Marco Bezzecchi won the Qatar Grand Prix, delaying Marc Marquez’s chance to clinch his eighth MotoGP title. Marquez can secure the championship at the Portimao sprint in two weeks if he finishes at least two points ahead of Jorge Martin.
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Bezzecchi started from pole and claimed his sixth Grand Prix win of the season.
Marquez finished behind Bezzecchi after winning Saturday’s sprint race.
Bezzecchi’s win reduced his points gap to Marquez to 74, matching the points still available in the season.
Martin returned to racing after breaking his right wrist and remained 60 points behind Marquez, with two race weekends left.
Marquez needed Martin to score no points in Qatar to clinch the title there, but Martin stayed in contention.
Marquez could earn a record-equalling eighth premier-class title at the Portimao sprint if he finishes two points ahead of Martin.
The Qatar Grand Prix marked major motorsport’s return to the region after a delay linked to the war on Iran.
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Lucy Bronze was named to the Fifpro Women’s World 11 for a record ninth time. Five England players made the team, which was chosen by professional players from 64 countries.
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Bronze plays for Chelsea and represents England.
The other England selections are Alex Greenwood, Alessia Russo, Ella Toone and Hannah Hampton.
Spain defender Irene Paredes returned to the team for the first time since 2017.
Zambia striker Barbra Banda was selected for the third time and plays for Orlando Pride.
A total of 6,511 female players from 64 countries voted for the team.
Players voted on performances from 4 August 2025 to 16 August 2026; candidates needed at least 20 appearances.
The team includes one goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and three forwards, plus the next-highest-voted outfield player.
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The article examines sports apps and women’s gambling. It says that, if current trends continue, women could gamble as much as men, while noting that equal gambling rates do not necessarily mean progress.
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The article focuses on sports apps and women.
The headline describes sports apps as having hooked a generation of women.
The article discusses women’s gambling.
It says women could gamble as much as men if current trends continue.
The article says equal gambling rates would not, by themselves, represent progress.
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British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali won the vacant WBO and IBF junior featherweight titles with a 10-round split decision over Mikiah Kreps in Arlington, Texas. Kreps landed more punches, and two judges scored the bout for Ali while the third favored Kreps, prompting criticism of the result.
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Ali, 36, won her first world titles on her second attempt at a world championship.
Ali scored a knockdown in the third round when Kreps touched the canvas with her glove after a right hook.
The judges scored the fight 97-92 and 96-93 for Ali, and 98-91 for Kreps.
CompuBox statistics recorded 115 punches landed by Kreps and 78 by Ali.
Kreps landed more punches in eight of the 10 rounds, according to CompuBox.
The Guardian's scorecard favored Kreps 97-92.
Ali previously lost a unanimous decision to Yamileth Mercado in a 2022 WBC junior featherweight title fight.
Promoter Lou DiBella called for an investigation into the scoring.
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Lando Norris won the wet São Paulo Grand Prix from pole position, with Max Verstappen second and Isack Hadjar third. Mercedes clinched its ninth Formula One constructors’ championship, its first since 2021, after Ferrari failed to keep the title fight open.
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Norris took his 14th career win and 50th podium.
Verstappen finished 14.602 seconds behind Norris after starting 21st because of engine penalties.
Hadjar finished third, ahead of Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.
Antonelli recorded the fastest lap.
Mercedes needed to score three more points than Ferrari to secure the constructors’ title.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished eighth after a post-race penalty, and Lewis Hamilton finished ninth in his 400th race.
Oscar Piastri finished sixth, Liam Lawson seventh, and Nico Hulkenberg took the final point for Audi.
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Kyle Larson won his third NASCAR Cup Series championship in six years at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He secured the title during the season finale after building a large points lead, while Ryan Blaney won the race.
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Larson became the 11th driver to win three Cup Series titles.
He clinched the championship after earning points in the race’s opening stage and title contender Christopher Bell failed to win that stage.
Larson entered the finale with a 67-point lead over Bell and needed nine points to secure the title.
Larson finished 12th after cutting a tire while trying to win the race following his title clinch.
Ryan Blaney passed Tyler Reddick with just over a lap remaining to win the season finale.
Reddick finished second, followed by William Byron, Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin.
Larson won three of the previous nine playoff races and finished in the top 10 in eight of them.
The championship was Larson’s third with Hendrick Motorsports; team owner Rick Hendrick said it was the organization’s 16th Cup championship.
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French sailor Tom Laperche won the Route du Rhum, a transatlantic yacht race, on his first attempt. He set a new record, finishing in Guadeloupe about six hours faster than the previous record, set in 2022.
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Tom Laperche is a 29-year-old French sailor.
Laperche crossed the finish line in Guadeloupe.
He won the Route du Rhum on his first attempt.
His time set a new record for the race.
He beat the 2022 record by about six hours.
The race began on November 1, 2026.
