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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Bruce Dickinson, frontman of legendary heavy metal band Iron Maiden, participated in a prestigious fencing tournament in northern France on Sunday. The singer, who has been fencing since he was a child, finished 13th out of 31 competitors in the veterans category at the Circuit Européen 2025 tournament in

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Australian broadcaster Tony Jones has apologized to Novak Djokovic for comments he says were intended to be “banter” and “humor.” Jones, a veteran sports presenter on Australia’s Channel 9, taunted a group of Djokovic fans at the Australian Open during a live broadcast on Friday, chanting: “Novak, he’s overrated,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has labeled his side the “worst team” in the club’s history after yet another chastening Premier League defeat on Sunday. United was roundly beaten 3-1 by Brighton at Old Trafford, tallying its 10th loss of a disastrous season which now leaves the once great

By Kevin Dotson, Homero De la Fuente, Jacob Lev, Kyle Feldscher and David Close, CNN (CNN) — On Sunday, in both Philadelphia and upstate New York, it came down to the final drives in the snow with freezing temperatures making the ball slippery and tough to handle. It was January football at its very best:

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The longest college football season in history has just one game remaining. One hundred and thirty two Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams have seen their seasons come to an end, and now only two remain: Notre Dame and Ohio State. The Fighting Irish will be looking to end a

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff produced an impressive comeback win to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday, eventually downing Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1. The victory continued Gauff’s unbeaten start to 2025 and marked her ninth consecutive win to start the year – a milestone she has now reached three times

By Kyle Feldscher, Kevin Dotson, Jacob Lev, Homero De la Fuente and David Close, CNN (CNN) — One team that booked its trip to the conference championship on Saturday is returning to a comfortable place, having gone seven straight years. The other hasn’t been on a stage this big since 1992. The Kansas City Chiefs

By Issy Ronald and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — As a reward for finishing first in qualifying at a ski jumping World Cup event, organizers presented the male winner Jan Haerl with 3,000 Swiss francs ($3,290), and the female winner Selina Freitag with towels and shampoo. “I received a partner bag with shower gel and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — In the wild-card round of the 2024 NFL playoffs, Zane Gonzalez was a hero. The 29-year-old doinked in the game-winning field goal as time expired to send his Washington Commanders past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and into the divisional round of the 2024 NFL playoffs. But after the game,

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — French veteran Gaël Monfils rolled back the years to stun the USA’s No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday, winning 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 after three hours and eight minutes of scintillating tennis. The 38-year-old Monfils becomes the second-oldest male player

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It was a mixed bag for Miami Heat fans at the Kaseya Center on Friday. On one hand, their All-Star forward Jimmy Butler returned to the lineup following suspension. But on the other, the team suffered a deflating 133-113 blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets. Butler, who finished the

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Denis Law, the iconic former Manchester United striker and the only Scottish player to win the Ballon d’Or, has died at the age of 84, the club confirmed on Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that we tell you our father Denis Law has sadly passed