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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

By Issy Ronald, CNN Mo Salah completed a remarkable hattrick in just six minutes and 12 seconds — the fastest ever in Champions League history — as Liverpool routed Rangers 7-1 at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday. Salah, who by his own high standards has had a mixed start to the season, came off

By Chris Boyette, CNN Two anglers accused of stuffing fish in an attempt to win thousands of dollars at an Ohio fishing tournament last month have been charged, authorities announced Wednesday. The would-be tournament winners, Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky, were indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury on one charge each of cheating, attempted

By Andi Babineau, CNN Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams was charged with misdemeanor assault after pushing down a photographer after Monday night’s NFL game, police said Wednesday. Adams caused “whiplash and head ache” and a “possible minor concussion” when he shoved the victim to the ground as he was leaving the field, according

By George Ramsay, CNN Dutch motorcycle rider Victor Steeman has died following injuries he suffered during a race in Portugal, the governing body of the sport, the Federacion Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), announced on Tuesday. He was 22. Steeman was competing in the Supersport 300 World Championship in Portugal at the weekend when he was

By Ben Morse, CNN Novak Djokovic would be welcomed to play at the Australian Open if he can obtain a visa, according to tournament director Craig Tiley. The former world No. 1 was deported from Australia in January following a prolonged saga, including time in detention, preventing his participation in this year’s Australian Open due

By Aimee Lewis and Patrick Sung, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Two months had passed since Virginia Torrecilla’s last chemotherapy session and the Spanish footballer felt hopeful again. She was fragile, weighed a few kilos less than she did when she was first diagnosed with a brain tumor but, in many ways, she was

CNN By Aimee Lewis and Patrick Sung, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Two months had passed since Virginia Torrecilla’s last chemotherapy session and the Spanish footballer felt hopeful again. She was fragile, weighed a few kilos less than she did when she was first diagnosed with a brain tumor but, in many ways, she

By Ben Church, CNN It was all looking so promising at Paris Saint-Germain at the start of this season. Kylian Mbappé decided to stay at the club amid interest from Real Madrid and the French international, Lionel Messi and Neymar had started to click together on the pitch. Fast forward to autumn, though, and things

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Hockey Canada, the national governing body for the sport, announced drastic changes to the organization’s leadership Tuesday as CEO Scott Smith will leave immediately and the board of directors also will be stepping down. An interim management committee will be put in place until a new board appoints a replacement CEO,