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Australia v England: women’s Rugby League World Cup – live
Updates as the Jillaroos and England meet at HBF Park Kick-off time in Perth is 5.05pm local/8.05pm AEDT/10.05am BST Any thoughts? Anna Davies Continue reading...
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Livestream: Newsfile discusses Obuasi SHTS abuse case, GH₵49m S.A. evacuation and World Cup visa scandal
Newsfile discusses Obuasi SHTS abuse case, GH₵49m S.A. evacuation and World Cup visa scandal. This morning on Newsfile, host Samson Lardy Anyenini and his panellists will discuss the sexual abuse scandal at Obuasi Senior High Technical School and the GH¢49.72 million spent on evacuating 1,964 Ghanaians from South Africa.
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Kenyan World Marathon Champion Peres Jepchirchir Suspended For Doping
In a fresh hammer blow for Kenyan athletics, world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Friday. Jepchirchir’s lauded career has also seen her as a former world record-holder in the half-marathon while she is a four-time World Marathon Major winner having captured the Sydney Marathon (2026), the London Marathon (2024), the Boston Marathon (2022) and the New York Marathon (2021).
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Live: Jillaroos to face England as World Cup demolitions continue
Australia's women's team is expected to continue a second round of lopsided scores as they take on England at the Rugby League World Cup.
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Mourinho must stop Barca machine as Clasico tensions resume
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will renew one of football’s most bitter rivalries on Sunday when he takes charge of his first Clasico since returning to the club, with La Liga leaders Barcelona awaiting him at Camp Nou. Mourinho managed to break Barca’s spell by guiding Real Madrid to the Spanish title in 2012, the crowning achievement of his reign from 2010-13.
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Stonebwoy donates GHS100,000 to Black Challenge ahead of Amputee World Cup
Ghanaian dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has donated GHS100,000 to the Ghana Amputee Football National Team, the Black Challenge, ahead of their participation in the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico. The Black Challenge have been drawn in Group D for the 2026 Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico, where they will compete against Angola, Iraq and Colombia.
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Aston Villa v Manchester City buildup, Premier League news, WSL, and more – matchday live
⚽ All the latest as we build up to Saturday’s games ⚽ Ten things to look out for | Fixtures | Mail David Good morning! This Premier League weekend is already up and running after a 1-1 draw between Ipswich and Nottingham Forest at Portman Road last night.
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Older, calmer, but still playing the hits: Mourinho and Madrid primed for clásico
Once Bobby Robson’s translator at the Camp Nou, Mourinho is tasked with bringing down Barcelona on Sunday José Mourinho has done the por que?, the printout and the press conference no-show, and he’s been here only three months. The coach who once declared “today, tomorrow and always, Barcelona in my heart,” and claimed he would only ever go to Real Madrid to destroy them, has been entrusted with attempting to bring about the destruction of Barcelona.
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England's Bodhana Sivanandan becomes International Master at age of 11, breaks 38-year-old record
At this week's European Women's Chess Club Cup, Sivanandan came close to drawing her opening-round match against Russian Grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina before defeating Belarusian International Master Olga Badelka in the third round
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Uyo remains home ground for Super Eagles for now
The Nigeria Football Federation is not ready to move the Super Eagles’ home games from Uyo to Lagos, with a senior official saying Lagos is under consideration but Uyo stays the venue for now. The comments followed the Super Eagles’ 3-0 loss to Guinea-Bissau in an AFCON 2027 qualifier.
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2026 Ballon D’Or: Too close to call
For the first time in its history, the brainchild of French journalists Gabriel Hanot and Jacques Ferran at France Football magazine, the event moves from Paris to the London Palladium in England. The 30-man shortlist is drawn up by France Football, L’Equipe, one previous juror and UEFA ambassadors Luis Figo, Fabio Capello for the men and Nadine Kessler for the women.
