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By Issy Ronald, CNN The Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 111-101 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon to tie their Western Conference semifinal series at two games a piece, but it was an off the court incident that stole the headlines. The game was overshadowed by an incident involving Suns guard Chris

By Don Riddell and Ben Morse, CNN If you look up “bursting onto the scene” in the dictionary, it might now come up with a picture of Carlos Alcaraz’s face. The 19-year-old Spaniard has become the hottest prospect in tennis after two Masters 1000 titles in the last few months, the most recent coming in

By George Ramsay, CNN Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of championship leader Charles Leclerc. The victory cut Leclerc’s lead over Verstappen to 19 points in the championship, while the Monegasque’s Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz completed the podium. Verstappen got off to a fast start at the Hard Rock Stadium

By Andrew Raine Chelsea Football Club announced Friday that terms have been agreed for a new ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, to buy the club in a deal worth more than $5 billion. Boehly owns stakes in the MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers, the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks. Chelsea

By Matias Grez, CNN An interaction with a reporter laid bare the toll a 21-year career has taken on Rafael Nadal’s body, as the Spanish tennis star said he endures pain “every single day.” After his round of 16 win over David Goffin — which was decided by a mammoth third-set tiebreaker — Nadal limped

By Ben Morse, CNN Shohei Ohtani is having one hell of a season, and it continued on Thursday night. The two-way superstar threw seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox, but it was another feat in the game which had the Japanese star following

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The WNBA’s 26th regular season starts Friday without one of the league’s most exciting players, Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, who remains detained in Russia. The seven-time All-Star was arrested in February at a Moscow airport and accused by Russian authorities of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance — an

By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN “It feels amazing,” a visibly delighted, and perhaps somewhat relieved, Charles Leclerc says. Making his Formula One debut in 2018, the young Monegasque prodigy has endured a difficult time since moving to Ferrari in 2019. Two wins at the very start of his career there raised hopes and

By Ben Church, CNN NBA veteran Chris Paul led the Phoenix Suns to victory against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday in his quest for his first NBA championship. Paul, who turns 37 on Friday, racked up 28 points, six rebounds and eight assists to inspire the Suns to a 129-109 win

By Matias Grez, CNN Real Madrid battled back from the brink of elimination to overcome Manchester City and book its place in the Champions League final. For the third knockout tie in a row, Real looked down and out. Though this is a team that has become accustomed to improbable heroics, even by its own