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20-year-old Ben Shelton upsets Frances Tiafoe to advance to US Open semifinal

CNN  —  Ben Shelton pulled off an upset against fellow American and world No. 10 Frances Tiafoe in four sets…

Novak Djokovic beats American star Taylor Fritz to reach US Open semifinals and celebrates with a singalong

CNN  —  Novak Djokovic booked his spot in the US Open semifinals with an emphatic victory over American Taylor Fritz…

Spain women’s soccer team appoints first female coach after predecessor fired amid unwanted World Cup kiss fallout

CNN  —  The Spanish women’s soccer team appointed its first ever female head coach after her predecessor was fired on…

Coco Gauff dominates Jelena Ostapenko to reach her first US Open semifinal

CNN  —  Coco Gauff continued her run of emphatic victories at the US Open on Tuesday, breezing past Jelena Ostapenko…

Spain men’s national team condemns Luis Rubiales’ conduct ahead of international games

CNN  —  Members of Spain’s men’s national soccer team issued a statement on Monday condemning the behavior of provisionally suspended…

World Cup kiss scandal hasn’t damaged Spanish brand, prime minister says

CNN  —  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has praised the country’s women’s soccer team – and Spanish society itself –…

Madison Keys breezes past fellow US star Jessica Pegula to reach US Open quarterfinals

CNN  —  Madison Keys comfortably beat Jessica Pegula in straight sets on Monday to earn a spot in the US…

US Open: Defending champion Iga Świątek stunned by Jelena Ostapenko

CNN  —  Jeļena Ostapenko extended her impressive unbeaten record over world No. 1 Iga Świątek on Sunday, eliminating the defending…