Chelsea lost 1-0 to Sunderland, extending questions about Xabi Alonso’s frequent changes to the team’s formation and players. Alonso said Chelsea could have defended better after conceding a penalty, while his side created few clear chances.
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Chelsea have five wins, four losses and one draw in 10 Premier League games under Alonso.
Chelsea used a three-man midfield for the first time this season and again played without a recognised striker.
Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey won a penalty after Levi Colwill brought him down in the 36th minute.
Enzo Le Fée scored the only goal from the penalty spot.
A video assistant referee ruled that contact on Cole Palmer began outside the penalty area, so Chelsea did not get a penalty.
Colwill came off at half-time, and Moisés Caicedo filled in at centre-back.
Chelsea have made 24 changes to their starting lineup in the Premier League this season; only Tottenham have made more, with 28.
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Carlos Alcaraz beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 to win his first Paris Masters title. The win was his third title in two months and extended his winning streak to nine matches.
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Alcaraz defeated world number four Ben Shelton in the final on Sunday.
Alcaraz won the first-set tie-break 7-5.
He saved all six break points he faced in the opening set.
Alcaraz won five of the final six games to close out the match.
The title was Alcaraz's ninth ATP Masters 1000 crown.
Alcaraz has won seven of the nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.
He returned to competition after four months out with a wrist injury and reached the US Open quarter-finals in September.
Alcaraz is set to compete at the ATP Finals in Turin.
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England beat Australia 45-22 at Allianz Stadium, scoring seven tries in a strong performance for head coach Steve Borthwick’s team. England led 19-10 at halftime and will face New Zealand in a fortnight.
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England scored tries through Jamie George, Ollie Chessum, Joe Heyes, Jack van Poortvliet, Henry Pollock twice and Harry Spencer.
Fin Smith converted five of England’s seven tries.
Australia’s tries came from Max Jorgensen, Filipo Daugunu and Williams.
Australia prop Angus Bell received a yellow card for a hip-drop tackle on Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.
Feyi-Waboso left at halftime after making 113 metres from eight carries.
Questions about England’s 2026 form and a reported rift between players and coaches marked the build-up to the match.
England led Australia 19-10 at halftime.
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Reece Walsh scored three tries as Australia beat Samoa 44-12 in Sydney to reach the men’s Rugby League World Cup final. His scoring and a celebratory backflip drew attention, while errors under high balls gave Samoa chances; Australia will face New Zealand in the final next Sunday in Brisbane.
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Australia scored eight tries in its 44-12 semi-final win over Samoa.
Walsh scored three tries, his first international hat-trick, and has five tries in three tournament matches.
Walsh celebrated his first-half try with a backflip after fans asked him to do one for sick children.
Walsh dropped a high ball before Samoa’s Stephen Crichton scored in the second half.
Australia reached its 16th consecutive men’s Rugby League World Cup final.
Australia has scored 170 points in four matches at the tournament and has won 22 consecutive World Cup games.
Australia will play New Zealand in the final in Brisbane next Sunday.
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Australia beat Samoa 44-12 in Sydney to reach the men's Rugby League World Cup final. Reece Walsh scored three tries as Australia advanced to its 16th consecutive final and set up a match against New Zealand in Brisbane next Sunday.
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Australia scored eight tries in the semifinal.
Reece Walsh scored a hat-trick, his first for Australia in an international match.
Tom Dearden, Jacob Preston, Tom Trbojevic, Bradman Best and Bostock also scored tries for Australia.
Stephen Crichton and Izack Tago scored Samoa's tries.
Samoa led 2-0 after Crichton kicked an early penalty, but Australia soon took the lead.
Australia will face New Zealand in Brisbane in the final next Sunday, with kick-off scheduled for 08:35 GMT.
The match was a rematch of the previous World Cup final.
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Wales beat Japan 28-21 in their opening Nations Championship match, but their performance was uneven and left coach Steve Tandy and captain Dewi Lake wanting more. Louis Rees-Zammit stood out, while Wales now face New Zealand and Australia in their next two matches.
