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By Issy Ronald, CNN Four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from her second-round match against Beatriz Haddad Maia at the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday due to illness, ending her title defense at the tournament. “I am really sorry that I am not able to compete today,” Osaka said in a statement to the

By George Ramsay, CNN After numerous close battles against each other over the years, Roger Federer will get to enjoy what he called a “special moment” in partnering with Rafael Nadal for the final match of his career. Federer, who will retire from tennis after this week’s Laver Cup, confirmed he would only play one

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN The Las Vegas Aces were given a heroine’s welcome by thousands of fans in Vegas on Tuesday after winning their first ever WNBA title. The championship parade started at Caesars Palace and ended at a stage in front of the fountain at the Bellagio. The celebrations were led by 2022 WNBA

By CNN Sport staff Aaron Judge moved level with baseball legend Babe Ruth’s single-season tally of 60 home runs on Tuesday — one shy of Roger Maris’ American League (AL) single-season record — in a dramatic 9-8 New York Yankees win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Yankees trailed by four runs at the bottom of

By Issy Ronald, CNN Former Ukraine captain and coach Andriy Shevchenko presented Barcelona and Poland star Robert Lewandowski with a Ukrainian armband to wear at the World Cup in Qatar later this year. During an event at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw on Tuesday, the two famed strikers embraced as Shevchenko fastened the blue and

By George Ramsay, CNN Shortly after making his first move, world champion Magnus Carlsen resigned from an online chess match against fellow grandmaster Hans Niemann on Monday. The pair were playing in the Julius Baer Generation Cup when Carlsen turned off his screen and left the match without explanation — the latest twist in an

By Ben Morse, CNN The Buffalo Bills continued their electric start to the new season on Monday night — beating the Tennessee Titans 41-7 — but the evening was marred by a scary-looking injury to one of their defenders. Bills cornerback Dane Jackson was taken to the hospital in an ambulance after suffering a neck

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Authorities in Las Vegas are investigating after a fan at a game Sunday between the Arizona Cardinals and the Las Vegas Raiders allegedly hit an NFL player. In the chaos following the Cardinals’ fumble return for a touchdown to win the game, video shot by CNN affiliate KPNX sports anchor Cameron

By David Close, CNN Kalani David, a Hawaiian-born professional surfer and skateboarder, died after he suffered a seizure while surfing off Costa Rica on Saturday, according to his father, David David. He was 24. Kalani David was accomplished in both sports, having competed worldwide in both disciplines. His X Games profile highlights his multi-sport talents

By Andi Babineau, CNN The University of Oregon has issued an apology after some students yelled a bigoted chant during Saturday’s football game against Utah’s Brigham Young University. The university “sincerely apologizes for an offensive and disgraceful chant coming from the student section” during the game, it said in a statement on Twitter. “These types

By Patrick Sung, CNN New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge hit two home runs to reach 59 on the season — the most ever for a right-hander in American League (AL) history — in a monster performance on Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee as the Yankees beat the Brewers 12-8. Judge is now two home runs

By Aimee Lewis and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Mathias Pogba, the brother of France’s World Cup-winning footballer Paul Pogba, has been put under temporary detention by a Paris court as it investigates allegations of extortion, his lawyer has confirmed to CNN. According to Mathias’ lawyer Yassine Bouzrou, Mathias Pogba, 32, has been in prison since Saturday