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CNN By George Ramsay and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — In the small Norwegian town of Bodø, located just inside the Arctic circle, the days can be short and the winters bitterly cold. It’s hardly the type of place you’d expect to find an elite soccer team, especially when shovels are sometimes needed to clear

By George Ramsay, Don Riddell, Patrick Snell and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — In the small Norwegian town of Bodø, located just inside the Arctic Circle, the days can be short and the winters bitterly cold. It’s hardly the type of place you’d expect to find an elite soccer team, especially when shovels are sometimes

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City scored three second half goals to come back from the brink of elimination and advance to the UEFA Champions League’s inaugural knockout round playoffs following a thrilling 3-1 victory over Club Brugge on Wednesday night. In a win-or-go-home situation, Manchester City struggled to create many

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver recently shared a positive update regarding her stolen grand slam trophies, saying in a post on X on Tuesday that they are in the possession of local police. Shriver, one of the greatest doubles players in history, previously told CNN that a car

CNN By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Professional tennis players are generally well-accustomed to traveling with an excess amount of luggage and oversized baggage as they fly around the world from tournament to tournament. However, flying back to the United States from Melbourne, Madison Keys had one item she had never previously tried getting onto

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Professional tennis players are generally well-accustomed to traveling with an excess amount of luggage and oversized baggage as they fly around the world from tournament to tournament. However, flying back to the United States from Melbourne, Madison Keys had one item she had never previously tried getting onto a

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Rising star Andrea Kimi Antonelli has passed his driving test just six weeks before he makes his Formula One debut for Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix. The 18-year-old, who is replacing Lewis Hamilton after the seven-time world champion opted to move to Ferrari, was pictured in a Mercedes

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy has suggested that the PGA Tour could scale back the number of tournaments it stages each year in order to combat “fatigue” among golf’s fanbase. Speaking ahead of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which tees off on Thursday, McIlroy reflected on the state of golf and how

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler says his “stupid” Christmas day injury won’t impact his first competitive tournament of the year at this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The American capped off his impressive 2024 with an unfortunate injury sustained while cooking Christmas dinner, forcing him to delay the start

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A large brawl which appeared to involve at least a dozen fans broke out at a men’s college basketball game between Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Saint Louis University (SLU) on Tuesday, causing the game to be halted for a number of minutes. With Saint Louis leading 69-63 and

By Amy Woodyatt and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Six German endurance track cyclists have been seriously injured after an 89-year-old drove a car head-on into the group. The group of athletes, including 2024 track world championship medalists Benjamin Boos and Bruno Kessler, set off on a training ride from a hotel in Palma on

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The newly formed Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) had its best match so far on Monday with Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links claiming a 4-3 overtime victory against fellow co-founder Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common. After an impressive 31-foot birdie putt from Boston’s Adam Scott leveled the score at 3-3 on Hole