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Wales defeated Japan 28-21 at the Principality Stadium.
The win was Steve Tandy's fourth in 13 matches as Wales head coach.
Louis Rees-Zammit scored his first international try in eight matches and was named player of the match.
Rees-Zammit made five of Wales' 16 line breaks, gained 121 metres and beat 13 defenders.
Josh Adams scored two tries for Wales.
Wales had 40% of possession and territory and made 227 tackles, compared with Japan's 115.
Wales will host New Zealand next Saturday and Australia the following weekend.
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Usman Khawaja said the Australia team should share responsibility for the 2018 ball-tampering plot, but denied that he had “thrown anyone under the bus.” He said he was not speaking for other players, while several teammates and former coach Darren Lehmann have denied knowing about the plan to use sandpaper on the ball.
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Khawaja made the comments in his autobiography, Sabr, and an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald.
The scandal involved using sandpaper to alter the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018.
Captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were the players punished at the time.
Khawaja said responsibility should have extended across the team and its wider set-up.
Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon said in a 2021 statement that they did not know a foreign substance had been taken onto the field.
Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann said he did not think everyone knew about the plot.
Khawaja said he waited to discuss his account publicly because he was still playing for Australia and did not want to be the first to speak.
Cricket Australia said people have had ongoing opportunities to provide relevant information, but the governing body has not indicated that it plans to reopen its investigation.
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Australia beat World Cup debutants Fiji 30-14 to reach their fifth consecutive Women’s Rugby League World Cup final. Abbi Church scored four tries, and Australia will face New Zealand in Brisbane next Sunday as they pursue a fourth straight title.
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Australia trailed for the first time in the tournament after Fiji took an 8-0 lead.
Fiji captain Sereana Naitokatoka stole the ball near Australia’s try line before Luisa Yaranamua scored and converted.
Australia went into halftime level at 8-8 after tries by Abbi Church and Tamika Upton.
Church scored four tries in the match, including one from a kick late in the game.
Jaime Chapman also scored for Australia, and Jocelyn Kelleher kicked three goals.
Maria Paseka scored Fiji’s second try late in the match.
Australia will meet New Zealand in the final next Sunday in Brisbane.
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Mohamed Salah’s move to Trabzonspor has drawn intense attention in the Turkish city, boosted merchandise sales and attracted visitors from across the Arab world. He has scored 10 goals and provided five assists in all competitions, helping Trabzonspor stay three points behind Turkish Super Lig leaders Galatasaray.
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Salah joined Trabzonspor in August at age 34, according to the article.
Trabzonspor sold out both its home and away shirts after Salah wore them on arrival.
The club surpassed its previous year’s merchandise revenue within three months of Salah’s arrival.
New flights from Cairo, Dubai and Riyadh began after his arrival, and the article describes fans travelling from Cairo to attend a match.
A rock where Salah posed for a photo in the Trabzon highlands has been renamed Salahtasi and has become a tourist destination.
Salah has scored 10 goals and made five assists in all competitions for Trabzonspor.
Trabzonspor won seven of its first 10 league games and trailed Galatasaray by three points at the time of the report.
Trabzonspor has won the Turkish league seven times; Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas have won 61 titles combined.
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Thousands gathered at Tenerife’s stadium on Saturday to remember striker Jesus de Miguel, who died aged 30 after a collision with a goalkeeper during a match. Tenerife captain Enric Gallego and other speakers paid tribute during a 90-minute event, while football matches across Spain observed a minute of silence.
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De Miguel collided with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono on Monday and was taken to intensive care.
Tenerife confirmed De Miguel’s death on Tuesday morning after he suffered a cardiac arrest.
Thousands of mourners attended the tribute at Tenerife’s Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez.
A banner displayed De Miguel’s photograph and the words “Forever Demi,” his friends’ nickname for him.
Gallego said De Miguel would always remain part of the team.
