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Octogenarian trains for first New York City Marathon

October 31, 2026 • CBS News

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Bronx native Mildred Baker is preparing to run the New York City Marathon for the first time at age 80. She discussed her fitness journey ahead of the race.

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Mildred Baker is 80 years old.
Baker is from the Bronx.
She plans to run the New York City Marathon for the first time.
A CBS News report featured Baker discussing her fitness journey ahead of the race.

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South Africa hammer Australia as Harmer takes career best bowling of 6-16

October 31, 2026 • Al Jazeera

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South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in the third Test at Newlands, winning the three-match series 2-1. Australia were dismissed for 111 while chasing 288, and captain Pat Cummins said the team would review its performance after two heavy defeats.

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Australia lost the second Test by an innings and 31 runs before losing the third by 176 runs.
Simon Harmer took match figures of 10-120 for South Africa.
South Africa moved ahead of Australia to become the top-ranked Test team.
Cummins said Australia needed to improve to regain the number one ranking.
Cummins said poor batting decisions and the difficulty of chasing on the fifth-day pitch hurt Australia's chances.
Cummins chose to bowl first after winning the toss at Newlands.
Australia's next series is at home against New Zealand.

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Everton striker's relief family not home during burglary

October 31, 2026 • BBC Top Stories

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Everton striker Thierno Barry said he was relieved his family was not at home when his Greater Manchester house was burgled on Thursday. Greater Manchester Police are investigating, and Barry said he would share less about his family’s life on social media to help protect them.

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The burglary took place while Barry was playing Everton in a Carabao Cup match against Newcastle United.
Barry’s partner and toddler were at the match when the burglary occurred.
Barry said he had shared details of his family’s life online and would avoid putting them at risk in the future.
Greater Manchester Police said officers were investigating a burglary report at an address in Bowdon, Trafford.
Police said no arrests had been made and enquiries were ongoing.
Everton beat Newcastle 3-1 to reach the Carabao Cup fifth round, with Barry scoring the winning goal.

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Chelsea beat Man United as Martinez sent off to pile pressure on Carrick

October 31, 2026 • Al Jazeera

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Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Morgan Rogers scored, and Cole Palmer converted a penalty after Lisandro Martínez was sent off; the result left United winless in nine games and one point above the relegation zone.

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Morgan Rogers put Chelsea ahead in the 50th minute.
Lisandro Martínez received two yellow cards and was sent off.
Chelsea were awarded a penalty after a VAR review of Martínez’s foul on Wesley Fofana.
Cole Palmer scored from the penalty, despite goalkeeper Senne Lammens getting a hand to the shot.
United had a goal ruled out for offside after Matheus Cunha turned in a header from Harry Maguire.
Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders denied Amad Diallo twice in the first half.
The loss left United winless in nine games and one point above the relegation zone.
United were due to host Roma in a Champions League match on Tuesday.

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A 3/10 that might be generous - player ratings for Chelsea v Man Utd

October 31, 2026 • BBC Top Stories

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Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 at Stamford Bridge after Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer scored in the second half. United played with 10 men after Lisandro Martinez was sent off for giving away the penalty Palmer converted.

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Rogers scored in the 50th minute to put Chelsea ahead.
Palmer scored from the penalty spot after Martinez conceded a penalty.
Martinez received a red card during the incident.
BBC Sport reporters rated Rogers and Chelsea forward Estevao Willian 8 out of 10.
Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders and United goalkeeper Senne Lammens each received a rating of 7.
The article says Rogers scored his sixth goal for Chelsea since joining from Aston Villa for a club-record £117 million.

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Carragher apologises to Villa for 'wrong' language

October 31, 2026 • BBC Top Stories

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Jamie Carragher apologised to Aston Villa, its owners and supporters for comments linking manager Unai Emery with a possible move to Manchester United. He said his remarks were intended as a joke but acknowledged that his language was clumsy and wrong.

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Aston Villa said on Friday that it would begin legal action over Carragher’s comments.
On the Stick to Football podcast, Carragher said Emery might want to manage a “giant” club again.
Carragher told Villa fans to “shut up” and said Aston Villa would never be Manchester United.
Villa’s statement was signed by chairman Nassef Sawiris.
Carragher apologised on social media on Saturday.
Carragher had previously said the remarks were meant as a joke and that he had praised Emery and Villa for years.
The article says Manchester United manager Michael Carrick’s position is uncertain after a poor start to the season.

