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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — England’s 1-0 win over Denmark at the Women’s World Cup on Friday was overshadowed by a serious-looking injury sustained by its star midfielder Keira Walsh who had to be stretchered off in the first half. Lauren James scored the only goal of the game in the sixth minute, curling

By Svitlana Vlasova and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The leader of Ukraine’s national fencing team, Olga Kharlan, has been disqualified from participating in the world championships after she refused to shake hands with Anna Smirnova, who is from Russia. Kharlan had just beaten Smirnova at the tournament in Milan, but rather than shake hands

By Jacob Lev, Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The frantic call underscored the dire emergency: “Listen … listen to me,” a distraught man tells a 911 operator. “Get an ambulance here now.” “All right, sir, we’re going to send help,” the operator responded. “Don’t hang up, sir, don’t hang up.” Bronny

By Wayne Sterling, CNN NASCAR has suspended driver Cody Ware indefinitely, according to NASCAR.com. The suspension came after Ware was arrested and charged with felony “assault by strangulation” inflicting serious injury and misdemeanor assault on a woman in North Carolina, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said. He was released on a $3,000 bond on Monday.

By Matias Grez, CNN Villarreal player Álex Baena says he and his family have received death threats after he was involved in a confrontation with a Real Madrid player, who allegedly “assaulted” him after Saturday’s match. It has been widely reported that the Madrid player in question is Federico Valverde. According to a Villarreal statement,

By Ben Church, CNN Pep Guardiola said Manchester City is desperate to win the Champions League this season and defended his team’s previous results in the tournament ahead of the quarterfinal clash against Bayern Munich Tuesday. Despite domestic success and a fortune spent in the transfer market, the Champions League title has eluded Guardiola since

By Ben Church, CNN The assistant referee who appeared to elbow Liverpool’s Andy Robertson during an English Premier League game on Sunday will not be involved in any matches while English football’s governing body investigates the incident, the body responsible for Premier League referees said in a statement. The Football Association (FA) is investigating the

By Ben Morse, CNN Jon Rahm’s winning margin at the Masters of four shots suggested he had everything his own way over the weekend. But the gap between the Spaniard and his closest rivals, LIV Golf Series duo Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson, might have been even larger if it wasn’t for a contribution from

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Some of the best talent in women’s basketball will be taking part in WNBA Draft on April 10. Here’s all you need to know about the big night. How to watch? Fans can tune in to see who goes where on ESPN and in the ESPN+ app from 7 p.m. ET.

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Major League Soccer says it’s investigating allegations a player made a racist remark during Saturday’s New York Red Bulls and San Jose Earthquakes match. During an interview on “The Aftershock” podcast after the match, Earthquakes forward Jeremy Ebobisse said he heard a player on the opposing team make a racist remark.