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24 September 2026
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Football
Kane backs England absentees to put health first
England captain Harry Kane says he trusts Rice, Palmer, Rashford, Mainoo and Livramento after they pulled out of Thomas Tuchel's first squad since the World Cup.
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Basketball
Kevin Durant fires back at Iman Shumpert over Golden State jibes
Durant told Iman Shumpert to "pull up your pants" after the ex-NBA player again said on a podcast that he doesn't deserve superstar respect for joining Golden State.
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Rugby
England still waiting for boost from £264m RFU-Prem deal
Two years after the RFU and Prem clubs signed their £264m partnership, England await the promised lift with the World Cup 12 months away, The Guardian reports.
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Ice hockey
Toronto beat Ottawa twice in NHL pre-season games
Toronto won 6-1 at home and 4-2 in Ottawa in simultaneous pre-season games with mixed line-ups; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 13 of 14 shots in the win at home.
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Football
PAOK Reportedly Do Not Count on Fyodor Chalov, Says Journalist
Greek journalist Antonis Oikonomidis says the Russian striker is only nominally at PAOK and outside the coaching staff's plans after a meniscus injury.
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Rugby
Elgin: Yenisei-STM want to bring Russian Cup back to Krasnoyarsk
Yenisei-STM's Yevgeny Elgin says the club has the drive to win the Russian Cup rugby final against Dynamo in Moscow on 27 September, despite the long trip.
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Basketball
Kevin Durant: Rockets' young players gained from playoff test
Rockets forward Kevin Durant says missing last season's series against the Lakers was a lesson for Houston's youngsters that will make them better.
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Ice hockey
Dylan Larkin returns to Red Wings training after injury
Detroit forward Dylan Larkin is back at camp after an upper-body injury, months after his June trade request and the loss of the captaincy, and may stay all season.
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Football
Real Madrid preparing new Jude Bellingham contract
Real Madrid plan to reward Jude Bellingham with a new deal, reportedly running to 2030 or 2031, to bring his pay closer to Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe.
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Basketball
Marcus Smart signs two-year, $13m deal with Houston Rockets
Marcus Smart chose the Rockets over a richer Lakers offer, calling the talks disrespectful, and said Los Angeles's proposal did not match how well he played.
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Ice hockey
Zharovsky third in Sportsnet's NHL prospect ranking
Salavat Yulaev's Alexander Zharovsky, a Montreal draftee, is ranked third among NHL prospects under 23 by Sportsnet, behind Ivar Stenberg and Gavin McKenna.
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Football
Rodri: Real Madrid went all out to sign me before Barcelona move
Barcelona midfielder Rodri says Real Madrid's serious summer pursuit made his decision harder, and he also discussed the derby defeat and life under Hansi Flick.
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Basketball
Stephen Curry reveals keratoconus diagnosis, wears contact lenses
Golden State star Stephen Curry says he has the progressive eye condition keratoconus and that Bob Myers noticed his squinting; lenses restored his clarity on court.
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Ice hockey
Artem Zub unlikely to be ready for Ottawa's season opener
Ottawa coach Travis Green says defenceman Artem Zub, sidelined since 18 April with a knee injury, is progressing slowly and likely to miss the opener on 4 October.
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Football
De Zerbi and Spurs Hit by Badly Timed International Break
Tottenham's players leave for three weeks after a £400m summer spend, and a column says De Zerbi has had too little time to build a team from his new signings.
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Basketball
Gregg Popovich marries Mike Budenholzer's former wife Mary Barth
Gregg Popovich, 77, has married Mary Barth Budenholzer, ex-wife of his former Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer, while still recovering from a stroke.
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Ice hockey
Kozhevnikov criticises Avangard coach Guy Boucher over local talent
Two-time Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov says Guy Boucher has not brought through a local player in three years at Avangard and blames the injury wave on load.
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Football
Gordon backs Tuchel: England should stop copying Spain
Anthony Gordon agrees with Thomas Tuchel that controlling games on the ball is not in England's DNA, and says the team should play to its own strengths.
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Ice hockey
Dynamo Moscow Lose to Barys in KHL Fixture
Moscow's Dynamo were beaten by Barys in a Kontinental Hockey League game on the night of 23 September; the score and details of the match are not yet known.
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Basketball
Paige Bueckers sets WNBA record for 20-5-5 games in a season
Dallas guard Paige Bueckers scored 25 points in a 103-91 win over Seattle for her seventh 20-point, 5-rebound, 5-assist game of the year, a new WNBA record.
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Ice hockey
Sharks and Jets discuss trade for goaltender Connor Hellebuyck
San Jose and Winnipeg have talked about a Connor Hellebuyck trade, per Elliotte Friedman. The three-time Vezina winner asked out, and the Jets want fair compensation.
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Football
Roma reluctant to release Dybala and Molina for Messi farewell
Roma would rather keep Paulo Dybala and Nahuel Molina at Trigoria than send them to Argentina for Lionel Messi's farewell against Benin on 6 October.
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Basketball
Mavericks' Dereck Lively Not Cleared for Training Camp
Dallas centre Dereck Lively has not finished rehab from foot surgery and will miss the start of camp on Saturday, in the last year of his rookie contract.
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Basketball
Shanghai Sharks Face RSSB Tigers at FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Shanghai Sharks meet RSSB Tigers in Group A on 23 September, while Beijing Royal Fighters face the G-League selection in Group B, both seeking a first result.
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