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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Color and noise filled India’s streets on Saturday night as the country celebrated its cricket team’s dramatic triumph at the men’s T20 World Cup, defeating South Africa by just seven runs in the final. Pictures and videos showed people waving flags – some from the roofs of cars stuck

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — So astonishing was the first innings of the Test between India’s women and South Africa’s women that multiple new entries needed to be made into cricket’s record books by the time India had declared on the second day of play. In posting 603 for six before declaring in Chennai,

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Three-time world champion Noah Lyles moved a step closer to achieving his ambitions of an Olympic sprint double by winning the men’s 200-meters in record time at the US Olympic track and field trials. The American crossed the line in 19.53 seconds at Hayward Field, Eugene on Saturday, for

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Wimbledon is widely considered the crown jewel of the tennis calendar, a tournament many players have dreamt of winning since they first picked up a racket. Last year, Carlos Alcaraz downed Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller in the men’s final, while Markéta Vondroušová became the first unseeded woman

By Jacob Lev and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were injured at American Family Field in Milwaukee Saturday when an escalator malfunctioned following the Brewers baseball game against the Chicago Cubs. The escalator was moving fans from the Terrace to Loge Level of the stadium when it malfunctioned, “resulting in an increased downward

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Euro 2024 host Germany moved onto the quarterfinals of the tournament after beating Denmark 2-0 in a pulsating encounter at the BVB Stadion in Dortmund on Saturday. The game was delayed midway through the first half after lightning and driving rain forced the players off the pitch for around

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — India produced a brilliant performance to defeat South Africa by just seven runs in a dramatic men’s T20 World Cup final, ending a long 13-year wait for the cricket-obsessed nation since its last World Cup win. It was a nail-biting finale in Bridgetown, Barbados as India set a total

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Reigning champion Italy was knocked out of Euro 2024 in the last 16 after Switzerland produced a stunning upset to win 2-0 on Saturday at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Goals from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas either side of halftime were enough for Murat Yakin’s side to book its

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — American sprinters Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas and Sha’Carri Richardson set blistering times in their respective 200-meter semifinals at the US Olympic track and field trials on Friday, further strengthening their status as the USA’s biggest medal hopes at the upcoming Paris Games. In the men’s 110m hurdles, Grant Holloway

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Lolo Jones has achieved much during a storied sporting career. The American is one of the few athletes to have competed at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, transitioning from an elite track and field hurdler to the bobsled with aplomb. On Friday she added to her list

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It is not uncommon to see certain teams emerge as dark horses or surprise packages at international tournaments, but few could have predicted that Austria would be the story of Euro 2024. Placed in Group D alongside some tough opponents, it seemed as though Austria would have a hard

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died at age 86, his family announced via the San Francisco Giants on Friday. “Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home this evening, listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loved ones,” his wife, Nydia, said in a

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Nelly Korda has withdrawn from an upcoming tournament after being bitten by a dog, she said on Friday, marking the latest setback in her run of bad luck. “I regret to announce that I must withdraw from next week’s Ladies European Tour tournament in London,” Korda said

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Reigning world champion Simone Biles finished atop of the leaderboard after the first night of competition at the 2024 US Olympic Gymnastics Trials Friday in Minneapolis. The four-time Olympic gold medalist finished with an overall score of 58.900. Jordan Chiles sits in second with 56.400 points and

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The San Jose Sharks selected Macklin Celebrini with the first pick in the 2024 National Hockey League Draft on Friday at Sphere in Las Vegas. The Boston University star tallied 64 points, including 32 goals for the Terriers last season. The 18-year-old was also awarded the Hobey Baker Award

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — 67 million to one. That’s the odds of making two holes-in-one in a single round, according to the National Hole-In-One Registry. On Friday, Frank Bensel Jr. made two in a row. While some of the game’s most talented players wait years – even entire careers – for an ace,

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Romie Gallardo always knew the risks her son Carlin Dunne faced when he raced motorbikes. As a youngster he’d asked his mother if she wanted him to stop racing, but she never considered that as an option. They had a longstanding agreement that she’d follow his races from his

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — U.S. Soccer said it was “deeply disturbed” by the racist abuse directed at two of the men’s national team’s players following it’s surprise 2-1 defeat by Panama at the 2024 Copa América in Atlanta on Thursday. Defender Chris Richards and striker Folarin Balogun posted on their Instagram stories the racist messages they had

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Sha’Carri Richardson became the second-fastest women’s 200-meter runner in the world this year as she cruised to victory in her heat at the US Olympic Trials. Having already secured her spot on the US team for the Paris Olympics by winning the 100 meters last week, Richardson’s time of

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Women’s basketball is seeing a surge in popularity – especially at collegiate level – but this isn’t an upsurge that’s happened overnight, or without investment. A boom in interest in the WNBA has been fueled in part by the induction of a powerhouse rookie class that includes the likes