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By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has requested a trade from the team, according to NFL.com and ESPN. “It’s in the mutual interest of both sides for us to move on,” Mayfield told ESPN on Thursday. “The relationship is too far gone to mend. It’s in the best interest

By Steve Almasy, CNN University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas finished tied for fifth Friday in the women’s 200-yard freestyle final at the NCAA swimming and diving championships at Atlanta. Taylor Ruck of Stanford won the race in 1:41.12. Thomas touched the wall in 1:43.40, as did Riley Gaines of Florida. On Thursday, Thomas became

By George Ramsay, CNN Australian personal trainer Michael Italiano previously had little knowledge of Formula One, but that soon changed when he received a surprise text message from an old acquaintance. That message came from Formula One Daniel Ricciardo at the end of 2017, who wanted Italiano to travel the world with him as his

By Ben Church, CNN Reigning champion Chelsea will face 13-time winner Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after the draw for the last eight took place Friday. Chelsea is mired in the middle of controversy after its owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government and the European Union following Russia’s

By Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title after finishing first in the women’s 500-yard freestyle event Thursday evening. Thomas pulled away in the final 150 yards to win in 4:33.24. Thomas, who previously swam for the men’s

By David Close, CNN World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman on Wednesday announced a new Saudi-backed, team-based, professional golf league. Norman, a 20-time winner on the PGA Tour and a former World No. 1 player, is a prominent face of the start-up LIV Golf Invitational series, which will host its first invitational competitions this

By Ben Church, CNN Grand slam champion Daniil Medvedev may have to jump through a few diplomatic hoops if he wants to compete at Wimbledon later this year. Asked at a UK Parliament select committee meeting on Tuesday about Medvedev competing at Wimbledon, British Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston said he may seek “assurances” that the

By Ben Church, CNN It’s a request that was described as “ironic in the extreme.” Despite Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich being sanctioned by the UK government for his close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine, the club had called for its FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough to be played behind

CNN Sport staff The NBA has fined the Brooklyn Nets organization $50,000 for allowing Kyrie Irving into the team’s locker room on Sunday. Irving, who is unvaccinated against Covid-19, is unable to play in the team’s home games due to New York City’s workplace vaccine mandate but is allowed to attend home games as a

By David Close, CNN New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso expressed his thankfulness to be alive after he said he survived a rollover vehicle accident in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday. Alonso told reporters Monday he was driving his pickup to Mets camp in Port St. Lucie when he was hit by another driver who

By Matias Grez, CNN Even by Paris Saint-Germain’s standards, the past week has been an eventful one. It started last Wednesday with yet another Champions League capitulation, something PSG has become rather adept at. However, the recent meltdown against Real Madrid — in which PSG conceded three goals in 27 minutes to throw away a