News for 23 September 2026 Page 2 of 7
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23 September 2026
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Football
Kania Gostyń forward Oskar Kordus dies in freak deer crash
Oskar Kordus, 20, died in hospital after a deer hit by another car smashed through his BMW's windscreen near Gostyń. His fourth-tier club Kania mourns him.
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Football
Jorge Jesus: Ronaldo will start Portugal's game against Wales
Jorge Jesus says Cristiano Ronaldo starts in his first match as Portugal coach, a Nations League tie with Wales, but warns the place is not permanent.
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Ice hockey
Vaisfeld: Barys look well above expectations, should reach play-offs
Former Salavat Yulaev GM Leonid Vaisfeld says Barys, third in the East with 5 wins in 7 games, are playing as a team under Kravets and should make the play-offs.
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Basketball
PAOK coach Andrea Trinchieri calls for single European basketball calendar
PAOK's Andrea Trinchieri wants FIBA, the EuroLeague and national leagues to agree one schedule, saying uneven rest and back-to-backs make games unfair.
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Ice hockey
Luke Lockhart: Spartak's new style built for the long haul
Spartak forward Luke Lockhart says the team's new style is designed for lasting success after 5 wins in 7 games, and that Comtois and Galchenyuk will help on return.
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Football
Aubameyang to have knee surgery, Deportivo lose Casadó too
Deportivo striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 37, needs meniscus surgery after the Betis game, while loanee Marc Casadó also went under the knife for a broken collarbone.
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Basketball
Chris Spatola, ESPN college basketball analyst, dies aged 47
Chris Spatola, son-in-law of Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and a former Army player and Duke assistant, has died at 47. The family gave no cause of death.
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Ice hockey
Rangers forward Adam Sikora out 4-5 months with lower-body injury
Adam Sikora hurt his lower body in a pre-season loss to New Jersey and will miss 4-5 months, likely returning around the turn of the year for the Rangers.
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Football
Amorim's exit cost Manchester United £8.2m, Milan saved £8.5m
Manchester United's accounts show an £8.2m severance for Ruben Amorim and staff; Milan's hiring of him halved the bill. The club posted a £43m loss on record revenue.
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Basketball
Enes Kanter Freedom hits back at Kevin Durant over WNBA remarks
Former NBA centre Enes Kanter Freedom asked Kevin Durant since when protecting women became politics, after the Rockets forward called WNBA rows noise.
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Football
Liverpool yet to open Alisson contract talks as Mamardashvili waits
Alisson's deal runs to 2027 and Liverpool have not started talks, says James Pearce. Giorgi Mamardashvili could leave in 2027 if the Brazilian signs a new deal.
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Basketball
Lonzo Ball hints his playing career may be over at 28
The former No. 2 pick says he gave basketball everything, thanks it for his life, and regrets that knee injuries kept him from reaching his peak in nine NBA years.
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Ice hockey
Martin Gernat signs with Davos after two Gagarin Cups
Slovak defenceman Martin Gernat, 33, leaves Lokomotiv for Swiss side Davos as a free agent, on a deal through the 2026/27 season after two KHL titles.
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Ice hockey
IIHF sets strict rules for election congress in Tenerife
IIHF election on 2 October: candidates get 5 minutes each, phones are banned and toilet visits need an escort, as eight candidates seek to succeed Luc Tardif.
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Rugby
Prem agrees refereeing overhaul to help England's World Cup bid
Premiership matches will be refereed differently this season, with offside and scrum brake-foot changes aimed at aligning club officiating with the Test game.
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Basketball
Hapoel Jerusalem owner Adelson: No one can replace Jared Harper
Matan Adelson says Hapoel Jerusalem have searched for weeks for a replacement after Jared Harper's injury, but any new signing will not match the point guard.
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Football
Parma defender Dominik Drobnic has successful wrist surgery
The 19-year-old Slovakia U21 defender broke a scaphoid in the win over Genoa and could be fit for Parma's Serie A trip to champions Inter on 10 October.
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Basketball
Shane Larkin on Fenerbahce move: never expected to join Efes rival
Point guard Shane Larkin left Anadolu Efes after eight seasons for Fenerbahce and says he never expected it. He returns to his old arena in the EuroLeague on 7 January.
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Football
Neto agrees Juventus return as free agent until June 2027
Brazilian goalkeeper Neto, 37, is set to rejoin Juventus on a deal to June 2027 after Kamil Grabara's serious knee injury, with a medical still to come.
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Ice hockey
Scooter Bricky says Ovechkin inspired his move to Torpedo
The American defenceman, in his first KHL season with Torpedo, says Alexander Ovechkin helped him fall in love with Russia and praised Malkin from Penguins camp.
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Ice hockey
Vladislav Tretiak on a Russia-USA hockey game: "Anything can happen"
The Russian Ice Hockey Federation president would not say how realistic a Russia-USA national team game is, giving no date or venue and citing only a chambers of commerce match.
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Football
Fan ID made compulsory for Russian Cup games at RPL grounds
Mishustin signs order extending Fan ID to Russian Cup home games of Premier League clubs from 1 October, as the ministry cites fewer violations and rising crowds.
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Basketball
Draymond Green: Kerr won't let me and Curry turn it over more
Warriors forward Draymond Green says coach Steve Kerr has told him and Stephen Curry to cut turnovers, and wants Green to take more threes this season.
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Ice hockey
Metallurg, Ak Bars and Shanghai Reportedly Asked About Ivan Morozov
Spartak, who hold Ivan Morozov's rights, want a cash fee plus players for their main roster, Sport-Express reports, after the forward ended his contract.
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