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By CNN Sports Staff Maria Sharapova, who won all four tennis grand slam titles during her career, celebrated her 35th birthday on Tuesday but will remember the day for more than one reason after she announced she was expecting her first child with fiancée Alexander Gilkes. The former tennis star posted a picture on Instagram

Aimee Lewis, CNN Rivalries were put aside at Anfield Tuesday as Liverpool and Manchester United’s fans came together for a minute’s applause in support of Cristiano Ronaldo and his family following the death of the player’s newborn boy. In an emotional seventh minute, which Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described as the “moment of the game,”

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Just a month after she shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport, former world No.1 Ashleigh Barty is returning to the spotlight with a golf club instead of a racket in hand. Captained by two time Masters champion and former world no. 1 Ernie Els, Barty will

By Matias Grez, CNN Boxer Amir Khan says was he robbed at gunpoint on Monday while he was out in London with wife Faryal Makhdoom. “Just had my watch taken off me at gun point in East London, Leyton,” Khan wrote on Twitter. “I crossed the road with Faryal, luckily she was few steps behind

CNN Sport staff The football world has been offering support and sympathy to Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and his family following the announcement on Monday of his baby son’s death. The Manchester United and Portugal star had announced in October he and partner Georgina Rodriguez were expecting twins. In December, they announced they were

By Wayne Sterling, CNN The world’s oldest annual marathon took place on Patriots’ Day, traditionally the third Monday in April, for the first time since 2019 — and Kenyans dominated both the men’s and women’s races, winning five of the possible six podium spots in the 126th Boston Marathon. Evans Chebet won the men’s race

By Jack Bantock, CNN An explosive second-half performance from Trae Young steered the Atlanta Hawks past the Cleveland Cavaliers, 107-101, and into the NBA playoffs on Friday. Having blown away the Charlotte Hornets in their first play-in game on Wednesday, the Hawks’ victory over the Cavaliers saw them clinch the eighth seed in the Eastern

By Patrick Sung and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former Colombia soccer captain Freddy Rincón has died after being involved in a car crash in Cali, the hospital treating him said in a statement. The 55-year-old Rincón was admitted to hospital on Monday following a car accident in the early hours of the day, CNN en Español

By Issy Ronald, CNN Allyson Felix — the most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history — announced that she plans to retire following the conclusion of the 2022 season. During her illustrious career, she won 11 Olympic medals — seven of them gold — and 13 world championship titles. “As a little

By Jack Guy, CNN Bodybuilder Cedric McMillan has died at the age of 44, his sponsor confirmed Tuesday. “We regret to inform you that our friend and brother @cedricmcmillan passed away today. Cedric will be greatly missed as an athlete, comrade, friend, and father,” Black Skull USA, a supplements company, wrote in a post on