Amedspor, a club that has become a symbol of Kurdish identity in Turkey, is second in the Super Lig after 10 matches in its first top-flight season. The article attributes its strong start to its coach, players, large home crowds and a more favorable political climate amid a peace process between the Turkish government and the PKK.
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Amedspor was formed in 1972 and spent much of its history in Turkey’s lower leagues.
The club adopted the name Amed, a Kurdish name for Diyarbakir, in 2014.
Amedspor faced fines, supporter bans and other hostility during years of conflict in Turkey’s southeast.
After successive promotions, Amedspor reached the Super Lig for the first time.
The team is second in the league after 10 games and could move to first with a win over league leaders Galatasaray.
Nigerian striker Gift Orban has scored nine goals in 10 games.
Amedspor have won all six of their home games, with crowds exceeding 30,000.
A Kurdish Studies Center study published in March 2026 found the club’s support among Kurdish adults in Turkey had quadrupled to four million over four years.
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England manager Thomas Tuchel left Chelsea forward Cole Palmer out of the squad for November’s Nations League matches, saying Palmer had missed too many chances to impress. Tuchel called up Josh King and Jobe Bellingham for the first time, while Bukayo Saka and several other players miss out through injury or other absences.
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England are scheduled to play Croatia at Wembley on 12 November and Spain in Madrid on 15 November.
Tuchel said he kept players from the previous camp because he was satisfied with their work together.
Fulham midfielder Josh King and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham received their first England call-ups.
Jobe Bellingham joins his brother Jude in the squad.
Bukayo Saka is absent with a quadriceps injury, which his club expects to keep him out for six weeks.
Alex Scott, Marcus Rashford and Tino Livramento are also absent with injuries.
Ben White and Djed Spence return to the squad, while Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa are fit and selected.
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Rory McIlroy shot a nine-under-par 63 in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship, moving to 11 under and taking the clubhouse lead while other contenders were still playing. He recovered from a two-shot penalty in the opening round and is pursuing another Race to Dubai title.
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McIlroy made 11 birdies in the round, the first time he has made that many in a DP World Tour round.
He received a two-shot penalty in the first round for pressing down on grass behind his ball before a chip shot.
The penalty left McIlroy at two under after the first round, eight shots behind Francesco Laporta.
McIlroy began Friday with a bogey, then made five consecutive birdies from the ninth through the 13th holes.
Eugenio Chacarra shot a second-round 71 and stood at three under; Patrick Reed also shot 71 and stood at one over.
The top 70 available players in the Race to Dubai standings are competing in Abu Dhabi, and the top 50 will advance to the season-ending event in Dubai.
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Australian coach Darren Cahill will leave Jannik Sinner’s coaching team at the end of the year. Cahill and Italian coach Simone Vagnozzi helped Sinner win five Grand Slam titles and reach the world number one spot; Magnus Norman will join the team next season.
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Cahill joined Sinner’s team in June 2022, when Sinner was just outside the world’s top 10.
Sinner has won five Grand Slam titles and spent 95 weeks as world number one with Cahill and Vagnozzi on his team.
Sinner has not played since winning Wimbledon for the second year in a row in July, due to injury.
Alexander Zverev recently overtook Sinner at the top of the rankings.
Sinner is expected to return at the Six Kings Slam tournament in Saudi Arabia next month.
Swedish coach Magnus Norman will join Sinner’s team next season.
Cahill is 61 years old.
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Newcastle United defender Amar Dedic was stopped by police after witnesses reported seeing him and a friend carrying a bow and arrows near a reservoir in Northumberland. Police seized the items and said they were understood to be for recreational use, with no threat to the public; enquiries are ongoing.
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Dedic and a friend were stopped in a car in the Darras Hall area after being spotted near Military Road in Harlow Hill.
Police searched the car and seized a bow and arrows.
Northumbria Police said there was no threat to the public and that the items were understood to be for recreational use.
The article says Dedic fully cooperated with police and had no ill intention.
Newcastle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie and former defender Paul Dummett reportedly arrived by chance and offered assistance.
