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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Women’s World Cup quarterfinals get underway with two mouthwatering matches on Friday. First up, it’s a clash between European heavyweights Spain and the Netherlands, before Japan takes on Sweden for a place in the semifinals. How to watch In the US, matches will air on your local

By Ben Morse and Eru Ishikawa, CNN (CNN) — Four months before the 2011 Women’s World Cup final, Japan was devastated by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the country’s history. The earthquake triggered a tsunami causing a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant, a disaster that’s still being felt to this day. The

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University denounced a few football coaches and staffers who wore shirts appearing to pay tribute to former head coach Pat Fitzgerald at practice on Wednesday. Fitzgerald was fired from the school in July after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program, in which the university faces several lawsuits. The shirt reads

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan cited “anxiety” as the reason he took an unexpected break from his role, following the PGA Tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi’s Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – the backers of LIV Golf – and the European-based DP World Tour. “I was dealing with anxiety,

By James Oware, Darren Lewis and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — With some of the world’s leading soccer players being tempted by the money on offer from Saudi Arabian soccer clubs, the Saudi Pro League’s (SPL) new Director of Football, Michael Emenalo, says the Gulf state is “disrupting the industry, but we are disrupting to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Megan Rapinoe said it has been an “honor” to play for the United States after making her fourth and final appearance at a Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe, who has made more than 200 appearances for the national team, missed her spot kick as the US was knocked out of

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Soccer team Sacramento Republic announced on Wednesday that it had signed 13-year-old Da’vian Kimbrough to a professional contract, making him the youngest professional athlete in US team sports history. Kimbrough signed the contract with the team in the USL Championship – the second-tier of US soccer – aged 13

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Netherlands star Lineth Beerensteyn says she was delighted by the US’ early elimination from the Women’s World Cup following Sunday’s penalty shootout defeat to Sweden. The US beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the final four years ago to win a second successive title but was halted in its quest

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in the team’s 7-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Lorenzen, who was making his second start for the Phillies and first at home since being traded from the Detroit Tigers earlier this month during the trade deadline,