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By Mengchen Zhang and Andrew McNicol, CNN Beijing (CNN) — A decade ago, Zhang Weili was handing out flyers to rushing commuters in front of her local subway station. Now she’s considered one of the best women’s mixed-martial arts (MMA) fighters in history. Zhang, born in China’s northern Hebei province, is her country’s first and

By Steve Almasy and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana State University Tigers football player Greg Brooks Jr. has been diagnosed with a rare type of cancerous brain tumor, his family, the athletics department and a Baton Rouge hospital announced Wednesday. According to Dr. Catherine O’Neal, the chief medical officer at Our Lady of the

By John Sinnott, CNN (CNN) — Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé suffered a chastening defeat in the Champions League group stages, losing 4-1 at the hands of Newcastle United on Wednesday. Newcastle were 2-0 up at half-time courtesy of goals from Miguel Almirón and Dan Burn. Newcastle extended its lead early in the second half

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has called for his side’s recent match against Tottenham to be replayed after the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) made an error which led to a goal being disallowed. With Liverpool reduced to 10 men and the score at 0-0 in the first half of Saturday’s

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2030 men’s World Cup will be hosted by six countries in three different continents to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the first edition of the tournament, soccer’s world governing body FIFA announced on Wednesday. Spain, Portugal and Morocco will co-host the tournament, while Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina will

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles won her 20th world championships gold medal as the 26-year-old continued her impressive return from a two-year hiatus away from gymnastics, playing a key role in a historic victory for the US in the women’s team final on Wednesday. Biles’ impressive floor routine ensured the US won

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid continued its winning start in the Champions League by coming from behind to defeat Napoli 3-2 on Tuesday. Midfielder Jude Bellingham scored his eighth goal in nine appearances for Los Blancos after Vinícius Jr. had canceled out Leo Østigård’s opener for the home side. Piotr Zieliński’s penalty made

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Boos echoed around Old Trafford once again as Erik ten Hag led Manchester United to yet another home defeat, this time losing 3-2 to Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League. At this stage, boos are becoming more common than cheers at the Theatre of Dreams with the team now

By Martynas Ruseckas, CNN (CNN) — An inspiration for Walt Disney’s imagination for the Sleeping Beauty castle, Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle is a go-to tourist destination for around 1.4 million people per year. But for professional skydiver Max Manow, it’s a landmark that has been ever-present in his life since childhood and a sight he remembers

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — NBA legend Michael Jordan has reached a new milestone in his entrepreneurial career as the first professional athlete to be ranked among America’s 400 wealthiest people, according to Forbes. Jordan enters the Forbes 400 list at number 379 having sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets earlier this

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Jannik Sinner upset No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to reach the final of the China Open, where he will face world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday. Sinner beat the two-time grand slam champion 7-6 6-1 in a statement victory, telling the ATP his performance was

By Laura Studley, CNN (CNN) — Four horses have died at Golden Gate Fields in the San Francisco Bay Area in the past two weeks, California Horse Racing Board spokesperson Mike Marten told CNN on Tuesday. Two of the horses, a 5- and 6-year-old, were euthanized on October 1 and September 25 after they suffered

By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — The success of any relationship is based on trust. It is faith in the other that helps to successfully negotiate the challenges, to repair after those downward roller-coaster moments. But when integrity is called into question, when there is doubt, there is usually lasting damage, unless there is change.

By Mostafa Salem, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — A Saudi soccer team made a last-minute withdrawal from an Asian Champions League match in Iran due to controversy over a divisive Iranian general who was assassinated by the United States in 2020. The Saudi team, Al-Ittihad, which was due to play Sepahan FC at Naghsh-e