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By David Close, Chris Stern, Claudia Otto and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Three Rapid Vienna soccer players were not selected for national team duty after video emerged of them taking part in post-match celebrations shouting homophobic chants with a selection of the crowd. Guido Burgstaller, Marco Grüll and Niklas Hedl were seen, among others,

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Veteran golfer Bernhard Langer was due to play at The Masters for the final time this year, but a pickleball injury derailed his hopes of competing at next month’s tournament. The 66-year-old Langer, who won the green jacket in 1985 and 1993, would have been making his 41st appearance

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Jack Nicklaus said players wanted to detonate a bomb under it, while Mark Calcavecchia compared it to a root canal appointment. Despite measuring a dainty 137 yards from tee to cup, the par-three 17th hole of the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass is as feared as it is revered.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — As he led the team out inside of a raucous Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard had the weight of expectation on his shoulders. The Gunners needed a turn over a goal deficit from the first-leg against Porto to secure safe passage into the quarterfinals of

By Sam Joseph and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Amid fevered anticipation of the 50th edition of The Players Championship, the continuing rifts in men’s golf remain hard to ignore. The sport is still reeling from the impact a breakaway organization – LIV Golf, founded in 2021 and bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal set the world record for the most consecutive victories in men’s soccer on Tuesday, defeating Al-Ittihad 2-0 in the AFC Champions League. It was Al-Hilal’s 28th win in a row, beating the previous record set by Welsh team The New Saints in the 2016/17 season.

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — In many ways, Conner Mantz and Clayton Young are typical friends. They have known each other for years, live just a short drive from each other in Utah and spend a lot of time together. Mantz and his wife have occasionally stepped in for baby-sitting duties and Young once

By Matias Grez, CNN Emirates Stadium, London (CNN) — If Arsenal fans had forgotten just how tense and grueling the Champions League knockout stages can be, their memories will now certainly be refreshed after a thrilling 4-2 penalty shootout victory over Porto in the round of 16. It had been seven years since the Gunners

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott filed a lawsuit Monday in a Texas district court, alleging a woman is trying to extort $100 million from him. In the 11-page lawsuit filed in Collin County, Prescott’s attorney claims lawyers for Victoria Shores sent an email in January to a third party at the college Prescott attended,

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee who pleaded guilty to financial crimes, including stealing more than $22 million from the NFL team, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison and ordered to repay much of the money. Amit Patel pleaded guilty to felony charges of wire fraud and

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is aiming to do something unprecedented this week – retain The Players Championship title. The American claimed the crown in 2023 and will defend it against a field of the world’s best players in the PGA Tour’s flagship event that is widely considered to

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr crashed out of the AFC Champions League after a thrilling tie against Al Ain ended 4-4 on aggregate before the Emirati side triumphed on penalties. Monday’s end-to-end game could have gone either way, though Ronaldo will likely regret his staggering miss in the second half which

By Don Riddell and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — You can’t have your cake and eat it, the proverb says. Scottie Scheffler is living proof that you very much can. The American returns to TPC Sawgrass on Thursday bidding to become the first player ever to retain golf’s unofficial “fifth major” – The Players Championship.

By Thomas Schlachter and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year when the NFL’s biggest and best free agents test the market to see just how much their talent is really worth. This year’s free agency period officially opens at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 13, although teams can negotiate with

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic was stunned by world No. 123 Luca Nardi in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Monday as the Italian secured a remarkable 6-4 3-6 6-3 win. Nardi was only playing after been awarded a ‘lucky loser’ spot having already lost in

By Caolán Magee, for CNN (CNN) — “Ireland, we are at war,” UFC star Conor McGregor declared to his millions of social media followers on November 22, 2023. It’s not clear precisely what McGregor was referring to, but this post, was viewed more than 19 million times on X, formerly known as Twitter. It was later

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Bears have announced that they will begin plans to build a new stadium near their current home of Soldier Field, a change from their original plans of moving to a location further outside of the city. “The Chicago Bears are committed to contributing over $2 billion to