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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Chilean top division soccer club Palestino, which was founded by Palestinian immigrants in 1920, has gifted the team’s jersey to Palestinian journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh, thanking him for his “courage and determination to inform.” Al-Dahdouh, Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, lost his wife, son, daughter and grandson in October after

By Jacob Lev and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods withdrew from The Genesis Invitational during the second round after suffering from “flu-like symptoms” and being “treated with an IV bag,” his longtime business partner Rob McNamara told reporters on Friday. The PGA Tour had announced Woods’ withdrawal from the tournament earlier on Friday.

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — College basketball players from Farleigh Dickinson University found themselves in a tight spot ahead of Thursday’s away game against Long Island University – quite literally. The start of the Division I Northeast Conference game was delayed after several FDU players became stuck in a cramped elevator at the Steinberg

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Milwaukee Bucks fell to their seventh defeat in 10 games under new head coach Doc Rivers on Thursday night, losing 113-110 on the road against the lowly Memphis Grizzlies. Rivers agreed to join the Bucks in January, as first reported by CNN Sport, leaving his role as an

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods shot a one-over-par 72 on his return to competitive PGA Tour action on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, but finished his round with a huge shank to blot his outing. The 48-year-old – restricted to a limited schedule after suffering serious leg injuries in a car accident

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Red Bull’s Formula One team principal Christian Horner has denied allegations that he engaged in inappropriate behavior towards a member of the racing team. An independent investigation, launched by Red Bull last week, is ongoing. “I obviously deny fully the allegations that have been made against me,” Horner told

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — In the search of enlightenment, some try Buddhism, others meditation. Patrick Koenig played golf – a lot of golf. Koenig says that if he only played one round of golf per day in 2023, then that was a day off. Not a day off from work, but a day

By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Soeun Kim and Akanksha Sharma, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The coach of the South Korean national soccer team has been fired in the wake of a brawl between star player and captain Son Heung-min and midfielder Lee Kang-in before the team’s disastrous Asian Cup exit. “(Jürgen)

CNN By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Red Bull’s Formula One team principal Christian Horner has denied allegations that he engaged in inappropriate behavior towards a member of the racing team. An independent investigation, launched by Red Bull last week, is ongoing. “I obviously deny fully the allegations that have been made against me,” Horner

By Jacob Lev, Jason Hanna and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — University of Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball in spectacular fashion Thursday, drilling a signature deep 3-pointer to break the old record – on a night that also saw her score a personal one-game high of 49

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Bayern Munich has “strongly condemn[ed]” racist abuse directed at defender Dayot Upamecano following the team’s Champions League defeat against Lazio. Upamecano was sent off in the second half of Wednesday’s round of 16 game for a challenge in the penalty box on Gustav Isaksen, after which Ciro Immobile scored

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has reached her first quarterfinal in almost two years, after her opponent Lesia Tsurenko withdrew with an elbow injury at the Qatar Open. Four-time grand slam champion Osaka made her return to tennis in January after spending over a year away from the

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — They were two exceptionally promising athletes, seemingly bound for track and field stardom, when their careers were derailed by a condition that doctors and researchers say they are only now beginning to understand. Their experiences highlight the damaging expectations that can surround athletes, blurring the thin line between the