The 2026 World Series drew an estimated average of 11.82 million viewers, below the averages for the 2024 and 2025 series. The article links the lower audience to the smaller markets and payrolls of the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays, and compares baseball’s ratings with larger audiences for other sports.
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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in five games to win their first World Series title.
The series ran from October 23 to 28, according to the article.
The World Series averaged an estimated 11.82 million viewers across Fox; final Nielsen ratings were still pending.
Game 3 drew the series’ lowest audience, with 8.33 million viewers, while the deciding Game 5 drew 14.22 million.
The 2025 World Series averaged 15.49 million viewers, and the 2024 series averaged 15.1 million.
The article lists Milwaukee’s payroll at $146 million and Tampa Bay’s at $95 million, ranking them 19th and 28th in MLB, respectively.
The article reports that the 2026 NBA Finals averaged 20.58 million viewers and that the Super Bowl drew an estimated 125.6 million.
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Bangladesh finished the third day of the first Test in Mirpur at 79-6 in their second innings, leading West Indies by 106 runs. West Indies captain Roston Chase took three wickets as his side put Bangladesh under pressure after being bowled out for 245 in reply to Bangladesh’s first-innings 272.
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Chase took 3-25 in Bangladesh’s second innings.
Jomel Warrican took 2-19 in the second innings after claiming 5-53 in Bangladesh’s first innings.
Bangladesh were 79-6 at stumps, with Jaker Ali and Nayeem Hasan both batting on 18.
West Indies conceded a 27-run first-innings lead.
Nayeem Hasan took 4-33 as West Indies were dismissed for 245.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored 56 from 184 balls for West Indies.
Bangladesh’s Jaker Ali entered the match as a concussion substitute for Mominul Haque.
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Actor Colin Egglesfield, a three-time cancer survivor, plans to run the New York City Marathon on Sunday. He says he is running to advocate for a special cause, though the article text does not identify it.
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Colin Egglesfield is an actor.
Egglesfield has survived cancer three times.
He plans to run the New York City Marathon.
The marathon is scheduled for Sunday, according to the article.
Egglesfield plans to use the run to advocate for a special cause.
The article text does not name the cause.
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Everton left Jack Grealish out of its Carabao Cup squad against Newcastle after he missed training on Monday, describing the absence as a breach of club discipline. Grealish has spoken with club officials and must work to regain his place, while manager David Moyes says the incident is not being treated as a final chance.
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Grealish missed Everton training on Monday, according to the article.
Everton excluded Grealish from its squad for the Carabao Cup match against Newcastle.
Everton publicly described the reason for his omission as a breach of club discipline.
Grealish joined Everton on loan from Manchester City after his previous loan spell was cut short by a serious foot injury.
Everton beat Newcastle 3-1 and advanced to a quarter-final against League Two side Fleetwood Town.
Young winger Tyrique George played on the left flank against Newcastle.
Grealish held talks with Everton officials after the incident.
The article reports that Everton has had occasional time-keeping concerns about Grealish in the past.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Russia must be allowed to return to international ice hockey competitions covered by the ruling, overturning the IIHF’s exclusions for the 2026–27 season. CAS said the IIHF had not provided enough evidence to support its security concerns, but the ruling leaves practical questions about how Russia could be included, including at next year’s men’s world championship in Germany.
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The IIHF had excluded Russia from competitions after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
CAS overturned the IIHF’s decisions barring Russia from events in the 2026–27 season, including the men’s and women’s world championships.
CAS did not rule on whether Russia must compete without national symbols or on other organizational arrangements.
The IIHF said it would follow the ruling but maintained that its exclusions were needed to protect safety and competition integrity.
Germany’s ice hockey federation said Germany remains opposed to Russia’s participation in next year’s men’s world championship.
The championship draw is already complete, and including Russia could require changes to the teams or tournament format; Ukraine has qualified.
The first event where Russia could return is the men’s world junior championship, which begins December 26 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Canada.
The ruling did not mention Belarus, which the IIHF has also excluded from international events.
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Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals in Tokyo because of a neck injury, saying she could not play at full strength. The withdrawal came a day after she secured the year-end world number one ranking, and she said she planned to return for next month’s WTA Finals.
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Rybakina was scheduled to face Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the Tokyo quarterfinals.
She came onto the court to address the crowd and sign autographs after withdrawing.
Rybakina secured the year-end top ranking with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yulia Putintseva in her opening match in Tokyo.
She first became world number one last month after winning the US Open, replacing Aryna Sabalenka.
Rybakina won the Australian Open in January and has three Grand Slam titles.
She arrived in Tokyo after winning the Ningbo Open in China, where she beat Fernandez in the final.
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Australian Hyrox athlete Joanna Wietrzyk said she continued racing in Beijing after a foodborne bacterial infection caused her to lose control of her bowels because she was focused on finishing and winning. She later forfeited her victory and prize points, and said she has reflected on the decision as she prepares to race again in Hamburg.
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Wietrzyk, 24, became ill during a Hyrox event in Beijing last month after a bacterial infection linked to food poisoning.
She said she felt well before the race and first noticed symptoms about halfway through it.
