Aston Villa has withdrawn its threat of legal action against Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher after he apologized for comments about manager Unai Emery and the club. Carragher said his remarks were meant as a joke but acknowledged that his language was wrong and had upset Villa supporters.
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Villa announced on Friday that it intended to pursue legal action against Carragher over what it called unacceptable insults.
Carragher had said Emery might want to manage a “giant” club such as Manchester United.
He said Aston Villa would not be on the same level as Manchester United and that bigger clubs could take Villa’s players or manager.
Carragher also told Villa fans to “shut up” in response to criticism.
In an apology posted Saturday, Carragher said his comments were intended to be tongue in cheek and apologized to the club, its owners and its fans.
Villa ended its legal action threat after Carragher apologized.
The remarks came as Manchester United manager Michael Carrick’s position was in doubt, with the club 17th in the Premier League.
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Folarin Balogun scored Monaco’s only goal in a 3-1 loss to Paris FC, ending a drought that had lasted since the U.S. beat Bosnia and Herzegovina at the World Cup. The substitute appearance offered a limited chance to regain momentum after a difficult stretch involving a World Cup red card, a failed move to Everton and reduced playing time at Monaco.
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Balogun had not scored since the United States’ 2-0 World Cup win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He scored Monaco’s goal in the 66th minute after entering at half-time for Paris Brunner.
Monaco lost 3-1 to Paris FC after conceding twice shortly before half-time.
Monaco manager Filipe Luís has often preferred 20-year-old Paris Brunner to Balogun.
Balogun’s possible deadline-day transfer to Everton fell through after he visited the club’s training ground and underwent a medical.
Balogun scored 13 Ligue 1 goals for Monaco last season, plus six in the Champions League and Coupe de France.
He scored three times for the United States at the World Cup, including against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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The CBS News extended interview features San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama discussing his playing style, training and life away from basketball. He also talks about moving from France to Texas.
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Victor Wembanyama is a star player for the San Antonio Spurs.
The interview covers Wembanyama’s approach to playing basketball.
He discusses his training.
He talks about his life off the court.
The interview includes his experience moving from France to Texas.
CBS News lists the interview as an extended segment.
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China’s state broadcaster CCTV did not air a Real Madrid La Liga match on Sunday. The decision came after forward Kylian Mbappé sparked controversy in China with remarks about former leader Mao Zedong.
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CCTV is China’s state broadcaster.
CCTV did not broadcast a Real Madrid La Liga match on Sunday.
Kylian Mbappé is a forward for Real Madrid.
Mbappé made remarks about Mao Zedong.
The remarks caused controversy in China.
FRANCE 24 correspondent Jan Camenzind Broomby reported on the decision.
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Kimi Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion at the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, securing the title after finishing third behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. The 20-year-old Italian has raced since childhood and joined Mercedes’s junior programme at age 11; he said he sees the championship as a starting point for further improvement.
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Antonelli clinched the 2026 Formula One world championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
He finished third in the race behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
At 20, Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion.
Antonelli is Italy’s first Formula One world champion since 1953.
His father, Marco, is a former racing driver and team principal who helped teach him about racing.
Antonelli began karting at age seven and joined the Mercedes junior programme at age 11.
He won Italian and German Formula 4 titles in 2022 and the Formula Regional championship in 2023.
Antonelli skipped Formula 3 and moved directly to Formula 2 in 2024, where he finished sixth.
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Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are set to face a jury in Brooklyn on charges tied to alleged bribery and bets on individual pitches. Both have pleaded not guilty, and the trial is expected to last about a month.
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Prosecutors allege the pitchers accepted thousands of dollars from gamblers from the Dominican Republic.
The indictment says the gamblers won at least $460,000 on bets about the speed and outcome of pitches.
Prosecutors allege Clase began sharing pitch information in 2023 and brought Ortiz into the scheme in 2025.
The pitchers face charges including wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery.
