From afar, it looked like players were taking a group nap in Durham, England, at the Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka on Friday.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/world/bees-world-cricket-cup-trnd/index.html

The most anticipated match of this Women’s World Cup did not disappoint. In a colossal contest on a balmy summer night in Paris, the US prevailed over host France to move a step closer to successfully defending its title.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/football/usa-france-womens-world-cup-quarterfinals-spt-intl/index.html

The world is facing an exceptional challenge that demands a giant leap in innovation, writes Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/perspectives/carbon-emissions-clean-energy-innovation/index.html

Elizabeth Warren led the pack of debaters with an A grade for her solid responses to questions on jobs, health care and Big Pharma. Flunking the test were Beto O’Rourke, John Delaney and Tim Ryan, who left much to be desired in a presidential candidate, writes Todd Graham

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/opinions/democratic-debate-night-one-grades-opinion-graham/index.html

Amy Bass says teammate Ali Krieger’s defense of Megan Rapinoe got it right: Donald Trump reacted so strongly to Rapinoe because she is a woman he can’t control.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/opinions/megan-rapinoe-donald-trump-tweets-bass/index.html

Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced plans to close 200 stores in the United Kingdom, making it the latest retailer to take the knife to its portfolio.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/business/boots-store-closures-uk/index.html

Rescuers freed a humpback whale that got tangled in a shark net off the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/world/humpback-whale-rescue-trnd/index.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin set the tone for debate at the G20 meeting in Osaka during a sit-down interview with the Financial Times by making a provocative point: Western liberalism, he said, had run its course.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/europe/g20-putin-end-of-liberalism-intl/index.html

An inside look at the inspiration behind Kim Kardashian West’s decision to prepare for the California bar exam and practice law.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/entertainment/kim-kardashian-reading-the-law/index.html

As rags to riches stories go, it’s a spectacular one, and Masai Ujiri, the president of Toronto Raptors basketball team, can’t quite believe how far he has come from kicking a football in the streets of northern Nigeria to leading a Canadian team to a historic NBA championship win.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/sport/masai-ujiri-toronto-raptors-intl/index.html