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By Issy Ronald and Amanda Davies, CNN Resplendent with a charismatic protagonist, politicians, two of the world’s biggest football clubs, and hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, the Kylian Mbappé saga kept the football world gripped as he oscillated between signing for Real Madrid and staying at Paris-Saint-Germain. As a World Cup winner at

By Matias Grez, CNN Choose your color — red or white. The bars and stands around Paris’ Stade de France, the venue for Saturday’s Champions League final, have certainly nailed their colors to the mast. Walk past some and you could hear Liverpool’s famous anthem, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone,’ blaring from outdoor speakers. Others had

By Kevin Dotson, CNN San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler told reporters ahead of his team’s Friday game against the Cincinnati Reds that he intends to forgo the pregame US national anthem moving forward. Speaking in the dugout of the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kapler said, “I don’t plan on coming out for

By George Ramsay, CNN Two-time grand slam champion Simona Halep said she experienced a panic attack on the court as she lost to Qinwen Zheng in the second round of the French Open. Halep, who won her first major title at Roland Garros in 2018, looked in control of Thursday’s game when she won the

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN The house of the Diaz-Brito family stands at the end of a leafy road in a large mining town in northwestern Colombia, but it might as well be a stone’s throw from Anfield Stadium for the passion it breathes when Liverpool is playing. For this town, Barrancas, is the birthplace of

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Colin Kaepernick trained with the Las Vegas Raiders this week, signaling a potential comeback in the NFL, according to US media reports. Kaepernick worked out for the Raiders on Wednesday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The 34-year-old — who drew controversy for kneeling during the national anthem when he was

By Amy Woodyatt and Ben Morse, CNN It’s been months since the Houston Texans agreed to trade embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson to the Cleveland Browns, but the furor over the deal — described by one NFL observer as a case of “talent trumps trouble” — just won’t go away. In March, a grand jury in

By Wayne Sterling and George Ramsay, CNN In her first interview since her wife Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia in February, Cherelle Griner has spoken about how she “laid on this couch and cried my eyeballs out” after first hearing the news. Earlier this month, a Russian court extended WNBA star and two-time Olympic

By Matias Grez, CNN The Dallas Mavericks staved off elimination and avoided a series sweep in the Western Conference Finals, as Luka Doncic led his team to a 119-109 win over the Golden State Warriors. Ahead of Game 4, a moment of silence was held for “those who lost their lives in multiple tragedies in