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By Elinda Labropoulou, Martin Goillandeau, Chris Liakos and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A Champions League match in Greece has been postponed after a fan died during a brawl with supporters of Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, European soccer’s governing body UEFA said on Tuesday. The Greek football fan died on Monday night in Athens after

By Kaitlan Collins, Thomas Schlachter and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — She might recently have surpassed the legendary Michael Phelps for the most career individual world swimming titles, but Katie Ledecky says the thrill of winning remains as powerful as ever. Ledecky eclipsed Phelps’ tally of 15 world swimming titles at the 2023

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Hours after the US women’s national team crashed out of the World Cup, former US President Donald Trump seized the opportunity to blame the loss on star player Megan Rapinoe and the country’s “woke” path under President Joe Biden. On his social media platform, “Truth Social,” Trump wrote:

CNN By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Hours after the US women’s national team crashed out of the World Cup, former US President Donald Trump seized the opportunity to blame the loss on star player Megan Rapinoe and the country’s “woke” path under President Joe Biden. On his social media platform, “Truth Social,” Trump

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A goalkeeper from southern California. A defender from Seattle. A forward from Washington DC. These are just a few players on the Philippines’ team at this year’s Women’s World Cup – where 18 of the country’s 23-member squad were born in the United States. And it’s not just the

By Kevin Dotson and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball suspended Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez Monday after the two were involved in a high-profile brawl at Progressive Field in Cleveland Saturday. Anderson was handed a six-game suspension and Ramírez was given a three game

By Ben Morse and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Roared on by the majority of the 75,784 crowd inside Sydney’s Stadium Australia, co-host Australia reached the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals after an impressive 2-0 victory over Denmark in Sydney. And Matildas fans had even more reason to celebrate as star striker Sam Kerr, who had

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi continued his impressive start to life in the US, scoring twice as Inter Miami advanced to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup after a penalty shootout on Sunday. Messi opened the scoring with a trademark goal from the Argentine as the the 36-year-old curled home from the

By Alasdair Howorth for CNN (CNN) — Ghizlane Chebbak was shocked when she picked up the phone and was greeted by Mohammed VI, the King of Morocco. When the call came it was just hours after Morocco’s defeat by South Africa in the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final. Captain of the Morocco

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — When US keeper Alyssa Naeher batted away Sweden’s fifth penalty kick Sunday night, American fans watching at a bar in Sydney, Australia erupted in cheers. Their elation quickly turned to stunned silence when a review of the shot determined the ball had crossed the goal line, sending