Police investigating reports of Liverpool bus attack after Manchester City match | CNN

Police investigating reports of Liverpool bus attack after Manchester City match | CNN

CNN  —  Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is investigating reports that Liverpool’s team bus was damaged after the club’s English Premier League match against Manchester City, the police force said in a statement. The incident is reported to have taken place close to the Etihad Stadium, where the match was held, on Saturday afternoon, GMP said. … Read more

‘This is a dream’: Burna Boy, Afrobeats stars take center stage at the NBA All-Star game | CNN

‘This is a dream’: Burna Boy, Afrobeats stars take center stage at the NBA All-Star game | CNN

CNN  —  The stars were out at Sunday’s NBA All-Star game in Salt Lake City, Utah – from basketball legends LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, to Nigerian musical titans Burna Boy, Tems, and Rema. The trio performed an Afrobeats-packed halftime show, a sign that the genre’s global rise is continuing into 2023. Grammy-winning Burna Boy … Read more

Nigerian tech entrepreneur has Sheffield United in his sights | CNN

Nigerian tech entrepreneur has Sheffield United in his sights | CNN

CNN  —  Nigerian tech entrepreneur Dozy Mmobuosi has “made a deposit” to buy Sheffield United, in a takeover that would make him the only Black majority owner in England’s top two professional leagues. Sheffield United currently lie second in the Championship competition and are on course to being promoted to the Premier League, which is … Read more

Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS enters bidding process to buy Manchester United — The Times reports | CNN

Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS enters bidding process to buy Manchester United — The Times reports | CNN

CNN  —  British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s company INEOS has formally entered the bidding process to buy Premier League soccer club Manchester United, according to The Times on Wednesday. This comes after United’s owners, the Glazer family, announced they were exploring new investment or the potential sale of the English Premier League side in November 2022. … Read more

Arsène Wenger enjoys ‘special’ surprise return to Emirates Stadium as Arsenal beats West Ham | CNN

Arsène Wenger enjoys ‘special’ surprise return to Emirates Stadium as Arsenal beats West Ham | CNN

CNN  —  Arsène Wenger’s departure from Arsenal as the club’s manager in 2018 was bittersweet. He is the longest serving manager still in the English Premier League, but stepped down after 22 years in charge with a disgruntled section of fans unhappy that Arsenal had been unable to win the league title since the 2003/04 … Read more

English cricketer Sam Curran becomes most expensive buy in Indian Premier League auction history | CNN

English cricketer Sam Curran becomes most expensive buy in Indian Premier League auction history | CNN

CNN  —  English cricketer Sam Curran has become the most expensive auction buy in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – after being sold to the Punjab Kings for 18.5 crore rupees ($2.22 million). Friday’s auction, which took place in the Indian city of Kochi, saw multiple records broken – with English and … Read more

Uruguay and Ghana set for epic rematch 12 years after controversial World Cup quarterfinal clash | CNN

Uruguay and Ghana set for epic rematch 12 years after controversial World Cup quarterfinal clash | CNN

CNN  —  Uruguay and Ghana’s quarterfinal meeting at South Africa 2010 is widely viewed as one of the most iconic World Cup matches in history. On a tense evening in Johannesburg, this was a game that had everything; drama, controversy, heartbreak, a villain and a hero – incidentally, both played by the same person. Luis … Read more

Justin Bieber launches clean water company Generosity at Qatar’s World Cup | CNN

Justin Bieber launches clean water company Generosity at Qatar’s World Cup | CNN

CNN  —  Justin Bieber is on a mission to make the world’s drinking water more sustainable. Bieber and Micah Cravalho have evolved bottled water brand Generosity into a water technology company that is providing premium alkaline water in refillable fountains across the globe. They showcased 150 water fountains this month at the FIFA World Cup … Read more

Why the birthplace of Islam is hosting one of the world’s biggest raves | CNN

Why the birthplace of Islam is hosting one of the world’s biggest raves | CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  Electronic music, strobe lights, glittered faces and hundreds of thousands of people in mixed-gender gyrations are all part of a new kind … Read more

Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski spotted at Knicks game | CNN

Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski spotted at Knicks game | CNN

CNN  —  If Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski are trying to tamp down speculation they are dating, they aren’t going about it in the best way. The pair were spotted over the weekend sitting together at a New York Knicks basketball game. Neither has confirmed they are dating, but that belief has been heightened since … Read more