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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The 10th edition of the Rugby World Cup gets underway on Friday as host France faces New Zealand at the Stade de France in Paris. As curtain-raising games go, this is about as big as it gets, pitting two of the best teams in the world against each other

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic and Gareth Bale will tee it up at this month’s Ryder Cup – but not for Team Europe. The 23-time tennis grand slam champion and Welsh football icon will take part in an All-Star match two days prior to the 44th edition of the biennial tournament at

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka intends to return to professional tennis in 2024, the 25-year-old said in an interview with ESPN on Wednesday. The four-time major champion – who welcomed a baby girl in July with her boyfriend, rapper Cordae – said she plans to play a busy

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — San Francisco 49ers defensive end and reigning AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa has agreed to a five-year, $170 million contract extension, making him the highest paid defensive player in NFL history, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Daniil Medvedev beat compatriot Andrey Rublev to reach the US Open semifinals on Wednesday, but warned that a player might “die” in what he called “brutal” conditions at the tournament. Medvedev triumphed over Rublev in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 6-4, but both players could be seen struggling with the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Aryna Sabalenka showed why she’s one of the favorites to win this year’s US Open after producing a dominant performance against Zheng Qinwen on Wednesday to reach the semifinals. The world No. 2 breezed past the Chinese 20-year-old, winning 6-1 6-4 inside the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Zheng was no

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 National Football League (NFL) season gets underway on Thursday and an injury to Travis Kelce could force the Kansas City Chiefs star to miss out on the opener. The Chiefs take on the Detroit Lions on Thursday with Kansas City making its first home appearance since lifting

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — You might think that being the star quarterback of a football team and helping lead your school to a famous upset victory would help a request in asking for a homework deadline extension. Well, for Duke quarterback Riley Leonard, he found out that is not the case. On Monday

By George Ramsay, Pau Mosquera and Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — Spanish star player Jennifer Hermoso has filed an official complaint with prosecutors against the president of the country’s soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, over an unwanted kiss after the Women’s World Cup final. The complaint was filed on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Spanish prosecutor’s

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Another year, another calendar filled with thrills, spills and a whole lot of touchdowns. The arrival of September means one thing: the NFL is back. The next generation of college athletes has found new professional homes through the annual player draft, with each team aiming for the perfect mix

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Josh Houtz’s love for the Miami Dolphins goes back decades. It started when he was a kid, just 5 or 6 years old, watching the players fly across the TV screen. To him, they almost seemed like superheroes. Back then, Houtz never thought about the toll the game could

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Team USA bounced back from its shock defeat to Lithuania with a statement trouncing of Italy, 100-63, to reach the FIBA Basketball World Cup semifinals. Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges was the standout performer for the US, scoring a game-high 24 points to go with seven rebounds in the

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s former women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda called his sacking “unfair” on Tuesday and addressed why he clapped at Luis Rubiales’ assembly as fallout from the beleaguered soccer chief’s unwanted World Cup kiss continues. In an interview with Spanish sports radio program ”El Larguero” on Cadena SER,

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — The teams are in – and Ryder Cup fever has officially taken hold. A week on from Zach Johnson announcing his six captain’s picks for the United States team, European counterpart Luke Donald confirmed his choices Monday to finalize the 12-man rosters set to do battle at Marco Simone

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Ben Shelton pulled off an upset against fellow American and world No. 10 Frances Tiafoe in four sets in the US Open quarterfinals early Wednesday. In the first-ever US Open quarterfinal match between two Black American men, the 20-year-old Shelton defeated last year’s runner-up 6-2 3-6 7-6(7)