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By Aimee Lewis, CNN With victory all but secured, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gave the nod to the substitutes’ bench. Changes were afoot, history would be made. In the 92nd minute, schoolboy Ethan Nwaneri replaced Fabio Vieira to become, aged 15 years and 181 days, the youngest player to play in an English Premier League

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun 78-71 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to capture the first title in franchise history on Sunday. Aces guard Riquna Williams hit two late three pointers to thwart a late comeback attempt and seal the win. Las Vegas guard Chelsea

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN The US’ most popular sport is back for what is sure to be another exciting season. Week 1 of the National Football League was no exception, with seven season-opening games decided by three points or fewer. Week 2 features another slate of great matchups, with Tom Brady’s Buccaneers (1-0) meeting their

By Ben Morse, CNN Canelo Álvarez ended his long rivalry with Gennady Golovkin with a clear victory in their trilogy fight on Saturday. Following two bruising fights, both with disputed results, the pair met for the third and final time at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And in front of a partisan crowd in favor

By Aly Vance for CNN Who can forget the Queen’s reaction at Royal Ascot in 2013 when her racehorse, Estimate, won the prestigious Gold Cup? It was a rare moment when her public front slipped as the then 87-year-old — with all the enthusiasm of a young girl — watched on from the Royal Box and urged her

By Aimee Lewis, CNN We are living through a period where the expected has surprised. In life, there is always an ending. Always. We know this. We anticipate this. We try to prepare for this. But when the passing of time forces a chapter to inevitably close, the reality of it all still stuns like

By Ben Morse, Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) executive director Tamika Tremaglio has called for a lifetime ban of Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver, while PayPal has threatened to end its sponsorship with the team if he remains as team owner. Appearing on ESPN’s

By Alex Thomas and Ben Morse, CNN It’s clear that Canelo Álvarez and Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin aren’t fans of each other. And after 24 bruising rounds in the ring together already, it’s perhaps no surprise. But, after years of speculation, the two boxing greats will reignite their rivalry for the third and final time on

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN The Kansas City Chiefs showed their experience by coming from behind to edge out the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24 in a thrilling AFC West match up on Thursday Night Football. For all the noise before the game around two elite playmakers in Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert, it was seventh-round draft

By George Ramsay, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the season as Manchester United defeated Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0 in the Europa League. After Jadon Sancho’s opener, Ronaldo doubled United’s lead in Moldova from the penalty spot in the first half — the 699th goal of his club career. It was an important victory

By Ben Morse, CNN The daughter of cricket legend Shane Warne has called a TV miniseries which will dramatize his life “beyond disrespectful.” Warne’s sudden death from a suspected heart attack on the Thai island of Koh Samui in March shocked the cricketing world, particularly in Australia where he was regarded as one of the

By Jacob Lev, CNN In an open letter to Phoenix Suns employees and players on Thursday, team vice chairman Jahm Najafi has called on team owner Robert Sarver to resign. In the letter, obtained by CNN, Najafi said: “I cannot in good judgment sit back and allow our children and future generations of fans to

By George Ramsay, CNN An Indigenous Australian rugby league player has been suspended for a game following a social media post she reportedly made about the Queen’s death last week, in which she referred to the monarch as a “dumb dog.” Caitlin Moran, who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRLW, made the derogatory