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Captain Ed Barnard led Warwickshire to their ninth County Championship title [PA Media]
Behind every great team there is generally a great leader and Warwickshire’s County Championship winning captain Ed Barnard is the latest to fit that particular bill.
To take over as skipper just a fortnight before the start of a new season, then lead your team to the Championship is the stuff of dreams.
For Barney’s Bears to do it in the manner they did, winning their final four games, three of them by an innings, makes the 2026 title race take on even more legendary status.

🚨 Raphinha as No 9 and seven changes: Brazil’s XI vs Australia
Carlo Ancelotti faces his second test in charge of post-World Cup Brazil today against Australia in Brisbane.
After the draw in Townsville and a very unconvincing performance, Carletto has the difficult task of lifting Brazil so they can perform up to expectations.
He will try to do so today with this already confirmed lineup.

Australia: Beach, Italiano, Circati, Souttar, Herrington, Behich, Irvine, Okon, Metcalfe, Irankunda and Yengi.

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Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic carries a gift given to him by his daughter close to him at all times, except when he’s on an NBA court.
Doncic has sacrificed a lot personally to continue leading the life of an NBA superstar who is expected to lead the league’s most successful franchise back to the promised land after LeBron James’ exit.
To remember his children, who currently live in Slovenia, Doncic carries a hand-crafted memento with him at all times. Unfortunately, he cannot carry it into NBA games next season.

What’s the best part of conference play? We stop guessing and start finding out who’s real and who’s a fraud.
Judging by Week 4, there are a lot more suspects than contenders.
In fact, there was so much fraudulent activity across college football this weekend the USA TODAY Sports Fraud Court couldn’t hear every case on the docket. Some programs got a continuance. Others are still waiting for their day before the judge.

Brian Walsh has been a presence in Jaxson Davis’ life for years. Before joining the Ohio State men’s basketball coaching staff during the spring of 2025, Walsh had spent eight seasons on staff at Indiana, where he had helped the Hoosiers on the court and in recruiting.
That had included early recruiting of Davis, one of the top-rated young players in Illinois. That relationship followed Walsh to the Buckeyes, led to an official visit during the weekend of Sept. 5 and a follow-up visit from the coach to see Davis at his new high school, Monarch Academy in Kansas City, Kansas.

Week 6 of the high school football season in the Greater Savannah area had a number of plot lines that kept fans entertained on Friday, Sept. 25.
Savannah Country Day got a big-time two-way performance from quarterback Devin Trawick as the Hornets went on the road to edge Bethesda and end the Blazers 15-game win streak.
Benedictine hit the road to Augusta and beat Richmond Academy in a shootout in the Cadets Region 1-5A opener.
Effingham County won its third straight with a Region 1-6A matchup with visiting Bradwell Institute that had no shortage of offensive fireworks.

If Missouri is going to bounce back from its first loss of the year, a top-10 team and a new, still-undefeated head coach stand in the Tigers’ way.
Mizzou football faces undefeated Florida this coming Saturday, Oct. 3 at Memorial Stadium. The Gators, who hired Jon Sumrall from Tulane in the offseason to replace Billy Napier, are on a four-game winning streak to start Sumrall’s tenure, including a 52-28 win over Ole Miss this past Saturday that catapulted Florida to the No. 8 ranking in the nation.
The Tigers (3-1, 0-1 SEC) lost to Mississippi State 31-24 in Week 4.

For four decades, the story of top-tier cricket at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium lived in archivist notes and yellowed newspaper clippings. The venue’s international history is brief but historic. On October 13 1983, it hosted its first One Day International between India and the West Indies, a game infamous for pitch disruptions during the lunch interval, followed by rain and dust storms where Desmond Haynes’s unbeaten 55 sealed a revised victory for the visitors.

Three local high school varsity teams have maintained unbeaten records heading into Week 5 of Section 4 football. Windsor, Chenango Forks and Johnson City secured big wins to establish themselves as some of the top in the region with big talent.
Several athletes posted big numbers in their second straight week, while others stepped up in clutch moments.
 Here are some top athletes in the region who stood out in Week 4.   
Grayson Burns (Vestal, jr., QB): Burns threw for a career-high 248 yards, going 16-for-21, with three touchdowns in Vestal’s first road win against Owego, 28-21.

Another week of high school sports in the books.
But who had the best week? Vote for the Holland Sentinel Athlete of the Week for non-football sports from Sept. 19-26.
The poll will be open until noon Friday.
Read more about each nominee in the link below.