Defence lawyers are expected to argue the pitchers varied their pitches to deceive batters, not to help gamblers.
A judge barred prosecutors from presenting evidence that Clase owed $500,000 in U.S. taxes because it was disclosed late.
MLB and the Guardians say they cooperated with authorities; MLB said it contacted federal law enforcement after investigating unusual betting activity.
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Coventry City said it is investigating footage that appears to show a supporter using an image of late Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery to taunt Sunderland during Saturday’s match. British media reported that a 14-year-old boy handed himself in to police. Lowery’s mother said the incident hurt her but urged people not to direct hate at the boy, and instead hoped he would learn from it.
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Bradley Lowery died aged six in July 2017 after suffering from a rare, fast-spreading form of cancer.
Footage circulated online appears to show someone in the Coventry supporters’ section displaying a photo of Lowery during Sunderland’s 3-1 win.
Coventry City said it does not tolerate offensive behaviour and will work with authorities to decide what action to take.
West Midlands police launched an investigation after the footage circulated.
British media reported that a 14-year-old boy handed himself in to police.
Lowery’s mother, Gemma Lowery, said she hoped the boy’s family would help him understand the harm caused by his actions.
The Bradley Lowery Foundation received donations following the incident.
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Australia have rested Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc from the white-ball series against England after the trio played in the recent Test series against South Africa. Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia in both formats, while several uncapped players have been selected for the squads.
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Australia’s three-match ODI series against England begins in Perth on 13 November.
The five-match T20 series begins on 21 November; Starc is unavailable because he has retired from T20 cricket.
Cummins and Hazlewood are omitted from both series, while Starc is omitted from the ODIs.
Mahli Beardman is named in both squads and could make his ODI debut.
Sam Harper and Lachlan Shaw, both uncapped, are included in the T20 squad.
Cummins remains Australia’s ODI captain but has played one 50-over match since November 2024; Marsh will captain the team against England.
Australia’s scheduled Test program includes four home Tests against New Zealand from 9 December and five Tests in India from 21 January.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Atlanta Falcons 16-0 in heavy rain despite Baker Mayfield attempting only three passes and completing none. Tampa Bay relied on a record-setting rushing performance, while the article also highlights Joe Burrow’s six touchdowns in Cincinnati’s overtime win over Tennessee.
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Mayfield completed zero of three pass attempts in Tampa Bay’s shutout win.
The article says the game was the NFL’s first with no completed passes since Buffalo beat the New York Jets 16-12 in 1974.
Bucky Irving rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown, while Kenneth Gainwell added 140 yards.
The Buccaneers’ running backs combined for 324 yards on 52 carries, a team single-game record.
Atlanta quarterback Michael Penix Jr. completed 8 of 24 passes and threw four interceptions.
Joe Burrow threw for 462 yards and five touchdowns, ran for another touchdown, and threw three interceptions in Cincinnati’s 43-36 overtime win over Tennessee.
The article attributes Tampa Bay’s decision to rely on the run to the pouring rain.
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Golden State beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-112 as rookie Yaxel Lendeborg scored a career-high 37 points. Elsewhere, the Lakers, Celtics and Nets won, and the NBA suspended Atlanta guard Kingston Flemings for one game after an on-court incident.
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Lendeborg added six assists and four rebounds in his 37-point performance.
The 11th overall pick in the 2026 draft scored the most points by a Warriors rookie since Stephen Curry had 42 in 2010.
Stephen Curry missed the game to manage a right knee issue, while Draymond Green was also out.
Golden State earned its fourth consecutive win after losing its first three games.
Luka Doncic scored 45 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Lakers beat the Raptors 131-125.
Jayson Tatum scored 32 points and had seven assists in Boston’s 108-97 win over Orlando.
Brooklyn beat Indiana 98-90 to earn its first win of the season and improve to 1-5.
The NBA suspended Kingston Flemings without pay for one game for elbowing Bryce McGowens in the head during Saturday’s game.