Dedic joined Newcastle from Benfica in August for a reported fee of about £30 million.
Newcastle have not commented on the incident, and police enquiries are ongoing.
Dedic has been named in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s squad for Nations League matches against Sweden and Romania in November.
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Major League Rugby plans to play with five teams in 2027 and is considering expansion for 2028. The league has signed a letter of intent with the Buffalo Thunderbolts and is discussing possible teams with 17 other groups.
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MLR had 13 teams in 2022, but several teams left in 2025 and Anthem RC will not return in 2027.
The five teams expected to play in 2027 are Seattle Seawolves, Chicago Hounds, New England Free Jacks, Old Glory DC and California Legion.
Co-president Alex Magleby said MLR hopes six of the 17 groups will enter a formal bid process, with three teams selected for 2028.
The league aims to reach 12 teams by 2031, when the United States will host the men’s Rugby World Cup.
The Buffalo bid includes former Toronto Arrows executive Mark Winokur and local filmmaker and rugby fan Joe DiPasquale.
The Buffalo group is exploring a possible shared venue with Buffalo Pro Soccer, which does not yet have a stadium.
Canada has had no MLR team since the Toronto Arrows left in 2023.
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Brian Devine has received a two-year ban from cricket after a league investigation into an incident in which he appeared to trick an umpire into calling a catch. Saltburn CC’s second XI was relegated, fined and given a points deduction after the club accepted a misconduct charge.
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Footage of the incident in a North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League match went viral in July.
Devine was seen clicking his fingers as a Norton CC batter played a shot, leading the umpire to believe the batter had edged a catch.
Devine is banned from cricket under the England and Wales Cricket Board until the end of the 2028 season.
The ban bars Devine from playing, coaching, umpiring, scoring and managing junior teams.
Saltburn CC was fined £300 after an appeal against the club’s sanction.
Saltburn’s second XI was relegated to Division Three and will start the 2027 season with a 60-point deduction.
Previously relegated Middlesbrough CC will keep its place in Division Two.
Devine and Saltburn CC accepted misconduct charges after a disciplinary panel reviewed footage and gathered player interviews and written statements.
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Six young refugees are competing at Dakar 2026 as members of the first Refugee Youth Olympic Team. The athletes fled conflict and now live in Uganda and Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp.
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The team has six young athletes.
It is the first Refugee Youth Olympic Team.
The athletes are competing at the Dakar 2026 Games.
Team members now live in Uganda and Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp.
The athletes fled conflict before joining the team.
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A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry is examining whether collision-running and face-slapping competitions should be regulated as combat sports. Neurologist Rowena Mobbs warned that the impacts could cause fatal injuries and said she knew of no modification that would make the competitions safer.
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Mobbs told the inquiry that collision running and Power Slap can involve impacts similar to a “king-hit,” and that death is a distinct possibility.
Run Nation involves two players running toward each other and colliding; Power Slap has players take turns slapping one another across the face.
A 19-year-old died in New Zealand last year after a critical head injury in a tackling game believed to be inspired by the “run it straight” challenge.
A New South Wales Supreme Court judge ruled in September that Run Nation was a combat sport, upholding cancellation of a Sydney event that month.
Run Nation’s event was rescheduled for 28 November after the state Combat Sports Authority’s medical advisory board approved its permit.
Combat Sports Authority chair Darren Kane said regulation would require systems such as accredited staff, concussion training, doctors, and medical support.
Run Nation’s organisers say their events have on-field doctors and paramedics; Power Slap has not held an official event in Australia.
Mobbs said repeated impacts can contribute to brain disease and that stronger impacts may mean fewer hits are needed to trigger neurodegenerative disease later in life.
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Coventry have recovered from four opening defeats without scoring, winning three of their next five games and climbing out of the relegation zone. Manager Frank Lampard says the team is adapting to the Premier League, including by changing its tactics to suit opponents, and Coventry could rise to 11th with a win at Everton.
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Coventry lost their first four league games by an aggregate score of 10-0.
