By Ben Morse, CNN Some of the world’s leading chess players have withdrawn from next week’s Grand Swiss tournament in Riga, Latvia, citing health concerns after the country entered into a four-week long lockdown due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. From Thursday, October 21 until November 14, a curfew will be in place from
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Nico Ali Walsh used to wear a jacket to cover the tattoo on his forearm to avoid drawing attention to it. It’s not a controversial tattoo. It is just a face of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. But questions arose when people asked about his connection to the great man — he
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Nico Ali Walsh used to wear a jacket to cover the tattoo on his forearm to avoid drawing attention to it. It’s not a controversial tattoo. It is just a face of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. But questions arose when people asked about his connection to the great man — he
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy, CNN The Houston Astros are headed to World Series for the third time in five seasons after defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 in Houston on Friday night. The Astros haven’t won the Series since being embroiled in a sign-stealing controversy after their 2017 championship season, which ended with them beating the
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By Ben Morse, CNN Facing elimination, up steps Chris Taylor. He smashed three home runs to keep the Los Angeles Dodgers alive against the Atlanta Braves in their best-of-seven National League Championship Series, cutting the Braves’ lead to 3-2. The 31-year-old provided six of the Dodgers’ first seven runs, as they cruised to an 11-2
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Story by Reuters Leading Formula One drivers defended the popular Netflix “Drive to Survive” fly-on-the-wall series on Thursday after Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen said he was snubbing it because he felt some of the rivalries were “faked.” The docu-series, now filming its fourth season, has been credited as a big factor in fueling
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By Ben Morse, CNN In 2018, D’Ernest Johnson wasn’t signed by any NFL team after failing to be drafted. So, he took up a job on a fishing boat in Key West, Florida, reeling in mahi mahi to make ends meet. Now, three years later and having put in the work, Johnson is a match-winning
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By Coy Wire and Ben Church, CNN With 100 race wins and seven world championships to his name so far, Lewis Hamilton can arguably claim to be the greatest Formula One driver in history. Not that the 36-year-old Briton, who has the most race wins or podium places in F1 history, is thinking like that.
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By Mallika Kallingal, CNN Gymnast Simone Biles, who disclosed her mental health struggles during the Tokyo Olympics, says she’s “still scared to do gymnastics.” In an emotional interview on NBC’s “Today” show on Thursday, Biles said she’s still struggling with the “twisties” as she performs on her Gold Over America Tour. The twisties is a
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By Dave Alsup and Joe Sutton, CNN The National Football League and lawyers for Black players who accused the league of discrimination have filed a joint proposal to “scrap the use of a race-based method to evaluate dementia claims made by former players in the league’s concussion settlement,” according to a New York Times report.
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By Jack Guy and Nicola Ruotolo, CNN An Italian DJ claims he suffered a number of injuries following an alleged altercation with MMA fighter Conor McGregor. Francesco Facchinetti said McGregor launched an unprovoked attack at the St. Regis Hotel in Rome on Saturday, leaving him with injuries to his face and neck. On Tuesday Facchinetti
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By Matias Grez, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late winning goal to complete a stunning Manchester United comeback against Atalanta in the Champions League. United got off to the worst start imaginable as goals from Mario Pasalic and Merih Demiral gave the visiting Italian side a 2-0 lead inside the opening half an hour. However,
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN Former Washington State Cougars football coach Nick Rolovich plans to take legal action against the university following his firing on Monday for failing to comply with the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, his attorney told CNN on Wednesday. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s proclamation required full vaccinations by this past Monday for most
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By Matias Grez, CNN Newcastle United has issued a statement urging fans to refrain from wearing mock Arab clothing or head coverings following the Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of the club. Many supporters wore what appeared to be towels or sheets on the day the takeover was announced and subsequently at the Premier League match against
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By Ben Church, CNN Lionel Messi inspired Paris-Saint Germain to a thrilling 3-2 victory against RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday but the night also revealed the Argentine’s magnanimity. Having gone ahead through a clinical Kylian Mbappe strike, PSG found itself trailing after goals from Andre Silva and Nordi Mukiele either side of
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By Ben Church, CNN Manager Steve Bruce has left Newcastle United by mutual consent just 13 days after the Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of the Premier League club. The 60-year-old leaves after more than two years in charge in which he led the team to a 13th and 12th place finish in the league. His position
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Manager Steve Bruce has left Newcastle United by mutual consent just 13 days after the Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of the Premier League club. The 60-year-old leaves after more than two years in charge in which he led the team to a 13th and 12th place finish in the league. His position
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By Joseph Ataman, CNN A sex-tape, alleged blackmail and two French soccer stars: as the trial of French striker Karim Benzema kicks off today, it was always going to draw attention. Benzema, who plays club football for Real Madrid, faces a charge of “complicity in attempted blackmail” against former French national teammate and current Olympiacos
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By Steve Almasy, CNN Famed basketball announcer Dick Vitale has lymphoma and will undergo six months of chemotherapy, he announced on ESPN.com on Monday. Vitale, 82, tweeted Tuesday that he was at a hospital for surgical procedures to determine what type of chemotherapy he will get. With the start of college basketball season a few
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By Matias Grez, CNN Liverpool narrowly edged past 10-man Atletico Madrid in an all-time classic Champions League encounter, as the two sides shared five goals in the Spanish capital. Strikes from Mo Salah and Naby Keita had given Liverpool an early lead, before a brace from Antoine Griezmann drew Atletico level before half time. Griezmann
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