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By David Close, CNN Four-time tennis grand slam champion Naomi Osaka returned to the French Open to meet the media on Friday — a year after her sudden withdrawal from the major tournament. Twelve months on from refusing to speak to the media during the event, citing mental health reasons, Osaka met the press with

By Ben Church, CNN The 147th Preakness Stakes is set to run on Saturday at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, on what is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far in the city. Thankfully the post time of 7:01 p.m. ET will not be at the peak heat of

By Jill Martin, CNN Wimbledon, the third of the four majors on the tennis calendar, is arguably the most famous tennis tournament in the world. This year, however, the men’s and women’s professional tours, along with the International Tennis Federation (ITF), have opted to strip its ranking points for the grand slam event. The announcements

By Ben Morse, CNN When it comes to living their life, their way, no one does it quite like John Daly. The 56-year-old was one of the stars of the opening round at the 2022 PGA Championship on Thursday, decked out in his green top and extravagant trousers as is tradition. Daly was in the

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Twelve months ago, teenager Carlos Alcaraz needed to qualify to make the main draw of the French Open. This year, he is among the favorites to win the men’s section of the tournament. His is the sort of meteoric rise sport craves and should he achieve what many are predicting —

By Issy Ronald, CNN On the ninth hole of the first round, Tiger Woods slammed his golf club into the ground in frustration. Afterward, he walked up to the green with a more pronounced limp than had been seen earlier in the day and eventually finished the hole with a bogey, kicking off a run

By Ben Church, CNN Marcus Smart inspired the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday to level the Eastern Conference Finals. Smart had missed the opening game of the series through injury but returned with a vengeance in Game 2, racking up 24 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds and three

By Christina Macfarlane and Issy Ronald, CNN It was windy and it was snowing. “A very classical Norwegian evening,” as Ada Hegerberg puts it. Despite the inclement weather conditions at the Release Arena in Sandefjord, the Norwegian’s overriding emotion was one of joy.She was playing her first match for Norway in five years, celebrating the

By Ben Morse, CNN Rory McIlroy ended April’s Masters with a bang, and he maintained his blistering form at the 2022 PGA Championship on Thursday. Just over a month after finishing with a final-round 64 at Augusta National — including a brilliant chip-in from a bunker on the 18th — to finish second and a

By Issy Ronald, CNN The Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks was billed as a matchup between two of the NBA’s biggest stars: Steph Curry and Luka Doncic. But it was Andrew Wiggins who made the difference, holding the Slovenian to 20 points on 6-of-18 shooting, including 2-of-10 on

By Ben Church, CNN Human rights group Amnesty International has urged FIFA to earmark at least $440 million to compensate migrant workers who it says have suffered labor abuses in the preparations for the men’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In an open letter sent to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Amnesty International and a selection

By Jack Bantock, CNN For Seville, it was the hottest day of the year. For Eintracht Frankfurt it was one of the greatest nights in the German club’s 123-year history. Amid deafening noise and sweltering 31C (88F) heat on Wednesday, Frankfurt beat Glasgow Rangers 5-4 in a dramatic penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw to