Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell was taken to a local hospital after suffering a neck injury during the team’s 19-15 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Coach Dan Campbell said the linebacker was breathing and alert when he left the field, but the team had no further update after the game.
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Campbell was injured in the fourth quarter while tackling Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson.
Medical personnel attended to Campbell on the field for about nine minutes before taking him away on a cart.
The 26-year-old was strapped to a board and taken to a local hospital.
Coach Dan Campbell said the team was thinking of Campbell and his family and would provide updates.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff described the injury as scary and said the team was praying for Campbell.
Campbell had three tackles before leaving the game.
He has 57 tackles this season after recording a career-high 176 last season.
Campbell was a first-team All-Pro last season and was selected in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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BBC Sport’s Kelly Cates, Danny Murphy and Micah Richards discussed Liverpool’s denied penalty appeal against Arsenal. The appeal concerned Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber pulling Alexander Isak’s shirt; Arsenal won the Premier League match 1-0.
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Liverpool appealed for a penalty after Jurrien Timber pulled Alexander Isak’s shirt.
The referee did not award Liverpool a penalty.
The incident involved Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber and Liverpool player Alexander Isak.
BBC Sport’s Kelly Cates, Danny Murphy and Micah Richards discussed the appeal.
Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 in the Premier League match.
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Kimi Antonelli won his first Formula 1 world title by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix. At 20 years and 68 days old, he became the youngest champion in the sport’s history, while Max Verstappen won the race ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
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Antonelli clinched the title with several races still left in the season.
He broke Sebastian Vettel’s record as the youngest Formula 1 champion by three years and 67 days.
Antonelli is the first Italian to win the Formula 1 title since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
Verstappen took his third win in four races.
Hamilton finished second after battling Verstappen for the lead late in the race.
A crash by Valtteri Bottas brought out a safety car and then a red flag, creating a 25-lap sprint to the finish.
Tensions rose at Ferrari after Charles Leclerc’s aggressive move for the lead on the first lap.
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Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari need serious discussions after an opening-lap clash with Charles Leclerc in the Mexico City Grand Prix. Hamilton said Leclerc’s move cost the team a chance to win; Max Verstappen won the race. The article reports that tensions between the Ferrari teammates have also arisen at several races this season.
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Hamilton started from pole position for Ferrari, his first pole with the team.
Leclerc cut a chicane on the first lap and took the lead from Hamilton.
Hamilton said Leclerc’s attack cost Ferrari the win and called for talks behind closed doors.
Verstappen won the Mexico City Grand Prix.
The article describes earlier disputes between Hamilton and Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix and in Singapore.
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur and Leclerc had not spoken to the media after the race.
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Arizona beat Dallas 33–30 in overtime after rallying from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Buffalo defeated Baltimore as Josh Allen set a Bills career touchdown-pass record, while Detroit handed Minnesota its first loss of the season; Tampa Bay won despite completing no passes.
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Arizona's Chad Ryland kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime to beat Dallas.
Tyler Allgeier gained 191 yards from scrimmage for Arizona, including a 63-yard touchdown run.
Ravens coach Jesse Minter said Lamar Jackson needs surgery on his right thumb and his season could be over.
Josh Allen set Buffalo's career record for touchdown passes, counting regular-season and postseason games, in the Bills' 36–10 win over Baltimore.
Detroit beat Minnesota 19–15 on Jared Goff's late touchdown pass to Jameson Williams, ending the Vikings' undefeated start.
Tampa Bay beat Atlanta 16–0 after rushing for a team-record 324 yards; quarterback Baker Mayfield completed no passes.
Pittsburgh beat Cleveland 27–6, with Jaylen Warren rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown.
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Andoni Iraola said he would tell players to go to ground if they are pulled in the penalty area, after Liverpool were not awarded a penalty against Arsenal. Alexander Isak stayed on his feet when Jurrien Timber tugged his shirt, and the referee and video assistant referee allowed play to continue.
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Arsenal beat Liverpool after Kai Havertz scored the opening goal.
Isak was pulled by Timber while trying to reach a header from Bradley Barcola’s cross.
Referee Andy Madley did not award a penalty, and VAR official Stuart Attwell did not overturn the decision.
Iraola said Isak should have gone to ground and confirmed he would advise players to do so in future.
Iraola said he considered Isak honest and believed the shirt pull stopped him from reaching the ball.
Former assistant referee Darren Cann said the decision was close and that Timber took a risk by grabbing Isak’s shirt.
Liverpool also appealed for a penalty after Cody Gakpo went down under pressure from Christos Tzolis.
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Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield, earning their first Premier League win there in 14 years. Kai Havertz scored the first-half winner, and Arsenal’s defense held firm as the team moved three points clear at the top after nine games.
