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Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-translator Ippei Mizuhara turns himself in after allegedly stealing $16 million

By Holly Yan and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The former interpreter and longtime friend of baseball megastar Shohei Ohtani surrendered to federal authorities Friday after allegedly pilfering $16 million from his famous companion to fuel his “voracious appetite for illegal sports betting,” officials said. “This morning, Ippei Mizuhara surrendered to law enforcement and

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Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his then-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara arrive to a game against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on February 27

Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-translator Ippei Mizuhara turns himself in after allegedly stealing $16 million

CNN By Holly Yan and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The former interpreter and longtime friend of baseball megastar Shohei Ohtani surrendered to federal authorities Friday after allegedly pilfering $16 million from his famous companion to fuel his “voracious appetite for illegal sports betting,” officials said. “This morning, Ippei Mizuhara surrendered to law enforcement

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‘Fraud on a massive scale’: Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter faces federal charge after allegedly stealing $16M

By Holly Yan and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, faces a federal charge of bank fraud after allegedly stealing more than $16 million from Ohtani, a US attorney in Los Angeles announced Thursday. Mizuhara made unauthorized transfers from Ohtani’s bank account from

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Spanish TV channel says it will ‘stop working’ with pundit Germán Burgos following derogatory comment about Lamine Yamal

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Spanish television channel Movistar Plus+ says it will “stop working” with pundit and former Atlético Madrid assistant coach Germán Burgos following a derogatory comment he made about 16-year-old Barcelona star Lamine Yamal. Upon seeing images of Yamal juggling a football before Barcelona’s Champions League quarterfinal first-leg match against Paris Saint-Germain

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‘Open your eyes’: Daniil Medvedev rants at officials for second successive day as Russian exits Monte-Carlo Masters

By Matias Grez and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Daniil Medvedev ranted at officials for the second consecutive day over what he believed was a match-altering and incorrect decision during his third-round defeat to compatriot Karen Khachanov at the Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday. After losing the first set 6-3 and with the second one tied

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