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The Asian Games’ golden ticket: South Korea’s esports stars target medal success – and a military exemption

By Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — Gaming has achieved an unprecedented milestone by being selected as an official medal sport for the Hangzhou Asian Games in the form of esports, but participating in the competition holds significant importance – and possibly life-changing implications – for some players. For South Korean male participants, winning a gold

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Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann ‘categorically’ denies using vibrating sex toys to cheat in the sport

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — If Hans Niemann had hoped to put an alleged cheating scandal behind him, the chess grandmaster’s interview with Piers Morgan on Monday might have just scuttled that wish. Niemann has repeatedly denied cheating in over-the-board chess, but speaking on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” on Monday, the 20-year-old addressed specific accusations that he cheated using vibrating sex

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Taylor Swift is a fan of Travis Kelce and suddenly, so is everyone else

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s trip to watch the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce play football on Sunday didn’t just have the internet talking nonstop. Following the 12-time Grammy Award winner’s appearance at Arrowhead Stadium, jersey sales for the All-Pro tight-end seemingly skyrocketed. According to sportswear and fan merchandise company Fanatics, Kelce was one

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‘Everyone on the plane is safe’: Pittsburgh Steelers charter plane diverted to Kansas City following Las Vegas game

By Roxanne Garcia-Bell and Greg Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A charter plane carrying the Pittsburgh Steelers football team was “unexpectedly” diverted to Kansas City this morning, according to Steelers Senior Director of Communications Burt Lauten. “Our team charter plane was unexpectedly diverted to Kansas City early this morning on our way back to Pittsburgh following our

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Simone Biles says it ‘broke my heart’ to see footage of a Black girl ignored in gymnastics ceremony

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles said it “broke my heart” to see a young Black girl passed over for a medal at a gymnastics ceremony in Ireland, footage of which has gone viral. In the video of a GymStart event from March 2022, which has recirculated on social media in recent days, a line of

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