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By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN A 23-year-old man has been arrested in India for allegedly threatening to rape the infant daughter of the country’s cricket captain, Virat Kohli, as team members face a barrage of online abuse following their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. The man was arrested in the southern city of

By Jack Bantock, CNN It’s a top versus bottom affair on Thursday Night Football this week, as the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens (6-2) seek to keep their momentum with a win on the road against the struggling Miami Dolphins (2-7), rooted bottom of the AFC East. Yet both teams will run out at the Hard

By Wayne Sterling, CNN A former girlfriend of Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has accused him of assault, battery and false imprisonment related to an altercation that allegedly occurred at his Minnesota home nearly a year ago, to which Cook claimed on Wednesday he was the one who was assaulted. Cook’s former girlfriend, Gracelyn

By David Close, CNN A Minnesota Vikings player was rushed to an emergency room after experiencing shortness of breath from Covid-19, according to Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer. “It was scary,” Zimmer said, speaking to the media during the team’s regularly scheduled press availability on Wednesday. Multiple outlets, including ESPN and NFL.com, reported the player

By Ben Morse, CNN The Cleveland Browns’ backfield could be severely depleted for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots, with just one active running back available. Superstar Nick Chubb and Demetric Felton have been placed on the team’s reserve/Covid-19 list, the team announced. The NFL reported that both backs are vaccinated so there is

By Jack Bantock, CNN The Pittsburgh Steelers survived a late Chicago Bears comeback attempt to chalk up a fourth successive win with a 29-27 victory on a Monday Night Football marked by a highly controversial penalty call. A series of contentious flags marked a game that — at 20-6 in the third quarter — had

By Ben Morse, CNN The quarterback is the most important position in the NFL, tasked with orchestrating the offense in the search of touchdowns and winning games. So when your star signal caller is absent, it is perhaps unsurprising your team might struggle. That has been the case for both the Seattle Seahawks and the

By Matias Grez, CNN Steph Curry recorded 50 points and 10 assists for the first time in his career, overtaking Wilt Chamberlain as the oldest player in NBA history to do so, as the Golden State Warriors continued their blistering start to the season with a 127-113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. The