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The article reviews controversial VAR decisions from a Premier League weekend and says the season had recorded two VAR errors after eight rounds, compared with six at the same point last season. It highlights decisions in Manchester United’s draw with Aston Villa, Arsenal’s win over Hull, Leeds’ win over Tottenham and Everton’s match against Coventry, while noting that some outcomes remain uncertain pending review by the Key Match Incidents Panel.
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The Key Match Incidents Panel had reported two VAR errors after eight rounds of this season’s Premier League.
The panel had reported six errors at the same point last season.
Manchester United’s penalty against Aston Villa was awarded after Boubacar Kamara made first contact with Matheus Cunha’s foot, according to the article.
The article says VAR was unlikely to have made an error by allowing Patrick Dorgu’s late equaliser, despite a possible foul by Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
Arsenal’s Kai Havertz was fouled by Nobel Mendy in the area, but the penalty was not awarded because of an offside decision; the article says the penalty should have stood under the rules.
Leeds defender Jayden Bogle fouled Tottenham’s Mathys Tel, but VAR did not recommend a red card review; the article says the incident had divided opinion.
The article says Coventry player Caleb Yirenkyi appeared to have his hair pulled by Everton’s James Tarkowski, but no penalty was awarded.
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Senegal won two beach-wrestling gold medals at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games. Elisabeth Diatta took gold in the women’s under-55 kg category, earning the host nation’s first gold of the Games, and Maguette Diop won the under-80 kg event.
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Elisabeth Diatta won gold in the women’s under-55 kg beach-wrestling category.
Diatta’s victory was Senegal’s first gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games.
Maguette Diop won gold in the under-80 kg beach-wrestling category.
Both gold medals came at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal.
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Fermin Lopez scored both goals as Barcelona came from behind to beat Atletico Madrid 2-1. The win put Barcelona three points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid and five ahead of third-placed Atletico after 12 games.
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Giuliano Simeone gave Atletico Madrid the lead in the 10th minute.
Lopez equalized for Barcelona shortly before halftime.
Lamine Yamal assisted Lopez’s 66th-minute winner.
Barcelona earned a fifth straight away league win at Atletico Madrid.
Lopez said Barcelona gained confidence after equalizing.
Barcelona went into the break as La Liga leaders.
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Chelsea warned staff that Fantasy Premier League team changes could reveal confidential information about player injuries and availability. The reminder followed claims that staff and others removed Joao Pedro from their fantasy teams before Chelsea announced his injury.
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Joao Pedro missed Chelsea’s 2-0 home defeat by Tottenham because of a quad injury.
Several Fantasy Premier League commentators said they saw evidence that Chelsea staff and forward Morgan Rogers had removed Pedro from their teams before the match.
Chelsea sent staff an email warning them about the risks of revealing team news through public fantasy games.
Chelsea views the incident as isolated and does not plan further restrictions, according to the report.
Chelsea has had other team-news leaks, including reports about players missing matches and leaked lineups during its Champions League tie with Paris St-Germain.
The Premier League has no specific guidance for clubs on staff participation in Fantasy Premier League.
More than 11 million people are said to play Fantasy Premier League.
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Dan Burn has joined England’s squad for this week’s Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain after Marc Guehi withdrew with a hip injury. Guehi was substituted at half-time during Manchester City’s loss to Nottingham Forest and has since been ruled out.
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England will play Croatia at Wembley on Thursday and Spain in Madrid on Saturday.
Guehi requested to come off at half-time in Manchester City’s match against Nottingham Forest.
Guehi had a scan to assess an ongoing hip problem before being ruled out.
Guehi started all but one of England’s matches at the 2026 World Cup.
Guehi also started all four of England’s Nations League matches in September and October.
Burn has 11 England caps and was part of the squad at the 2026 World Cup.
Burn made two substitute appearances at the World Cup and has not played for England since.
Burn missed England’s previous international break with an ankle injury.
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The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 in Madrid, earning their fourth straight win. Joe Burrow threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another, while Ja’Marr Chase caught 10 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown.
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The Bengals improved to 6-2, while the Falcons fell to 3-6.
Cincinnati scored at least 30 points for the fourth straight game, its first such streak since 1997.
Burrow completed 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards.
Chase had eight catches for 142 yards in the first half and finished with 10 catches for 155 yards.
Tee Higgins caught two touchdown passes.
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr completed 20 of 31 passes for 162 yards, with one touchdown and one interception.
Bijan Robinson ran for 100 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes for 47 yards.
A crowd of 78,660 watched the game at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
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Al Jazeera reporter Nic Haque tried Baseball5 at the 2026 Youth Olympics in Senegal. Team France athletes showed him how to play as he sampled different sports at the event, the first Olympic event held in Africa.
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Al Jazeera’s Nic Haque tried Baseball5.
Team France athletes helped Haque learn the game.