Cam Schlittler vs. Yordan Alvarez: The key stats you need to know in 2026 AL MVP debate originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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In all likelihood, a position player will not be winning the AL MVP this year.
In varying types of down years for names like Bobby Witt Jr., Aaron Judge and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the race to be named the best player in the American League was more open than anticipated in 2026.

Real Madrid injury nightmare continues as worrying early-season trend refuses to disappear

Real Madrid hoped Jose Mourinho’s return would help bring an end to the injury problems that have repeatedly disrupted the squad.

Two months into the new season, however, there has been virtually no improvement, as the numbers suggest.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Madrid have already suffered nine injuries this season, exactly the same number they had recorded at this stage of the previous campaign.

Jude Bellingham pays tribute to parents following Real Madrid rise
Jude Bellingham has had a meteoric rise over the last few years, and he is now firmly considered to be one of the best midfielders in the world at the biggest club in the world. Since joining Real Madrid in 2023, he’s been one of the club’s best players, and during the opening weeks of the 2026-27 season, he has been in spectacular form.
Bellingham, who was recently named as England Player of the Year, is clear that his success as a footballer stems from his parents.

Wild’s Matt Boldy expected to join Wayne Gretzky & Connor McDavid in a historic NHL record originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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A vast majority of NHL stars typically enter a new season with a chip on their shoulder.  Some are out to kill everyone on the ice if their opponents get in the way of a Stanley Cup run. Others are calmer in their demeanor, slowly moving toward their individual goals. There is not yet a clear gauge on where Matt Boldy lands in these two archetypes.

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni leaves the field after the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images
CHICAGO — Nick Sirianni stood at the postgame podium and acknowledged the call he’d like to have back.
The Eagles 27-7 loss to the Chicago Bears was full of emotion on the sideline from Sirianni, Jalen Hurts, and several other Eagles players and coaches.

Eric Garcia of Spain looks on during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Semi Final match between France and Spain at Dallas Stadium on July 14, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images
Spain boss Luis de la Fuente has discussed why Eric Garcia withdrew from the squad after missing Saturday’s win over England at Wembley.
Garcia felt some discomfort in his knee during the warm-up and ended up missing the game despite originally being in the XI.

Chicago Bears WR Luther Burden III had seven receptions, 61 yards, and a touchdown versus the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3. He also ran once for seven yards.
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Why It Matters: Burden set the tone on the opening drive, turning three touches into 22 yards and powering his way in from eight yards out for the first points of the night. The second-year pro would lead all players in both targets (11) and receptions (7) on the night, and he consistently got yards after contact.

Josh Berry’s promising starting position disappeared after he was collected in the race’s biggest accident Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Berry began 10th in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford.
The afternoon changed during the Lap 121 restart when contact between Carson Hocevar and Ty Gibbs triggered a multicar crash. Berry was caught in the incident and required extensive repairs, costing him multiple laps. He continued racing but completed only 257 circuits and finished 10 laps behind Kyle Larson.
Berry received two points for the 35th-place finish.

Joachim Andersen (Denmark) and Brennan Johnson (Wales) during Group Stage, UEFA Nations League, Denmark and Wales at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark on September 27 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours
Everton captain James Tarkowski says he was “delighted” by centre-back partner Jarrad Branthwaite’s England call-up – and was also full of praise for another Everton teammate.

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Lamar Jackson has guided the Baltimore Ravens to a 2–1 start in the 2026 NFL regular season despite dealing with injuries to multiple teammates. For Ravens fans, Jackson remains an irreplaceable part of the team, while NFL commissioner Roger Goodell views him as one of the league’s rare and game-changing talents.

Coach Rod Brind’Amour and the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes will open the NHL season against the Florida Panthers at 2 p.m. Tuesday. (ESPN) (Karl B DeBlaker/AP)

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Mulbarton Wanderers FC will replay their game against Woodford Town at their home ground [Edd Smith/BBC]
A village football club is expecting to see its attendance record broken tonight as a controversial FA Cup tie is replayed.
Norfolk side Mulbarton Wanderers beat Woodford Town 2-1 in the second qualifying round but found themselves making national headlines after the Football Association (FA) ordered the match to be played again.
Woodford lodged a successful appeal with the FA after a refereeing error involving a first-half penalty.

