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By Matias Grez, CNN Novak Djokovic was in imperious form once again as he cruised past Alex de Minaur in straight sets to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals. The world No. 5 produced some stunning tennis throughout the match, winning 6-2 6-1 6-2 in just two hours and seven minutes as De Minaur had no

By Jacob Lev, CNN Sal Bando, a former four-time Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star and three-time World Series champion, has died at the age of 78, the league announced on Saturday. “It is with a heavy heart the Bando family is sad to announce the passing of their husband and father, Sal,” who on Friday,

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Former Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic has hit back at online trolls she says have bombarded her with negative comments about her body at the Australian Open. In an Instagram post on Monday, Dokic, who is working as a commentator for CNN affiliate 9 at the event, said the “‘body shaming’

By Ben Church, CNN Jessica Pegula, the daughter of the owners of the Buffalo Bills, says Damar Hamlin’s incredible recovery has inspired her performances during this year’s Australian Open. Pegula qualified for the last 16 with a straight sets victory against Marta Kostyuk on Friday and will face either Victoria Azarenka or Zhu Lin for

By Aimee Lewis, CNN And then there were none. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s fourth-round loss at the Australian Open means none of the stars of Netflix’s new tennis documentary ‘Break Point’ have made it through to the second week in Melbourne. Such poor showing from the series’ stars has led to talk of a ‘Netflix curse’ as

By Kevin Dotson, Jacob Lev and Hannah Brewitt, CNN After the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles beat the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants respectively, all eyes were on the remaining Divisional Round matchups Sunday, with the Buffalo Bills facing the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Francisco 49ers hosting the Dallas Cowboys. The Bills

By Ben Church and Don Riddell, CNN Mr. Irrelevant has never been so relevant in the NFL. Brock Purdy, who has adopted the moniker after being picked last in this season’s draft, is continuing to defy expectations as the San Francisco 49ers quarterback prepares to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s NFC championship game.

By Ben Church and Jacob Lev, CNN The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-20 on Saturday to advance to the AFC championship game but there is now concern over the fitness of Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs’ star quarterback was brought down by Jaguars’ Arden Key and Corey Peters in the first quarter and

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Coco Gauff broke down in tears after her straight sets defeat in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday, while fellow American Jessica Pegula progressed to the quarterfinals. The 18-year-old Gauff lost 7-5 6-3 to Latvian Jelena Ostapenko on Margaret Court Arena and could not hide her disappointment when

By Jacob Lev, CNN The Women’s National Basketball Players Association said it will investigate basketball player Dearica Hamby’s claims that the Las Vegas Aces discriminated against her for getting pregnant. The Aces on Saturday traded Hamby to the Los Angeles Sparks. “Being traded is a part of the business. Being lied to, bullied, manipulated, and

By Ben Church, CNN Andy Murray’s fairytale run at the Australian Open came to an end on Saturday after he was beaten by Roberto Bautista Agut. The three-time grand slam winner has thrilled crowds in Melbourne this year by rolling back the years to win two marathon matches but Bautista Agut proved a step too

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Novak Djokovic beat Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets — 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 6-4 — to move in the last 16 of the Australian Open, despite a labored performance from the world No. 5 who was visibly struggling to move at points during the match. Djokovic, who is arguably the favorite to

By Al Goodman, Alex Hardie and Jorge Engels, CNN Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves, under investigation on a sexual assault charge, was remanded to jail on Friday by a Spanish judge, the Catalonia Higher Court of Justice press office said in a statement. “Investigating magistrate number 15 of Barcelona has received today, as a detainee,

By Aimee Lewis, CNN One of the show’s stars, Nick Kyrgios, may not have watched it yet, while former world No. 1 Andy Murray says he has no interest in watching it. But Netflix’s new fly-on-the-wall documentary ‘Break Point’ has nevertheless made plenty of headlines since it was released this month. The documentary, which focuses

By Swati Gupta, Tara Subramaniam, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN Several leading Indian wrestlers are demanding an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), amid a days-long protest in New Delhi. The wrestlers are also calling for the president’s dismissal and the dissolution of the

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Rugby Australia and NSW Waratahs have suspended Kurtley Beale after he was arrested and charged over sexual assault allegations on Friday in Kingsford, Australia, the union announced in a statement. CNN has not been able to reach Beale or his representative for comment. Beale was arrested in connection with an incident

By George Ramsay, CNN It was 4:05 a.m. in Melbourne when Andy Murray drilled a backhand winner past Thanasi Kokkinakis, finally ending a marathon contest which had started five hours and 45 minutes earlier. Murray, a three-time grand slam champion and former world No. 1, had come from two sets down to beat Kokkinakis at