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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Daniil Medvedev has been fined $42,500 for unsportsmanlike misconduct and racket abuse following his outburst at the US Open on Sunday. Medvedev’s fine is almost 40% of the $110,000 in prize money he earned for appearing in the first round of the grand slam at Flushing Meadows. The 29-year-old

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Just when Manchester United fans thought it couldn’t get any worse, up steps fourth-division side Grimsby Town to plunge the once-great club even further in the mire. The League Two minnow – sitting three divisions below Manchester United – was well worthy of its League Cup win on Wednesday,

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Keegan Bradley put an end to months of speculation on Wednesday by breaking his own heart. He’s betting that personal sacrifice is going to lead to Ryder Cup glory in a month’s time. The American captain of the Ryder Cup team has spent the last year and a half

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was sentenced to four days in jail as part of a plea deal on Tuesday, according to CNN affiliate WSMV 4, after being charged with driving under the influence and possession of a firearm in 2024. Cutler was arrested in October last year after

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Team USA captain Keegan Bradley declined to pick himself to play in the upcoming Ryder Cup as he announced his six selections for the team on Wednesday. Bradley chose Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns as his captain’s picks to represent the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — While her tennis shone in her first-round US Open victory on Tuesday, it was Naomi Osaka’s outfit – and Labubu accoutrement – which really sparkled in New York. For her match against Greet Minnen in Louis Armstrong Stadium, Osaka walked onto the court with sparkly red roses in her

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As Jack Draper stepped up to serve in the third set of his US Open first round match against Federico Agustín Gómez on Monday, the British star threw up on court. It was a moment that brought back unwanted memories of his US Open run last year, when the

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Less than two months ago, the tennis world had descended onto Wimbledon’s pristine green courts, where the sound of tennis balls echoed around hushed courts. Spectators, on the whole, observed an almost librarian state of quiet, watching the players, dressed all in white, battle it out in one of

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It seems almost every time Alex Eala steps onto the court, she writes a piece of tennis history for the Philippines. Eala made her breakthrough as a wild card at the Miami Open in March, where she defeated three grand slam champions en route to reaching her first WTA

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Ohio State denied Tuesday that it banned Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy from Ohio Stadium as a part of Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” show on Saturday, as the prominent University of Michigan alumnus called the Buckeyes out for focusing more on him than the Texas Longhorns. The Buckeyes

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The wrestler beaten while motionless by the son of former UFC champion Rampage Jackson is conscious but has a “difficult recovery ahead,” according to a Facebook post by his brother. Footage from an event on Saturday night in Sun Valley, California, posted on social media showed Jackson’s son, Raja

By Matias Grez (CNN) — It certainly wasn’t the grand slam return Venus Williams will have dreamed of, but the 45-year-old said she is leaving the US Open feeling “very proud” of the level of tennis she found at times during her 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 first-round defeat to Karolína Muchová. A lively crowd on Arthur

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — He’s only played one match at this year’s US Open, but Carlos Alcaraz has already created a buzz. The Spanish second seed arrived on court for his first-round match against American Reilly Opelka sporting a new – and pretty severe – haircut. Clearly, the freshly-shorn Alcaraz hadn’t been drawing