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By George Ramsay and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Spanish motorbike rider Carles Falcón has died from injuries he sustained in a crash while competing at the Dakar Rally more than a week ago, race organizers announced on Monday. He was 45. “It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Spanish

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Andy Murray says there is a definite possibility he has played his final Australian Open match after a straight-set defeat in the first round of this year’s tournament. Murray, 36, lost 6-4 6-2 6-2 to Argentina’s Tomás Martín Etcheverry on Monday, just his second opening-round defeat at the grand

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Osaka’s return to grand slam tennis ended in a first-round defeat against Caroline Garcia at the Australian Open. Osaka, a two-time champion in Melbourne, was competing in her first grand slam tournament in more than a year when she fell to Garcia 6-4 7-6(7-2) on Monday. The Japanese

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid claimed its 13th Spanish Super Cup with a comprehensive 4-1 demolition of arch-rival Barcelona in El Clásico on Sunday. Young superstar Vinícius Jr. scored a hat-trick inside the first 40 minutes of the game to allowed Real to race into an early lead before a second-half strike

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Inevitability isn’t a word often associated with sport – especially in the National Football League (NFL) where fans know that almost anything can happen at any given time. Yet the Philadelphia Eagles seem close to harnessing the power of certainty thanks to one play: “The Brotherly Shove.” A play

By Homero De la Fuente and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The next round of the NFL playoffs is decided after six games filled the ‘Super Wild Card Weekend.’ The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the last to advance after beating the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles 32-9 Monday night to move on to the divisional

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff showcased a devastating new serve as she sealed an impressive straight sets – 6-3 6-0 – victory against Anna Karolína Schmiedlová at the Australian Open on Monday. The world No. 4 had traveled in the offseason to train with former tennis star Andy Roddick, who is widely

By Hande Atay Alam, Scott McLean, Amir Tal and Isil Sariyuce, CNN (CNN) — Sagiv Jehezkel, the Israeli soccer player suspended from top-tier Turkish club Antalyaspor for an on-pitch protest in support of hostages held in Gaza, has returned to Israel after he was briefly detained by police. Jehezkel, who had been held by police in Antalya,

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Green Bay Packers dominated the Dallas Cowboys during Sunday’s wild-card round to advance in the NFL playoffs and send “America’s Team” into disarray, while later, the Detroit Lions edged past the Los Angeles Rams to win their first playoff game in 32 years. History was

CNN By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Miami Dolphins 26-7 at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, in conditions so cold that Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s mustache froze over. The temperature at kickoff was -4 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -20 degrees, making it the fourth coldest game in National

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It looked on paper to be an easy start to Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open campaign, but the 24-time grand slam champion was given a scare by Croatian youngster Dino Prizmic in a thrilling first round encounter on Sunday. The Serb, bidding to make history by winning a record-breaking 25th

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Norwegian skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde posted a picture from his hospital bed after suffering a “brutal” full-speed crash and being airlifted off the slopes during a World Cup downhill race in Switzerland. The 31-year-old was nearing the finish line on the challenging Lauberhorn course in Wengen on Saturday, before

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — More than 130 Englishmen, 37 Scots and three Americans have sat down in a Premier League dugout. There have been Italians, Argentinians, Chileans and Swedes. There are three managers from Spain’s Basque Country in the league right now. However, the top flight of English soccer had never seen an

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Miami Dolphins 26-7 at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, in conditions so cold that Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s mustache froze over. The temperature at kickoff was -4 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -20 degrees, making it the fourth coldest game in National Football

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff may have won her maiden grand slam title at last year’s US Open, but the American youngster already has that particular success in her rear-view mirror. Not content with just the one major title to her name, the 19-year-old says she is now focused on increasing her

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — So it begins. After 18 weeks of hard-hitting, explosive NFL action, the playoffs are finally upon us. Only the best of the best have booked their spot in the ‘win or go home’ portion of the season, with just a few more victories standing between them and football immortality.

By Homero De la Fuente and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors defeated the Chicago Bulls 140-131 following a second-half surge on Friday, but the game was marred by fans at the arena booing Bulls’ former general manager Jerry Krause during a Ring of Honor ceremony at halftime, leaving his widow, Thelma,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — This year’s Australian Open is set to be the tournament of comebacks, but not every returning star will end up competing at this season’s first slam. Fans, for instance, won’t get the chance to see Rafael Nadal in action as the Spaniard’s hopes of returning to grand slam tennis

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The University of Alabama has named Kalen DeBoer, head coach at the University of Washington, as its next head football coach, the school announced Friday. DeBoer succeeds the retiring Nick Saban, who announced his retirement Wednesday after a 17-year tenure at Alabama, where he won six national

By Ben Morse and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The New England Patriots are hiring Jerod Mayo as head coach, the team announced on Friday, a day after Bill Belichick announced he was leaving. The Patriots said that Mayo – the organization’s 15th in its history – has been hired and will be formally introduced