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By Issy Ronald, CNN It was a moment of exquisite but ultimately unnecessary skill. Just outside the box with the scores tied at 0-0, Manchester United’s Antony produced a 720-degree pirouette with the ball glued to the inside of his left foot while a Sheriff Tiraspol defender watched on. After completing the spin, he passed

By Aimee Lewis, CNN LeBron James made history on Friday but could do little to stop the LA Lakers’ nightmare start to the season from continuing. James amassed 28 points — seven rebounds, five assists and four steals — for his 1,135th career 20-point game, passing Karl Malone on the all-time list for the most

By Jill Martin and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros in dramatic fashion Friday night to take Game 1 of the World Series 6-5 in extras. The Phillies won with a home run by J.T. Realmuto in the top of the 10th inning, hushing a raucous home crowd at Houston’s Minute

By Jacob Lev, CNN Vince Dooley, who coached the Georgia Bulldogs to the 1980 national championship and won the most football games in school history, has died at the age of 90, the university announced Friday. Dooley died peacefully at his house surrounded by his family Friday afternoon, the school said. Dooley coached at Georgia

By Ben Church and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Arsenal defender Pablo Mari, who is currently on loan at Italian club AC Monza, says he was “lucky” after being injured during a stabbing attack in Italy on Thursday. One person died and four people were injured in the attack which took place on the outskirts of Milan,

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN In sport there is nothing more revered than scoring the winning points in the last minute, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. All of sports’ greatest matches have that moment which stick in fans’ forever. But not for Kenya rugby’s Dennis Ombachi. When looking back at the try that he

By Matias Grez and Homero de la Fuente, CNN The 2022 World Series is a classic case of overwhelming favorite against plucky underdog. The Houston Astros, the No. 1 seed in the American League playoffs, go into Friday’s Game 1 tipped by most, including bookmakers, to win the franchise’s second World Series crown. However, the

By John Sinnott, Eoin McSweeney and Becky Anderson, CNN He turned 41 earlier this month and due to a serious knee injury won’t play until next year, but the last thing on Zlatan Ibrahimović’s mind right now is retirement. “I have a big passion for my game,” the AC Milan forward told CNN’s Becky Anderson

By Matias Grez, CNN The Golden State Warriors are the most valuable franchise in the NBA, according to Forbes. It means for the first time since Forbes started valuing NBA franchises over 20 years ago, a team other than the New York Knicks or the Los Angeles Lakers top the rankings. The Warriors are now

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Barcelona talked a lot about “economic levers” as the Catalan club looks to improve its finances, but it won’t be able to use the Champions League pulley anymore after exiting at the competition’s group stage for the second consecutive season. Even before a ball was kicked at the Camp Nou against

By Ben Church, CNN Dmitry Tursunov says he decided to stop coaching Emma Raducanu at the end of his trial period with the tennis star because of “red flags” that he could not ignore. The Russian had been working with the 19-year-old after she split with full-time coach Torben Beltz in April but has since

By George Ramsay, CNN Two-time defending NBA MVP Nikola Jokic dominated on Wednesday night, nearly racking up a triple-double with 31 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and four steals in the Denver Nuggets’ 110-99 victory against the struggling Los Angeles Lakers, who are now 0-4 on the season. It’s the fourth time in franchise history

By Ben Church, CNN Veteran golfer Phil Mickelson says the controversial LIV Golf series is a “force” in the sport and it’s “not going away.” Speaking ahead of the season finale at the Trump National Doral Golf Club, near Miami, Mickelson praised the Saudi-backed series for how much it has grown during a tumultuous debut

By Jacob Lev, CNN Australia’s men’s footballers, the “Socceroos,” have called for reform in Qatar ahead of next month’s World Cup. In a video message produced by Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) and released on Wednesday, 16 Socceroos called on the host country to recognize and legalize same-sex marriage and improve the rights of migrant workers.