Haque tried different sports at the 2026 Youth Olympics.
The Youth Olympics took place in Senegal.
The event was the first Olympic event held in Africa.
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The United States beat Germany 5-0 in a Group A game at the women’s ice hockey world championship. Emma Peschel scored on her international debut, and the Americans recorded their second straight shutout.
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Emma Peschel scored from the point in the first period to give the United States a 2-0 lead.
Casey O’Brien opened the scoring and added an assist.
Alex Carpenter, Abbey Murphy and Joy Dunne also scored for the United States.
Goalie Gwyneth Philips stopped all 13 shots she faced.
The United States has outscored its opponents 12-0 across its first two games.
Hilary Knight extended her world championship records to 54 assists and 122 points.
Sweden beat Finland 4-1 in Group B after losing its opening game to Canada 5-1.
The United States was scheduled to play Austria on Monday in Esbjerg.
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Manchester United came back from two goals down to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa, scoring twice in stoppage time. United remained 18th in the Premier League with eight points from 10 games, while Chelsea lost 1-0 at Sunderland and Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1.
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Aston Villa scored twice in the opening four minutes at Old Trafford.
Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty and Youri Tielemans equalised for United before halftime.
John McGinn scored a penalty and Leon Goretzka put Villa 4-2 ahead in the second half.
Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scored United’s two stoppage-time goals.
Manchester United had eight points from 10 league games and sat 18th, in the relegation zone.
Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0, with Enzo Le Fee scoring from the penalty spot.
Liverpool ended a two-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace.
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England named Brydon Carse in its Lions squad ahead of the Test tour of South Africa, making him a possible cover for Josh Tongue, who will miss the series opener for the birth of his child. England also left Shoaib Bashir out of its 15-player Test squad and selected Liam Patterson-White for the first time.
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The three-Test series begins in Johannesburg on 17 December.
Carse has not played for England since the fifth Ashes Test in January.
Police ended their investigation into a potential assault involving Carse, but the Cricket Regulator has charged him and has not yet issued a verdict.
England selector Marcus North said the Lions squad was the right setting for Carse to return to the England environment.
Tongue will miss the opener to attend the birth of his second child; his availability later in the tour depends on his toe injury.
Uncapped Nottinghamshire spinner Liam Patterson-White replaces Bashir in the Test squad.
Jacob Bethell returns to the Test team after recovering from a knee injury.
Stephen Fleming will lead England as head coach on the South Africa tour, his first in the role.
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Cincinnati beat Atlanta 31–17 in the NFL’s Week Nine game in Madrid, sealing the result with an interception late in the fourth quarter. The Bengals’ Joe Burrow threw for three touchdowns, while seven other games were scheduled to start later that day, including the Jets against the Chiefs and the Rams against Washington.
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Cincinnati led Atlanta 31–17 late in the fourth quarter at Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium.
Bengals linebacker Barrett Carter intercepted Falcons quarterback Michael Penix to end Atlanta’s comeback attempt.
Joe Burrow completed 23 of 28 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
Ja’Marr Chase caught nine passes for 144 yards and one touchdown.
The Chiefs entered their game against the Jets on a two-game losing streak.
The Rams were set to face Washington, with Myles Garrett returning on defense.
The Cowboys were without wide receiver George Pickens and cornerback Joey Porter Jr.
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Kozo Tashima, honorary president of the Japan Football Association, has announced plans to challenge Gianni Infantino in FIFA’s presidential election in March. Tashima said he estimates his current chance of winning at 20 to 30 percent and wants to change FIFA’s governance.
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Tashima is the first Japanese candidate to seek FIFA’s presidency.
He has served on the FIFA Council since 2015 and led the Japan Football Association from 2016 until 2024.
Candidates must submit nominations by November 18 and need support from at least five national associations to run.
Tashima said officials from eight countries had contacted him, but he had not received formal endorsements.
He said he aims to secure support from at least six associations.
Infantino is seeking a fourth term as FIFA president.
Infantino faced scrutiny in July over an unsuccessful effort to bring private investors into a new FIFA commercial entity.
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Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker says he wants to stay at the club beyond this season. He says his agent is discussing a new deal with Liverpool, while he focuses on helping the team improve its consistency and compete for titles.
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Alisson joined Liverpool from Roma in 2018 for a reported £66.8 million.
The 34-year-old has made 347 appearances for Liverpool.
Alisson said he is happy at Liverpool and that his family is happy there.
Alisson said he has not spoken directly with the club about a new contract, but his agent is in talks with Liverpool.
He considered a move to Juventus earlier this year but decided to stay at Anfield.
Alisson played every minute of Liverpool's Premier League and Champions League matches so far this season.
Liverpool have kept four clean sheets in 10 Premier League games and conceded 10 goals in four Champions League matches.
Alisson said Liverpool need greater consistency to challenge for silverware.
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