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By Ben Morse, Mostafa Salem and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Iranian soccer club Sepahan has been punished by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for displaying a bust of a divisive general, who was assassinated by the United States in 2020, which caused the cancelation of a game against a Saudi team. Saudi team Al-Ittihad

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks is “alert” and “moving,” Tennessee head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters after his team’s 20-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. Burks, 23, was carted off the field at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh after landing hard on the ground trying to

By Ilse Borrero, CNN Barrancas, Colombia (CNN) — A delegate for the National Liberation Army (ELN), a Colombian rebel group, said on Thursday that they have Liverpool FC star Luis Díaz’s father captive and will release him “as soon as possible.” Luis Manuel Díaz and his wife, Cilenis Marulanda, were kidnapped by armed men on

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — ‘Wemby’ has officially arrived. In the best game of his young NBA career so far, Victor Wembanyama dropped 38 points, to go along with 10 rebounds and two blocks, powering the San Antonio Spurs to a 132-121 victory over the Phoenix Suns. This was the second matchup between the

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps the most intense rivalry in distance running currently isn’t between two of the world’s top athletes, although it is being played out at major marathon races across the globe. When Ethiopian Tigst Assefa crossed the finish line of the Berlin Marathon six weeks ago in an astonishing two

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Walter Davis, the former NBA great and star of the University of North Carolina (UNC) basketball team, died on Thursday, according to UNC. Davis was 69. The school said Davis was visiting family in Charlotte, North Carolina, when he died of natural causes. Davis was a star player for the Tar Heels during the 1970s.

By Matias Grez and Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — German tennis star Alexander Zverev has been given a penalty order and fined €450,000 ($478,000) by a Berlin court after being accused of physical abuse against a woman, according to a court statement. Zverev is accused of “physically abusing and damaging the health of a woman during an

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — World No. 7 Ons Jabeur said she would donate part of her WTA Finals prize money to help Palestinians, in a tearful speech on Wednesday. The Tunisian made the pledge during an emotional on-court interview after beating Markéta Vondroušová 6-4 6-3 in Cancun, Mexico. “The situation in the world

By Michael Johnston, CNN (CNN) — Manchester United’s erratic performances in the English Premier League this season, coupled with unconvincing showings in cup competitions and uncertainty over the club’s ownership, have created a perfect storm for one of the world’s biggest clubs. The latest period of turbulence has seen manager Erik ten Hag come under

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — After Carlos Alcaraz’s surprise exit on Tuesday, world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev also faced a shock second round defeat at the Paris Masters, losing in three sets to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday. In Medvedev’s first match of the tournament after receiving a first round bye, the 2021 US

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup following a shock 2-1 defeat deep into stoppage time against third-tier FC Saarbrücken on Wednesday. Marcel Gaus scored the winning goal for Saarbrücken in the 96th minute, converting a low cross to spark delirium among the home fans. For Bayern, which

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James’ list of memorable moments throughout his NBA career has become exhaustive. And on Wednesday night, he added yet another to the highlight reel. James had 35 points, 12 rebounds and seven assistss and was the catalyst for a Lakers comeback as they overcame a 19-point deficit to

By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in the franchise’s 63-season history, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0-Wednesday in Phoenix to secure the title in Game 5. The Rangers’ win in Phoenix – giving them the best-of-seven series 4 games to 1 – didn’t come easily.