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By Issy Ronald, CNN Face-to-face for the promotional photoshoot, and the fight between Britain’s Savannah Marshall and the USA’s Claressa Shields has already begun. “I’ve got plenty of confidence,” Shields taunted Marshall as the camera flashed, “I came over here, come to America.” “No power though,” Marshall retorted. The two women, whose bitter rivalry stretches

By Ben Church, CNN Some of Europe’s biggest clubs are set to face each other this weekend in what promises to be an exciting carnival of soccer on the continent. From local rivalries to historically feisty encounters, CNN looks at three of the biggest matches over the next few days — one even involves arguably

By Homero De la Fuente and Steve Almasy, CNN Baseball Hall of Fame reliever Bruce Sutter, who saved his career while popularizing the split-finger fastball, has died at the age of 69, Major League Baseball announced Friday. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred called Sutter’s 12-year career in which he led the National League five times in

By Andy Rose, CNN Less than two months after settling 23 lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct, a new civil suit was filed against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson on Thursday in Houston. The plaintiff, who filed the lawsuit as “Jane Doe,” alleged that Watson pressured her into sexual activity during a professional massage session

By Ben Morse, CNN Rafael Nadal says he’s thankful for all the messages of support and well-wishes he has received since the birth of his son. Last week Nadal and his wife, Maria Francisca Perello, welcomed the couple’s first child, Rafael Nadal Perelló, and the 36-year-old tennis star took to Twitter on Thursday to give

By Ben Church, CNN Veteran golfer Phil Mickelson says he’s on the “winning side” amid the ongoing dispute between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. The 52-year-old joined the controversial Saudi-backed breakaway series earlier this year which has caused an enormous rift in professional golf. LIV golfers have been banned from the PGA Tour and

By George Ramsay, CNN Former Wales international footballer Ashley Williams is facing a disciplinary hearing for his alleged behavior during a junior soccer match, the Manchester Football Association told CNN. According to the BBC, Williams, who played for Everton and Swansea City in the Premier League and made 86 appearances for Wales, has been accused

By Alasdair Howorth, Darren Lewis and Zayn Nabbi, CNN For many, the name Patrick Vieira brings to mind one of the most dominant midfielders in English Premier League history. For others, it conjures an image of a player at the heart of a French national side that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

CNN By Alasdair Howorth, Darren Lewis and Zayn Nabbi, CNN For many, the name Patrick Vieira brings to mind one of the most dominant midfielders in English Premier League history. For others, it conjures an image of a player at the heart of a French national side that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro

CNN By Alasdair Howorth, CNN After six years of preparation, struggle and sacrifice, Felix Baumgartner found himself quite literally on the edge of the world. “I’m standing there on top of the world outside of a capsule in space and in the stratosphere. I looked around the sky above me was completely black,” Baumgartner told

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN After six years of preparation, struggle and sacrifice, Felix Baumgartner found himself quite literally on the edge of the world. “I’m standing there on top of the world outside of a capsule in space and in the stratosphere. I looked around the sky above me was completely black,” Baumgartner told CNN

By George Ramsay, CNN Six months after his “Hand of God” shirt broke auction records, another piece of memorabilia connected with Diego Maradona’s most famous match is expected to sell for millions. The ball used in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal between Argentina and England is up for auction in London on November 16 and

By Issy Ronald, CNN Barcelona teeters precariously on the edge of exiting the Champions League for a second successive season at the group stage after a pulsating 3-3 draw against Inter Milan on Wednesday at the Camp Nou. Only an injury-time goal from Robert Lewandowski leveled the match for Barça and kept their slim Champions