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Detroit ended Minnesota’s unbeaten start, while Denver rallied past Kansas City to take the AFC West lead. Buffalo beat Baltimore 36-10 after both Ravens quarterbacks were injured, and Cincinnati defeated Tennessee in overtime in a record-setting performance by Joe Burrow.
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Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15, ending the Vikings’ 6-0 start.
Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 153 yards and a touchdown for Detroit.
Denver overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Kansas City 28-24 and move atop the AFC West.
Patrick Mahomes threw for 321 yards and three touchdowns in Kansas City’s loss.
Lamar Jackson injured his right thumb on Baltimore’s first play after returning from an ankle injury.
Baltimore backup Tyler Huntley also left with a toe injury, and Buffalo won 36-10.
Joe Burrow recorded more than 450 passing yards, five touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown as Cincinnati beat Tennessee 43-36 in overtime.
Tampa Bay won without completing a pass, according to the article.
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Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won the men’s race at the New York City Marathon, earning his first victory there. Kenya’s Shelia Chepkirui won the women’s race for the second time.
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Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men’s New York City Marathon.
The victory was Almgren’s first at the race.
Shelia Chepkirui of Kenya won the women’s race.
The win was Chepkirui’s second at the New York City Marathon.
The race took place on November 1, 2026.
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Alexander Zverev is set to finish 2026 as world number one after winning the French Open and US Open, his first two Grand Slam titles. His rise comes amid past allegations of abuse by former partners and an independent investigation, which the article says have left unease around his new status.
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Zverev, 29, won the French Open and US Open in 2026.
He became the oldest man in more than 50 years to reach world number one for the first time.
He spent 13 years waiting to win a Grand Slam title and then won two within three months.
Zverev said time spent with Rafael and Toni Nadal in Mallorca in July 2025 influenced his approach to play more aggressively and vary his shots.
He also reached the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Jannik Sinner in four sets.
The article says Zverev has lost 10 consecutive matches to Sinner.
In October 2020, former partner Olga Sharypova accused Zverev of physical violence and controlling behaviour.
The article says two former partners have accused Zverev of physical abuse and that the sport conducted a major independent investigation.
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Real Madrid beat Racing de Santander 3-0 in La Liga on Sunday, with Kylian Mbappé and Yan Diomandé scoring. The win was Real Madrid’s ninth in their last 10 games after a difficult start to the season.
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Real Madrid defeated Racing de Santander 3-0 on November 1, 2026.
Kylian Mbappé scored for Real Madrid.
Yan Diomandé scored for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid have won nine of their last 10 games.
The match took place in Santander, Spain.
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Scottish clubs face criticism for giving few young domestic players first-team opportunities. Data presented to all 42 SPFL clubs showed under-21 Scottish players accounted for 4.1% of Scottish Premiership minutes, compared with 15.1% in Denmark. Norway’s development system offers a contrast, with quotas, year-round access to pitches and greater investment in coaching cited as factors in its progress.
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Calum Ferguson played twice for Inverness Caledonian Thistle’s first team after graduating from its academy at age 18.
Ferguson now works as a development officer with Alba Football Alliance.
At a September summit, data showed Scottish players under 21 made up 4.1% of Scottish Premiership playing minutes; the figure in Denmark’s Superliga was 15.1%.
Scottish-born players made up 28% of starters in the opening round of this season’s Premiership fixtures, compared with 72% in Norway.
Norway’s league rules require clubs to include 16 homegrown players in their full squad and limit matchday squads to nine foreign players.
Viking FK, which has focused on academy development for nearly a decade, recently started eight Norwegian players in a Champions League league-stage match; four had come through its academy.
Norwegian football federation official Håkon Grøttland also pointed to more artificial pitches and increased investment in coaching and talent development.
Norway built 539 artificial pitches and redeveloped another 586 between 2016 and 2025, according to the article.
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Kimi Antonelli clinched the Formula One drivers’ championship at age 20 with a third-place finish at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the youngest champion in the sport’s history. Max Verstappen won a race marked by crashes, safety cars and a lengthy red-flag stoppage.
