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Florida Atlantic stuns Kansas State to advance to school’s first Final Four

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Argentina FA training facility renamed after Lionel Messi

Eric Staal #12 and brother Marc Staal #18 of the Florida Panthers on the ice together during warm ups and their game against the New York Rangers at the FLA Live Arena on January 1, 2023 in Sunrise, Florida.

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Florida Panthers’ Staal brothers are latest NHL stars to refuse Pride jerseys, citing ‘religious beliefs’

FIA Formula 2 Series - Round 3.Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, Spain.Thursday 10 May 2018..Nelson Piquet father of Pedro Piquet (BRA, Trident).

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Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet fined nearly $1 million for racist and homophobic comments against Lewis Hamilton

Aurélien Sanchez was one of three finishers at this year's Barkley Marathons

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Few people have ever finished the Barkley Marathons. One who did is still having ‘nightmares’

The Portland Thorns won the NWSL Championship trophy last season after their victory against the Kansas City Current.

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NWSL 2023: Here’s all you need to know ahead of the new season

Midfielder Taras Stepanenko leads Ukraine out against Brentford B on March 23, 2023.

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Reminders of war motivate Ukraine to perform ‘miracle’ against England

New tracks, new formats, new rivals: Champion ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia returns to a transformed MotoGP

World Athletics regulations on transgender women athletes risk human rights violations, rights groups say

Lionel Messi mania grips Argentina as World Cup celebrations continue

World Athletics tightens rules on transgender women athletes

NWSL players unhappy over FIFA video game likenesses and abilities

IOC President Thomas Bach defends plan to include Russian and Belarusian athletes at Paris Olympics

Goalkeeper scores from a goal kick – it could set the record for the longest range goal in history

LaLiga files complaint to Barcelona court after racist abuse of Vinícius Jr. in El Clásico

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This baseball team chose an exploding whale as its new identity

SAPPORO, JAPAN - AUGUST 08: Zane Robertson of Team New Zealand competes in the Men's Marathon Final on day sixteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sapporo Odori Park on August 08, 2021 in Sapporo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Runner Zane Robertson explains reasons for doping violations, discloses feeling suicidal thoughts after scandal

PARIS - JUNE 27: Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa poses with his Shrek head cover during the pro-am of The Open de France presented by Alstom at the Golf National Golf Club on June 27, 2007 in Paris, France. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

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Quadzilla, Shrek, Pink Panther: Golf’s strangest nicknames

Around the World

Manchester United fans display banners protesting about the owners of the club during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Southampton FC at Old Trafford on March 12, 2023 in Manchester, England.

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Manchester United is for sale, who could buy the world-famous club?

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Vinícius Jr. is being racially abused during La Liga matches. Why is nobody being punished?

LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Emiliano Martinez of Argentina poses for a photo with the adidas Golden Glove trophy during the award ceremony following the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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World Cup final: How Argentina won penalty shootout

The Hadramout Cup final took place in Seiyun on the 3rd March 2023.

The seventh edition of the Hadramout Cup finished off in style with 50,000 fans in attendance.

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The football match that gave ‘some enjoyment’ to war-torn country

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CNN anchor asks Djokovic if he regrets not getting vaccinated. Hear his response

CANILLO, ANDORRA - MARCH 15: Men's Downhill World Cup Winner, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway celebrates with the crystal globe after competing in the Men's Downhill during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Final on March 15, 2023 in Canillo, Andorra. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Norway’s skiing star Kilde celebrates another downhill crown

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School banned from sports after boycotting trans athlete

Cuban boxers fight during the first official women's boxing program in Cuba at the Giraldo Cordova boxing school in Havana, on December 17, 2022. - With a strong right jab to the face of his opponent, Elianni García Polledo (50kg), decided this Saturday the first official women's boxing match in Cuba, a day awaited for decades by the women of the island. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cuban women boxers say they have had to endure sexist jabs. Now, they’re punching/fighting back

BRENTFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Ben Mee of Brentford celebrates after scoring their sides third goal during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Manchester United at Brentford Community Stadium on August 13, 2022 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

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Brentford’s ‘moneyball’ philosophy bests teams with bigger budgets

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Pushing the bounds of wakeboarding above – and below – the ice

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: Yoane Wissa of Brentford applauds the fans after the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Brentford FC at Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium on March 15, 2023 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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Premier Leaue star Yoane Wissa on dealing with social media abuse

PLAYA VISTA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 12: Angel City Football Club President Julie Uhrman and first overall draft pick Alyssa Thompson pose with a jersey during the Angel City Football Club 2023 NWSL Draft Party at Nike LA on January 12, 2023 in Playa Vista, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

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Alyssa Thompson: US Soccer’s boundary-breaking teenage phenom

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Women’s soccer: Where it’s at, where it’s been and where will it go from here?