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Alex Iwobi: From Arsenal prodigy to Premier League mainstay
Fulham FC will today travel to the Midlands to take on Coventry City at the Coventry Arena, all eyes will be on Nigeria international, Alex Iwobi, whose lone strike against Hull City gave The Cottagers maximum points. From Arsenal Prodigy to Premier League Mainstay Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Iwobi moved to England at a young age and joined the academy of Arsenal F.C. at just six years old.
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Asian football makes U-turn, endorses Infantino re-election
The head of Asian football on Friday said the region supported Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as FIFA president, weeks after stinging criticism over his aborted World Cup selloff plan. The AFC in August had joined European body UEFA and CONCACAF, representing federations in North and Central America and the Caribbean, in condemning Infantino over his plan to open FIFA’s premium competitions such as the World Cup to private investors.
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Tasmanian football club coach charged with rape
A former Tasmania football club coach has been charged with three counts of rape, and the club's president has resigned.
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Former Port Adelaide AFL player Daniel Stewart dies at 37
Port Adelaide AFL club will pay tribute to former Power forward Daniel Stewart at the first home game of 2027 after his sudden death at the age of 37.
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Asian Football Confederation backs Gianni Infantino in U-turn on Fifa presidency
AFC president Sheikh Salman praises and hugs Infantino It had stood with Uefa and Concacaf against him The Asian Football Confederation has endorsed Gianni Infantino for another term as Fifa’s president in a turnaround in its stance from two months ago when it criticised the head of football’s world governing body for a breach of trust.
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Red Roses suffer back-to-back defeats for first time in a decade as Canada make statement
Canada 31-22 England England beaten in Ottawa for third loss in past 74 matches History-makers, era-enders, giant-slayers. Last Friday’s breaking of England’s unbeaten run was a statement 31-22 win for Canada but backing it up to deal the Red Roses their first consecutive loss in a decade sends a formidable message to the rest of world rugby.
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Collingwood not the 'standard of AFLW that we expect to see', former coach says
Former AFLW player and coach Lauren Arnell has criticised the standard of Collingwood, while emphasising the responsibility of coaches to "put on a show" to grow the game.
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Team Nigeria step up 2026 Youth Olympics prep
Team Nigeria’s young athletes have stepped up preparations in Abuja for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which will be held in Senegal.
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FIRO seeks youth dev with boxing championship
FIRO Boxing Promotion is seeking to develop Nigerian youths through its ‘Beyond The Ropes Championship’, with the organisers presenting boxing as a route to empowerment, employment and a career. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the promotion, Tijani Taofeek Adedamola, made the call at a press conference and face-off at New Garage, Gbagada, Lagos,
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FIFA approves normalisation committee for Nigeria
FIFA has moved to restore order in Nigerian football by approving the formation of a normalisation committee to take charge of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) until a new executive leadership is elected. In a statement issued through its Communications Department, the NFF said the Bureau of the FIFA Council had approved the establishment of the committee, whose members will be appointed jointly by FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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Enugu Rangers Crash Out Of CAF Champions League After Late Collapse To MC Alger
Nigerian champions Rangers International of Enugu crashed out of the CAF Champions League on Friday after losing 3-0 to Algeria’s MC Alger at the Ali La Pointe Stadium in Algiers. Enugu Rangers defender tries to stop MC Alger attacker in CAF Champions League game in Algiers on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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One-time minnows Tonga and Samoa now star World Cup attractions
Tonga and Samoa, once regarded as minnows of rugby league, are now top-drawer attractions at the Rugby League World Cup.
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Carrick ‘Confident’ He Can Turn Around Man Utd Slump
Manchester United manager Michael Carrick said on Friday he is “totally confident” he can arrest his side’s slump, as he refused to confirm whether Bruno Fernandes will remain as the club’s captain. Carrick labelled a 4-1 thrashing by Champions League debutants Como on Wednesday, which stretched United’s winless run to seven games, as “totally unacceptable”.