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Kai Havertz scored Arsenal’s winning goal in the first half.
Declan Rice assisted Havertz’s goal.
Arsenal had gone 16 trips to Anfield without a win in all competitions before Sunday’s match.
Arsenal kept their first Premier League clean sheet at Anfield since their 2012 victory there.
The article says Liverpool did not have a shot on target.
Arsenal had 24 points after nine games, according to the article.
Arsenal arrived after losing to League Two side Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup.
Mikel Arteta was Arsenal’s captain in the team’s previous Anfield win in 2012.
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A 14-year-old boy handed himself in to West Midlands Police after a social media video appeared to show a fan using a photo of Bradley Lowery to taunt Sunderland supporters at Coventry City’s match. Police are investigating, and Coventry City says it will cooperate with authorities and does not tolerate offensive behaviour.
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Bradley Lowery, a Sunderland fan, died aged six in 2017 from neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer.
The video appears to show a fan taunting Sunderland with a photo of Bradley during Saturday’s Premier League match.
West Midlands Police said a 14-year-old boy had handed himself in and would be spoken with in due course.
Police said they launched a thorough investigation and are working with both football clubs.
Coventry City said it was aware of the footage and would cooperate with the relevant authorities.
Bradley’s mother, Gemma Lowery, said the incident was heartbreaking and that Bradley should be remembered with love.
Gemma Lowery said she did not want hatred directed at the fan and hoped the club would take appropriate action.
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Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield to open a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. The win was Arsenal’s first at Anfield since 2012.
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Arsenal defeated Liverpool 1-0.
The match took place at Anfield.
Arsenal moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
It was Arsenal’s first win at Anfield since 2012.
The match was described as end-to-end.
Liverpool took no points from the match.
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Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League. Kai Havertz scored in the 16th minute, and Arsenal held on despite Liverpool’s pressure.
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Declan Rice supplied the low cross that Havertz turned in for the only goal.
Arsenal had not won at Anfield since September 2012 and had gone winless in 13 visits.
Florian Wirtz hit the crossbar with a free kick for Liverpool.
Alexis Mac Allister headed a chance over the bar.
Arsenal kept Liverpool from registering a shot on target for the second meeting in succession.
Arsenal had 24 points from nine games, three ahead of Manchester City.
Liverpool’s second league defeat of the season left them fifth, nine points behind Arsenal.
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Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix, his first pole for Ferrari and his first since 2023. Kimi Antonelli starts fifth and could secure the Formula One drivers’ championship in the race, depending on the result.
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Hamilton set the fastest qualifying time at 1:16.514.
George Russell qualified second, 0.009 seconds behind Hamilton.
Charles Leclerc qualified third for Ferrari.
Antonelli qualified fifth for Mercedes.
The article says Russell or Hamilton must win to keep their championship hopes alive.
The article says Antonelli would become the youngest F1 champion if he wins the title, surpassing Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton said this was his first pole for Ferrari and his 105th career pole.
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Hibernian beat Hearts 2–1 in the Scottish League Cup semi-final at Hampden to reach the final against Rangers. Hearts’ Claudio Braga missed a late chance to equalize, ending a run of recent Edinburgh derbies in which late goals had hurt Hibs.
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Hibernian reached the League Cup final with a 2–1 win over city rivals Hearts.
The semi-final took place at Hampden.
Hearts’ Claudio Braga scored the opening goal with a close-range header.
Braga missed a late chance that could have taken the match to extra time.
Marink Reedijk had recently joined Hibernian as manager.
Hibs entered the match bottom of the Scottish Premiership and had gone six league games without a win.
The final will be against Rangers.
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Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield in the Premier League, with Kai Havertz scoring in the first half. Declan Rice assisted the goal and was rated Arsenal’s best player, while Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson’s misplaced pass led to the winner.
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Arsenal won at Anfield in the Premier League for the first time since 2012.
Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the match in the first half.
Declan Rice assisted Havertz’s goal and received a rating of 8.
Alisson received a rating of 4 after his poor pass led to Arsenal’s goal.
Florian Wirtz hit the crossbar with a free kick and received a rating of 6.
Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya received a rating of 7.
Arsenal defenders Ezri Konsa, Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori each received a rating of 8.
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Week eight’s early NFL slate features several divisional matchups, including the Ravens visiting the Bills and the Browns visiting the Steelers. The unbeaten Vikings face the Lions, whose offense is averaging more than 30 points per game, while Baltimore hopes Lamar Jackson’s return will end a two-game losing streak.
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The Ravens enter at 4-3, while the Bills are 5-1.
Lamar Jackson is set to return after missing three games.
