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By Alasdair Howorth, CNN In a game crying out for some action, Kyle Schwarber delivered, with a monstrous 488-foot solo home run at the top of the sixth that sealed a 2-0 win for the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. The smash, which flew

By Ben Church, CNN The European Super League (ESL), which folded just 48 hours after its launch in 2021, is planning to make a comeback in three years, its new chief executive told Wednesday’s Financial Times. German television executive Bernd Reichart said that new formats were being explored and that he hoped to have “active

By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors received their championship rings for winning last season’s NBA title before beating the Los Angeles Lakers in their season-opener on Tuesday. Last year’s Finals Most Valuable Player, Steph Curry, finished with 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds as the Warriors began their title defense in the

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Most coaches walking onto the basketball court are thinking about tactics, starting lineups and the upcoming game. But as the first woman to coach a men’s national team at a major FIBA tournament, Liz Mills must think of everything — even what she wears. “When I went to Mozambique, they said:

By Ben Morse and Matt Foster, CNN Tom Brady has compared the slog of playing in an NFL season to “going away on deployment in the military.” Appearing on his “Let’s Go!” podcast on Monday, the 45-year-old Brady was speaking with cohost Jim Gray and NBA superstar Kevin Durant about the mindset top-tier athletes need

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar Jr. told a Barcelona court on Tuesday that he wasn’t involved in negotiations that sent him from Santos to FC Barcelona in 2013, according to Reuters. “I didn’t participate in the negotiations,” Neymar said. “My father always took care of it and always will. I

By Amanda Davies, Richard Parr and Matias Grez, CNN It has been almost a year since Josh Cavallo announced he is gay, but even now he still struggles to comprehend the far-reaching impact his announcement has had — especially as he has begun to speak out on major issues, notably the Qatar World Cup. Since

By CNN Sport staff Lewis Hamilton swapped starting grids for gridiron on Monday as he attended his first Denver Broncos game, watching on as his team went down 19-16 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Earlier this year, the seven-time Formula One champion joined the Broncos’ new ownership group, which is being spearheaded by the Walton-Penner

By Ben Church, CNN FC Barcelona and Spain star Alexia Putellas retained the Ballon d’Or Féminin on Monday, the award presented to the best women’s player of the last year, becoming the first woman in history to win back-to-back Ballon d’Ors. The 28-year-old midfielder claimed the prize despite missing Euro 2022 with an anterior cruciate

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Eight months on from her detainment in Moscow, Brittney Griner is celebrating her 32nd birthday in a Russian jail instead of with her family. The American basketball star released a message on Tuesday, saying she had been buoyed by the support she has received, according to a statement shared by Maria

By Allegra Goodwin, CNN Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood was remanded into custody on Monday after he appeared in court charged with attempted rape, Britain’s PA news agency reported. The 21-year-old striker was also charged with controlling and coercive behavior and Section 47 assault of a woman — or assault occasioning bodily harm — England’s

By George Ramsay, CNN It’s been described as “quite simply the finest football painting ever” and is estimated to fetch up to $9 million at auction later this month, but the sale of L.S. Lowry’s “Going to the Match” could see the much-loved artwork disappear from public display. The 1953 painting, which depicts crowds of