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From sleeping on a golf course to turning pro: How Issa Nlareb rediscovered his love of the game after illness

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Watching Issa Nlareb’s swing, you’d never know he didn’t take a golf lesson until five years after turning professional. For 13 years, observing others and reading two-time major champion Greg Norman’s book were the closest things the Cameroonian had to formal instruction. Nlareb was just 11 years old when

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Bill Ackman

‘Biggest joke I’ve ever watched in professional tennis’: Swift backlash after billionaire Bill Ackman’s pro debut

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire Bill Ackman and organizers of a tennis tournament have been strongly criticized by former grand slam champions and social media after the hedge fund manager made his professional tennis debut, a match he ended up losing. Ackman, who has a prominent social media presence on X, played with

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Why tennis players grunt during matches

By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — It’s the climactic week at Wimbledon, the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament, and the usual sights and sounds are on display: Players competing in their traditional white. Well-dressed celebrities in the royal box. Fans eating bowls of strawberries and cream. And … the grunting. Lots of grunting. If you’ve

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