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How the ‘world’s most famous football’ became a ‘gift from God’ for former referee Ali Bin Nasser

By George Ramsay, CNN The two goals are perhaps as famous as each other — the first fabled for its audacity and guile, the second for its brilliant, breathtaking skill. Just four minutes separate Diego Maradona’s two memorable contributions at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca 36 years ago, and together they typify Argentina’s flawed genius and

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David Beckham’s ‘status as a gay icon will be shredded’ if he continues as Qatar World Cup ambassador says British comedian

By Zayn Nabbi and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN David Beckham’s “status as a gay icon will be shredded” if the former England captain and Manchester United star continues in his role as a Qatar World Cup ambassador said British comedian Joe Lycett on Sunday. In a video posted on Twitter, Lycett, a British comedian who describes

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American MMA fighter Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson dies at 38 from undisclosed illness

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN American MMA lightweight fighter Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson has died at the age of 38 from an undisclosed illness, according to Bellator MMA. “It is with great sadness we acknowledge the passing of Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson, Bellator MMA announced on social media on Sunday. “The BELLATOR family is devastated by his untimely

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Joel Embiid makes history and scores astonishing 59 points to power Philadelphia 76ers past Utah Jazz

By Ben Church, CNN Joel Embiid produced arguably the greatest performance of his career to inspire the Philadelphia 76ers to a 105-98 victory over the surprising Utah Jazz on Sunday. The 28-year-old flirted with a quadruple-double, scoring a monstrous 59 points — over half his team’s total — while adding 11 rebounds, eight assists and

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How a NASA scientist and a record-breaking mountaineer conquered an unknown mountain to raise money for girls’ education

CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Exploring the peaks of the world’s highest mountains or the secrets of space’s deepest labyrinths has become almost second nature for Poorna Malavath and Kavya Manyapu. It has taken Manyapu to NASA where her research has included designing space suits, and Malavath to the top

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How a NASA scientist and a record-breaking mountaineer conquered an unknown mountain to raise money for girls’ education

By Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Exploring the peaks of the world’s highest mountains or the secrets of space’s deepest labyrinths has become almost second nature for Poorna Malavath and Kavya Manyapu. It has taken Manyapu to NASA where her research has included designing space suits, and Malavath to the top of

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IWTG: Gold medal Sunday at USA Pickleball Championships

The Indian Wells Tennis Garden was the home for the USA Pickleball National Championships this week. On Sunday, five gold medal matches were played in front of thousands of fans. Incredible atmosphere here at @USAPickleball Women’s Doubles Gold Medal match 🌴 Coverage tonight on @KESQ! @IndianWellsCA @AnnaLeighWaters @teamWatersPb @digitaldore @MelZhang10 pic.twitter.com/yhEdm8C0wc— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) November

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Coachella Valley Firebirds sweep Tucson Roadrunners, improve to 7-3

In their first overtime game in franchise history, Andrew Poturalski scored the game-winning goal to lift the Firebirds over the Tucson Roadrunners 4-3 on Saturday night in Arizona. POTURALSKI WITH THE FIRST OVERTIME GOAL IN FRANCHISE HISTORY pic.twitter.com/lbr4vFQFpD— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 13, 2022 Down two goals to start the game, Coachella Valley showed

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La Quinta football falls to Laguna Beach in 2nd round of playoffs, ends remarkable run for Blackhawks

La Quinta loses 41-16 to Laguna Beach in CIF-SS Division 9 quarterfinal La Quinta’s remarkable run has finally come to an end. The Blackhawks were beat by Laguna Beach on Friday night in the 2nd round of the CIF-SS Division 9 playoffs. https://twitter.com/baileykesq/status/1591320988566048768?s=46&t=-Q4jE83bi6RYoa3pDl4Yow Prior to Friday night, La Quinta was the only local high school

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