Why Real Madrid midfielder’s exemption from national team is a blessing in disguise
Real Madrid received some welcome news ahead of the upcoming international break, as several of their star players, namely, Jude Bellingham, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Federico Valverde, were not called up by their national teams.
Among them, Valverde’s absence is particularly significant for the club, given the heavy workload he has carried over the past seasons.
The Uruguayan midfielder has been virtually ever-present for both club and country.
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Look at the Yankees, finally showing off some bite against Toronto.
Just when they thought they were out, the Yankees were pulled back into the ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays — staving off elimination Tuesday after convincing most of us in the first half that they’d blown it.
In an all-or-nothing game, the Yankees pulled off a convincing 9-6 comeback win — the statement New York needed to make.
And at one point, all of New York stood up as Aaron Judge, often bashed for disappearing in the postseason, needed a big moment.
Sydney hotels were close to sold out over the National Rugby League (NRL) Grand Final weekend, with room occupancy above 98% on both Saturday and Sunday nights.As of today, 8 October 2025, operators report year-on-year gains as tens of thousands of people travelled from other Australian states for the men’s and women’s rugby league finals at Accor Stadium on Sunday, 5 October.The spike supports wider interest in NRL Grand Final 2025, Sydney hotel occupancy, sports tourism Australia, and Accor Stadium Sydney.The NRL is Australia’s top rugby league competition.
Man United Wonderkid Future To Be ‘Concluded Quickly’ This January – Report
Napoli Circling as Kobbie Mainoo Edges Towards January Decision
Transfer Talks Gathering Pace
Credit to The Mirror for breaking the latest twist in Kobbie Mainoo’s future. Reports suggest Napoli are pushing hard to conclude negotiations swiftly, with Sky Sports’ Sacha Tavolieri claiming talks with the Manchester United midfielder’s representatives are already underway. At just 20, Mainoo appears ready to seek regular first team football elsewhere, something he has been denied so far this season.
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The 2025 Darts World Grand Prix starts on Monday, 6 October and is one of the Professional Darts Corporation’s major titles.
Unlike the rest of the sport’s majors, the tournament uses a ‘double in, double out’ format.
The 32 players featuring are made up of the 16 best-ranked players from the PDC’s Order of Merit, and the best 16 from the last 12 months via the Order of Merit who had not already qualified.
A total prize fund of £600,000 is up for grabs, with the winner earning £120,000.
Collin Morikawa has played in three Ryder Cups [Getty Images]
American fans at the Ryder Cup “probably crossed the line” with their abuse of the European team, says the USA’s Collin Morikawa.
Europe’s victory in New York last month came amid torrents of verbal abuse from the home crowd.
Rory McIlroy was the main target of the abuse, while his wife Erica was hit by a drinks cup thrown from the stands.
The Northern Irishman described some of the behaviour as “unacceptable”.
“There’s a line that needs to be drawn.
WUHAN, China (AP) — Jessica Pegula was twice broken while serving for the match in the third set but recovered to edge Hailey Baptiste in a tight tiebreaker Wednesday and advance at the Wuhan Open.
Sixth-seeded Pegula beat her fellow American 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6) on her seventh match point to reach the third round.
Pegula, who lost in the China Open semifinals last week, will next play ninth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova, who beat American Ann Li 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Qualifier Kateřina Siniaková beat Maya Joint 6-3, 6-1 in another second-round match.
U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, No.
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 on Tuesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. launched a go-ahead homer in the fifth inning and the Yankees took advantage of two Toronto errors to avoid a three-game sweep. They scored eight unanswered runs and pulled to 2-1 in the best-of-five series, with Game 4 on Wednesday night in the Bronx.
From Puerto Rico to Los Angeles, how Butch Lee became the NBA’s first Hispanic player and a basketball pioneer originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Butch Lee still calls it the greatest individual performance of his career. Championships in high school, college, the NBA and Puerto Rico’s top pro league were certainly highlights. But nothing quite compared to the rhythm he found on July 20, 1976.
Soule opens to Italian national team: “If Argentina doesn’t call…”
The agent of Matias Soule was recently interviewed by LaRoma24.
In the interview, the Argentine’s agent discussed his client’s openness to representing Italy as Argentina continue to refuse to call him up with Scaloni’s squad.
“We know Argentina has many players in that position, but with this consistency of performance, Matias deserves a call-up. His dream is to play in the World Cup.”
“He’s Italian-Argentine, and I don’t know what could happen if the situation with Argentina doesn’t resolve itself.