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'Un-Australian' - Warner tears into former side after SA charge to win

October 31, 2026 • BBC Top Stories

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South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in the third Test in Cape Town to win the series and return to the top of the world rankings. Australia collapsed to 111 while chasing 288, with Simon Harmer taking six wickets and Kagiso Rabada striking twice in the first over.

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South Africa made 329 and 387, while Australia scored 429 and 111.
Simon Harmer took six wickets for 16 runs, the best figures of his career.
Kagiso Rabada took three wickets for 39 and reached 350 Test wickets faster than any other bowler.
Australia lost two wickets in Rabada’s first over of the final innings.
Josh Inglis was run out for four after a call from Cameron Green.
David Warner, who retired from Test cricket in January 2024, called Australia’s batting “terrible” and “un-Australian” on Fox Sports.
South Africa’s victory gave the team the series win and the top spot in the world rankings.
Australia’s upcoming Test schedule includes four home Tests against New Zealand starting in December and a five-Test tour of India.

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Pope meets Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams at the Vatican

October 31, 2026 • CBS News

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Pope Leo XIV met with the Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams and about 7,000 U.S. fans at the Vatican on Saturday, ahead of the universities’ season opener in Rome. He said sports can bring people together and urged players and fans to treat rivals as competitors, not enemies.

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The Vatican audience took place in the Paul VI Audience Hall on October 31, 2026.
About 7,000 people attended after a private Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Villanova and Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader in Rome on Sunday.
The season opener, called the Eternal City Tip-Off, will take place at the Palazzo dello Sport, an arena with 11,000 seats.
Leo graduated from Villanova in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.
Leo said sports can promote cooperation, solidarity and peace, and can help people connect despite distance created by technology.
Notre Dame president Robert Dowd said the event brought both teams and their fans together for a papal audience and season opener.
Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez celebrated the Mass for traveling fans in St. Peter’s Basilica.

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West Indies thrash Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test in Mirpur

October 31, 2026 • Al Jazeera

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West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first Test in Mirpur, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Brandon King scored an unbeaten 81 as West Indies chased 170 on the fourth day.

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Bangladesh were bowled out for 142 in their second innings.
West Indies reached the target in 35.1 overs.
Brandon King hit 10 fours and one six in his 115-ball innings.
Jomel Warrican took four wickets for 63 runs in Bangladesh's second innings and was named player of the match.
Roston Chase took five wickets for 36 runs in the second innings.
Nayeem Hasan scored 52, his maiden Test half-century, for Bangladesh.
John Campbell scored 49 before Shoriful Islam bowled him.
The second Test is scheduled to begin in Sylhet on November 5.

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Aston Villa to sue ex-Liverpool star Carragher over ‘unacceptable insults’

October 31, 2026 • Al Jazeera

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Aston Villa says it will take legal action against pundit Jamie Carragher over remarks he made about the club and its supporters on the Stick to Football podcast. Carragher said he was joking and praised Villa manager Unai Emery, while the club did not specify the legal basis for its planned action.

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Carragher told Villa supporters to “shut the [expletive] up” and said the club would never be Manchester United.
He described a hierarchy in football and discussed speculation that Emery could move to Manchester United.
Villa chairman Nassef Sawiris said the club would pursue legal action over what he called unacceptable insults.
Villa did not explain what legal basis it would use for the action.
Carragher said on social media that his remarks were a joke following criticism from Villa supporters.
Carragher said he regarded Emery as one of the Premier League’s best managers.
Reuters said Carragher and Villa had not immediately responded to requests for comment.

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UFC champion Islam Makhachev says his next fight will be ‘one of last’

October 31, 2026 • Al Jazeera

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UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev said his next fight could be one of the last of his career. He wants to face the winner of the planned interim title bout between Carlos Prates and Michael Morales, which is scheduled for January 30, 2027.

