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Houston Dash announced head coach James Clarkson is suspended effective immediately.

Houston Dash suspends head coach James Clarkson amid league-wide investigation into claims of misconduct

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Kevin Dotson, CNN Women’s professional soccer team Houston Dash suspended its head coach and general manager James Clarkson after reviewing the initial findings of an investigation into league-wide allegations of wrongdoing, the team announced on Twitter Tuesday. The decision comes at the recommendation of a joint investigative team from the National

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Hewitt (left) and Bolton address reporters at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Wimbledon 2022: Organizers feared Russian participation would fuel a ‘propaganda machine’

By George Ramsay, CNN Banning Russian and Belarusian tennis players from this year’s Wimbledon tournament in light of the war in Ukraine is not discriminatory, say organizers of the grand slam tournament. The tournament’s chairman Ian Hewitt said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had placed organizers in “an extreme and exceptional situation,” adding that the decision

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FINA is looking into Evgeny Rylov's participation in the Russian swimming championships.

FINA investigates Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov competing in national championships despite being banned

By Matias Grez and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The International Swimming Federation (FINA), swimming’s global governing body, says it is investigating Russia’s Evgeny Rylov after the swimmer took part in his country’s national championships, despite receiving a nine-month ban just four days ago. FINA announced on April 21 that it had suspended the two-time Olympic champion

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Alaphilippe's teammate

Julian Alaphilippe: World champion cyclist badly injured after hitting tree in high-speed crash

By Issy Ronald, CNN World champion Julian Alaphilippe sustained multiple injuries after hitting a tree at high speed during Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège — one of cycling’s most prestigious one-day races. In the crash, Alaphilippe “suffered two broken ribs, a broken scapula and a hemo pneumothorax [collapsed lung],” according to a statement released by his team, QuickStep

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Fury reacts to knocking out Whyte on Saturday.

Tyson Fury vows to retire from professional boxing and calls himself the ‘best heavyweight there’s ever been’

By Ben Church, CNN Tyson Fury vowed to retire from professional boxing after producing a masterclass to beat Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium Saturday. The 33-year-old knocked out his opponent in the sixth round with a devastating uppercut before reiterating a promise he made to his wife, Paris, to step away from the sport. “I

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