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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal made his long-awaited injury comeback on Sunday, playing in his first match since January when he took to the court with doubles partner Marc Lopez at the Brisbane International – and he didn’t rule out continuing to play after the 2024 season. Although the Spanish pair lost

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It’s one step forward and two steps back for Manchester United this season as Erik ten Hag’s side followed up its thrilling comeback win over Aston Villa with another dismal defeat, this time at the hands of relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest. It was yet more hapless defending – a defining

By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — There was a moment on Saturday when the Detroit Lions celebrated as if they had stolen victory against the Dallas Cowboys in the game’s dying seconds, hailing Taylor Decker’s apparently successful two-point conversion attempt, before they were called back by the referees for a penalty on

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Pistons avoided moving into sole possession of the longest losing streak in NBA history after putting an end to their 28-game skid with a 129-127 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit was on the verge of not only making

By Eric Levenson and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Florida State University vowed revenge after being left out of the four-team College Football Playoff despite an undefeated 13-0 record. But on Saturday at the Orange Bowl, Florida State faced a historic defeat by No. 6 Georgia, falling behind 42-3 at halftime, and lost by a

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It’s another D-Day for the Detroit Pistons. The team have set several unwanted records this season and are on the cusp of another when they take on the Toronto Raptors on Saturday – if the Pistons are vanquished they would equal the longest losing streak in major American professional

By Homero De la Fuente. Kevin Dotson and John Sinnott, CNN (CNN) — Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson says he was “disappointed and surprised” when head coach Sean Payton told him he would be benched for the team’s final two games of the NFL regular season. “I felt like we were doing something special and

By John Sinnott, CNN (CNN) — Tennis star Dominic Thiem’s opening qualfying round at the Brisbane International tournament on Saturday was anything but routine – the 30-year-old Austrian came close to losing his match against Australian James McCabe, which was interrupted by a snake slithering onto the court. “I really love animals, especially exotic ones,”

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For American Mikaela Shiffrin, 2023 was the year in which she sealed her place in the record books, overtaking the legendary Ingemar Stenmark to tally the most World Cup wins of any skier in history. It seems fitting, then, that Shiffrin capped the year with two consecutive victories at

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Carlo Ancelotti has extended his contract as Real Madrid head coach until June 2026, the club announced on Friday. The Italian’s previous contract was set to expire in 2024 and there had been widespread reports for several months that he was in line to take the head coach role

By Gabriela Andujar, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball player Wander Franco on Thursday defied a summons issued by the Dominican Republic Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Children and Adolescents as part of an inquiry into allegations that he had a relationship with a minor. Hours before he was scheduled to show in court, Franco, who is

By Thomas Schlachter and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Joe Flacco continued his impressive comeback to the NFL as the 38-year-old quarterback led the Cleveland Browns to a 37-20 rout of the New York Jets and seal an unlikely spot in the playoffs. The Browns will now head to the postseason for the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Arsenal missed out on the chance to regain top spot in the Premier League after suffering a surprise 2-0 home defeat against West Ham on Thursday. Tomáš Souček’s first-half goal gave the visitor the lead against the run of play, before Arsenal’s misery was compounded by former defender Konstantinos

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Florida State finished the regular season undefeated and won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. But despite going 13-0, the Seminoles are missing the College Football Playoff. The snub left Florida State furious. And, according to ESPN, Seminoles quarterback Brock Glenn said Florida State should “absolutely” be considered the national champion should it end up being the only

By Eric Levenson and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Pistons continued their march toward infamy on Thursday in a 128-122 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics, tying an NBA record of futility with their 28th consecutive loss. The Pistons have been on an unrivaled single-season run of failure over the past