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By Homero De la Fuente and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Eredivisie match between RKC Waalwijk and Ajax was suspended in the 84th minute on Saturday after RKC goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen was knocked unconscious after colliding with an Ajax player. A club statement released on Sunday said that Vaessen “had a good night” and

By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Longtime Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield died Sunday morning at age 57, the team announced in a news release. No cause of death was provided, though the team issued a statement earlier this week acknowledging that the former pitcher was battling a “disease,” and requesting

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles announced her return to the world stage in some style on Sunday as she sits in first place in the women’s all-around qualification at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international competition. Biles

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Jacksonville Jaguars won on their 10th game in London, beating the Atlanta Falcons 23-7 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday as the 2023 NFL International Series kicked off. Calvin Ridley came back to haunt his old team, opening the scoring midway through the first quarter after latching onto a

By Wayne Sterling and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Damar Hamlin completed his NFL comeback Sunday in Orchard Park, New York, as he participated in the opening kickoff in the Buffalo Bills’ game against the Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium. The Bills safety is appearing in his first regular season NFL game since suffering a cardiac

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Europe survived a Sunday scare to regain the Ryder Cup, holding off a late US fightback to win 16.5 – 11.5 in Rome. Having suffered a record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021, the hosts made a ferocious start at Marco Simone Golf Club and maintained pace to

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool says “sporting integrity” in its Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur was undermined after an error by the Video Assistant Referee in Saturday’s game led to a goal not being allowed. With Liverpool reduced to 10 men and the score at 0-0 in the first half of the

By Issy Ronald and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Deion Sanders’ extraordinary first season as head coach of the No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes continued on Sunday as his team staged a remarkable comeback against No.8 championship contender USC, falling just short in a 48-41 defeat. Following the 42-6 blowout loss against Oregon last week, the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Each week in the NFL has its own unique storylines on and off the field. The biggest talking point after Week 3 was Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs game amid rumors of a blossoming romance between the star singer and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. While Week

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow died on Saturday following his battle with ALS, his wife Kelsie Snow announced. He was 42 years old. “Today we hugged Chris for the last time and said goodbye as he went to give four people the gift of life

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Team USA’s Patrick Cantlay finished with a flourish to complete a much-needed Saturday fightback for his side at the Ryder Cup. After falling 3-1 to Europe in another miserable morning of foursomes at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, American captain Zach Johnson saw his side finally click into

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United’s terrible start to the season continued Saturday as Erik ten Hag’s team fell to a 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace in the English Premier League. But there was some solace for melancholy United fans as rival, and defending champion, Manchester City succumbed to a shock 2-1

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in two matches as he won the 2023 AI Cup and qualified for the upcoming Champions Chess Tour Finals. Vachier-Lagrave had to first defeat Carlsen in a four-game match and again in a two-game “reset” to win the AI

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was left in tears after suffering a defeat of historic proportions at the Ryder Cup on Saturday. Scheffler and playing partner Brooks Koepka were dismantled 9&7 (nine up with 7 holes to play) by Scandinavian duo Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, the largest margin

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For many, Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time and after a two-year hiatus from the sport following the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the US gymnast is back to what she does best: winning events. The 26-year-old has another opportunity to add to her medal collection over

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Friday that former San Antonio Spurs player Joshua Primo has been given a four-game suspension without pay for “conduct detrimental to the league” after a league investigation determined that “Primo engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women.” “The league

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Jon Rahm became the darling of Europe with a remarkable performance at the Ryder Cup on Friday, but not everyone was impressed. The Spaniard eagled twice across the final three holes to salvage a miraculous tie in his afternoon fourballs match alongside Nicolai Højgaard against world No. 1 Scottie

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Rome turned blue as Europe stunned the United States in a Ryder Cup opening battle for the ages at Marco Simone Golf Club on Friday. Having swept the visitors in the morning foursomes, a flurry of remarkable late shots in the closing fourballs saw the hosts stop Team USA

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — A mass of bodies – hundreds wide and thousands deep –breaking away at speed. It looked more like the start of a city marathon than fans heading into a golf tournament, but such is the Ryder Cup’s unique brand of appeal. Fans from both sides of the Atlantic have

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Russian and Belarusian para-athletes will be permitted to compete under a neutral flag at next year’s Paris 2024 Games after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) voted against a full suspension of the two countries’ national Paralympic committees (NPC) on Friday. Voting was held at the IPC’s General Assembly in