Sports

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Soccer icon Mário Zagallo, a four-time World Cup winner with Brazil as a player and coach, has died at age 92, a post on his official Instagram account announced on Saturday. After playing in two World Cup winning teams in 1958 and 1962, he went on to win the

By Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors got back on the winning track Friday, edging out the lowly Detroit Pistons 113-109, but suffered a big personnel loss as guard Chris Paul fractured his left hand in the third quarter. Paul missed a three-pointer with 6:10 left in the third and attempted to

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Mark Cuban, who recently sold a majority share of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks franchise, surprised Mavs employees on Friday when he informed them that the team would distribute more than $35 million in bonuses, a spokesperson for the team told CNN Sport. In an internal memo obtained by ESPN’s Tim

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Despite falling just short of winning a historic world title, teenage darts sensation Luke Littler has seen his life change forever. The 16-year-old, largely unknown before this year’s World Darts Championship, has been catapulted into global stardom after showcasing his amazing ability on a fairytale run to Wednesday’s final.

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal’s first singles competition since returning from injury ended in a riveting quarterfinal defeat against Australian Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane International on Friday. The Spaniard, playing in his first singles event in almost a year, won the first set and had three match points in the second

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Superstar center Nikola Jokić hit a spectacular game-winning shot against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, banking in a three-pointer at the buzzer from the near the half-court line as the Denver Nuggets escaped California with a 130-127 win. With 3.6 seconds left in the game and the game

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — İlkay Gündoğan scored a stoppage time penalty to secure Barcelona a 2-1 win against Las Palmas in La Liga on Thursday. Las Palmas had taken an early lead in the match after former Barça player Munir El Haddadi finished off a flowing move for the underdogs in the 12th

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It was a nervous few days, but finally David Warner has been reunited with his missing ‘baggy green’ hat. After posting on social media asking for help after his iconic cap had gone missing, Warner provided an update on Friday saying that it had been found. “I am pleased