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Antonelli became champion at 20 years and 68 days old, surpassing Sebastian Vettel’s record.
His third-place finish gave him an unassailable 119-point lead in the drivers’ standings.
Antonelli is the first Italian Formula One champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the race, his second victory of the season.
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton finished second after starting from pole position.
Charles Leclerc finished fourth, Lando Norris fifth and Mercedes teammate George Russell sixth.
A suspension failure sent Valtteri Bottas into the barriers and led to a red flag with 25 laps remaining; he later walked to an ambulance and was released from the medical centre.
Mercedes led Ferrari 630-504 in the constructors’ standings and could secure that title at the next race in Brazil.
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Kimi Antonelli clinched his first Formula 1 world championship in his second season, becoming the sport’s youngest champion. After a shaky debut year, he made a major leap in performance, winning five races in a row and maintaining a consistent lead even after Mercedes lost its early-season advantage.
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Antonelli became the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history.
He won his first title at the end of his second season in the sport.
Mercedes promoted Antonelli to its race team in 2025 to replace Lewis Hamilton.
Antonelli’s debut season was inconsistent, and teammate George Russell comfortably outperformed him.
Antonelli won his first race in the second event of the season and then took five consecutive victories.
His performances kept him in control of the championship after Mercedes’ early advantage faded.
Max Verstappen praised Antonelli’s consistency and his ability to avoid major mistakes.
Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen shared the podium with Antonelli at the Mexico City Grand Prix after his title win.
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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama says he is building his own approach to basketball by learning through uncertainty, training, and curiosity. He reflected on the Spurs’ season and their five-game NBA Finals loss to the New York Knicks, and described how he works on foot strength, meditation, and chess.
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Wembanyama is a 7-foot-4 center for the San Antonio Spurs and the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, according to the article.
He said he has no blueprint for playing with his combination of size and skill.
Wembanyama said the Spurs went unbeaten in February during a winning stretch last season.
The Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals, then lost the NBA Finals to the New York Knicks in five games.
Wembanyama said Gregg Popovich taught him to keep wins and losses in perspective; Popovich retired from coaching in 2025 after leading the Spurs to five NBA titles.
After a blood clot in his shoulder ended his second season, Wembanyama focused more on conditioning and strengthening his feet.
He said he often walks barefoot or wears minimalist shoes and believes foot strength supports posture and movement in the knees, hips, and back.
Wembanyama said he learned kung fu and meditation from Shaolin monks in China in summer 2025, and sees similarities between basketball and chess.
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A 60 Minutes interview profiles San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, focusing on his unusual combination of height and basketball skills and how he approaches a career without a clear precedent. He discusses learning through uncertainty, enjoying team plays such as alley-oops, and recognizing that his conduct during the Finals showed his limits.
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Wembanyama is listed as 7-foot-4 and 22 years old in the article.
The article describes him as the NBA's reigning Defensive Player of the Year.
Wembanyama says he is comfortable not knowing all the answers and finding his own approach to training and his career.
He says alley-oops bring him particular joy because they combine teamwork with a dunk.
The article says the Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the Western Conference, then lost to the New York Knicks in five games in the Finals.
Wembanyama says that in the Finals he needed to focus on basketball rather than fighting opponents.
The article describes Wembanyama as French and says he plays chess in Manhattan parks and trains at Chinese monasteries.
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A CBS News page features a 60 Minutes interview with Victor Wembanyama, the 22-year-old San Antonio Spurs center. It describes his abilities to dunk without jumping, handle the ball to freeze defenders, and make three-point shots.
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The interview is titled “Victor Wembanyama: The 60 Minutes Interview.”
Wembanyama is a center for the San Antonio Spurs.
He is 22 years old.
The page describes him as able to dunk without jumping.
The page says his ballhandling can freeze defenders.
The page says he can make three-point shots.
The page calls him the new face of the NBA.
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