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Merciless Jillaroos destroy Wales at Rugby League World Cup, piling on all-time record score
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Merciless Jillaroos destroy Wales at Rugby League World Cup, piling on all-time record score

Pool A: Jillaroos 124-6 Wales Jaime Chapman scores six tries in record-breaking win The record-breaking Jillaroos have warmed up for the challenge of the World Cup semi-finals with a destruction of Wales that highlights the gulf between rugby league haves and have nots. The Jillaroos even went past the men’s tournament record – set by the Kangaroos in a 110–4 humbling of Russia in 2000 – even though the duration of the women’s game is 10 minutes fewer than the men’s.

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Australia v Wales: Women’s Rugby League World Cup – live
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Australia v Wales: Women’s Rugby League World Cup – live

Updates as the Jillaroos and Wales meet at CommBank Stadium Kick-off time in Sydney is 3.40pm local/4.40am GMT Any thoughts? Jessica Sergis, Jesse Southwell, Ellie Johnston, Quincy Dodd, Makenzie Weale, Kezie Apps, and Sariah Paki all come into the run-on side.

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Normalisation C’ttee: Recommended members fail FIFA integrity test
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Normalisation C’ttee: Recommended members fail FIFA integrity test

The Normalisation Committee to spearhead major reform in Nigerian football has yet to be announced because several of the committee members recommended did not scale the FIFA integrity test. The NFF announced in an official statement on October 22 that world football governing body FIFA have approved a Normalisation Committee to reorganise football in the country following the resignation of the NFF executive committee led by Ibrahim Gusau.

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Uncommon energy, by Patrick Omorodion
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Uncommon energy, by Patrick Omorodion

In the Turkish Super Lig, his compatriot, Gift Orban and Mohammed Salah had beaten him by two goals in the golden boot race with eight goals each but despite coming back from an injury spell, Osimhen scored a brace in the game against Fernebahce.. After drawing level with Orban and Salah, Osimhen would still not relent because he has his eyes on the tar- get of being named the top scorer in the league.

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Canelo Álvarez wins back world title as Houthi attacks cast shadow over Riyadh
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Canelo Álvarez wins back world title as Houthi attacks cast shadow over Riyadh

Mexican star wins unanimous decision over Mbilli Álvarez, 36, regains WBC title after Crawford defeat Read Bryan Armen Graham’s round-by-round report Mexico’s Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez reclaimed the WBC super-middleweight title with a unanimous-decision victory over the previously unbeaten Christian Mbilli in Riyadh on Saturday night. The fight went ahead at Kingdom Arena despite a week of heightened security concerns in the Saudi capital, where the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted missiles and drones launched by Iran-aligned Houthi forces.

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Barca hammer Alaves 6-1 to retain Liga top spot
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Barca hammer Alaves 6-1 to retain Liga top spot

Raphinha and Lamine Yamal struck twice each as Barcelona thrashed Alaves 6-1 on Saturday to reclaim their La Liga lead and get back on track after two damaging defeats. Teenage winger Yamal netted again midway through the second half and substitute Anthony Gordon chipped home Barca’s sixth, before Mariano Diaz pulled one back for Alaves.

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Zion Suzuki horror own goal haunts Aston Villa to hand Fulham a point
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Zion Suzuki horror own goal haunts Aston Villa to hand Fulham a point

Fulham helped cement Jamie Carragher’s argument that Aston Villa will never be Manchester United. Zion Suzuki’s own goal denied Unai Emery’s team a fifth win in six games after Nicolas Jackson’s eighth goal of the season had promised to lift a resurgent Villa back into the top third of the Premier League.

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Kane Misses Penalty After Ballon d’Or Feat As Bayern Held By Dortmund
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Kane Misses Penalty After Ballon d’Or Feat As Bayern Held By Dortmund

Fabio Silva’s 89th-minute goal earned Borussia Dortmund a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich after Harry Kane missed a penalty in a see-saw Bundesliga clash on Saturday. Bayern Munich’s English forward Harry Kane shows his Ballon d’Or trophy to the fans prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Bayern Munich and BVB Borussia Dortmund in Munich, southern Germany, on October 31, 2026.

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Kane misses penalty as Dortmund hold Bayern to 2-2 draw
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Kane misses penalty as Dortmund hold Bayern to 2-2 draw

Fabio Silva’s 89th-minute goal earned Borussia Dortmund a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich after Harry Kane missed a penalty in a see-saw Bundesliga clash on Saturday. Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy levelled shortly after, but Kane helped Bayern retake the lead when he set up a Dayot Upamecano goal.

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Kane misses penalty as Bayern held by Dortmund

Fabio Silva’s 89th-minute goal earned Borussia Dortmund a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich after Harry Kane missed a penalty in a see-saw Bundesliga clash on Saturday. Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy levelled things up shortly after, but Kane helped Bayern retake the lead when he set up a Dayot Upamecano goal.

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European football: Kane misses penalty as Dortmund share spoils in Der Klassiker
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European football: Kane misses penalty as Dortmund share spoils in Der Klassiker

Bayern Munich held to 2-2 draw after Silva equaliser Atlético Madrid go top of La Liga after win over Levante The Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane missed a penalty and hit the post for ⁠Bayern Munich as Borussia Dortmund snatched a last-gasp equaliser through Fabio Silva for a 2-2 draw ⁠in Der Klassiker on ⁠Saturday ​that kept the teams level on points at the top. London on Monday, was an unused substitute in the 6-1 German Cup second-round demolition of Magdeburg on Wednesday ⁠but returned to the starting lineup on Saturday, missing from the spot with Bayern 1-0 up.

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‘We need to get basics right’ – Vincent Sowah Odotei on Ghana Football
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‘We need to get basics right’ – Vincent Sowah Odotei on Ghana Football

Former Hearts of Oak CEO and current Interim Management Committee (IMC) Lead Administrator of Accra Hearts of Oak, Vincent Sowah Odotei, has expressed deep concern about the state of football in Ghana, blaming decades of poor leadership for its decline. Odotei also stressed the need for Ghana to address the fundamentals of the game, insisting that proper organisation and long-term planning are essential if the country hopes to compete with the leading football nations in North, East and Southern Africa.

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‘Ghana Premier League not entertaining’ – Odotei on low patronage
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‘Ghana Premier League not entertaining’ – Odotei on low patronage

Interim Management Committee (IMC) Lead Administrator of Accra Hearts of Oak, Vincent Sowah Odotei, has criticised the quality of entertainment offered by the Ghana Premier League, blaming it for the league’s poor attendance. Odotei cited former Hearts of Oak players Shamo Quaye and Ablade Kumah as examples of footballers who attracted supporters from their communities to the stadium.

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Spurs see off Crystal Palace after Mateta’s early red to pile pressure on Sage
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Spurs see off Crystal Palace after Mateta’s early red to pile pressure on Sage

Just when the Crystal Palace manager needed a positive result, Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early red card condemned his side to a third straight defeat in the league, leaving their manager’s position hanging by a thread. Goals from Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke ensured that Tottenham recorded a third successive victory for the first time in 616 days as they moved into the top half of the table.

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