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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Juan Soto’s first at-bat for the New York Mets gave some indication as to why they signed him to reportedly the biggest contract in American sports history. The 26-year-old stepped up to the plate on Saturday and promptly launched a 426-foot homer over the left-center-field fence during the Mets’

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Rising star Mirra Andreeva became the youngest ever player to claim a WTA 1000 title on Saturday when she defeated Clara Tauson to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Still just 17 years and 299 days old, Andreeva also climbs into the top 10 of the world rankings

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Dmitry Bivol claimed the undisputed light heavyweight world champion crown as he got revenge over Artur Beterbiev in a thrilling fight in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Bivol suffered his first career loss at the hands of defending champion Beterbiev in a stunning result four months ago and quickly called

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Mikaela Shiffrin failed to qualify for a second run in a giant slalom event for the first time since 2012 while competing at a World Cup race in Sestriere, Italy on Saturday, since she finished outside the top 30 skiers. For so long, Shiffrin has been used to dominating

By Amy Woodyatt and Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Osaka might have suffered a tournament ending abdominal injury – but she isn’t letting that derail her future grand slam plans. Osaka’s year got off to a promising start when she reached the final of the Auckland WTA tournament in January – her first final

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Steph Curry reached yet another historic scoring milestone on Friday as his Golden State Warriors maintained their on-court improvement since the NBA’s trade deadline earlier this month. Curry scored 20 points in the Warriors’ 132-108 win over the Sacramento Kings, in doing so becoming the 21st player in NBA

By Sophia Saifi, CNN Karachi (CNN) — Jet fighters flew over a packed stadium in southern Pakistan, streaking the sky with the green and white of the national flag and garlanding a sporting spectacle the country has been waiting to host for a generation. The two teams strutted out into the National Stadium in Karachi

By Jill Martin, Kyle Feldscher and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Judge with a beard? With the rollback of a decades-old New York Yankees team rule, that just might be possible. Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that the team has amended its facial hair policy to allow “well-groomed beards.” It’s a

CNN By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. It’s a saying that perhaps aptly describes Charles Leclerc’s pursuit of the Formula One holy grail: a maiden world drivers’ championship title. Season by season the Ferrari driver has steadily chipped away, inching closer and

By Aleks Klosok and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. It’s a saying that perhaps aptly describes Charles Leclerc’s pursuit of the Formula One holy grail: a maiden world drivers’ championship title. Season by season the Ferrari driver has steadily chipped away, inching closer and closer

By Jonny Velasquez, CNN (CNN) — Imagine becoming a multi-millionaire at 17 years of age. Imagine the pressure, your every move being noticed by the public and tabloids. That was the case for YouTuber Jake Paul, who says that he’s made his fair share of mistakes as the world watched his transformation from Disney Channel

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Ally Sentnor scored a brilliant long-range goal as the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) got its SheBelieves Cup campaign underway with a 2-0 win against Colombia on Thursday. Sentnor’s second-half strike doubled the US’ lead after Catarina Macario finished off a fine team goal to open the scoring in

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller was hit in the head by a line drive during Los Angeles’ Spring Training game against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, an incident he later called a “scary moment.” On Miller’s final pitch of the Dodgers’ Cactus League opener, Cubs first baseman Michael

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — They’re the two words that herald the coming of spring, the promise of warm sunshine and long days, the sound of bat-on-ball and the return of the boys of summer: play ball! After months of waiting and offseason maneuvering, Major League Baseball’s Spring Training gets going in earnest this

By Homero De la Fuente and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Singer Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyrics of the Canadian national anthem during the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between the US and Canada on Thursday, adding further fuel to a contest already layered with political tension. Kreviazuk changed the line “in all of us

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament. The overtime period opened up with end-to-end action and both teams having

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — ESPN and Major League Baseball are parting ways and will end their decades-long partnership after the 2025 season, the league announced on Thursday, a little less than a month before the start of the season. The network first aired MLB games in 1990, but the league said in a

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the rest of the NBA season with a shoulder injury, the team announced Thursday. The 21-year-old has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, a form of a blood clot, in his right shoulder, according to the Spurs. “The condition

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. has been suspended for 25 games after he violated the NBA’s anti-drug policy, the league announced Thursday. The 2021 champion tested positive for Tramadol, an opioid which is typically used to relieve pain. It is generally only used when alternative pain medications cannot

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There was chaos and confusion at the end of the first stage of the Volta ao Algarve on Wednesday, as the majority of the peloton went the wrong way as they approached the finish line. The leading group had been following TV cameras mounted to motorbikes and ended up