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Makhachev made the retirement comment in a post on X on Friday night.
Makhachev has a record of 29 wins and one loss, according to the article.
He defended his welterweight title in August by defeating Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision at UFC 330 in Philadelphia.
The win extended Makhachev's streak to 17 consecutive fights, surpassing Anderson Silva's UFC record of 16.
Makhachev said he wants to face the winner of the Prates-Morales bout to prove he is the best.
The Prates-Morales interim title fight is scheduled for January 30, 2027, at UFC 336 in Toronto.
UFC CEO Dana White said Makhachev chose to wait until after Ramadan to return to competition.

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Fallon Sherrock pulls off shock defeat of world darts No 1 Luke Littler in live TV battle

October 31, 2026 • Guardian World

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Fallon Sherrock beat world darts champion Luke Littler in Netflix’s live “Beat Luke Littler” event in Manchester, winning £501,000. She was the 15th challenger to face him, and the result came after Littler had defeated the earlier contestants.

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The event took place at Manchester Central and was hosted by Gary Lineker and Richard Osman.
Twenty amateur challengers were set to compete for £501,000 by trying to beat Littler in one leg.
Sherrock was eligible under Netflix’s rules because she had never held a PDC tour card.
Sherrock has played at the PDC World Darts Championship and won the Women’s World Matchplay in 2022.
Littler praised Sherrock after the loss, calling her “world class.”
The event competed for viewers with the BBC’s “Celebrity Traitors” finale.
Sources told the article that Netflix’s audience numbers stayed steady during the rival programme and appeared to rise after it ended.

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PSG secure 9th consecutive win thanks to Achraf Hakimi hat-trick

October 31, 2026 • France24

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PSG beat Le Havre in Ligue 1’s ninth-round opener to claim their ninth consecutive win and strengthen their hold on first place. Achraf Hakimi scored a hat-trick and assisted PSG’s other two goals.

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PSG defeated Le Havre at Stade Océane.
Achraf Hakimi scored the first hat-trick of his career.
Hakimi also provided two assists and contributed to all five PSG goals.
The win was PSG’s ninth in a row.
Le Havre remained at the bottom of the league table.
Lille beat Lens 1-0 in the Derby du Nord.
Olivier Giroud scored Lille’s winning goal in the 86th minute.

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Liverpool vs Arsenal: Premier League – Predictions, news, teams, lineups

October 31, 2026 • Al Jazeera

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Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday, November 1, in a Premier League match between title contenders. Arsenal are second with 21 points after eight matches, while Liverpool are fourth with 15 points and enter the game on a five-match winning streak.

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Kickoff is scheduled for 16:30 GMT at Anfield in Liverpool.
Arsenal have won seven of their eight league matches and lost once; they were eliminated from the League Cup by fourth-tier Fleetwood Town on penalties.
Liverpool have four league wins, three draws and one loss.
Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties midweek to reach the League Cup quarterfinals.
The teams have met 246 times, with Liverpool winning 95 matches, Arsenal 81 and 70 ending in draws.
Opta’s model gives Arsenal a 41.8 percent chance of winning, Liverpool a 32.7 percent chance and a draw a 25.5 percent chance.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his team was looking forward to the match and noted it had been 14 years since Arsenal last won at Anfield.

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Senegal hosts Africa’s first ever Youth Olympic Games

October 31, 2026 • France24

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The 2026 Youth Olympic Games opened in Dakar, Senegal, the first Olympic event held on African soil. About 2,700 athletes aged 14 to 17 are set to compete in 153 medal events across 25 sports through November 13.

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Events are taking place in Dakar, Diamniadio and the beach resort of Saly.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was scheduled to declare the games open at the Diamniadio stadium.
The games were originally planned for 2022 but were delayed four years by the coronavirus pandemic.
Baseball5, Wushu, coastal rowing beach sprint and beach wrestling are making their Youth Olympic debuts.
A six-athlete refugee team based in Kenya and Uganda is competing in track and field, judo and taekwondo.
The first Summer Youth Olympic Games took place in Singapore in 2010.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry is its first African and first female president.

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He was one of the NFL’s most feared runners. Now Larry Johnson fears what football did to his brain

October 31, 2026 • Guardian US

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Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson says he has little memory of much of his NFL career and fears that football affected his brain. He suspects he may have CTE, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head impacts, but the disease can only be confirmed after death.