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LeBron James’ legacy as the NBA’s all-time top scorer

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Emiliano Martínez: The art of winning a penalty shootout

Golf

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‘Thank you Jordan for hitting me’: Jordan Spieth’s ball hits two fans and breaks a phone at Dell Match Play

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Quadzilla, Shrek, Pink Panther: Golf’s strangest nicknames

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The incredible true story of the time an astronaut played golf on the moon

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First equality, then respect: Nelly Korda believes new-mixed team event is the ‘perfect’ next step to grow women’s golf

Football

Julian Nagelsmann at the UEFA Champions League on February 14, 2023 in Paris, France.

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Bayern Munich sacks manager Julian Nagelsmann, appoints Thomas Tuchel

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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo score to reach historic landmarks

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FC Barcelona and former club presidents charged with ‘continued corruption’ relating to alleged improper payments

PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 27: Lionel Messi poses for a portrait after winning the Best FIFA Men's Player 2022 award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 on February 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Regan - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas honored as best men’s and women’s football players

Tennis

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Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka found it tough to face ‘hate’ in locker room

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‘At times I was really pissed off to be part of that era’: Novak Djokovic speaks to CNN about competing with Nadal and Federer

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Martina Navratilova says her prognosis is ‘excellent’ after double cancer diagnosis – TalkTV interview

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With 25 million players worldwide, padel is only tipped to get ‘bigger and bigger’ by tennis star Andy Murray

US Sports

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was not happy with the officials during his team's game against the Golden State Warriors.

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Mark Cuban left bemused as the Golden State Warriors score bizarre basket in 127-125 road win over the Dallas Mavericks

BOWLING GREEN, OH - MARCH 23: Bowling Green Falcons guard Elissa Brett (5), left, is assisted off of the court after an altercation with Memphis Tigers guard Jamirah Shutes (not pictured) during the postgame handshake following a third round college womens basketball game of the Womens National Invitational Tournament between the Memphis Tigers and the Bowling Green Flacons on March 23, 2023 at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Bowling Green college basketball player struck in handshake line following win; Memphis player charged by campus police, school says

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 31: Tom Brady attends Los Angeles Premiere Screening Of Paramount Pictures' "80 For Brady" at Regency Village Theatre on January 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

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Tom Brady buys partial stake in WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces

Mike Hollins says it's a "miracle" that he's able to return to the practice field.

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Mike Hollins says it’s a ‘miracle’ he’s able to return to practice, four months after surviving a shooting

Photo galleries

LUSAIL, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Argentina forward Lionel Messi (10) holds aloft the World Cup trophy after defeating France to win the final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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The best photos of the 2022 World Cup

Buffalo Bills running back Nyheim Hines (20) scores a touchdown on a kickoff return during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

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The best photos from the 2022 NFL season

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‘Our dreams never came true.’ These men helped build Qatar’s World Cup, now they are struggling to survive

Zhou Jihong, manager of Chinese diving team, attends a press conference ahead of the FINA/CNSG Diving World Series 2019 in Beijing, China, 6 March 2019. After seven consecutive gold medals on the previous two days, China kept its winning streak on Sunday at the first leg of the FINA/CNSG Diving World Series in Japan's Sagamihara, claiming the last three golds, according to world swimming governing body FINA. In the women's 3m springboard, Shi Tingmao, winner in this event at all legs of the 2018 edition, snatched the gold in 382.05 points. Despite some mistakes, Wang Han of China also did solid dives to rank second with 378.90, while Canada's Jennifer Abel was third in 353.40. After finishing the first leg on a golden note, Shi spoke about her ambitions for the second meet of the Series. "In the next leg in Beijing I would like to have the same result as in Sagamihara", she said. The men's 10m platform final was quite fierce as many divers got high scores.

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She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge, but questions over the conduct of China’s ‘Iron Lady’ of diving remain

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Meet the Black women pushing for equality in swimming

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‘I had PTSD’: Culture of abuse in British gymnastics leaves lasting legacy on its victims