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Will Borthwick’s autumn England squad embrace Prem chaos or prioritise prudence?
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Will Borthwick’s autumn England squad embrace Prem chaos or prioritise prudence?

Scoring spree will be forgotten at the Rugby World Cup, and a return for Courtney Lawes may hint at coach’s thinking It says much about Steve Borthwick’s approach to England’s coming autumn campaign that he is due to name his training squad within minutes of the full-time whistle at Harlequins on Sunday. Borthwick will have his squad for only a couple of days after the Prem’s derby weekend before they return to their clubs for a domestic fixture.

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World and Olympic marathon champion Jepchirchir suspended after positive doping test
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World and Olympic marathon champion Jepchirchir suspended after positive doping test

AIU investigates after sample tested positive for EPO 33-year-old won Olympic marathon in 2021 In a fresh hammer blow for Kenyan athletics, world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on Friday. The highly-decorated 33-year-old Kenyan, who won Olympic gold in the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021, was suspended after an out-of-competition sample tested positive for banned blood booster EPO.

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Nigeria Wins Bid To Host ITTF Championship In 2028
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Nigeria Wins Bid To Host ITTF Championship In 2028

Nigeria has won the right to host the 2028 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Championships. Other hosts decided at the AGM include Libya (Cup), Algeria (Championships), Botswana (Youth) and Nigeria (Para) for 2027, while the hosts for the 2028 event include Nigeria (Championships), Rwanda (Youth) and Egypt (Para).

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Ballon d’Or 2026: Yamal charters private jet for London ceremony
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Ballon d’Or 2026: Yamal charters private jet for London ceremony

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has reportedly chartered a private jet to travel to London for Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony alongside his family and close friends. At the previous ceremony in Paris, Yamal finished second in the Ballon d’Or voting, with Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé taking home the award.

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Slegers and misfiring Arsenal badly need a result in WSL north London derby
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Slegers and misfiring Arsenal badly need a result in WSL north London derby

It says much about Arsenal’s predicament that the team who have conceded 12 in two games are not the side whose manager is under most pressure before a north London derby. Tottenham, four points above their neighbours before Saturday’s meeting, may have been humbled in consecutive Women’s Super League matches – but all eyes are on Renée Slegers.

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Kane edges out Yamal to win award 3 days ahead of Ballon d’Or ceremony
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Kane edges out Yamal to win award 3 days ahead of Ballon d’Or ceremony

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has beaten Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé to emerge as the best player of the 2025-2026 season in Spanish newspaper Marca’s annual Top 100 Players ranking, just few days to the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony. Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi occupied sixth position, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Fabián Ruiz, who came seventh.

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‘Keep this team for the future’ – Kassim Ocansey tells GFA
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‘Keep this team for the future’ – Kassim Ocansey tells GFA

Black Starlets head coach Kassim Ocansey has urged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to keep the current U17 squad together, stressing that consistency and continuity will be crucial to developing a strong foundation for the senior national teams. With the right investment and continuity, members of the current Black Starlets team could form an important part of Ghana’s future at the highest level.

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Rooney calls United squad ‘selfish babies’ after Fernandes criticism
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Rooney calls United squad ‘selfish babies’ after Fernandes criticism

Manchester United great Wayne Rooney has labelled the current squad “babies” and “selfish” after a humiliating Champions League capitulation and post-match criticism by Bruno Fernandes of manager Michael Carrick. Rooney, United’s all-time leading goalscorer, said he was in “shock” and “disbelief” at the Como display.

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Ghana wins LA 2028 Olympic boxing qualifier hosting rights
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Ghana wins LA 2028 Olympic boxing qualifier hosting rights

Ghana has secured hosting rights for the 2028 Olympic Boxing African Qualification Tournament, scheduled for August 2027.This follows a successful bid application by the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF). Paulo Ferreira, the World Boxing Director of Events, formally informed the Ghana Boxing Federation of the decision on Tuesday, October 21, 2026, of the decision.

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Wilcox wants Howe if Manchester United sack Carrick, European reaction and more: football news – live
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Wilcox wants Howe if Manchester United sack Carrick, European reaction and more: football news – live

⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend’s action ⚽ Premier League: weekend guide | Mail Tom In Spain, it’s the Clásico on Sunday at the Camp Nou, with leaders Barcelona having made the better start to the season, though Real Madrid – six points behind – have begun to hit their straps. This isn’t to say matches between Barcelona and Real Madrid no longer matter.

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GPL 2026/27: Hearts of Oak target league summit against Basake Holy Stars
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GPL 2026/27: Hearts of Oak target league summit against Basake Holy Stars

Hearts of Oak will aim to move to the top of the Ghana Premier League table when they host Basake Holy Stars at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium on Friday, October 23. Hearts will also be seeking their first home victory over Basake Holy Stars, having recorded one draw and one defeat in their previous two home meetings with the visitors.

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EPL: Man Utd’s Carrick on borrowed time, free-scoring Brighton face Liverpool
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EPL: Man Utd’s Carrick on borrowed time, free-scoring Brighton face Liverpool

At the other end of the table, Manchester City aim to extend their flawless start to the season at Aston Villa, despite doubts over the club’s future in the English top-flight. City face Villa Park demons Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca is the first manager to win his first seven Premier League games in charge of a new club.

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Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, can break another world age record on Friday
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Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, can break another world age record on Friday

England’s talent from Harrow can become the youngest female international master in chess history Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, who needed just a few rating points to qualify for an open international master title and to break Judit Polgar’s world age record, went very close to a draw against the former world title challenger GM Aleksandra Goryachkina in round one of this week’s European Club Cup, then outplayed her IM opponent in round three to take her rating to 2399.4 against the 2400 needed. Sivanandan has thus already joined the 10 youngest 2400-rated players of all time, who include the new…

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Chaotic state of football in Brazil epitomises a nation where greed has conquered glory
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Chaotic state of football in Brazil epitomises a nation where greed has conquered glory

The national game merely reflects the mood in a divided nation which is going to the polls with very little faith in the power of democracy Look, cards on the table: I don’t know for certain, and nor do you, whether Flávio Bolsonaro – the man widely tipped to become the next president of Brazil after Sunday night’s election – really did steal an island from Richarlison. Richarlison says Bolsonaro tried to buy it from him, and when he refused a lawyer named Willer Tomaz simply turned up and annexed it.

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