Frank Nunns O'Connell

CNN • 15th December 2025

Patrick Mahomes tears ACL, Broncos eke past Packers and Bills tighten AFC East: NFL Week 15 Sunday review | CNN

The theme of the 2025 NFL regular season has been one of extreme unpredictability: Super Bowl favorites performing below usual standards, unexpected comebacks and breakout teams taking the league by storm.



Those themes took center stage once again on Sunday as there were some thrilling matchups in the playoff hunt, as well as superstars suffering big injury blows.



Here’s everything you need to know from Sunday’s action in Week 15 of the 2025 season....

CNN • 24th October 2025

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops 55 in second straight double OT win as OKC Thunder outlast Indiana Pacers in NBA Finals rematch | CNN

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in a career-high 55 points as the Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers 141-135 on Thursday in what was Oklahoma City’s second straight double-overtime victory to begin the season.



In a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals – which went the full seven games – the two squads proved again that there was little to separate them as neither led by more than seven points in the 58-minute affair.



Although the reigning MVP blew up...

CNN • 24th October 2025

From homegrown to home runs, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the Toronto Blue Jays’ postseason hero heading into the Fall Classic | CNN

The most beloved athlete in Canada right now might be Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.



The 26-year-old slugger, who signed with the Blue Jays organization in 2015 and has played his entire big league career with the team since 2019, has set the world alight in this year’s MLB playoffs – leading Toronto to its first World Series appearance since 1993.



The landmark run has come behind Guerrero Jr.’s astounding batting; he’s gone .4...

CNN • 20th October 2025

The NBA is at its international peak, but British players still can’t break through | CNN

The NBA is being hit by an international storm, attracting athletes from all corners of the world. At the start of the 2024-25 season, the league announced that a record-tying 125 international players were on opening night rosters.



Those 125 players came from 43 countries, including Australia, Germany, France, Cameroon and Serbia.



Fast-forward to the 2025 NBA draft. Behind the flashing lights and celebratory fireworks surrounding top prospects Coope...

CNN • 5th October 2025

Minnesota Vikings edge Cleveland Browns with late touchdown to open 2025 NFL London games | CNN

Minnesota wide receiver Jordan Addison scored a late touchdown, as the Vikings beat the Cleveland Browns 21-17 to open the NFL’s (National Football League) 2025 London series.



Although the crowd was overwhelmingly Vikings dominant, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was a sea of colors from various teams – as has become a staple of games in Europe over the years with 61,082 fans filling out the raucous soccer-turned-NFL arena.



The Vikings were looking to...

CNN • 6th October 2025

Amanda Anisimova holds off Linda Nosková to claim China Open title | CNN

Two-time grand slam finalist Amanda Anisimova claimed the China Open women’s title on Sunday with a 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 win over Czech player Linda Nosková.



Anisimova, runner-up at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2025, claimed victory in Beijing despite Nosková posing a significant challenge in the second set.



It was a challenge that arrived duly, as Nosková won just 12 points in a 23-minute opening set. Anisimova looked well on her way to claiming victory to...

CNN • 1st October 2025

US sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden ‘not satisfied’ after gold-medal sweep at World Championships | CNN

Just over 13 months ago, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden was claiming a bronze medal after finishing third in the women’s 100m sprint at the Paris Olympics. Despite not claiming the sought after title of “Fastest Woman on Earth,” Jefferson’s smile was still broad and her energy upbeat.



Fast forward to September 21 this year, and Jefferson-Wooden’s smile was still beaming, but the medal around her neck was glistening brighter than ever before.



The South Caro...

CNN • 24th September 2025

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum says he hasn’t ‘ruled off playing this season’ as he continues his long recovery from injury | CNN

When Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles tendon lunging for a loose ball in the final minutes of a playoff game against the New York Knicks in May, it felt like a crumbling moment in what has been a stellar career for the 2024 NBA champion.



Tatum clutched his ankle and writhed in agony on the hardwood of Madison Square Garden before being wheeled to the locker room, head in hands. The moment marked a major setback for the six-time NBA All-Star, condemning hi...

7th May 2025

Lost in transition: The story behind Britain’s NBA drought