The team has won three of its past five games.
Lampard changed Coventry's formation to match Nottingham Forest's back three, and Coventry won that match 1-0.
Coventry beat Sunderland 3-1 after recording less possession and fewer passes than in an earlier defeat by Hull.
Coventry have the Premier League's lowest expected-goals total, at 8.34.
A win at Everton could lift Coventry to 11th and give them 12 points after 10 games.
Coventry are back in the Premier League for the first time in 25 years.
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Australia have appointed former batter Michael Hussey as a long-term batting consultant as they prepare for the 2027 Ashes and upcoming international tournaments. He will begin work with the team during its five-match T20 series against England, starting on 21 November.
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Hussey will support Australia in Test, T20 and one-day international cricket.
Australia's recent Test results include a 1-1 home series draw with Bangladesh and a 2-1 loss in South Africa.
Australia will play New Zealand at home and India away before facing England in the 2027 Ashes.
The five-match Ashes series is scheduled to run from 18 June to 2 August 2027.
Hussey will also work with Australia ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the 2028 T20 World Cup.
Hussey played 79 Tests for Australia, averaging 51.52 runs, and also represented the country in 185 ODIs and 38 T20s.
He is head coach of Welsh Fire in the men's Hundred and has worked with Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
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Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, ending a 23-year career with Portugal. He leaves the team with world records of 234 appearances and 146 goals, and helped Portugal win Euro 2016 and two Nations League titles.
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Ronaldo is 41 and plays for Saudi club Al-Nassr.
He served as Portugal captain.
Portugal won the Nations League in 2019 and 2025 during his international career.
Ronaldo’s announcement followed weeks of tension with head coach Jorge Jesus, after he left the Portugal squad in September.
Marseille beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in the Europa League, with Amine Gouiri scoring.
Monaco beat Nordsjaelland 2-0 in the Conference League, securing a third win in three matches.
Paris Basketball beat Anadolu Efes 95-90, led by Nadir Hifi’s 28 points and nine assists.
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Australia appointed Mike Hussey as a consultant coach for upcoming cricket events, including the 2027 Ashes series and Cricket World Cup. He will also assist the team in several shorter-term and international competitions as Australia addresses concerns about its batting.
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Hussey will consult with Australia ahead of the 2027 Ashes series against England and the 2027 Cricket World Cup.
He will help coach Australia during this month’s home T20 series against England and a four-Test series against New Zealand.
Hussey is also set to work with Australia at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the 2028 T20 World Cup.
Australia recently lost a Test series 2-1 in South Africa, a result cited as part of the team’s batting concerns.
Hussey said he was excited to take on a more formal role with the team in the coming years.
His coaching experience includes work with Australia and England, the Chennai Super Kings, and Welsh Fire.
Hussey played more than 300 matches for Australia across all formats.
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Kozo Tashima, a former Japan Football Association president, announced he will run against Gianni Infantino for the FIFA presidency in an election scheduled for March. He says his campaign aims to promote integrity and the development of world football.
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Tashima is 68 and would be the first person from Japan to run for FIFA president.
He began playing football after watching the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
He studied coaching at the German Sport University Cologne and later worked as a coach and football development official in Japan.
Tashima became Japan Football Association president in 2016 and served on the Asian Football Confederation executive committee and FIFA Council.
As JFA president, he dismissed Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic two months before the 2018 World Cup; Japan later reached the last 16 under replacement coach Akira Nishino.
Tashima stepped down as JFA chief in 2024 and was named honorary president.
The JFA supports Tashima’s FIFA presidential bid.
Tashima criticized FIFA’s decision to lift a ban on U.S. player Folarin Balogun and raised concerns about U.S. travel restrictions affecting Iran’s World Cup team.
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Wayne Rooney won pundit of the year at the Broadcast Sport Awards after working as a football broadcaster following his playing and managerial careers. He said broadcasting has been harder than he expected and that he seeks feedback to improve.
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Rooney received the award at a ceremony in London attended by 650 people from the sports television industry.
