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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City’s ongoing crisis shows no sign of ending after Pep Guardiola’s side was beaten 2-0 away at Juventus in the Champions League. It means City has now won just once in its previous 10 matches, a run that includes seven defeats. That’s as many losses as City suffered

By Andy Scholes and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — We are down to just four weeks left in the regular season. There are no more bye weeks with everyone playing and many teams now find themselves in must-win situations in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. Here are five things to know for Week

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Olivia Reeves became the first American lifter since 1958 to pair the world title with an Olympic gold medal, lifting a combined 267kg (about 589 pounds) at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships in Bahrain on Wednesday. The 21-year-old, who competed in the 71kg division, saw off competition from North

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — An investigation into rape allegations made against France and Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has been dropped due to insufficient evidence, Swedish prosecutors said Thursday. In October, several Swedish outlets – including Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT, who cited “documents obtained,” and CNN affiliate Expressen, who cited a police report

By Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The NBA Cup semifinals are set after the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets were victorious in their respective quarterfinal games on Wednesday. Atlanta knocked the New York Knicks out of the in-season tournament 108-100 at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York. Down seven at the

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Sean Higgins has been indicted in the deaths of former National Hockey League (NHL) star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew after allegedly fatally striking them while intoxicated. According to the indictment, obtained by CNN, a grand jury in Salem County, New Jersey, charged Higgins with two counts of

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Penn State University Police and Public Safety have closed the investigation into an incident involving Jason Kelce that saw the former Philadelphia Eagles center spike a heckler’s cellphone and repeat a homophobic slur. A viral video showed an interaction between Kelce and an individual outside Beaver Stadium where Penn

By Ben Church and Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A body has been found in the search for former England rugby player Tom Voyce, who is believed to have died after his car was swept into a river, Northumbria Police confirmed on Thursday. The search began on Sunday when Voyce, 43, failed to return home

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Between one team booking their spot in the playoffs and others being eliminated from contention, the end of the regular season is beginning to take shape. Week 14 could signal a turning of the page for three teams – the Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans and the New York Jets

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will be his final job in club management but thinks that a national team coaching role is still a possibility in his career. The Spaniard recently signed a contract extension with City until the summer of 2027, which will take him to 11 years

By Ben Church and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Global soccer governing body FIFA has officially announced the hosts for the next two men’s World Cups. However, the outcome was no surprise. That’s because there was only one bid each for both the 2030 and 2034 tournaments – Spain, Portugal and Morocco have been named

By Kevin Dotson and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The second annual NBA Cup’s knockout phase began with a Tuesday night doubleheader of quarterfinal games. The first contest between the Orlando Magic and Milwaukee Bucks went down to the wire with the Bucks winning 114-109 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Down 107-106 late in the

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Famed Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg revealed Tuesday his prostate cancer has returned and “spread to other organs.” Sandberg announced in January his metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis and, after months of treatments, stated he was cancer-free in August. “Unfortunately, we recently learned the cancer has relapsed and it

By Jill Martin, David Close and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said Wednesday he felt “violated” after his Ohio house was broken into while playing the Dallas Cowboys in Texas on Monday night. “I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one, and way more is

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to her comeback on the slopes at age 40, Lindsey Vonn says she is just as surprised as anyone else. “I always thought (my career) was over,” Vonn, one of the greatest skiers of all time, told NBC on Tuesday. After all, Vonn herself had said

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark – who helped draw crowds to arenas around the country and drive up viewership numbers in her final year of college and then in her rookie year in the WNBA – has been named Time’s Athlete of the Year. Clark, 22, helped continue in 2024 the growing