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By Joseph Ataman and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — Attendance capacity at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony – the first to be held along a river – will be halved due to security reasons, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday in an interview with French broadcaster France 2. The minister said there was

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — British tennis star Emma Raducanu says she’s not too focused on results this season, opting instead to develop her skills as she bids to rediscover her grand slam-winning form. The 21-year-old missed much of 2023 after operations on both wrists and an ankle, but returned to the court this

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Kylian Mbappé had a night to remember on Tuesday, scoring two goals and being touted as the world’s best player, as he helped Paris Saint-Germain advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The 25-year-old’s double led the French side to a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad in San

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Phoenix Suns picked up an impressive – and unexpected – 117-107 overtime road win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday behind a 35-point performance from 2014 NBA MVP Kevin Durant. After a three-game skid in the middle of February, the Nuggets had recently recaptured their form and entered

By Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — That a crowd of thousands gathered for the funeral of Kelvin Kiptum was testament to the marathon world record holder’s staggering impact on his sport. Kiptum’s death in a road accident at the age of 24 has left a gaping hole in the distance

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Former tennis world No. 1 Simona Halep has been cleared to return to the sport after having a backdated four-year ban reduced to nine months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced Tuesday. The two-time grand slam winner was handed the ban in September 2023 after being found guilty of anti-doping rule

By Patrick Sung and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s LaLiga says it is “studying and analyzing the facts” around the latest alleged racist abuse incident towards Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium on Saturday. This comes after a video obtained by ESPN and widely circulated online shows a child yelling “monkey”

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The UEFA Champions League – the most prestigious competition in European club football – is getting a makeover, promising a completely different look and feel when it kicks off next season. According to UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, the new format was passed unanimously by the organization’s executive committee and

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — In what was one of the most one-sided games in English Premier League history, a rampant Arsenal thrashed Sheffield United 6-0 on Monday. It was hard not to feel sorry for the Blades fans who had made the effort of attending the match at Bramall Lane, as the visiting

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Damian Lillard scored a game-high 41 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to an impressive 113-106 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Clippers and extend the team’s winning run. Playing without franchise star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was nursing Achilles tendonitis in only his third missed game of the season,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — To the tune of a Miles Davis trumpet solo, Menno van Gorp is stepping up his training ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics. The jazz musician has been an influential figure in van Gorp’s breakdance career, his smooth sound and freewheeling rhythms a constant source of inspiration for each

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Sam Kerr, Chelsea FC star and Australia women’s captain, pleaded not guilty to a “racially aggravated offense” of a police officer, British authorities said Monday. The 30-year-old striker was charged following an incident involving an officer on January 30 last year in Twickenham, a suburb of southwest London. The