Representatives from clubs in Spain’s top two divisions attended, including Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno.
The tribute included speeches, a video of De Miguel’s Tenerife debut, and a religious service.
Matches across Spain’s divisions observed a minute of silence in De Miguel’s honour.
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Cray Wanderers, founded in 1860 and the oldest London club still in existence, reached the FA Cup first round for the first time in their 166-year history. They beat Bedford Town 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw and will host League One side Stockport County on 8 November, in a match shown live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
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Cray Wanderers are playing in their 78th FA Cup campaign.
The club needed three replays across four qualifying rounds and played seven matches to reach the first round.
Goalkeeper JJ Briggs saved two penalties in the shootout against Bedford Town.
Striker Ade Yusuff scored Cray’s equalizer in extra time and has scored in all four qualifying rounds.
Teenager Jakob Lowe scored the decisive penalty in the 4-3 shootout win.
Cray are 18th in the Isthmian League Premier Division, the seventh tier of English football.
Cray will host Stockport County, who play in League One, on Sunday, 8 November.
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Notre Dame beat top-ranked Miami 31-24 after building a 21-point lead, improving to 8-1 and disrupting the college football playoff race. Miami rallied late, but officials ruled an apparent fourth-down touchdown catch incomplete, and Notre Dame ran out the clock.
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CJ Carr passed for 319 yards and three touchdowns for Notre Dame.
Micah Gilbert caught two touchdown passes, Jordan Faison caught one, and Nolan James Jr scored on a run.
Miami quarterback Darian Mensah threw three touchdown passes, including two to Cooper Barkate.
Notre Dame led 24-3 early in the third quarter; Miami later pulled within seven points twice.
Miami fell to 8-1 and lost its first game without injured wide receiver Malachi Toney.
Utah and UCLA were the only undefeated Football Bowl Subdivision teams, both at 9-0.
Notre Dame earned its first win over an AP No. 1 team in six years.
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Lionel Messi won his second straight MLS Golden Boot with 26 goals as Inter Miami drew 3-3 with Charlotte on the final day of the regular season. Nashville set a league record with 77 points, while Seattle and Real Salt Lake secured the final Western Conference playoff places.
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Messi became the first player to win consecutive MLS Golden Boot awards.
Dallas forward Petar Musa finished second in the scoring race with 22 goals.
Inter Miami led Charlotte 3-0 before Charlotte scored three times, including Rodolfo Aloko’s 90th-minute equalizer.
Nashville beat Cincinnati 2-0 and finished with 77 points, surpassing the previous single-season record of 74.
Nashville finished first in the Eastern Conference, with Miami second and New England third.
Seattle beat Los Angeles FC 2-1, and Real Salt Lake beat the LA Galaxy 2-1 to claim the final two Western Conference playoff spots.
Portland also secured a playoff place with a 2-0 win over Austin.
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The Egyptian Football Association has sacked national team coach Hossam Hassan after Egypt reached the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The article links the decision to public attention surrounding Hassan’s marital issues and concerns about the team’s image.
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The Egyptian Football Association sacked Hossam Hassan as national team coach.
Egypt reached the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The article describes Egypt’s run as historic.
Hassan’s marital issues had become public.
The article says the public attention raised concerns about the team’s image.
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Dense fog made it difficult for commentators and managers to follow much of the FA Cup first-round match between Altrincham and Notts County. Notts County came from behind to win on penalties after Callum Roberts equalized late and the match went to extra time.
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The match took place at Altrincham’s Moss Lane ground and was televised live on BBC Two.
BBC Sport commentator Steve Bower said he could barely see the action beyond the centre circle after about the 60th minute.
Altrincham, a National League team, led 2-1 against League One side Notts County.
Callum Roberts scored a late equalizer for Notts County, sending the match to extra time.
Notts County won the match on penalties.
Bower said the fog made it difficult to describe the game and assess tactics.
BBC Radio Nottingham commentators also struggled to see the ball, players and officials.
