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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League semifinals after defeating Manchester City in a tense penalty shootout on Wednesday. Defender Antonio Rüdiger struck the decisive blow for Real Madrid, burying his penalty into the bottom-left corner before his teammates piled on top of him in celebration.

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — In Istanbul in June 2023, Manchester City lift the Champions League trophy to cap a historic Treble-winning campaign. Over a billion dollars has been spent by the club’s Abu Dhabi-based owners since 2008 in recruiting players to transform City into a footballing and commercial juggernaut. Further down the soccer

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NBA has banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter from the league after an investigation found that the 24-year-old had violated betting rules, the league said. The league announced in March it had opened an investigation into anomalies involving bets pertaining to Porter after unusual betting patterns around the

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors have personified excellence over the last decade. Mixing a revolutionary brand of basketball with star players, the Warriors have won four NBA championships since 2015 and established themselves at the top of the league’s food chain. However, that was then and this is now. The

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — USA Basketball unveiled the player roster Wednesday for the men’s team that will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Three years after the Tokyo Olympics saw several of top US players sit out the Games in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2024 edition of the “Dream Team”

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles has revealed that she thought “the world is going to hate me” after withdrawing from the gymnastics team event at the Tokyo Olympics. In an interview with the Call Her Daddy podcast released on Wednesday, Biles spoke about how she was affected by “the twisties” during the

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona manager Xavi blamed his team’s Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain on Romanian referee István Kovács, whose performance in Tuesday’s quarterfinal second leg he labeled a “disaster.” Leading 3-2 after an electric first leg in Paris, Barça took the lead but eventually lost 4-1 on the night and

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal’s tennis comeback came to an abrupt end on Wednesday after he lost in straight sets against Alex de Minaur at the Barcelona Open. Australian De Minaur took less than two hours to defeat the 12-time tournament champion Nadal – 7-5 6-1 – in what was Nadal’s second

By Kevin Dotson and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers booked a place in the NBA Playoffs after beating the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-106, despite a 40-point game from Zion Williamson. Every Lakers starter scored in double digits during Tuesday’s Play-In game to advance as the Western Conference’s No. 7 seed and

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — With 100 days to go until the start of the Paris Olympics, Team USA is expected to top the medal table once again at this year’s Summer Games. According to a virtual Paris Olympics medal table released by Nielsen’s Gracenote, the US is forecast to win 123 medals in

B Jonathan Hawkins, y Austin, Texas (CNN) — With the ink barely dry on a $4.2 billion deal that saw Formula One owner, Liberty Media, add MotoGP to its portfolio, the sport’s new proprietors had their first chance to run the rule over their investment last weekend, as motorcycle racing’s elite landed in Austin, Texas

By James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Kelly Slater, widely regarded as the greatest surfer of all time, suggested he may have surfed his last competitive wave after crashing out of a tournament in Western Australia — but gave fans hope of one final outing. The 52-year-old American, an 11-time world champion, missed the World Surf League’s

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso have spent much of their college careers battling in the paint. But after Monday’s WNBA draft, one of the most anticipated in league history, they’ll finally be on the same team. Both Cardoso, the Brazilian number 3 pick from the University of South Carolina,

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Whitey Herzog, the Baseball Hall of Famer who managed the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1982 World Series title with a style of play known as “Whiteyball,” has died, his family announced via the Cardinals on Tuesday. Herzog was 92. “Whitey spent his last few days surrounded by his

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Few things in professional sports have ever been as certain as Caitlin Clark being selected as the No. 1 overall in the 2024 WNBA draft. The former Iowa Hawkeyes star – now the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s basketball and women’s record holder for most

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Boasting the largest prize pool in esports history, this year’s inaugural 2024 Esports World Cup (EWC) could prove to be a pivotal moment for the industry. Organized by the Esports World Cup Foundation – and with the latest details announced on Tuesday – the EWC will bring together gamers,

By Amanda Davies and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — When Serena Williams returned to the 2018 French Open just months after giving birth to her first child, there was very little talk about her straight sets victory over Kristýna Plíšková. Instead, the conversation largely revolved around what she was wearing: the now iconic superhero ‘catsuit.’

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said it was a “sad situation” seeing his players squabble over who was going to take a penalty during an otherwise impressive 6-0 win against Everton. Cole Palmer, who ultimately took the penalty and scored his fourth goal of Monday’s Premier League game, had won

By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Olympia, Greece (CNN) — The flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been lit in Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. The flame will now begin its journey in a relay to light the cauldron that will mark the opening for the Summer Games in July. Dignitaries and members of

By Dalal Mawad, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has said authorities will have an alternative plan in case of a terrorism threat at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. “If we think there are security risks, we’ll have plan B, and even plan C,” Macron said in an interview with CNN affiliate