC history, UFC President Dana White said in a press conference on Saturday. “We offered Ngannou a deal that

By Wayne Sterling, Homero De la Fuente and Kevin Dotson, CNN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin tweeted Sunday that he will be watching from home as the Bills open their playoff campaign against the Miami Dolphins in Orchard Park, New York. “My heart is with my guys as they compete today!” Hamlin tweeted. “Supporting from

By Issy Ronald, CNN For years, Manchester United ruled over English football, collecting 13 Premier League trophies between 1992 and 2013, as well as the world’s best players and legions of fans. But since the retirement of legendary manager Alex Ferguson in 2013, United fans have watched their kingdom crumble, as another was being built

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The NFL Playoffs have finally arrived. On Saturday night, the San Francisco 49ers and Jaguars punched their tickets to the divisional round. By Monday evening, four more teams will join them and be one step closer to the NFL’s biggest stage. Here’s what to expect on Sunday and Monday: Miami Dolphins

By Matias Grez, CNN The first grand slam of the new tennis season gets underway on January 16 in Melbourne and the 2023 Australian Open is set to provide no end of intriguing storylines. Chief among them is the return of Novak Djokovic one year from his deportation debacle, as the Serb looks to match