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Lando Norris took pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in rain-affected qualifying, saying the conditions helped him overcome McLaren’s pace deficit in dry weather. George Russell qualified second but will start seventh because of a five-place penalty, while light rain is forecast for Sunday’s race.
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Norris secured his third consecutive Sao Paulo Grand Prix pole.
Officials paused qualifying for nearly an hour and a half because conditions were considered too dangerous.
Russell said visibility was nearly zero on the straight and that his car aquaplaned at more than 200 km/h.
Russell will start seventh after receiving a five-place grid penalty.
Liam Lawson and Nico Hulkenberg qualified on the second row; Oliver Bearman qualified sixth.
Fernando Alonso and Alex Albon reached the top 10 for the first time in 2026.
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will start 20th and 21st after engine changes exceeded their annual allowances.
Charles Leclerc qualified fourth but received a 10-place penalty for engine usage.
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Willy Hutchinson beat Joshua Buatsi by unanimous decision in Manchester to win the WBC light-heavyweight title. The victory avenged Hutchinson’s 2024 loss to Buatsi and improved his professional record to 21 wins and two defeats.
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The judges scored the rematch 117-112, 115-113 and 115-113 for Hutchinson.
The fight was initially scheduled for the interim title but became a contest for the full title after David Benavidez vacated it to move to cruiserweight.
Hutchinson, 28, had lost to Buatsi by split decision in their first meeting in 2024.
Buatsi had knocked Hutchinson down twice in their first fight.
Hutchinson became the eighth British boxer to win a light-heavyweight world title and the first since Nathan Cleverly in 2017.
The upper tier at Manchester’s AO Arena was closed because ticket sales were modest.
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Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0, moving level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona before Barcelona’s match against Atletico Madrid. Federico Valverde and Arda Guler scored in the first half, and Kylian Mbappe added a goal in the second half as Madrid recorded its eighth straight win across all competitions.
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Valverde scored from outside the penalty area to give Madrid the lead.
Guler made it 2-0 after Jude Bellingham’s cross reached him.
Mbappe scored his 13th league goal of the campaign and his 17th goal in 16 matches across all competitions.
Mbappe has scored in each of his last seven appearances for Madrid.
Valencia defender Jose Gaya was sent off late in the match for a sliding foul on Mbappe.
Madrid played without Vinicius Junior, who was serving the final game of a four-match ban.
Barcelona was scheduled to visit Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
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France beat Fiji 54-17 in Lyon on Saturday to move back to the top of the northern hemisphere Nations Championship standings, two points ahead of Ireland. Fly-half Romain Ntamack left with a suspected dislocated shoulder, leaving France without both of its leading fly-halves for next week’s match against world champions South Africa.
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France scored eight tries, including a penalty try, in the 54-17 win.
Jean-Baptiste Gros, Sipili Falatea, Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, Kalvin Gourgues, Theo Attissogbe, Charles Ollivon and Antoine Dupont scored tries for France.
France led 26-3 at halftime; Fiji scored tries through Vinaya Habosi and Selestino Ravutaumada.
Ntamack injured his shoulder while reaching for the line before France’s third try.
Matthieu Jalibert was already injured, so France expects to face South Africa next week without either of its leading fly-halves.
France moved two points ahead of Ireland; England was scheduled to play Australia on Sunday.
Fiji suffered its fourth consecutive defeat in the inaugural Nations Championship.
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Ipswich Town opened a new Planet Blue club shop in the Buttermarket shopping centre in central Ipswich. The store complements the club’s existing shop at Portman Road and opened on the same day as the general release of the team’s black and gold third kit.
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The new Planet Blue shop is in the Buttermarket shopping centre.
The shop opened on Friday.
Ipswich Town captain Dara O’Shea cut the ribbon at the opening.
The club said the shop reflects its commitment to fans and Ipswich.
The new store complements the club shop at Portman Road stadium.
The store’s opening coincided with the general release of Ipswich Town’s black and gold third kit.
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