Wietrzyk won the event but later forfeited her victory and prize points.
She said she regretted not considering the effects of continuing to race on other competitors.
Hyrox changed its rules to let organizers disqualify athletes when bodily fluids or waste affect an event’s integrity.
Hyrox co-founder Moritz Fürste said the organization had made a mistake by not intervening during the Beijing race.
Wietrzyk said she and her family received abuse and threats after images of the incident spread online.
Wietrzyk was due to compete in Hamburg as she returned to racing.
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Packers running back Josh Jacobs said his hands-behind-back touchdown celebration against the Carolina Panthers referenced the gospel song “Break Every Chain,” not his recent arrest. Jacobs returned to play last week after leaving the commissioner’s exempt list; the NFL investigation remains ongoing.
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Jacobs scored on a one-yard run during Green Bay’s 27-19 win over Carolina.
After the touchdown, Jacobs briefly placed his hands behind his back while celebrating with teammates.
Some viewers thought the gesture resembled being handcuffed.
Jacobs said the celebration was inspired by the gospel song “Break Every Chain.”
Jacobs said he and teammates had planned the celebration before his season debut.
Jacobs pleaded no contest last month to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges.
The charges stemmed from an alleged May altercation with his then-girlfriend.
The NFL removed Jacobs from the commissioner’s exempt list last week, but its investigation remains ongoing.
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England beat Papua New Guinea 34-12 but are likely to miss the Rugby League World Cup semi-finals after failing to make up enough of their points deficit to Samoa. England can advance only if Tonga beat Samoa by more than 46 points.
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England led Papua New Guinea 22-0 after 22 minutes.
Matty Ashton, AJ Brimson, Dominic Young, Harry Smith, Morgan Knowles and Mikey Lewis scored England’s tries.
Dudley Dotoi and Gairo Voro scored Papua New Guinea’s tries.
England made 21 errors and completed 57% of their sets.
England had beaten France 82-0 in their previous group game.
England’s bid to reach the semi-finals depended on winning their remaining group games by large margins after losing their opener to Tonga.
Tonga must beat Samoa by more than 46 points for England to reach the last four.
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The article previews the 2026–27 college basketball season, highlighting JuJu Watkins’s expected return to USC after a 19-month injury layoff and Tyran Stokes’s debut at Kansas. It also discusses conference changes, possible breakout teams and players, and the planned expansion of the men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments to 76 teams.
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JuJu Watkins is expected to return to USC after a 19-month injury layoff.
Tyran Stokes is set to make his debut at Kansas.
The article says the new Pac-12 will have nine teams, including Gonzaga and Texas State.
The NCAA plans to expand the men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments to 76 teams.
Writers identify Miami’s men’s team and Michigan’s women’s team as possible surprise contenders.
The article notes that Florida retained most of its core from its 2025 men’s championship team.
Randy Bennett moved to Arizona State after 25 seasons as Saint Mary’s head coach.
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Senegal is preparing to host the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, with competition due to begin within 24 hours of the report on October 30. The International Olympic Committee said it was upbeat, and venues were ready for the first Olympic event held on the African continent.
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The 2026 Youth Olympic Games will take place in Dakar, Senegal.
Competition was scheduled to begin within 24 hours of the report issued October 30, 2026.
The International Olympic Committee was upbeat about preparations.
Venues were ready to host the Games.
The event is the first Olympic event to be held on the African continent.
France 24 correspondent Aminatou Diallo reported from Senegal.
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James Anderson says he was shocked and saddened after Lancashire decided not to renew his contract. The 44-year-old has not decided whether to play for another county or end his career, but says he is beginning to feel excited about the future.
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Lancashire told Anderson it wanted to build a bowling attack for the future.
Anderson took 50 wickets in the County Championship last season and captained Lancashire.
Lancashire finished second bottom in Division Two of the County Championship.
Anderson said he had hoped to finish his career with Lancashire, the county he supported as a child.
He has taken 911 international wickets, an England record and a record for pace bowlers.
Anderson took 443 first-class wickets for Lancashire, along with 83 in List A cricket and 50 in T20s.
Other counties are understood to be interested in signing Anderson.
Anderson said he would not expect to join Lancashire rival Yorkshire.
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Alexander Zverev will become world No. 1 on November 2 after beating Tallon Griekspoor in Vienna. He will be the first German man to hold the top ranking since Boris Becker in 1991 and the 30th player to reach No. 1.
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Zverev defeated Griekspoor 6-4, 7-5 at the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna.
The 29-year-old German will replace Jannik Sinner at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, November 2.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 7-6 to reach the Vienna quarter-finals, where he will play Tommy Paul.
In Basel, Arthur Fils beat Alex Michelsen 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 and will next face Taylor Fritz.
Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Novak Djokovic 6-7, 7-5, 6-7 in Basel.
Paris Basketball beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 99-94 in the EuroLeague, with Nadir Hifi scoring 26 points.
Atlanta beat Golden State 80-69 to tie the WNBA Finals at 3-3; Gabby Williams scored 26 points, and Game 7 is scheduled for Saturday in San Francisco.
