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US motor racing

Chase Briscoe won two NASCAR races in a row. Can he win the title on 8 November?

American driver Chase Briscoe won NASCAR races in Las Vegas and Charlotte. He is fourth, 65 points behind Kyle Larson, with four races left.

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UK rugby

Welsh rugby has a new chair and a plan to cut a pro team. Will the plan go ahead?

Lyndon Faulkner becomes chair of the Welsh Rugby Union on 22 November. The union plans to cut its professional men's teams from four to three.

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US basketball

LeBron James, 41, joins the 76ers. Can they finish top of the East?

LeBron James played his first game for the Philadelphia 76ers on 8 October. The NBA season starts on 20 October and ends on 11 April.

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English football

Tottenham have not won in six games. Will they fall out of the Premier League?

Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 at Manchester United on 10 October. They are 18th in the Premier League after six games without a win.

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UK football

Northern Ireland lead their Nations League group by a point. Will they win it?

Northern Ireland lead group B2 by one point with two games left: Ukraine at home on 14 November and Hungary away on 17 November.

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Portugal football

Cristiano Ronaldo walked out on Portugal. Will he be back for the November games?

Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal's camp on 30 September after being told he would not start. The coach says the choice to return is his.

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US college sport

The Senate backs a college sports bill 77 to 22. The House waits until November.

The US Senate has passed a bill on pay and transfers for college athletes. The House has not voted and returns after the 3 November elections.

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Formula 1

F1 will decide on Qatar and Abu Dhabi by mid-October. One of seven such races ran.

The last two F1 races of 2026 are still on the calendar. Teams expect a final decision by mid-October, with Imola in Italy ready as a back-up.

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Premier League

Man City guilty, reports say. Three of five such clubs appealed the ruling.

Reports say an independent panel found Manchester City guilty of almost all 115 charges. The punishment has not been set.

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Boxing

Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua finally has a date. Most Saudi-paid fights kept theirs.

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December. Every earlier plan for this fight since 2017 fell through.

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Argentina football

Lionel Messi's farewell for Argentina is on 6 October. Few greats scored in theirs.

Argentina have called up Lionel Messi for a friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires on 6 October. It will be his last game for his country.

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UK football

JJ Gabriel, 15, asks to leave Manchester United. Will he join a new club by 16 Oct?

JJ Gabriel, 15, is in Manchester United's academy. He wants the club to cancel his registration, the record that ties him to United, and let him go.

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UK football

Referees admit Erling Haaland's derby goal was wrong. Will the VAR sit out a round?

Pro Ref, the body that runs Premier League referees, said on 13 September Erling Haaland's derby winner at Manchester United should not have stood.

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Athletics

Two world records fell in Zurich. Official approval usually took over three months.

Alison dos Santos ran 45.80 in the 400m hurdles and Masai Russell 12.09 in the 100m hurdles in Zurich on 27 August. Both were world records.

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