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By Homero De la Fuente and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The Miami Dolphins put on an offensive masterclass Sunday, defeating the Denver Broncos 70-20 in their home opener and scoring the second most points by a team in a regular season game in NFL history. The NFL record for one game is 73 points,

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Team Europe retained the Solheim Cup on Sunday, staging a remarkable late fightback to tie 14-14 with Team USA at Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Andalucia, Spain. Home hero Carlota Ciganda defeated Nelly Korda in the penultimate singles match to reach the 14-point threshold the hosts needed to retain

By Hannah Brewitt, CNN (CNN) — Week 3 of the NFL season kicked off with the San Francisco 49ers’ Thursday night victory over the New York Giants. The action continues this weekend with 13 Sunday showdowns including nine games with 1 p.m. kickoffs, and concludes with another Monday Night Football double-header. Here’s everything you need

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Deion Sanders-led No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes suffered their first defeat of the season as they slumped to a heavy 42-6 defeat against the No. 10 Oregon Ducks on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Despite the Ducks being 21-point favorites ahead of the matchup, there was plenty of

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa obliterated the women’s marathon world record on Sunday as she won the Berlin Marathon, completing the course in 2:11:53 and shaving more than two minutes off the previous best. It marked her second consecutive Berlin Marathon title, and a time that was two minutes and 11

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday provided yet another opportunity for Red Bull and Max Verstappen to stamp their authority on this Formula One season. Verstappen streaked away from the field in Suzuka to claim his 13th win of the season while Red Bull won the constructors’ championships for

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It’s rare in sport that an athlete leaves behind a legacy such as the one Megan Rapinoe has cultivated over her remarkable international career. Two World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal would be enough for many, but the 38-year-old has never just been satisfied with sporting achievements.

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe, a two-time Women’s World Cup winner, said she is most proud of her team’s advocacy work off the field, as she reflected on her career ahead of her final match on Sunday. The 38-year-old, who will finish her 17-year international

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — The destiny of the Solheim Cup hangs in the balance after Team Europe fought back to level the scores 8-8 ahead of the final day at Finca Cortesín, Spain. Team USA went into Saturday with a 5-3 lead, after whitewashing its counterparts in the first session on Friday, but

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — After just over a year since his emotional retirement from professional tennis, Roger Federer says he is living a “beautiful, intense life.” The 20-time grand slam champion was speaking at this year’s Laver Cup in Vancouver, Canada, on Friday, where he opened up about the past 12 months. While

By Kevin Dotson and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Spain won its first match since scandal engulfed its soccer federation following its triumphant campaign at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, beating Sweden 3-2 in dramatic fashion on Friday. The victory comes after a tumultuous month following former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales’

By Matias Grez and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — England and Arsenal star Leah Williamson says a fallout like the one Spain is experiencing between its soccer federation and players was “inevitable.” The players have been at loggerheads with the Spanish federation (RFEF) ever since former president Luis Rubiales, who resigned from his post earlier

By Patrick Snell and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Serena Williams’ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou came away from his first meeting with a 10-year-old Coco Gauff convinced that she was destined for greatness. “I felt that she was someone so driven, so much confidence in her ability and that wanted it so much that I

By Jake Kwon, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s leader Xi Jinping is to declare the Asian Games open at a lotus-shaped mega stadium in Hangzhou on Saturday. The stadium, dubbed “the Big Lotus” for the shape of its roof, consists of 28 large and 27 smaller petal-shaped structures. The stadium can hold 80,000 people,

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. etched his name into MLB history Friday night when he hit his 40th home run of the season and became the fifth member to join baseball’s exclusive 40-40 Club. With his first inning blast off Washington Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin, Acuña becomes just