Rooney made his full-time pundit debut on Match of the Day in August 2025.
During the 2026 World Cup final, Rooney criticized the 27-minute half-time show, which featured Madonna, BTS, Shakira and Justin Bieber.
Rooney said he has sought advice from television executives and former players who work as pundits.
Rooney said criticism from viewers motivates him to improve.
Rooney played for England at three World Cups and won the Champions League, Europa League, five Premier League titles, the FA Cup and three League Cups.
Rooney managed Derby County, DC United, Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Baltimore Ravens 33-10 on Thursday night, extending Baltimore’s losing streak to four games. Trevor Lawrence threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, while first-time starter Joe Fagnano threw for 60 yards and had two interceptions.
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Jacksonville improved to 6-2 and holds a three-and-a-half-game lead in the AFC South.
Baltimore fell to 4-5 after its fourth consecutive loss.
Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley were injured, so rookie Joe Fagnano made his first career start.
Bhayshul Tuten scored on a one-yard run to cap Jacksonville’s opening drive.
Lawrence connected with Parker Washington for a 50-yard touchdown late in the first half, giving Jacksonville a 17-3 lead.
Baltimore lost a fumble on a kick return that set up Chris Rodriguez Jr.’s two-yard touchdown run.
Justice Hill scored on a 65-yard run, Baltimore’s first touchdown after halftime since Week 5.
Hill’s run ended Jacksonville’s 24-game streak without allowing a 75-yard rusher.
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No. 9 LSU defeated Texas Southern 131-22, setting a program record with a 109-point margin. LSU scored 40 unanswered points in the second quarter and held Texas Southern scoreless in the period.
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LSU improved to 2-0, while Texas Southern fell to 0-2.
Jada Williams scored 16 of her 18 points in the second quarter.
Freshman Anna Minaeva led LSU with 21 points, and six other LSU players also scored at least 10.
LSU led 65-13 at halftime.
Texas Southern shot 8-for-55 and committed 38 turnovers.
LSU scored 55 points off turnovers.
ESPN Insights reported the 109-point margin was the largest in NCAA women’s basketball history between Division I teams.
LSU honored former All-American Angel Reese, who helped the team win its first national championship in 2023.
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Celtic beat Besiktas 3-2 in the Europa League after substitutes Callum Osmand and Camilo Duran changed the game. Osmand equalized soon after coming on, and Duran scored twice after moving into the centre-forward role.
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Celtic were trailing 1-0 when manager Martin O’Neill brought on Osmand and Duran after an hour.
Osmand scored with his first touch, 43 seconds after entering the match.
Duran put Celtic ahead in the 77th minute after Osmand set him up.
Besiktas’ Orkun Kokcu equalized, but Duran scored again two minutes later to secure Celtic’s win.
It was Celtic’s first Europa League win of the season, according to the article.
Duran scored twice in about 30 minutes, while Kasper Hogh had no shots and one touch in the Besiktas penalty area during 77 minutes.
Hogh, signed from Bodo/Glimt for a reported £11 million, has failed to score in 16 of his 17 Celtic appearances.
Osmand’s goal was the first time a Celtic substitute had scored twice in a European match since Johannes Edvaldsson in 1977, excluding qualifying rounds.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to face the Baltimore Ravens in a Thursday Night Football matchup. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler previews Baltimore’s quarterback injuries and Trevor Lawrence’s strong start to the season.
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The matchup is between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens.
The game is scheduled for Thursday Night Football.
The article was published on November 5, 2026.
ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler previewed the matchup.
The preview discusses injuries to Baltimore’s quarterbacks.
The preview highlights Trevor Lawrence’s strong start to the season.
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Spanish footballer Jesus de Miguel was laid to rest two days after his death. The 30-year-old striker suffered cardiac arrest after an on-field collision during a second-division game.
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Jesus de Miguel was a Spanish footballer.
De Miguel was 30 years old.
He played as a striker.
He was laid to rest two days after his death.
He suffered cardiac arrest after an on-field collision.
The collision happened during a second-division game.
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