Minnesota remained the NFL’s only undefeated team after beating Indianapolis 16-10, while Seattle handed Kansas City its first loss, 20-3. San Francisco also lost for the first time, and several other teams earned notable wins in Week Seven.
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Minnesota improved to 6-0 with a 16-10 home win over Indianapolis.
Seattle beat Kansas City 20-3, limiting Kenneth Walker to 36 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 150 receiving yards and a touchdown for Seattle.
Atlanta beat San Francisco 29-20 after forcing four turnovers, including two interceptions by Brock Purdy.
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Las Vegas Raiders 35-21; Matthew Stafford became the first player to lead two teams in touchdown passes.
Miami beat the New York Jets 28-25, leaving the Los Angeles Chargers as the league’s only winless team.
Detroit beat Green Bay 20-17 on a field goal as time expired.
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Organisers have moved the January 2027 Dakar Rally out of Saudi Arabia, citing recent regional developments. They plan to announce a new location in the coming days and aim to return the race to Saudi Arabia in 2028.
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The Amaury Sport Organisation and Saudi Motorsport Company announced the move on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia has hosted the Dakar Rally since 2020.
Specialist race media have reported that Morocco or Spain may be considered as the new host.
The rally began as a race from Paris to Dakar and has been held in South America and Saudi Arabia in recent years.
Organisers said they hope the 2028 return will mark the rally’s 50th edition.
Other events affected include the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian World Rally Championship finale and the relocation of the WTA Finals to Indian Wells, California.
The article links the event changes to conflict in the region, including the US-Israel war on Iran and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
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BBC Sport asked football experts who should win the men's Ballon d'Or, which is due to be announced in London on 26 October. Several pundits predict Lamine Yamal will win, while some say Paris St-Germain's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia deserves the award for his performances in Europe.
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Bookmakers list Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane as close favourites.
The article says Yamal won La Liga with Barcelona and the World Cup with Spain.
It says Kane scored 73 goals for Bayern Munich and England.
Guillem Balague predicts Yamal will win, citing his performances, trophies and profile.
Julien Laurens and Rory Smith say Kvaratskhelia should win.
Stephen Warnock also names Kvaratskhelia as his personal pick, but predicts Yamal will win.
The article identifies Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe as other probable candidates.
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Prince William said making Kevin Sinfield a knight was an easy decision, praising his leadership and fundraising for motor neurone disease (MND) charities. Sinfield’s latest challenge was seven ultra marathons in seven days, continuing a campaign inspired by his friend and former rugby team-mate Rob Burrow, who died from MND in 2024.
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William told BBC Breakfast that Sinfield should have been knighted years ago.
Sinfield was made a knight bachelor by William at Windsor Castle in October 2026.
Sinfield completed seven ultra marathons in seven days to raise money for MND charities.
Burrow died from MND in 2024.
William and Catherine visited Wakefield last month and surprised Sinfield during the third marathon.
William said he wrote to Burrow’s wife, Lindsey, and their children after Burrow’s death.
William opened the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds in November 2025.
William also praised the late Scottish rugby union player Doddie Weir and Princess Anne for their support of the MND community.
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Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal are among the leading contenders for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded at a London ceremony on Monday. Kane is described as the favourite after a prolific season, but his team’s exits from the Champions League and World Cup leave the race uncertain.
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Kane scored 73 goals in 65 games for club and country last season.
Bayern Munich won the German league and cup with Kane, while England reached the World Cup semi-finals.
Yamal helped Spain win the World Cup but missed the end of Barcelona’s season with a hamstring injury.
Mbappé was the top scorer in La Liga, the Champions League and the World Cup, but won none of those competitions.
Mbappé scored 10 goals at the World Cup and became the tournament’s all-time leading scorer with 22.
Journalists from 100 leading FIFA-ranked nations each rank 10 players from a 30-person shortlist; the player with the most points wins.
Alexia Putellas is described as the frontrunner for the women’s award, which could be her third Ballon d’Or.
The 70th Ballon d’Or ceremony will be held in England for the first time.
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The article previews the 2026 Ballon d’Or, with Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane among the leading contenders ahead of the London ceremony. Avisia’s AI model favors Yamal, while bookmakers favor Kane; Mbappe leads several individual scoring records, and the article says team titles may affect the contenders’ chances.
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The award ceremony is scheduled for the London Palladium, less than 24 hours after the article was published.
Avisia’s model gives Yamal a 23 percent chance of winning, Kane 21 percent, and Mbappe and Rodri 19 percent each.
The article says bookmakers give Kane about a 70 percent chance of winning.
Messi is listed with an 18 percent chance of winning a record-extending ninth Ballon d’Or.
Mbappe scored 25 La Liga goals and 15 Champions League goals, according to the article.
The article says Mbappe won the World Cup Golden Boot and set the record with 12 World Cup goals, but won no major team trophy in 2025–26.
