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By George Ramsay and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has criticized Russia’s so-called Friendship Games as being “purely politically motivated” and a violation of the Olympic Charter. The World Friendship Games is a multi-sport event set to be held in Moscow in September and – given that as few as

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid says it has filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of the team’s recent 4-2 La Liga win at Osasuna for “the negligent drafting” of his report about the match following the abuse aimed at star player Vinícius Jr. by supporters. The Spanish giant said that

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi has left the Italian national squad ahead of its two upcoming friendlies after he was accused of using racially charged language towards Napoli player Juan Jesus during a game on Sunday. The alleged incident occurred during the second half of Inter Milan’s 1-1 draw

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It may only be March, but Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards may already have the NBA dunk of the season. In the third quarter of Minnesota’s 114-104 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, Edwards led the charge on a fastbreak after a steal, took off from the

By Rebekah Riess and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Konstantin Koltsov, a former professional ice hockey player from Belarus and the ex-partner of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has died by “apparent suicide” at the age of 42, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. Forward Koltsov represented Belarus at the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2010

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A former professional rugby union player, who who died in 2023 at the age of 33, has become the first in New Zealand to be formally diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – the neurogenerative disease associated with repeated head trauma. Billy Guyton died of a suspected suicide last

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The man who coached LeBron James in high school and now Duquesne University to its first NCAA appearance in 47 years says he will retire after the men’s tournament ends for his Cinderella team. Keith Dambrot led the 24-11 Dukes to the Atlantic-10 Championship on Sunday to earn the

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — There is not a player in college basketball quite like Seth Towns. Now 26 years old, Towns is a Harvard graduate who has already stepped away from basketball once in the past and is an extremely rare eighth-year senior after a collegiate career derailed by injuries. For comparison, five-time

By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino has condemned the violence that broke out after Trabzonspor fans stormed the pitch and attacked Fenerbahçe players following a Turkey Süper Lig match Sunday. The brawl broke out after the final whistle as Fenerbahçe celebrated its 3-2 win. Security forces tried to shield Fenerbahçe players, as fans

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Her face might have been bloodied and battered, but ski jumper Slje Opseth couldn’t stop smiling as reality dawned on her that she’d just set a new women’s world record. After landing a 230.5 meter jump at a competition in Vikersund, Norway, an emotional Opseth put her head in

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — As a golf fan watching at a tournament, you have the privilege of being up close to all the action. Lining the course, spectators can almost reach out and touch their favorite players as they go about their business of driving, chipping and putting. That proximity also means that

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Iga Świątek brushed aside Maria Sakkari in straights sets to earn the second Indian Wells title of her career, beating the ninth seed 6-4 6-0 in Sunday’s final. The Polish superstar didn’t drop a set during the tournament and lost just 21 games en route to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz won his first trophy since Wimbledon last year as he successfully defended his Indian Wells title against Daniil Medvedev. In a repeat of last year’s final, Alcaraz triumphed 7-6(5) 6-1 in California on Sunday, recovering from an early 3-0 deficit in the opening set to win the

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Wyndham Clark thought his ball was in. TPC Sawgrass thought it was in. As it rolled around the cup, some of it actually was in. Yet somehow, someway, the birdie putt the American star needed to force world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler into a playoff lipped out, crowning his

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — An exhale of collective relief rippled around TPC Sawgrass as Austin Eckroat’s birdie putt finally abandoned its precarious position on the edge of the cup and dropped in. Yet the satisfaction would be short-lived. The American left with a par on the 11th hole during the final round of

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool’s chances of a historic quadruple in Jürgen Klopp’s final season at the club are over after falling to a 4-3 extra time defeat against bitter rival Manchester United in a frenetic FA Cup quarterfinal. Goals from Scott McTominay, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo gave United the win

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The fields are set for March Madness and it’s time to fill out your brackets. The men’s field is topped by defending champion Connecticut while the women’s overall No. 1 seed is undefeated South Carolina. The other top seeds for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Long Beach State Beach men’s basketball team is dancing into March Madness, and it is being led by a coach who was informed last week that the university had decided to let him go after 17 seasons at the helm of the program. A week ago, the Beach

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells men’s semifinals on Saturday, snapping the Italian’s 19-match winning streak in the latest chapter of their fierce rivalry. Sinner had enjoyed an unbeaten start to the year and his maiden grand slam at the Australian Open in

By Issy Ronald and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A bizarre end to the game overshadowed the Golden State Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, as a broken shot clock and controversial call overruling a LeBron James three-pointer conspired to add a 23-minute delay to the