Going yard: Jacob Amaya homered during Charlotte’s 7-3 loss. | Photo by Ryan Meyer/MLB Photos via Getty Images
Durham Bulls 7, Charlotte Knights 3(Statcast box)
The Knights (63-83) came up short against Durham for the second straight game, falling to 0-2 in their final series of the season.
Knights starter Evan McKendry, 27, got off to a strong start on the mound, retiring the first 11 batters he faced. However, with two outs and nobody on in the fourth, Bryan Ramos committed an error to extend the inning.
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Two-thirds of the way through the 2025 season and, beyond the race for the drivers’ championship, the midfield battle continues apace as we leave the European season behind. Next, the streets of Baku and a glance at the top-10 on the leaderboard highlights one star performer, exceeding expectations and some.
Williams’ Alex Albon is not just 54 points ahead of his teammate Carlos Sainz, who is enduring a difficult first campaign at the Grove-based outfit. Nor is he only higher than Nico Hulkenberg and Isack Hadjar, both of whom recorded 15 points with memorable podiums in recent months.
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New Bristol back Tom Jordan says playing at fly-half is “good” for him as he settles into his new team ahead of the start of the Prem Rugby campaign.
The versatile Scotland international has played at 10, inside centre and full-back during his career so far.
Jordan moved to the West Country outfit from United Rugby Championship side Glasgow this summer, with the deal having been confirmed in November last year.
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The Cadillac Formula 1 outfit will run its 2026 car from Silverstone while it still finalises the construction of its American base, revealed team boss Graeme Lowdon.
Cadillac will make its F1 debut next year as an 11th constructor at the Australian Grand Prix on 6-8 March with a driver pairing of grand prix veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez.
It will operate under an American licence with team bases on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, including a factory in Silverstone and a purpose-built headquarters in Fishers, Indianapolis.
Liverpool line up mega January transfer
Liverpool may be set for one more big money transfer in the January transfer window.
Even though the summer transfer period is over, the next window is not that far away.
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Alexander Isak got a taste of the attacking riches he will be surrounded by at Anfield, as Liverpool were 2-0 ahead before he even got his first touch in the famous red shirt.
Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah put Liverpool in control before a typically resilient Atletico, albeit not the Champions League force they once were, clung on by their fingertips to move within sight of an unlikely point with two goals from Spain midfielder Marco Llorente.
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Chelsea must learn lessons from this performance at the Allianz Arena.
They were equals to Bayern in the first half but were a goal down after two mistakes despite brilliance from Cole Palmer.
Bayern manager Vincent Kompany made tweaks at the interval, having no doubt spotted Enzo Maresca tried to repeat his tactics from the Club World Cup final win over Paris St-Germain, and the game swung back in the German side’s favour.
Bayern Munich winger admits summer interest from Barcelona – ‘There were talks’
Luis Diaz joined Bayern Munich during the recent transfer window after a summer of interest from several clubs.
The Colombian had decided to leave Liverpool, and FC Barcelona showed strong interest; he was Deco’s preferred choice to reinforce the left wing, but the move did not happen due to financial issues.
In the end, Diaz ended up moving to Bavaria while Barcelona bet on Marcus Rashford, signing him on a season-long loan deal from Manchester United with a permanent buy option.
“I can’t think of anyone better” – Jason Cundy makes shock claim about current Chelsea star
Jason Cundy believes Pedro Neto is better than any other right winger in the Premier League at this point in time.
Neto joined Chelsea in the summer of 2024 from Wolves in a deal worth £51.4m, and took a bit of time to get settled into life at Stamford Bridge.
However, the Portugal international finished the season strongly, before putting in a series of impressive performances at the Club World Cup.
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There are few available drives left for Formula 1’s 2026 season. Red Bull’s poisoned-chalice second seat alongside Max Verstappen remains open, as the team works out what to do with Yuki Tsunoda, and the consequences of filling that seat will extend to the Racing Bulls operation. Mercedes also does not have drivers under contract for next year, but will retain George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli for 2026. Alpine has the only other vacancy.