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By Sam Joseph and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Markéta Vondroušová’s defense of her Wimbledon title has been ended in the first round after Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro pulled off a stunning upset to defeat the Czech in straight sets on Tuesday. Bouzas Maneiro, who is the world No. 83, took just over an hour

CNN By Patrick Snell and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of pairs of eyes tracking him as he walks to the next tee, Jordan Spieth is not playing well, and he knows it. Once upon a time, an internal monologue of insecurity – ‘Man, I’m stinking today’ – would have been the soundtrack to

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Their exuberant voices flooded New York’s Times Square. Children sat on shoulders, hands raised; others jumped to the beat of their national songs. Their sky-blue-and-white striped jerseys cascaded through the streets, their matching flags waving overhead. Argentina, and beloved captain Lionel Messi, were playing later that day in New

By Patrick Snell and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of pairs of eyes tracking him as he walks to the next tee, Jordan Spieth is not playing well, and he knows it. Once upon a time, an internal monologue of insecurity – ‘Man, I’m stinking today’ – would have been the soundtrack to the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Free agent Klay Thompson has reportedly agreed to a three-year, $50 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks after confirming his departure from the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania, citing unnamed sources. The move brings Thompson’s 13-year tenure with the Warriors to

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US men’s head coach Gregg Berhalter remained defiant despite his side crashing out of the Copa América on Monday. The US lost 1-0 to Uruguay in its final group game – meaning it finished third in Group C, out of the two qualifying places for the knockout stages. The

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Two-time winner Andy Murray will not play in the singles competition at this year’s Wimbledon after recently undergoing spinal surgery, his management team announced on Tuesday. However, Murray does hope to play in the doubles with his brother Jamie, which will be his final appearance at Wimbledon. “Unfortunately, despite

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Osaka recorded her first win at Wimbledon since 2018 as she beat France’s Diane Parry 6-1 1-6 6-4 on Monday to reach the second round. The four-time grand slam champion twice went down a break of serve in the third and deciding set, but fought back to earn

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has reached an agreement on the most lucrative contract in NBA history, according to multiple reports, including The Athletic’s Shams Charania and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, citing unnamed sources. Tatum and the Celtics have agreed on a five-year, supermax contract extension worth $314 million through the 2029-30

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Portugal advanced to the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 after beating Slovenia in a penalty shootout on Monday in a game where Cristiano Ronaldo was reduced to tears after missing a spot-kick in extra-time. Ronaldo had his penalty superbly saved by Jan Oblak after a frustrating evening for the striker.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — An activist group has targeted a high-profile sponsor of Wimbledon – a highlight of Britain’s sporting and social calendar – by pasting over hundreds of billboards, tube station and bus shelter ads with provocative artwork on day one of the grass court tennis tournament in southwest London. Brandalism said it

By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Madalena Araújo, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — Kateryna Tabashnyk couldn’t hold back her tears – not necessarily because her attempt to qualify for her first Olympics had fallen short, but because she was now reflecting on all the grief and pain of the past two-and-a-half years. The 30-year-old high

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — France scored a late winner to book its spot in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Belgium on Monday. With five minutes remaining of normal time, Randal Kolo Muani’s effort deflected off helpless Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen to secure France’s win. It was a

CNN By Aleks Klossok, CNN Wimbledon, London (CNN) — For Carlos Alcaraz, age is just a number. The Spanish tennis prodigy is no stranger when it comes defying logic, expectations and time to rewrite the history books. The youngest year-end No. 1 in the history of men’s tennis at just 19. The youngest male player

CNN By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Madalena Araújo, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — Kateryna Tabashnyk couldn’t hold back her tears – not necessarily because her attempt to qualify for her first Olympics had fallen short, but because she was now reflecting on all the grief and pain of the past two-and-a-half years. The 30-year-old

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Teenage sprinting sensation Quincy Wilson is set to become the youngest ever US male track Olympian after the 16-year-old announced he had reportedly been picked in the 4×400 meter relay roster for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Sharing the news on his Instagram on Sunday, Wilson wrote: “WE

By Madalena Araujo, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Olympics as his personal guest during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Friday. “I did use the opportunity to make him absolutely understand that, if he does make it to Paris, then he

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — As France gets ready to face Belgium in the Euro 2024 round of 16 on Monday, star man Kylian Mbappé is still struggling to get used to the protective equipment he has to wear. For the second match in a row, Mbappé will be wearing a mask when he