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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff produced an impressive comeback win to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday, eventually downing Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1. The victory continued Gauff’s unbeaten start to 2025 and marked her ninth consecutive win to start the year – a milestone she has now reached three times

By Kyle Feldscher, Kevin Dotson, Jacob Lev, Homero De la Fuente and David Close, CNN (CNN) — One team that booked its trip to the conference championship on Saturday is returning to a comfortable place, having gone seven straight years. The other hasn’t been on a stage this big since 1992. The Kansas City Chiefs

By Issy Ronald and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — As a reward for finishing first in qualifying at a ski jumping World Cup event, organizers presented the male winner Jan Haerl with 3,000 Swiss francs ($3,290), and the female winner Selina Freitag with towels and shampoo. “I received a partner bag with shower gel and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — In the wild-card round of the 2024 NFL playoffs, Zane Gonzalez was a hero. The 29-year-old doinked in the game-winning field goal as time expired to send his Washington Commanders past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and into the divisional round of the 2024 NFL playoffs. But after the game,

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — French veteran Gaël Monfils rolled back the years to stun the USA’s No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday, winning 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 after three hours and eight minutes of scintillating tennis. The 38-year-old Monfils becomes the second-oldest male player

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It was a mixed bag for Miami Heat fans at the Kaseya Center on Friday. On one hand, their All-Star forward Jimmy Butler returned to the lineup following suspension. But on the other, the team suffered a deflating 133-113 blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets. Butler, who finished the

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Denis Law, the iconic former Manchester United striker and the only Scottish player to win the Ballon d’Or, has died at the age of 84, the club confirmed on Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that we tell you our father Denis Law has sadly passed

CNN By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Picture the scene: One of the world’s top golfers has just finished a terrible round on the course at the Dubai Desert Classic and moments later he’s swapped his putter for a crayon, busily working on a coloring book. It might sound odd, but such a scenario is

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver, one of the greatest doubles players in history, said Thursday that a car she was using to temporarily store “most” of her grand slam trophies was stolen. Shriver was at the time staying in a hotel in Marina Del Rey after she evacuated

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Picture the scene: One of the world’s top golfers has just finished a terrible round on the course at the Dubai Desert Classic and moments later he’s swapped his putter for a crayon, busily working on a coloring book. It might sound odd, but such a scenario is now

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Danielle Collins appeared to revel in playing the part of pantomime villain at the Australian Open on Thursday as she took down home favorite Destanee Aiava 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in front of a raucous crowd. The American was booed and jeered during the match and responded by cupping her