Kane scored 73 goals last season and won the Bundesliga with Bayern; England finished third at the 2026 World Cup.
Diego Simeone and Marco Materazzi backed Messi, Jude Bellingham backed Kane, Anthony Gordon backed Yamal, and Aurelien Tchouameni backed Mbappe.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 108-101 to improve to 3-0, but All-Star guard Jalen Williams left late in the game with a serious-looking leg injury. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and said he felt bad for Williams; the team said it expected an update on the injury Monday.
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Oklahoma City defeated Los Angeles 108-101 on Sunday night.
The win gave the Thunder a 3-0 record to start the season.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and became emotional while discussing Williams after the game.
Williams went down on a drive with 1:14 remaining and left the court on a stretcher.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said the team expected an injury update Monday.
Cason Wallace and Jaylin Williams also left the game in the first quarter and did not return.
The article says Jalen Williams missed 49 games last season because of injuries and helped the Thunder win the 2025 title.
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Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix and moved close to securing the Formula 1 world championship. He can clinch the title in Mexico City next weekend if he finishes ninth or better, with the required result depending on whether George Russell or Lewis Hamilton wins.
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff called Antonelli’s Austin drive his best performance so far.
Antonelli’s victory put him in a position to secure the championship at the next race in Mexico City.
Russell must win in Mexico for Antonelli to miss the title if Antonelli finishes ninth; if Hamilton wins, Antonelli must finish 10th or better to clinch it.
Russell finished eighth in Austin after receiving a five-second penalty, while Hamilton finished fourth.
Antonelli said his Austin performance was stronger in execution than his win at Monza, where he started 19th.
Mercedes introduced an upgraded car specification in Malaysia two races before Austin; Wolff said at the time that it had made the car slower by about 0.3 seconds per lap.
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Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice. The win ended Barcelona’s nine-game unbeaten domestic run and moved Real Madrid within three points of them in La Liga.
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José Mourinho returned to manage Real Madrid this summer, 13 years after his first stint at the club.
Mourinho has now gone six consecutive El Clásicos without defeat, with four wins and two draws.
He is the third Real Madrid manager to achieve that run, after Miguel Muñoz and Vicente del Bosque.
The result was Real Madrid’s second win in eight matches against Barcelona.
A Real Madrid defeat would have allowed Barcelona to take a nine-point lead, according to the article.
Mourinho said Real Madrid aimed to win La Liga, not just the match at Camp Nou.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said his team lacked freshness after a demanding few weeks.
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Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal is among the leading contenders for the 2026 Ballon d’Or after winning the 2026 World Cup with Spain and La Liga with Barcelona. He faces Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé in a close race and says he deserves the award; at 19, he could become its youngest winner.
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Yamal won the 2026 World Cup with Spain shortly after turning 19.
Barcelona won La Liga in 2025–26, with Yamal also part of its Spanish Super Cup-winning squad.
Yamal scored 22 goals and provided 15 assists in 38 La Liga appearances.
He scored one goal and provided one assist at the World Cup, where his campaign was affected by injury.
Bookmakers listed Yamal, Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé among the leading contenders.
Yamal finished second to Ousmane Dembélé in the 2025 Ballon d’Or race.
Yamal is seeking to become the youngest Ballon d’Or winner; no teenager has won the award in its 70-year history.
Yamal said he and Mbappé are the two best players in the world and that he deserves to win based on his trophies.
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A CBS News preview says Jon Wertheim will report on San Antonio Spurs player Victor Wembanyama on 60 Minutes next Sunday. Wembanyama is listed as a 7-foot-4-inch forward-center.
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The preview is titled “Coming up on 60 Minutes: Victor Wembanyama.”
Jon Wertheim will report the segment.
The segment is scheduled for next Sunday.
Wembanyama plays for the San Antonio Spurs.
The article describes him as a 7-foot-4-inch forward-center.
The preview notes that the NBA season has begun.
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Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou, with Kylian Mbappe scoring both goals. The win cut Madrid’s gap to La Liga leaders Barcelona to three points, while handing Barcelona their first domestic defeat of the season.
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Mbappe opened the scoring before half-time and scored again late in the match.
Raphinha equalised for Barcelona shortly after the hour mark.
Barcelona had won their first nine league games before the defeat.
Real Madrid remain third, behind Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona suffered their second consecutive defeat after losing to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
Madrid won their fifth consecutive game across all competitions.
Madrid played without suspended winger Vinicius Junior, and goalkeeper Andriy Lunin started in place of the ill Thibaut Courtois.
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Thousands of Americans traveled to Paris for an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints. The U.S. State Department advised them to stay cautious amid recent violence and rioting.
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Thousands of Americans came to Paris for the game.
The game featured the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints.
The State Department issued a caution advisory to visitors.
The advisory cited recent violence and rioting in Paris.
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Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix and leads Mercedes teammate George Russell by 123 points. He can secure the Formula 1 title at next weekend’s race in Mexico City if he avoids losing too many points to Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
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Antonelli, a 20-year-old Italian, won his ninth race of the 18-race season.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished second, and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished third.