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Johnson played seven NFL seasons and left professional football in 2011.
He says he can recall little of his career beyond about 2006 or 2007.
Johnson became a key player for the Chiefs after Priest Holmes suffered a season-ending neck injury in 2005.
Johnson rushed for 1,750 yards and 20 touchdowns in nine weeks during the 2005 season.
In 2006, Johnson ran for 1,789 yards on 416 carries, an NFL record for carries in a season.
A study of former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 found CTE in 74.5% of them.
Among nearly 400 donated brains examined in the study, 93.5% showed evidence of CTE.

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Hakimi’s hat-trick guides PSG to stunning 5-1 win at Le Havre in Ligue 1

October 31, 2026 • Al Jazeera

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Achraf Hakimi scored three goals and set up two more as Paris Saint-Germain beat Le Havre 5-1 in Ligue 1. PSG moved to 20 points after nine matches, two points ahead of Lille, while Le Havre remained bottom with two points.

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Le Havre took an early lead through Josh Maja.
Hakimi assisted Mika Godts for PSG’s equalizer and scored the go-ahead goal in the 28th minute.
Hakimi scored from a free kick in the 55th minute and completed his hat-trick in the 69th.
Hakimi helped create PSG’s fourth goal, scored by Senny Mayulu in the 62nd minute.
The win was PSG’s ninth consecutive victory in all competitions.
Lille beat Lens 1-0, with Olivier Giroud scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute.
Nice beat Rennes 5-2, with Elye Wahi scoring a hat-trick.
Le Havre suffered its fifth consecutive defeat and has two points.

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AC Milan v Inter and the tale of an iconic image

October 31, 2026 • BBC Top Stories

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A photograph of Inter defender Marco Materazzi resting his elbow on AC Milan’s Rui Costa became a lasting image of the teams’ rivalry. Reuters photographer Stefano Rellandini captured it during the 2005 Champions League quarter-final, a match abandoned after fans threw flares and other objects onto the pitch and injured Milan goalkeeper Dida.

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The image shows Materazzi leaning on Rui Costa’s shoulder as the players looked toward smoke and flares.
Photographer Stefano Rellandini said he noticed the moment and captured a single frame of it.
The second leg was abandoned after 73 minutes when objects and flares thrown from the stands reached the pitch.
A flare struck and injured Milan goalkeeper Dida.
Milan led 3-0 on aggregate when the match was abandoned, and UEFA later awarded the tie to Milan.
The article links the unrest to Inter supporters’ anger after Esteban Cambiasso’s goal was disallowed.
Milan had eliminated Inter from the competition two years earlier, in the 2003 semi-final.

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Canada’s in-form Leylah Fernandez reaches Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo

October 31, 2026 • Al Jazeera

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Leylah Fernandez defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5, 6-3 to reach the Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo. She will play Diana Shnaider or Mia Pohankova on Sunday as she seeks her seventh WTA Tour title.

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Fernandez is ranked No. 23 in the world.
She hit nine aces in the semifinal.
Fernandez won her first title of the season in Singapore last month and reached the Ningbo Open final last week.
Elena Rybakina beat Fernandez in the Ningbo final.
Fernandez reached the Tokyo semifinals after Rybakina withdrew with a neck injury.
Rakhimova, ranked No. 66, entered the main draw as a lucky loser after losing in qualifying.
Rakhimova was seeking her first WTA Tour final appearance.

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Shearer discusses scoring record, MOTD & a brush with Cardiff

October 31, 2026 • BBC Top Stories

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Alan Shearer says he expects someone to break his Premier League record of 260 goals, possibly Erling Haaland, who has scored 120. In an interview, Shearer also discussed leaving home at 15, returning to Newcastle United, and his career after retiring from football.

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Shearer scored 260 Premier League goals during 14 years in the league.
Haaland has scored 120 Premier League goals in just over four seasons, according to the article.
Harry Kane scored 213 Premier League goals before moving from Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich in 2023.
Shearer said he thinks the scoring record will eventually be broken.
Shearer moved from Newcastle to Southampton at age 15 to pursue his football career.
He won the Premier League title with Blackburn Rovers before joining Newcastle United in 1996.
Shearer spent 10 years at Newcastle and scored 206 goals in 405 appearances across all competitions.

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