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The 2027 Dakar Rally will start in Portugal and continue in Morocco after organizers moved it out of Saudi Arabia over security concerns. The race is scheduled for January 9–23, pending approval from the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council.
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Portugal’s Algarve region will host the prologue and first stage.
Morocco will host 11 stages and a rest day in Agadir.
The route is planned to cover 7,824 kilometers, including 4,341 kilometers of special stages, from Loule-Faro to Marrakesh.
The race was originally scheduled for January 1–15.
Organizers called the move from Saudi Arabia exceptional and one-off.
The Dakar Rally is scheduled to return to Saudi Arabia for its 2028 edition.
The 2027 event will be the rally’s first in Africa since 2008.
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Joanne Navarra is marking 50 years as a lead volunteer at the start village of the New York City Marathon. She and her late husband, Victor, helped organize the race’s start, and she continues the work in his memory.
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The 2026 New York City Marathon is scheduled for Nov. 1, with nearly 60,000 runners expected.
The five-borough course began in 1976, when the marathon’s start moved from Central Park to Staten Island.
The 1976 race had 2,090 participants, who paid a $5 entry fee.
Navarra began volunteering after her husband wanted to run the race.
Race organizer Fred Lebow later asked the Navarras to run the start.
The couple helped recruit volunteers, organize runner corrals and direct runners to the starting line.
Victor Navarra, a New York City Fire Department lieutenant, died in 2007 from paranasal sinus cancer, which the article says was attributed to his Ground Zero volunteer work after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Joanne Navarra has continued leading start operations as a way to honor her husband.
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) reversed its plan to move the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to a four-year schedule. CAF’s executive committee unanimously decided the tournament will return to a two-year cycle, saying the change serves African football and its member associations.
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AFCON has traditionally been held every two years.
CAF announced its four-year-cycle plan last December.
CAF had proposed a Nations League as a biennial competition under the earlier plan.
CAF said the Nations League would take years to generate enough revenue to support African football.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe said earlier this month that the organization was considering restoring the two-year AFCON cycle.
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will cohost the 2027 AFCON.
CAF said later tournaments will take place in 2028, 2031 and 2033.
CAF said there will be no AFCON in 2030, maintaining its practice of avoiding tournaments in a World Cup year.
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The Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals, tying the series at three games apiece. The teams will play the league’s first Finals Game 7 on Saturday in San Francisco, with each seeking its first championship.
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Atlanta led for nearly the entire game and held Golden State to 26 points in the first half.
Allisha Gray scored 23 points and made five 3-pointers for Atlanta.
Rhyne Howard scored 21 points for the Dream.
Angel Reese recorded 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists.
Gabby Williams led Golden State with 26 points; Tiffany Hayes added 15.
The Valkyries made seven of 27 3-point attempts.
Game 7 is scheduled for Saturday night in San Francisco.
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Memphis beat Portland 124-103 to improve to 5-0, led by Cameron Boozer’s first career triple-double. New Orleans earned its first win of the season by defeating Sacramento, and Atlanta edged Cleveland 114-111 to end a three-game losing streak.
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Boozer recorded 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for Memphis.
Memphis outscored Portland 66-45 in the second half.
Deni Avdija led Portland with 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Ja Morant scored 14 points in 23 minutes before leaving with a left hamstring injury.
New Orleans beat Sacramento 132-120 for its first win of the season.
Jeremiah Fears had 22 points and a career-best 13 assists for New Orleans; Zion Williamson also scored 22.
Sacramento rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored a season-high 34 points.
Onyeka Okongwu scored a season-high 29 points as Atlanta beat Cleveland 114-111.
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Everton beat Newcastle United 3-1 to reach the League Cup quarterfinals, where they will travel to face fourth-tier Fleetwood Town. Fleetwood advanced after knocking Arsenal out on penalties, while the other quarterfinals include Crystal Palace versus Sunderland, Liverpool versus Bournemouth and Manchester City versus Bradford City.
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James Garner and Hayden Hackney scored for Everton in the first half.
Thierno Barry added Everton’s third after the break, and Dan Burn scored Newcastle’s late goal.
Everton left midfielder Jack Grealish out of the squad after an internal breach of club discipline.
Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal on penalties after their fourth-round match ended 1-1.
Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to advance.
Manchester City beat Brighton on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
The quarterfinals are scheduled for the week beginning December 14.
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Nairobi will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first African city to stage the competition. Kenya’s successful bid drew on its athletics record and experience hosting youth championships, while the selection renewed scrutiny of doping violations among Kenyan athletes.
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The World Athletics Championships began in 1983 in Helsinki, Finland.
Nairobi is set to become the first African city to host the championships.
Kenya won the 2029 hosting bid at a World Athletics Council meeting in Budapest on September 15.
London, Rome and Munich also submitted bids.
Nairobi’s bid cited renovations to Kasarani Stadium and Kenya’s experience hosting the 2017 World U18 and 2021 World U20 championships.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe described Nairobi’s proposal as compelling and emotional.
The article reports that 318 Kenyan athletes had been sanctioned for anti-doping rule violations since the Athletics Integrity Unit was established in 2017, with 136 still serving bans.
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