William Byron turned in a steady top-10 afternoon at Kansas Speedway, finishing seventh after starting eighth. Byron remained a fixture near the front while Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson controlled most of the race.
Byron scored points in both stages, finishing seventh in Stage 1 and sixth in Stage 2. The No. 24 Chevrolet remained on the lead lap throughout the afternoon and ultimately crossed the finish line 3.710 seconds behind Larson.
The performance earned Byron 39 points, but Larson’s maximum-points win made the championship gap significantly larger.

‘We’re different individuals’: Rohit Sharma speaks about relationship with Virat Kohli and 2027 ODI World Cup plans originally appeared on Cricket News.
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Rohit Sharma claimed that he and Virat Kohli have a great friendship, even if they are different. 
He further stated that there is no need for discussion about the 2027 ODI World Cup for Kohli.
Rohit said their conversations focus on improving and doing what is best for India.

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Sarah Grady is a former wheelchair basketball player who represented Great Britain at three Paralympic Games [Elliot Deady/BBC]
With enough registered players to fill the 20,000-seat O2 Arena, pickleball is thought to be one of England’s fastest-growing sports.
Clubs are springing up across the country, with groups highly concentrated in big cities such as London and Manchester.
But the sport is taking hold in rural areas too, and players say it is changing their lives.

Keenum stepped up big in a pressure situation and combined with a defensive gem to lead the Bears past the Eagles.

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Nick Sirianni was clearly frustrated on Monday night, but his response to a costly delay was calmer than many expected. The Philadelphia Eagles fell 27-7 to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field, their first loss of 2026 after wins over Washington and Tennessee. Jalen Hurts was pulled off the field during a key drive, and Sirianni soon explained how he saw it.
Nick Sirianni on Jalen Hurts concussion check
Midway through the second quarter, Hurts scrambled toward the sideline and took a late hit from Bears linebacker D’Marco Jackson.

On a Monday night at Soldier Field that felt more like a statement than a surprise, the Chicago Bears took a 2-0 Philadelphia Eagles team that had been talking about unfinished business from last November and buried them 27-7, turning primetime into a Case Keenum clinic on old-man football, and a much-maligned defense with a statment to the NFL – all at once.

Chicago Bears cornerback Cam Lewis (leg) left the Week 3 game against the Philadelphia Eagles due to an apparent left leg injury, and he was unable to return. He was unable to put any weight on the leg while being assisted from the field.

It’s a huge sports week in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs are kicking off playoff series, while the Chicago Blackhawks are set to begin their season. Before all of it, the Chicago Bears made a statement with a 27-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football.
The Bears were without starter Caleb Williams, who injured his hamstring in a Week 2 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. All week, it was a talking point surrounding the Bears in preparation for this game.

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The Protect College Sports Act, a federal bill aimed at reshaping the industry, took a step toward becoming law on Monday when the U.S. Senate voted, 77-22, to pass it, with Ted Cruz saying “this bill puts an end to the chaos plaguing college athletics.

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1 Timberwolves player in danger of losing starting job in 2026-27 training camp appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Minnesota Timberwolves front office believed that this offseason was the perfect time to pivot from a bruising, supersized team to a run-and-gun outfit as they traded away two members of their frontcourt in Julius Randle and Naz Reid to free up the requisite space to acquire LaMelo Ball via trade with the Charlotte Hornets.
With Ball now on the roster, the Timberwolves have their coveted guard of the future.

Clippers news: LA sends strong message to fans at Media Day after Kawhi Leonard scandal appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers officially kicked off their season on Monday with Media Day at Intuit Dome. It was the first step in what will be a long journey back after the NBA handed down one of the harshest punishments in sports for their role in the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention scandal.

Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion, died Monday, Sept. 28 in his South Branch, Michigan, home. He was 90 years old.
Johncock won the Indy 500 in 1973 and 1982. He is survived by his wife, Sue, five children – Peggy, Patsy, Pamilee, Wally and Gordon Jr. – stepdaughter (Valerie Heffelbowe), 12 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Johncock was not one to be in the light often. After his second retirement from racing, he owned Quigley Lumber, a Michigan business where he cut and sold timber.

American college sports like this September 2026 football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas Longhorns attracts television audiences of millions (Jim WATSON)
The US Senate approved a landmark federal framework for college sports Monday, voting 72-22 to bring order to a multibillion-dollar industry whose biggest events can draw television audiences comparable to major professional championships.

Kings reporters caught on hot mic discussing players’ attractiveness in awkward NBA media day moment originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Sacramento was hardly the center of the NBA world on media day with expectations low for the upcoming Kings season, but an awkward moment behind the scenes raised more than a few eyebrows.

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