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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Teenager Jakub Menšík denied boyhood idol Novak Djokovic of his 100th career title, stunning the 24-time grand slam singles champion 7-6(4), 7-6(4) in Sunday’s Miami Open final. The 19-year-old, ranked No. 54 in the world, hammered down 14 aces in an impressively confident display of power and guile in

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Slovenian Domen Prevc soared to a new ski jump world record of 254.5 meters (roughly 835 feet) on Sunday, much to the delight of the home fans in Planica. Prevc produced the huge jump – the equivalent length of close to two-and-a-half football fields – in the second round

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Min Woo Lee won his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, holding off late charges from the chasing pack to win the Houston Open – and joining an exclusive club with the victory. Lee had led by five shots on the back nine but surges from Gary Woodland –

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It might have been cold outside in Minneapolis on Sunday but it was plenty heated inside the Target Center. Five players and two coaches were ejected from the Minnesota Timberwolves-Detroit Pistons game after a scuffle broke out in the second quarter. Head coach JB Bickerstaff, center Isaiah Stewart, forward

CNN By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Miller is extremely troubled. He might only be a 13-year-old character in a fictional television show called “Adolescence,” but his story has prompted widespread consternation about the plight of disaffected men who feel dangerously isolated and alone. Even if you haven’t seen the four-part British drama series,

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Australia’s Min Woo Lee is on the brink of winning his first ever PGA Tour title, after enjoying a brilliant third round at the Houston Open on Saturday to open up a four-shot lead over his competitors. He carded seven-under-par 63 in the third round, recording either a par

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Miller is extremely troubled. He might only be a 13-year-old character in a fictional television show called “Adolescence,” but his story has prompted widespread consternation about the plight of disaffected men who feel dangerously isolated and alone. Even if you haven’t seen the four-part British drama series, which

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US star Ilia Malinin defended his world figure skating title on Saturday with a dominant display on the ice inside Boston’s packed TD Garden. In truth, Malinin simply made official what many people already thought to be the case; that he is the best figure skater on the planet.

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Alysa Liu never expected to win the world championships. After all, the 19-year-old figure skater retired from the sport three years ago, only returning to training again a year ago and international competition six months ago. But on Friday, almost three years after retiring from the sport, Liu became

By George Ramsay and Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — Sam Ruthe had the eyes of thousands on him when he stepped onto a running track in Auckland just over a week ago. Undaunted by the occasion, Ruthe went on to become the first 15-year-old to run a sub-four-minute mile, even managing a nonchalant shrug of

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Former Barcelona and Brazil soccer player Dani Alves has won his appeal against a rape conviction, with a Spanish court overturning the ruling on Friday. Alves was found guilty in February 2024 of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub bathroom and sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.