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CNN By Darren Lewis, Issy Ronald and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Every time Romelu Lukaku scores, he thinks of his grandfather who passed away when he was 12, four years before he made his professional debut for Belgian club Anderlecht as a talented 16-year-old. “I promised (him) that I would look after my mum,
Continue Reading CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — “This boy’s too young to be singin’ the blues,” Elton John sings in one of his biggest hits “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” And on Saturday, the legendary singer found himself singing with the sky blue side of Manchester as he was serenaded by Manchester City shortly after the
Continue Reading By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — A soccer fan died on Saturday after falling from a stand during a match at River Plate’s Mas Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the club announced. The game, which was being played between River Plate and Defensa y Justicia, was suspended after 26 minutes and the players did
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — “This boy’s too young to be singin’ the blues,” Elton John sings in one of his biggest hits “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” And on Saturday, the legendary singer found himself singing with the sky blue side of Manchester as he was serenaded by Manchester City shortly after the team
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Mercedes secured its first double podium of the year as Lewis Hamilton finished second and George Russell third at the Spanish Grand Prix, another race once again won by a dominant Max Verstappen. “What a result for our team,” Hamilton told Sky Sports afterwards. “We definitely didn’t expect to
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — On a sun kissed but windy Parisian afternoon Novak Djokovic broke one of Rafael Nadal’s French Open records as he progressed to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. A straightforward 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas on Sunday ensured Djokovic progressed to the last eight at the
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — A French Open doubles match ended controversially on Sunday as No.16 seeds Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the tournament after a ball girl was hit by a ball. Having lost the opening set to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, Japan’s
Continue Reading CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona Femení overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Wolfsburg 3-2 in a dramatic Women’s Champions League final and banish its disappointment from last year. The only blemish on Barcelona’s all-conquering record these past few seasons was last year’s Champions League final, as it succumbed to a 3-1 defeat
Continue Reading CNN By Aimee Lewis, CNN Wembley, London (CNN) — Perfection can come in many forms and be interpreted in different ways. Manchester City has produced more polished performances under Pep Guardiola this season. There have been matches where the team has scored more and created more – yet City’s ability to dominate its opponent, to
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi’s final game for Paris Saint-Germain ended in defeat as the Ligue 1 champion lost 3-2 at home to Clermont on Saturday. Sergio Ramos, who was also playing his final match for the club, scored as did Kylian Mbappé to give PSG a 2-0 lead within 21 minutes,
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian soccer star Oleksandr Zinchenko says his first trip back to his home country since the Russian invasion has been hard to comprehend. The 26-year-old Arsenal star has been forced to watch from afar as devastation spread across Ukraine but he has continued to use his platform to raise
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After losing back to back games, the Firebirds responded with a, 2-1, win over the Admirals on Saturday night in Milwaukee. For the first time in the series, Milwaukee opened the scoring. Kiefer Sherwood netted a powerplay goal at 12:03 of the first period to give the Admirals a 1-0 lead. Coachella Valley had to
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Vegas Golden Knights scored three goals in the third period and showed off what may be the best save of the postseason to claim a 5-2 victory against the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night. Panthers’ defenseman Eric Staal drew
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona Femení overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Wolfsburg 3-2 in a dramatic Women’s Champions League final and banish its disappointment from last year. The only blemish on Barcelona’s all-conquering record these past few seasons was last year’s Champions League final, as it succumbed to a 3-1 defeat against
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t too long ago that Coco Gauff exploded onto the scene as a 15-year-old, defeating Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019. But time marches on and it was Gauff who was the experienced player on court on Saturday as she defeated 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva in a hard-fought battle
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN Wembley, London (CNN) — Perfection can come in many forms and be interpreted in different ways. Manchester City has produced more polished performances under Pep Guardiola this season. There have been matches where the team has scored more and created more – yet City’s ability to dominate its opponent, to do
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A horse died following a race at Belmont Park after sustaining an injury Thursday ahead of next week’s Triple Crown finale. According to the Equibase race chart notes, 6-year-old horse Chaysenbryn suffered a right front leg injury after bumping into Dolce Sera nearing the quarter pole in
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Police in Surrey, England, arrested 31 people on Saturday “in connection with planned criminal disruption” at the Epsom Derby Festival, one of the oldest and most famous horse races in the world. The Jockey Club, which runs the Epsom racecourse, won a High Court injunction last month to stop
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Phoenix Suns will hire Frank Vogel as the franchise’s new head coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania citing NBA sources. The 49-year-old Vogel previously coached the Los Angeles Lakers for three seasons, helping lead the team to an NBA championship in 2020 before
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Stanley Cup Final gets underway Saturday as the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Florida Panthers in the NHL’s end of season showcase. The Knights go into the final as heavy favorites with many expecting the Stanley Cup to be heading to Vegas for the first time.
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