The Bills have beaten the Ravens in their last three home meetings, according to the article.
The Browns and Steelers are both 5-2 and meet in a contest for the top spot in the AFC North.
The Vikings are 6-0 and face the 4-2 Lions.
The Lions are scoring more than 30 points per game, while the article describes Minnesota as having the league’s best defense.
Eight early-window games are listed, with kickoffs scheduled for 1 p.m. Eastern.
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The Route du Rhum began on Sunday, with 115 sailors setting off from Saint-Malo for a solo transatlantic yacht race. In light winds, the boats headed along the Brittany coast toward a required checkpoint near Cap Fréhel.
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The race started at 12:02 GMT on Sunday.
A total of 115 sailors are competing.
Each sailor is making a solo transatlantic crossing.
The fleet set off from Saint-Malo in mild weather.
Boats sailed along the Brittany coast toward a mandatory checkpoint near Cap Fréhel.
Crowds gathered near the checkpoint to watch.
Competitor Nicolas d’Estais said the conditions were ideal before boarding his yacht, Café Joyeux.
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Celtic lost to Falkirk, their sixth defeat in 10 matches across all competitions, despite leading several match statistics. They remain four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership, while manager Martin O’Neill said the club was in a better position than at the same stage last season.
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Falkirk beat Celtic in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.
Celtic have lost six of their past 10 matches in all competitions.
Celtic had 24 shots to Falkirk’s six and nine shots on target to Falkirk’s two.
Celtic recorded more than twice Falkirk’s possession and 14 corners; Falkirk had none.
Celtic remain four points clear at the top of the Premiership.
Celtic drew 2-2 with Dundee United in their previous league match.
Celtic’s next match is a home Europa League game against Besiktas; they have lost their first three games in the competition.
Chris Sutton and Ian McCall described Celtic’s performances as signs of regression, while O’Neill said the team was better placed than a year earlier.
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Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean has died at 34, according to a statement posted on her social media. She was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in May 2025 and died on Sunday surrounded by loved ones. Tributes came from sporting organizations, former colleagues and political leaders in Northern Ireland.
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Mageean was from Portaferry, County Down.
She represented Ireland at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.
She won the 1,500-meter gold medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.
She won a silver medal representing Northern Ireland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Mageean was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in May 2025.
She married her long-term partner, Thomas Moran, less than three weeks before her death.
Tributes described Mageean as an inspiration to athletes and a proud representative of Ireland.
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Sheila Chepkirui won the New York City Marathon women’s race for the second time, finishing in 2:24:36. Andreas Almgren won the men’s race in his marathon debut, finishing in 2:06:01.
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Almgren pulled away from Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa in the final mile.
Crippa finished 13 seconds behind Almgren.
Lesotho’s Kamohelo Mofolo placed third in the men’s race, ahead of defending champion Benson Kipruto.
Chepkirui pulled away from compatriot Hellen Obiri in the final 150 meters.
American Jessica McClain finished second, six seconds behind Chepkirui.
McClain’s result marked the first time a U.S. woman had finished in the women’s top three since 2018.
The race ran through all five New York City boroughs for the 50th time.
About 60,000 runners started the race, and nearly half were women.
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The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7 to win the WNBA title in their second season. Coach Natalie Nakase built a team around overlooked players, giving them trust and clear roles as they fought back from a 3-2 series deficit.
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Golden State won the best-of-seven finals series 4-3 after Atlanta took a 3-2 lead.
The Valkyries won Game 7 by a score of 68-63 on October 31.
The article says Golden State became the fastest expansion team in major North American professional sports history to win a championship.
Natalie Nakase’s path to coaching included playing as a walk-on at UCLA and later coaching in Japan’s top men’s league.
Point guard Veronica Burton had been waived by Dallas and later became the WNBA’s Most Improved Player with Golden State.
Forward Kaila Charles had been cut five times before joining the Valkyries on a seven-day hardship contract.
Kayla Thornton became a first-time All-Star with Golden State at age 32.
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Harriet Dart won her first WTA title at the Guangzhou Open, beating Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger in the final. Dart says part-time coaching from former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has strengthened her belief, and she is projected to rise from world number 115 to 83rd.
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Dart, 30, won the Guangzhou Open in China on Sunday.
She defeated rising Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger in the final.
Dart began working part-time with 2013 Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli at the start of the season.
Dart was ranked outside the top 160 when she started working with Bartoli.
Dart has won 19 of 24 tour-level hard-court matches since Wimbledon.
Her season record is 23 wins from 34 WTA Tour matches, the best winning percentage of her career.
Dart reached a career-high ranking of 70th in 2024 but spent most of the past two seasons outside the top 100.
She is projected to move up to 83rd in the world rankings after winning the title.
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