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By Kevin Dotson, Sammy Mngqosini and Issy Ronald, CNN Thirty-one years ago, the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union was issued, an occasion traditionally marked with celebrations and military parades in the streets of Kyiv. Ukraine’s Independence Day this year marks six months exactly since Russia invaded and began a bloody war which

By Ben Church, CNN It’s turning out to be quite the season for Aaron Judge. The New York Yankees star has now totaled 48 home runs after hitting his second in as many games against the New York Mets this week in the Subway Series. His MLB-leading 48th homer came as he launched a drive

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Brooklyn Nets All-Star forward Kevin Durant will remain with the franchise, general manager Sean Marks said on Tuesday. After Durant reportedly requested a trade from the Nets less than two months ago, Marks announced the news on social media. “Steve Nash and I, together with Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai,

By Issy Ronald and Amanda Davies, CNN Manchester United stunned perennial title favorite Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Monday in a clash between two traditional titan teams which are underperforming in the Premier League this season. The loss continued Liverpool’s early season woes and marked the first time that it has failed to win

By CNN Sport staff “Missed you guys.” Tom Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ training camp on Monday following an 11-day leave of absence. It is uncommon for players to leave during preseason training camp and head coach Todd Bowles said at the time that Brady was granted leave to “deal with personal things.”

By Jack Bantock, CNN Patrick Cantlay clinched another victory at the BMW Championship on Sunday to become the first player to successfully defend a FedEx Cup playoff title. The American carded a final day two-under 69 at Wilmington Country Club to finish 14-under and edge compatriot Scott Stallings by a stroke. The triumph secured the

By Matt Foster, CNN According to an Instagram account set up to provide updates on injured Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson, the results from a CAT scan performed by doctors after the 12-year-old fell and hit his head a second time came back “normal.” Oliverson hit his head going to the bathroom unaccompanied on Saturday night,

By Ben Morse, CNN Robert Lewandowski and his new Barcelona teammates showed how dangerous they might be this season with a thumping 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad on Sunday, but it wasn’t without controversy. Lewandowski, signed from Bayern Munich this summer, scored his first Barça goal in the opening minute of the game, only for

By Matias Grez, CNN Borna Ćorić and Caroline Garcia both earned historic titles with victories in their respective finals at the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday. Croatian Ćorić, the world No. 152, became the lowest ranked player to win a Masters 1000 title after beating fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 6-2. Victory earned Ćorić the first

By Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN With last week marking a year since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, football star Nadia Nadim is coming to terms with a “weird feeling.” The anniversary comes weeks after a landmark period for women’s football: the European Championships attracted record-breaking crowds in England just weeks

By Matias Grez, CNN Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain hammered Lille 7-1 to continue its perfect start to the Ligue 1 season. The team showed no sign of the disharmony that marred the 5-2 win over Montpellier, with Mbappé and Neymar squabbling over who should be on penalty duties. New boss Christophe

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Borussia Dortmund lost its first Bundesliga game of the season 2-3 on Saturday after surrendering an early lead to Werder Bremen in late injury time, relinquishing an unbeaten run at Signal Iduna Park. Edin Terzic’s side had a sluggish start to the match, failing to pierce Werder’s sturdy defense. Dortmund

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Oleksandr Usyk stormed through his rematch fight against Anthony Joshua in Jeddah on Saturday to retain his heavyweight titles by a split decision. The 35-year-old Ukrainian proved unbeatable during the 12-round contest, maintaining his steely nerve to dominate Joshua with a series of heavy blows. Joshua appeared to break Usyk’s