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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Not many players could take a more perfect penalty: the ball confidently drilled into the top-left corner, a near-impossible save for any goalkeeper. That was how Palestinian forward Oday Dabbagh executed one of the most high-pressure scenarios of his career to date, helping his Aberdeen side to a shootout

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 NBA playoffs have been ones to remember with shock results, historical big comebacks and the traditional heavyweights struggling. And at the end of a thrilling postseason, it is two teams with vastly different stories in the Finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers will face

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The manager of Finland’s women’s national soccer team has apologized after mistakenly calling up a 51-year-old with the same surname as a 23-year-old who she meant to select. Outi Saarinen called up former player Stina Ruuskanen for the team’s game against Serbia this week, instead of Djurgården defender Nanne

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There are not many things that Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t already done in his record-breaking career to date, but the 40-year-old ticked off yet another achievement on Wednesday. The striker scored the winner in Portugal’s 2-1 victory against Germany in the UEFA Nations League semifinal, marking the first time Ronaldo

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A Canadian team hasn’t lifted the Stanley Cup in almost 32 years and now the Edmonton Oilers are one step closer to breaking that drought after defeating the Florida Panthers 4-3 in overtime to take Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday. Leon Draisaitl secured a feed

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World Aquatics, the governing body for all aquatic sports, has introduced a new rule that will ban those who participate in the controversial Enhanced Games. The Enhanced Games says it is an “alternative” to the Olympics and will allow athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs. Participants will not be tested

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Lois Boisson continued her fairy tale Cinderella run at the French Open on Wednesday as she beat No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals. The world No. 361 won in straight sets – 7-6 (6), 6-3 – at Roland Garros to the delight of the home

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Indiana Pacers’ journey to the NBA Finals was never going to be easy, but it got a little more complicated Tuesday, and it had nothing to do with basketball. The team’s flight bound for Oklahoma City for a Game 1 tilt with the Thunder was detoured by literal

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau as the organization’s head coach just days after being eliminated from the playoffs at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. Thibodeau had led the team for five seasons and brought the Knicks back to prominence after years of struggling near the NBA’s

By George Ramsay and Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The dream of an all-American men’s semifinal at Roland Garros went down in relatively tame fashion on Tuesday as Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul were bounced out of the tournament in decisive fashion. Paul, who entered his quarterfinal match attempting to shake off injuries, was no

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Texas Tech ended softball titan Oklahoma’s four-year reign at the summit of college softball to set up an all-Texas Women’s College World Series (WCWS) finals against the UT Longhorns. While Texas advances to the finals for the second consecutive season – and third time in four years – Tech

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — After an unfortunate first foray into the spotlight in April (yes, that infamous Harriet Dart deodorant moment), Lois Boisson is finally in the headlines for all the right reasons. The Frenchwoman entered Roland Garros as a wild card. She’s currently ranked No. 361 in the world. And on Monday,