Sports

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Big Ten dominated the latest edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, with the conference claiming four of the top five slots in the new standings revealed Tuesday night. Unsurprisingly, undefeated Oregon claimed the top spot for the second consecutive week just ahead of No. 2 Ohio

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador international soccer player Marco Angulo has died at the age of 22, the Ecuadorian Football Federation said in a statement. “The Ecuadorian Football Federation expresses its deepest sympathy over the death of Marco Angulo, who with his talent and dedication defended the colours of our country at every

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — English Premier League (EPL) referee David Coote has been suspended pending investigation after a video went viral on social media appearing to show him making negative comments about Liverpool and the club’s former manager Jurgen Klopp. The video, which has not been verified by CNN, was posted on X,

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Cleveland Cavaliers became just the eighth team in NBA history to start a season 12-0 after earning a hard fought 119-113 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. In a back and forth game in Chicago, the Bulls opened up a nine-point lead with 4:26 remaining in

By Sam Joseph and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — For many tennis fans, rivalries are what keeps the sport going. A plethora of storylines can emerge simply from the best of the best pushing each other to be even better. The men’s game saw Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors do battle with each

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Victor Wembanyama put his name alongside some legendary figures in NBA history after posting yet another monstrous stat-line during the San Antonio Spurs’ 116-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday. The 20-year-old scored 34 points while also adding 14 rebounds, six assists and three blocks as the Spurs

By Homero De La Fuente and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Miami Dolphins snapped their three-game losing streak on Monday night, defeating the Los Angeles Rams 23-15 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Miami opened the game needing less than three minutes to drive 70-yards and score the game’s first points on an 18-yard

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren will miss significant time after fracturing his pelvis during Sunday’s 127-116 home loss to the Golden State Warriors. Holmgren fell hard to the floor in the first quarter after contesting a layup by Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins. Holmgren stayed down for a

By Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN (CNN) — And there we have it – another record-breaking weekend in the world of sport. Nikola Jokić made NBA history with yet another triple-double, whilst cycling royalty Mark Cavendish bowed out from the sport in a fairytale ending. Coco Gauff showed why she is one of the most resilient young

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Tennis Channel has taken an analyst off air indefinitely after he made a disparaging remark about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková. Off-air, while preparing for a broadcast on Friday covering the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, American journalist Jon Wertheim commented on Krejčíková’s forehead. Wertheim called his remark

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 10 of the NFL season was one full of drama, talking points and some big solo performances. Sunday’s slate of games began in Germany with the Carolina Panthers beating the New York Giants in overtime, while there was also late drama as the Kansas City Chiefs remained undefeated

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Tempers flared between two of the NBA’s biggest stars on Sunday as 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown called Giannis Antetokounmpo “a child” after the Milwaukee Bucks forward jokingly offered him a fake handshake during the Boston Celtics’ comeback win. The controversy began early in the second quarter when

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Amnesty International has urged FIFA to halt the process of awarding Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup until major human rights reforms are announced. On Monday, Amnesty International and the Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) released a brief highlighting purported issues around Saudi Arabia’s 2034 bid. The brief also