Antonelli leads Russell by 123 points in the championship standings.
Antonelli will clinch the title in Mexico City if he loses no more than 23 points to Russell and 24 to Lewis Hamilton.
If Russell wins in Mexico City, ninth place would be enough for Antonelli to take the title.
If Hamilton wins, tenth place would be enough for Antonelli to become champion.
If neither Russell nor Hamilton wins, Antonelli will clinch the title regardless of his finishing position.
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Manchester United drew 1-1 with Manchester City after conceding an early-season slump, extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight matches. Under new head coach Eva Olid, the team has combined a familiar defensive structure with parts of her possession-focused approach and improved its results and attacking numbers.
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United began the Women's Super League season without a win in their first three matches.
They lost 5-0 to Chelsea during that opening run.
United drew 1-1 with Arsenal, a result that Olid said gave the team a foundation to build on.
United then won three successive league matches, scoring six goals and conceding two.
In matches against West Ham, Liverpool and Charlton Athletic, United recorded 529 passes ending in the final third, compared with 197 in their first three games.
United took 42 shots across those three matches, up from 10 in their first three.
The 1-1 draw with Manchester City ended City's 100% start to the league season and left United fourth after seven matches.
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Manchester United lost 3-0 at home to Bournemouth, extending their winless run to eight matches and increasing pressure on head coach Michael Carrick. The article says fan anger also targets the club’s owners and leadership, with questions over debt, spending and management decisions beyond the team’s results.
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United’s 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth was their eighth consecutive match without a win, their worst run since the 2015-16 season.
Carrick said he did not know whether he would remain in charge for United’s next match against Chelsea.
Fans booed the players as they left the pitch and sang anti-Glazer and anti-Sir Jim Ratcliffe chants early in the match.
The article reports that United’s debt has risen to more than £1.15 billion, based on the club’s latest accounts.
Football finance blogger Swiss Ramble estimates that interest costs have totalled £852 million, including £37 million in the latest financial year.
Ratcliffe became a minority shareholder in December 2023, but the article says his decisions have raised questions among supporters.
United spent more than £200 million on players after deciding to keep Erik ten Hag following the 2024 FA Cup final.
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A roundup of reported transfer and managerial interest says Eddie Howe would consider talks with Manchester United if the club parts ways with manager Michael Carrick. It also reports interest in several players, including Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite and Bayern Munich midfielder Lennart Karl.
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Sky Sports reports that former Newcastle manager Eddie Howe would be interested in speaking with Manchester United if it dismisses Michael Carrick.
Football Insider reports that Manchester United is targeting Everton and England defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 24.
The Telegraph reports that Sean Dyche is the leading candidate for Crystal Palace’s managerial job if the club sacks Pierre Sage.
Talksport reports that Thomas Frank, Vitor Pereira and Robbie Keane may also be considered by Crystal Palace.
Teamtalk reports that Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are monitoring Bayern Munich midfielder Lennart Karl, 18.
Teamtalk reports that Napoli and Barcelona are interested in Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall, 20.
Football Insider reports that Manchester United will not release 16-year-old academy forward JJ Gabriel from his registration before January, while Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain seek an agreement.
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The Atlanta Falcons beat the San Francisco 49ers 29-20, ending San Francisco’s unbeaten start, while the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the New Orleans Saints 16-10 in the NFL’s first regular-season game in France. Other winners included the Vikings, Dolphins, Giants and Bengals; the supplied article ends partway through the Bengals–Ravens report.
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Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes as Atlanta scored 13 points off four San Francisco turnovers.
The Vikings beat the Colts 16-10 to improve to 6-0; Harrison Smith sealed the win with an interception.
The Dolphins beat the Jets 28-25 for their first win of the season, with Malik Willis throwing two touchdown passes and running for another score.
The Steelers beat the Saints 16-10 in the NFL’s first regular-season game in France; Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass.
Devin Singletary scored a 30-yard touchdown run in overtime to give the Giants a 27-21 win over the Texans.
Joe Burrow threw four second-half touchdown passes as the Bengals beat the Ravens 35-13.
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Manchester United lost 3-0 to Bournemouth, extending a poor run that has left the club one point above the Premier League relegation zone and without a win in eight matches. Manager Michael Carrick and captain Bruno Fernandes are reportedly at odds after Fernandes criticized Carrick’s tactics, and Carrick left Fernandes on the bench against Bournemouth.
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The Bournemouth defeat was United’s sixth league loss of the season.
United’s opening seven league matches were its worst start since 1986.
Bruno Fernandes was an unused substitute against Bournemouth.
Fernandes criticized Carrick after United’s 4-1 Champions League defeat to Como.
Carrick became United’s full-time manager in the summer after serving as interim manager from January.
Fernandes won the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award last season.
United have gone eight matches in all competitions without a win.
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