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  UFC president Dana White does not expect punishment for domestic violence incident

  CNN - Matt Foster

  CNN — Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White said he does not expect punishment after a video emerged of him in a physical altercation with his wife earlier this month. White made the comments Wednesday at a media day for UFC Fight Night 217. Asked whether he expects there to be …

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  Lionel Messi scores for Paris Saint-Germain in first game back since World Cup triumph

  CNN - Ben Church

  CNN — Lionel Messi celebrated his return to Paris Saint-Germain with a goal in his first game back since lifting the World Cup. The 35-year-old only returned to training in the new year after taking some time off to celebrate and recuperate after Qatar 2022, where he finally won the trophy that had …

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  Zach Johnson isn’t discounting Tiger Woods for the Ryder Cup

  CNN - Amy Woodyatt

  CNN — Tiger Woods could form part of the US Ryder Cup team – or at least, Zach Johnson isn’t ruling it out. Ahead of the Sony Open in Hawaii, US captain Johnson said he wouldn’t discount selecting Woods to compete in the tournament if the 47-year-old didn’t qualify for the team automatically. “I would …

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  Australian Open draw: Rafael Nadal begins title defense with tough test in opening round

  CNN - Alasdair Howorth

  CNN — Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and extend his grand slam tally. World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz may be missing the tournament through injury, but with the return of Novak Djokovic …

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  The Boston Celtics become the first team to hit 30 wins this season with victory over the New Orleans Pelicans

  CNN - Ben Morse

  CNN — The Boston Celtics became the first team in the NBA this season to reach 30 wins after beating the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night, largely behind a combined 72 points from the team’s stars, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Brown scored season-high 41 points …

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  Australia pulls out of Afghanistan cricket series over Taliban’s restrictions on women

  CNN - Angus Watson

  Sydney CNN — Australia’s men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday. The teams were scheduled to play three …