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By Abbas Al Lawati, Sammy Mncwabe, George Ramsay and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Portuguese and Al-Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo has been banned for one match and fined for “provoking” fans in a Saudi Pro League match on Sunday. The incident occurred in the aftermath of Al Nassr’s 3-2 win against Riyadh-based rival Al-Shabab. In

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Look at Liverpool’s team sheet of late and you’ll start to feel very old, very quickly. With the English Premier League club vying to win an historic quadruple this season, and with injuries ravaging the senior squad, manager Jurgen Klopp has turned to the club’s famed academy for help.

By George Ramsay and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs have become accustomed to winning on the field, but the team’s latest NFL report card tells a different story when it comes to workplace conditions. The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) released its second annual club report cards on Wednesday, giving 1,706 active

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — A Leeds United soccer fan was admitted to hospital after reportedly falling from the top tier of Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium in southwest London on Wednesday night. The incident took place shortly after Leeds took a 1-0 lead against Chelsea in the first half of their FA Cup last-16

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The fearsome sound of V6 engines being fired up at the Bahrain International Circuit can only mean one thing – Formula One is back. The 2024 campaign will be the longest F1 season in history, featuring 24 race weekends. After Red Bull Racing superstar Max Verstappen cruised to his

By Kathleen Magramo, Junko Ogura, Sophie Jeong and Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani revealed on Thursday that he is now married. “The season is approaching, I am pleased to announce to you that I have gotten married,” Ohtani said in a surprise post in Japanese on Instagram. “We are

By Thomas Schlachter and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — The ATP Tour has announced a new partnership with the Saudi government-controlled Public Investment Fund (PIF). The men’s professional tennis tour announced the deal on Wednesday as a “multi-year strategic partnership” between the two parties. ATP CEO Massimo Calvelli called the arrangement “a major moment for

By Jacob Lev and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark has surpassed Lynette Woodard for the most points scored in major women’s college basketball history, days before she could potentially beat an additional record – for both men’s and women’s basketball. The 22-year-old broke Woodard’s record Wednesday when she scored 33 points in the Hawkeyes 108-60

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — It turns out Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler’s “emo” look was never a phase after all. The six-time All-Star turned plenty of heads when he showed up sporting a new look at this season’s NBA media day in October and it appears his emo era is far from over.

By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been cleared of wrongdoing after an external investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior, the Formula One team’s parent company, Red Bull GMBH, said in a statement on Wednesday. The independent investigation was launched by Red Bull in February after Horner was accused

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Swedish soccer star Kristoffer Olsson has been hospitalized and placed on a ventilator, seemingly due to an “acute disease related to the brain,” according to a statement from his team FC Midtjylland on Tuesday. The Danish side said the 28-year-old lost consciousness at his home on February 20 and

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani got his Los Angeles Dodgers career off to a blistering start on Tuesday, crushing a huge home run in his Spring Training debut in the team’s 9-6 Cactus League victory over the Chicago White Sox. After striking and grounding out on his first two trips to the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Max Strus drained a wild, game-winning heave from well behind the halfcourt line at the final buzzer to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 121-119 victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. The game featured one of the wildest endings to an NBA game this season. Strus caught fire

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Clark-mania is in full swing – and then some. Known for her unerring sharpshooting ability from deep, the 22-year-old Caitlin Clark has become one of the biggest names ever in college sports as she became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball. Meanwhile, her popularity away from the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The former head coach of the Belarusian Olympic team has been banned for five years following his behavior towards sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya at the Tokyo Games three years ago. Yuri Moisevich was removed from the Olympic Village and his accreditation was canceled by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Erling Haaland got back to his frightening best on Tuesday as he scored five goals in Manchester City’s 6-2 FA Cup fifth-round win against Luton Town. It was an unforgiving performance from the Norwegian superstar who scored his eighth hat-trick for Manchester City before half-time. The 23-year-old then added

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Erik Swanson has temporarily left the team after his four-year-old son, Toby, was struck by a vehicle Sunday in Clearwater, Florida, manager John Schneider said Tuesday. Toby was airlifted to a nearby hospital, Schneider added. “Thanks to the incredible work from Clearwater first responders, Toby

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — It’s been more than a decade since Anthony Kim teed up a ball at a professional event. Now, a tour that didn’t exist when he left has announced his return from golf’s wilderness. Kim is set to make his first pro start in 12 years at LIV Golf’s third

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy won the riveting ninth edition of Capital One’s The Match, outlasting Max Homa, Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang at The Park in West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday night. Originally scheduled to be a 12-hole, mixed-skins match, the event was forced to go into a

By Abbas AlLawati, George Ramsay and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo has come under scrutiny for a gesture he made towards fans following Al-Nassr’s 3-2 win against Al-Shabab in the Saudi Pro League on Sunday. In footage from the match, fans can be heard taunting Ronaldo by chanting about Lionel Messi, a long-time