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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — About this time last year, Ben Shelton was an up-and-coming tennis player taking his first-ever trip outside the United States. Not long out of college, Shelton was relatively unknown on the circuit having only been pro for the past six months. But armed with a lethal serve and the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Tom Brady paid tribute to Bill Belichick, the long-time head coach of the New England Patriots with whom he had so much success, after the 71-year-old announced on Thursday that he is leaving the team after 24 seasons at the helm. Brady was drafted by Belichick and the Patriots

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — For the second straight year, the Spanish Super Cup final will feature an El Clásico. Goals from Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal gave Barcelona a 2-0 win over Osasuna on Thursday to advance to the final, where they will take on eternal rival Real Madrid. The game – taking

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Bill Belichick and Nick Saban have been many things to each other over their illustrious coaching careers. Friends. Coworkers. Rivals. Confidantes. And perhaps, even family? “Somewhere along the line we’re probably related, distantly,” Belichick said in the 2019 HBO documentary “Belichick & Saban: The Art of Coaching,” citing their

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, winning by 62 points to record the biggest win in franchise history and move into a tie for first place in the Western Conference. The 139-77 victory tied the fifth-biggest blowout in NBA history, per StatMuse, and

Alasdair Howorth, CNN (CNN) — Born and raised in Dublin, Roberto “Pico” Lopes had long given up hope of representing the Republic of Ireland at the senior international level, for whom he had starred at junior level. Then, out of the blue, Lopes received a message on the social networking website LinkedIn. It was a

By Daniel Renjifo, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after a fairytale performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, all eyes are still on Morocco’s national football team and its head coach Walid Regragui. And to up the stakes even more, they are one of the favorites to win this latest edition

CNN By Daniel Renjifo, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after a fairytale performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, all eyes are still on Morocco’s national football team and its head coach Walid Regragui. And to up the stakes even more, they are one of the favorites to win this latest

CNN, WFXT By Jill Martin and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Legendary head coach Bill Belichick confirmed on Thursday that he is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons, during which the franchise won six Super Bowl titles. Standing next to Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a media conference, Belichick said the two of

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona has warned fans to be “prudent and discrete” when traveling to Saudi Arabia for the team’s Spanish Super Cup semifinal against Osasuna on Thursday, urging spectators to “strictly respect the country’s customs and ways.” The advice, released on the Barça website Monday, also warned that people could face

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has publicly revealed he has terminal cancer and has “about a year” to live, the 75-year-old told Swedish radio station P1 on Thursday. CNN previously had learned from a source close to Eriksson that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “Everyone can see that I have

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — And just like that, in double quick time, Victor Wembanyama recorded his first NBA triple double. The 2023 No. 1 overall draft pick’s landmark moment came on Wednesday as the San Antonio Spurs dominated the Detroit Pistons on the road, 130-108. The French phenom scored 16 points, grabbed 12

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Gary Woodland said he was “fear-driven every day, mostly around death” in the months before undergoing brain surgery last year. The former US Open champion returns to competitive action on Thursday for the first time since the craniotomy to remove a lesion on his brain on September

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll will not return to the sidelines next season after being relieved of his duties as head coach, the team announced Wednesday. However, Carroll will remain with the franchise as an advisor. “Pete is the winningest coach in Seahawks history, brought the city its

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid remains on course for a clean sweep of trophies this season after battling past Atlético Madrid to reach the Spanish Super Cup final, beating its city rival 5-3 after extra time in a thrilling encounter. Atlético opened the scoring after just six minutes through Mario Hermoso, before

By Steve Almasy and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Alabama football coach Nick Saban, whose seven career national championships are the most by a head coach at NCAA football’s highest level, is retiring, the school said Wednesday in a news release. “It is not just about how many games we won and lost, but it’s about the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra started out as the team’s video coordinator in 1995; almost 30 years later, he has reportedly agreed to sign one of the biggest contracts in North American sports coaching history. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, citing unnamed sources, the Heat and Spoelstra, who

By Ben Church and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Over 200 Ukrainian athletes have signed a letter urging French President Emmanuel Macron to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating at this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, the open letter, published on December 29 by Ukraine’s sports ministry, is also

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Former Dutch international Marc Overmars has been handed a global ban from holding a post in soccer after a suspension issued in the Netherlands was extended by the sport’s world governing body FIFA. Overmars left his position as Ajax’s Director of Football Affairs, which he had held for 10 years, in