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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — You know the drill by now. A golf tournament is staged. After four rounds the tournament concludes. Scottie Scheffler poses with the winner’s trophy. Just a week on from conquering a windswept Masters, the world No. 1 mastered the elements once more at a stormy RBC Heritage to reel

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Nottingham Forest has accused a Premier League refereeing official of being a fan of relegation rival Luton Town in an extraordinary social media post following the team’s 2-0 defeat by Everton on Sunday. Forest felt as though it should have been awarded penalties in three instances during the match: one

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — One might expect frenzied celebrations and tears of joy when a team secures its place in the final of one of the most historic competitions in world football, but that simply wasn’t the case for Manchester United on Sunday. United’s players remained distinctly flat after beating second-tier side Coventry

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — German surfer Sebastian Steudtner may have broken his own record for riding the biggest wave in history earlier this year. The monster wave in the famed surfing sport of Nazaré, Portugal was provisionally measured at 28.57 meters (93.72 feet), pending ratification. If confirmed, the wave would eclipse Steudtner’s current

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It might be early in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, but make sure that your clocks are set to ‘Dame Time.’ Fueled by an electric first half from superstar guard Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks took down the Indiana Pacers 109-94 on Sunday in Game 1 of

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Nelly Korda clinched a remarkable fifth victory in a row on Sunday, sealing her second major title with a win at the Chevron Championship and in the process levelling the LPGA Tour record for consecutive wins. The world No.1 finished two shots clear of Sweden’s Maja Stark

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Most typical 15-year-olds would be worried about their grades or the intricacies of social life as a teenager. But Miles Russell is no ordinary 15-year-old. He spent his weekend worrying about making the cut at a professional golf event and setting records against seasoned veterans at the LECOM Suncoast

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona manager Xavi and goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen have labeled La Liga “embarrassing” for its lack of goal-line technology after the team was denied what it thought was a legitimate goal in Sunday’s 3-2 El Clásico defeat by Real Madrid. The incident occurred in the 28th minute after Real

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Nikola Jokić came dressed to steal the moon on Saturday, and helped the Denver Nuggets steal a march on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series. The Serbian superstar arrived at the Ball Arena dressed as Gru, the lead character from “Despicable Me,”

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen is racing “on another planet,” according to Red Bull team manager Christian Horner, after the three-time world champion dominated a crash-filled Chinese Grand Prix to record yet another victory. “His form is absolutely fantastic,” Horner told broadcaster Sky Sports. “He’s just totally at one with the machine

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — It was billed as a race that would be harder to win than the Olympic marathon gold in Paris and the London Marathon’s elite women’s race did not disappoint as reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won a hugely competitive race and set a new women’s-only world record. Jepchirchir, regarded

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Gabriela Bryan won her first world championship tour event at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro on Sunday and in a “magical” moment in the final, the Hawaiian surfer shared a wave with a pod of dolphins. Bryan, 22, a former rookie of the year, beat 18-year-old Sawyer Lindbald

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi once again produced a virtuoso performance for Inter Miami, scoring two goals and providing the assist for Sergio Busquet’s strike in his club’s 3-1 victory over Nashville SC. Since joining Inter Miami last July, Messi has lit up the MLS and on Saturday he became the first