Match results
Match reports, scores, post-match analysis.
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Mbappé back in training, expected to start against Turkey on Friday
Absent on Tuesday due to flu, Kylian Mbappé rejoined the France squad on Wednesday at Clairefontaine. The tactical setup suggests he will start on the left wing against Turkey.
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Throat-Slash Gesture at Strasbourg: Brunner Suspended Two Matches, Monaco Without Top Scorer
The LFP Disciplinary Commission has sanctioned Paris Brunner with a two-match ban following his controversial gesture at Strasbourg. The German striker, joint top scorer in Ligue 1 with four goals, will miss Monaco's home match against Toulouse and the away trip to Lorient.
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Olsen-Baker returns as Black Ferns name full-strength side to face world-number-one England
Kaipo Olsen-Baker is back at number eight as Black Ferns head coach Whitney Hansen names her starting XV for the WXV Global Series clash against England at Allianz Stadium on 26 July, with wingers Ayesha Leti-I'iga and lock Laura Bayfield also returning.
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Kane admits Argentina defeat hurt more than his Qatar penalty miss as England reset
Harry Kane says England's Nations League opener against Spain at Wembley marks the start of a new chapter, with the captain revealing the semi-final loss to Argentina was the most painful defeat of his international career — worse even than his missed penalty against France at the 2022 World Cup.
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Packer urges Red Roses to embrace tougher tests after Canada draw ends 39-match winning run
England flanker Marlie Packer says the Red Roses welcome the growing challenge from rivals after a 26-26 draw with Canada halted their 39-match unbeaten run, with a home clash against New Zealand at Allianz Stadium now the immediate focus.
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Retired UFC champion Lawler returns to wrestling mats to face Chimaev at RAF 14
Robbie Lawler will make his Real American Freestyle debut against Khamzat Chimaev in a catchweight wrestling bout at RAF 14 on October 23 in Las Vegas — the 44-year-old's first competition since retiring from MMA in 2023.
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Black Ferns hooker Roos warns England: 'We must be prepared to go to dark places'
Maia Roos is one of only five current Black Ferns players to have beaten England in a Test match, a feat last achieved at the 2022 Women's Rugby World Cup final. With New Zealand facing a Red Roses side fresh off a shock draw with Canada, Roos says her side must match England's physicality at the set-piece.
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Saracens part ways with Canada lock Royer after title-winning debut season
Laetitia Royer has left Saracens after one season at the club, during which the 35-year-old lock started in the Premiership Women's Rugby final as Saracens claimed the title against Trailfinders Women.
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Smith and Furbank ruled out as Harlequins face injury crisis for Bath opener
Harlequins head into their season opener against Bath at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday without Marcus Smith and George Furbank, both sidelined by injury, while James Lang and Finn Baxter are also unavailable.
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Zidane shifts Mbappé to the left and adopts 4-3-3 for France debut
For his first match in charge of France against Turkey, Zinedine Zidane is expected to field an unprecedented 4-3-3 formation under his tenure, with Kylian Mbappé repositioned on the left wing and Ousmane Dembélé in the centre-forward role.
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Vermeulen rejects 'strange statement' that Boks will drop intensity against Wallabies
South Africa assistant coach Duane Vermeulen has firmly dismissed suggestions the Springboks could suffer a post-All Blacks comedown ahead of their Perth Test against Australia, insisting Les Kiss' improving Wallabies side commands full respect.
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0-2 Sean Sharaf stuns Olympic champion Steveson with 12-second KO at UFC 331
Sean Sharaf, entering UFC 331 with an 0-2 record and listed as the biggest underdog in UFC history, knocked out Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in just 12 seconds with a single left hook to pull off a stunning upset.
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Disney+ cuts to adverts mid-match during Arsenal's Women's Champions League win over HB Koge
A technical issue caused Disney+ to broadcast an unplanned advert break for roughly three minutes during Arsenal's Women's Champions League victory over Danish side HB Koge on Tuesday, leaving viewers unable to see live action.
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Usman Nurmagomedov taunts Jon Jones after Gable Steveson's 12-second KO at UFC 331
Usman Nurmagomedov aimed a pointed jab at Jon Jones on social media after Jones' protege Gable Steveson was knocked out in just 12 seconds at UFC 331, though Nurmagomedov stopped short of criticising Steveson himself, saying the former Olympic wrestler is simply 'not a fighter yet'.
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Premier League panel unanimously rules Sunderland penalty against Arsenal was wrong call
The Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel has ruled 5-0 that referee John Brooks was wrong to award Sunderland a penalty against Arsenal at the Stadium of Light, though a 3-2 majority found VAR was right not to intervene as the error was not clear and obvious.
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Real Madrid demand new LaLiga president as Tebas row escalates after derby defeat
Real Madrid have called for a new LaLiga president after branding Javier Tebas' response to their refereeing complaints 'intolerable', escalating a bitter dispute that erupted following their 2-1 derby loss to Atletico Madrid.
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Lochner's red card rescinded, freeing Springbok lock to face Italy in WXV
Danelle Lochner will be available for South Africa's WXV Global Series fixture against Italy in Pordenone after the Foul Play Review Committee dismissed her red card from the 50-19 loss to Wales in Cardiff.
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Motono retains Pancrase strawweight title with 50-punch TKO as Sugiyama ends 18-year career
Miki Motono overwhelmed Satomi Takano with more than 50 unanswered punches from scarf-hold to retain her Queen of Pancrase strawweight title via second-round TKO at Pancrase 366 in Tokyo. In the co-main event, flyweight champion Shizuka Sugiyama closed out an 18-year career with a unanimous decision victory.
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Premier League panel backs Foden red card but admits VAR goal error cost Manchester United
The Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel has upheld Phil Foden's red card from the Manchester derby while unanimously ruling that the VAR intervention which allowed City's winning goal was an error, with Enzo Fernandez adjudged offside.
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Premier League panel rules Sunderland penalty against Arsenal was wrong but clears VAR
A five-person Key Match Incidents panel has unanimously ruled that the penalty awarded against Arsenal at Sunderland on 12 September was incorrect, vindicating Mikel Arteta's furious post-match criticism. However, the panel backed VAR Stuart Attwell 3-2 for not intervening, finding it was not a clear and obvious error.
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