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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Nigeria international Ashleigh Plumptre is set to join the Saudi Women’s Premier League after signing for Al-Ittihad. The 25-year-old defender, who previously spent three years with English team Leicester City, joins the Saudi league in its second season having just represented Nigeria at the Women’s World Cup. “Joining Al-Ittihad,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Malakai Fekitoa may have been born and raised on the small island nation of Tonga, but his goal as a promising young rugby player was always to represent a country thousands of miles across the ocean. Long before he had the chance to travel to New Zealand, Fekitoa set

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For New York Jets fans, it was a feeling of sadness, despondency and familiar memories; a star quarterback injures his Achilles tendon in the first game of the season for a team that has Super Bowl aspirations. While Vinny Testaverde’s 1999 season-ending injury hurt, for a team with realistic

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Jude Bellingham, Robert Lewandowski, Luka Modrić – those are just some of the big names currently playing in LaLiga. Now, the Spanish soccer league has linked up with the biggest name in the sport. Or, more accurately, the longest name: Welsh team Clwb Pêl Droed Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch Football Club. The

By Sam Joseph and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Romania defeated Kosovo 2-0 in a EURO 2024 qualifier on Tuesday, but the match was suspended in the 18th minute after “discriminatory behavior from some supporters,” according to UEFA’s website. A section of Romanian fans held up a banner that read ‘Kosovo is Serbia,’ while some

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Germany snapped its five-game winless streak with a shock 2-1 victory against France on Tuesday. Versatile veteran Thomas Müller opened the scoring for Germany inside the opening five minutes of the match in front of a lively Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. As the game was nearing its conclusion,

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers’ arrival in the MetLife Stadium on Monday night signaled that change and hope were on the way for the New York Jets, but it turns out that this season’s long-awaited new era has suffered a significant setback. The 39-year-old made his Jets debut against the Buffalo Bills after arriving from

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) issued a statement Tuesday alleging that some of its committee members have received “violent threats” after a recent decision to deny immediate eligibility to University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (UNC) football player Devontez “Tez” Walker. The NCAA is the organization that

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams died Tuesday morning after he was taken off life support at a Tampa, Florida, hospital following a construction accident, his agent Hadley Engelhard told CNN. Williams was 36. Williams was performing electrical work when he was severely injured and required hospitalization, according to

By Patrick Sung, George Ramsay and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Luis Rubiales, the former head of Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF), has been summoned to testify before a Spanish court on Friday as part of an investigation into his unwanted kiss on Jennifer Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup final. This comes after Spain’s National

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 1 of the new NFL season is in books and there are no shortage of talking points. While it is important not to overreact – a win doesn’t mean a team is bound for the Super Bowl and a defeat isn’t necessarily indicative of a long season ahead

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — France and Juventus star Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (NADO Italia) said. In a statement Monday, NADO Italia said that testosterone, which can be used to increase athletic endurance, was detected in the midfielder’s system. Juventus confirmed

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi have both expressed their intentions to remain with the Phoenix Mercury next season and to play at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Mercury’s season ended on Sunday, as the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Phoenix finished last

By Homero De la Fuente and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Olga Carmona, the Spanish soccer star who scored the winning goal in the Women’s World Cup final, said it made her “angry” that Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on teammate Jennifer Hermoso overshadowed the team’s historic victory. Following weeks of fierce criticism, Rubiales resigned from

By Wayne Sterling, Sabrina Souza and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested Monday on suspicion of assaulting a 26-year-old woman in New York, according to the New York City Police Department. The woman is apparently Porter’s girlfriend and Porter allegedly “assaulted her, struck her multiple times and choked

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, making his debut with the New York Jets, was carted off the field after suffering a left Achilles injury on just his fourth play in the team’s Monday Night Football game against the Buffalo Bills and will miss the rest of the 2023 season.

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Damar Hamlin will not play in the Buffalo Bills’ opening game of the NFL season in a Monday Night Football contest against the New York Jets after being placed on the inactive list. Hamlin was fully cleared to resume football activities in April after suffering a cardiac arrest on

By Patrick Sung and Atika Shubert, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s National Court has admitted the complaint made against former soccer chief Luis Rubiales for “the crimes of sexual assault and coercion” by Spanish prosecutors, according to a court press release issued on Monday. “We have requested the videos of the moment from RTVE and other

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Tom Brady made an emotional return to New England on Sunday as he declared himself a “Patriot for life.” Brady retired from professional football earlier this year after spending three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the three-time NFL MVP will always be remembered for his time in