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This soccer star has been handed a six-year prison sentence in absentia for trafficking cocaine. He’s still playing

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — He’s seemingly led an extraordinary double life. Quincy Promes is a successful soccer star, playing as forward with major European clubs Ajax and Sevilla and now Spartak Moscow, as well as representing the Netherlands at the international level. Promes played 50 times for the Netherlands and, according to the respected

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Three-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas ‘crushed’ after gymnastics return halted by positive Covid-19 test

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Three-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas’ return to competitive gymnastics – originally set for this weekend – will have to wait, after the American tested positive for Covid-19. Douglas last competed almost eight years ago at the Rio Olympics, but announced her intention to return to the sport in an

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MLB players concerned about uniform’s ‘see-through’ pants ahead of the new season

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball players have been faced with an unusual problem ahead of the new season: a malfunctioning wardrobe. Players and fans have already voiced their concerns about the new jerseys being worn this season, and on Thursday, as spring training games got underway, MLB Players’ Association (MLBPA) executive

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Record-breaking 8-year-old chess prodigy Ashwath Kaushik tells CNN he wants to become a ‘world champion’

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After becoming the youngest player to ever beat a chess grandmaster during a classical game over the board, Ashwath Kaushik has been adjusting to his new-found fame. The eight-year-old chess prodigy made history on Sunday by beating Poland’s Jacek Stopa, 37, in round four of the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open

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Detroit Pistons forward suspended three games after punching opponent before game, league says

By Jacob Lev and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart has been suspended three games without pay after an altercation with a Phoenix Suns player prior to a game between the two teams, the NBA announced. The 22-year-old was arrested for assault after punching Suns forward Drew Eubanks before the two teams played on February 14 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Eubanks, 27, sustained

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Getting the chance to play at The Masters isn’t easy. Just ask LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — For many aspiring golfers, playing The Masters is the pinnacle of the sport, yet the game’s recent rifts have ensured the pathways to Augusta National have become complicated. Though the PGA Tour and DP World (European) Tour continue to work towards the reconciliation agreement with breakaway LIV Golf that

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Mercedes’ Toto Wolff says investigation into Red Bull’s Christian Horner is ‘an issue for all Formula One’

By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has called for transparency around the investigation into allegations of misconduct leveled against Red Bull boss Christian Horner. An independent investigation was launched by Red Bull in February after Horner was accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior towards a member of the racing team.

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How many points does Caitlin Clark need to become NCAA’s all-time leading men’s or women’s scorer?

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — After recently becoming the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball history, Caitlin Clark is chasing another record. The University of Iowa superstar has scored 3,650 career points, 17 short of basketball Hall of Famer Pete Maravich’s total of 3,667 that he scored at Louisiana State University (LSU), which

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‘It’s a real kick in the teeth’: Toothless Arsenal suffers late Champions League defeat to Porto

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Arsenal arrived at Porto’s Estádio do Dragão playing its finest football of the season, scoring an absurd 21 goals over the past five matches – and winning all of them. Mikel Arteta’s side, then, will have understandably been in a buoyant mood heading into the first leg of the

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