MotoGP title race: Martín leads Márquez by two points heading to Phillip Island
Bezzecchi's win in Indonesia led an Aprilia top-four sweep and swung the championship. The Australian Grand Prix runs October 23–25.
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LOUD beat Vitality 3-1 to become the first two-time VALORANT world champions
The young Brazilian team won the $1 million top prize at VALORANT Champions 2026 in Shanghai, with captain erde named Finals MVP.
Mbappé scores twice as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 before El Clásico
Arda Güler and Yan Diomande also scored at the Bernabéu. Madrid stay six points behind leaders Barcelona, whom they face on October 25.
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Rays one win from the World Series after Rasmussen shuts down Guardians in Game 5
Tampa Bay won 3-1 in Cleveland to lead the ALCS 3-2. Game 6 is Monday at Tropicana Field; the winner meets the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Madueke's late deflected strike gives Arsenal a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest
Arsenal's only shot on target settled a tight game at the City Ground, keeping the Gunners in the chase behind leaders Manchester City.
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Salman Agha's century powers Pakistan to 37-run win over Sri Lanka in tri-series opener
Agha's 107 rescued Pakistan from 118 for 4, and the fast bowlers took Sri Lanka's last five wickets for 15 runs. England are next in Rawalpindi on October 20.
Davidovich Fokina fights back from a set down to beat Jodar and win the Shanghai Masters
The Spaniard trailed 1-6, 2-3 in an all-Spanish final before claiming his first Masters 1000 crown, the biggest title of his career.
Valkyries edge Dream 68-64 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals as Gabby Williams scores 26
Golden State won the first Finals game in franchise history. Both the second-year Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream are chasing a first-ever title.
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Rain washes out Bengaluru decider as India and West Indies share T20I series 2-2
West Indies had levelled the series in Hyderabad, where Shai Hope hit an unbeaten 102 with a record nine sixes and Keemo Paul took five wickets.
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NBA opening night 2026: Knicks raise their championship banner as LeBron's 76ers come to town
The 2026-27 season tips off on Tuesday, October 20, with a triple-header on NBC and Peacock, including a Thunder–Spurs rematch of the Western Conference finals.
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England ODI tri-series: schedule, venues and what to watch
Seven one-day internationals over two weeks, starting in Rawalpindi on October 18 and ending with the final in Lahore.
Brewers sweep the two-time champion Dodgers to reach their first World Series since 1982
A lockdown bullpen and repeated comebacks ended Los Angeles' bid for a three-peat. Milwaukee now waits for the winner of the Rays–Guardians ALCS.
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Pakistan Hockey League 2027 officially launched in Islamabad
The PHF and Media Cast unveiled a professional franchise-style league aimed at reviving the national sport and attracting corporate investment.
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Saudi Arabia postpones football matches and the Six Kings Slam after deadly Houthi attacks
Three Saudi Pro League games, including Al Nassr's, have been moved and the Netflix-streamed tennis exhibition pushed to December after strikes on Riyadh's airport killed 13 people.
Netflix wins rights to stream the 2030 World Cup in Spain — its first men's World Cup deal
All 104 matches will stream in Spain and Andorra, with one free game per matchday. Viewers in Pakistan, India and elsewhere won't get World Cup coverage on Netflix.
Medvedev beats Tsitsipas to reach Shanghai Masters quarter-finals as Auger-Aliassime retires hurt
The 2019 champion won 6-4, 7-5 without facing a break point. Teenager Rafael Jodar and Casper Ruud also advanced.
Champions League upsets: Tresoldi hat-trick sinks Inter, Viking hold 10-man Bayern 3-3
Club Brugge won a seven-goal thriller in Milan, Norway's Viking came back to draw with Bayern despite two Harry Kane goals, and Barcelona beat Galatasaray 4-1.
Atlético Madrid beat 10-man Manchester United 2-0, piling pressure on Michael Carrick
Pablo Barrios scored inside the first minute and Ademola Lookman sealed it after Leny Yoro's red card. United are now winless in five games.
Pakistan clinch T20I series against Sri Lanka as Maaz Sadaqat smashes 96 in Rawalpindi
An 82-run win in the second match gave new captain Sahibzada Farhan his first series victory, with a seven-match ODI tri-series next on the calendar.
Abhishek Sharma and Arshdeep Singh shine as India beat West Indies in Indore to lead series 2-1
Abhishek blasted 69 off 30 balls and Arshdeep took 3 for 44 in a 432-run thriller. The five-match series ends in Bengaluru on October 17.
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