Ben Duckett scored 167 as England made 386-5 and beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs in Lahore, earning a consolation win in their final match of the one-day international tri-series. Sri Lanka reached 331, led by Pavan Rathnayake’s 118, before Liam Dawson took four wickets and England dismissed them in 45.1 overs.
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Duckett made 167 from 132 balls, his second consecutive ODI century.
Tom Banton scored 74 and shared a 163-run opening stand with Duckett.
England finished with 386-5 after 50 overs.
Rathnayake scored 118 from 77 balls, while Kusal Mendis made 89 for Sri Lanka.
Dawson took 4-49 as Sri Lanka lost their final five wickets for 16 runs.
Sri Lanka were all out for 331 in 45.1 overs, losing by 55 runs.
England will travel to Australia for three ODIs and five T20s in November.
Sri Lanka will face Pakistan in the tri-series final on Sunday.
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Manchester United manager Michael Carrick said he does not need assurances about his job and remains focused on improving the team. He backed captain Bruno Fernandes and is expected to lead United against Chelsea on Saturday, despite a poor run of results.
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United have gone eight matches without a win in all competitions.
The club has won two of its 12 matches in all competitions this season.
United earned seven points from their first eight league games, its worst start to a league season in 40 years.
Sunday’s 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth left United one point above the Premier League relegation zone.
Fernandes was left on the bench against Bournemouth after criticizing Carrick’s tactics following a 4-1 loss to Como.
Carrick said Fernandes is committed to United and will continue to lead the team.
United are scheduled to play away at Chelsea on Saturday.
Carrick signed a two-year contract in May after guiding United to third place in the Premier League as caretaker manager.
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The Chicago Bears acquired defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans in exchange for first-round picks in 2027 and 2028 and a 2027 fourth-round pick. Chicago also received a 2028 fifth-round pick in the deal, which had not been officially announced when the Associated Press reported it.
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A person familiar with the trade told the Associated Press about the deal on Thursday.
Simmons is 29 and has four sacks in seven games this season.
Simmons earned first-team All-Pro honors last year, recording a career-high 11 sacks in 15 games.
The Bears were 5-2 after winning two straight games and were scheduled to play Seattle on Monday night.
Chicago won the NFC North last season with an 11-6 record and reached the divisional round of the playoffs.
The Bears are led by coach Ben Johnson and general manager Ryan Poles.
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Stephen A. Smith said Wednesday that he had heard New York Knicks players do not want to visit the White House after winning the 2026 NBA Finals. The article provides no confirmation from the team or its players.
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Smith made the remarks on ESPN’s “First Take.”
He described the claim as something he had been hearing.
Smith said he did not know how much truth the report contained.
The Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals, according to the article.
The article does not include a response from the Knicks or their players.
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Sergio Garcia has confirmed he is leaving LIV Golf and plans to play on the DP World Tour in 2027. He hopes to return to the European Ryder Cup team as a player or vice-captain, and says he is keeping open the possibility of rejoining the PGA Tour.
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Garcia, 46, joined LIV Golf in June 2022 and won two individual titles during five seasons with the league.
He won 27 titles on American and European circuits from 1999 to 2020, including the 2017 Masters.
The DP World Tour sanctioned Garcia after his move to LIV, making him ineligible for the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Garcia paid outstanding fines to regain eligibility for the 2025 Ryder Cup but was not selected.
He says he wants to make Europe's Ryder Cup team for next year's event at Adare Manor in Ireland.
Current DP World Tour rules allow Garcia to play but not to serve as a future Ryder Cup captain or vice-captain.
LIV's Saudi backer withdrew its support in April, and the league filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States last month.
Garcia says he is also open to returning to the PGA Tour and hopes to compete at the Masters next April.
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Spanish long jumper Julieta Gallego, 24, died in a train collision in Toledo province that killed at least 68 people. The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation mourned her and said she competed for Madrid-based club AD Sprint.
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Gallego was a regular participant in Spain’s club championships.
Her personal best in the long jump was 5.90 metres, set in Antequera in 2023.
The collision involved two high-speed trains on Wednesday.
Regional government president Emiliano García-Page said about 80 people were injured.
Of the injured, 50 were seriously hurt and 15 were in critical condition.
The most seriously injured people were taken to hospitals in Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid.
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy criticized the 2023 Yankees in a post-World Series celebration conversation with Jake Bauers, who played for New York before joining Milwaukee. Bauers had a career-best regular season in 2026 and was named MVP of the National League Championship Series as the Brewers reached their first World Series since 1982.
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A video showed Murphy telling Bauers to remember his time with what Murphy called a “horseshit Yankees team” and contrasting it with the Brewers’ approach.
Bauers played for the Yankees in 2023 before Milwaukee acquired him.
The Yankees finished fourth in the American League East in 2023 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Bauers batted .202 with 12 home runs in 84 games for the Yankees in 2023.
In the 2026 regular season with Milwaukee, Bauers hit .266 with 26 home runs and an .874 OPS, each a career best.
Bauers was named National League Championship Series MVP as Milwaukee swept the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Brewers reached the World Series for the first time since 1982.
The article says Murphy was favored to win National League Manager of the Year for a third consecutive season.
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Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick said Bruno Fernandes remains fully committed to the club and will continue as captain. Carrick benched Fernandes for the 3-0 loss to Bournemouth after Fernandes criticized the tactics used in a Champions League defeat, but the two held talks and Carrick said there were no issues between them.
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Carrick said Fernandes will remain Manchester United captain.
Fernandes was left out of the starting line-up for the 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth.
Fernandes had questioned United's tactics after a 4-1 Champions League loss to Como.
Carrick and Fernandes held talks at the club's Carrington training ground on Tuesday.
Carrick said he had made no decision about whether Fernandes would start against Chelsea on Saturday.
United have gone eight games without a win, their longest such run since the 2015-16 season.
Carrick is set to remain in charge for United's trip to Chelsea, despite uncertainty about his future after the Bournemouth defeat.
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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays four games to one to win the 2026 World Series, the first title in the franchise’s 58-year history. Milwaukee finished the regular season with a franchise-record 103 wins and had spent 149 days atop the standings.
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Milwaukee won Game 5 by a score of 4-1 on October 28.
The Brewers won the best-of-seven World Series 4-1.
Milwaukee recorded 103 regular-season wins, a franchise record.
The Brewers spent 149 days atop the standings.
Milwaukee won its fourth consecutive National League Central title.
The Brewers swept the Dodgers in a four-game series before the World Series.
The article says baseball’s owners have argued for a salary cap, which players have resisted for 40 years.
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The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the first World Series title in franchise history. CBS News reported that Brewers fans celebrated emotionally after the victory.
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The Milwaukee Brewers won the World Series.
The Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays.
It was the first World Series title in Brewers franchise history.
CBS News correspondent Ian Lee reported on fans' reactions.
The article describes fans as elated and emotional after the win.
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Jake Paul says he will return to boxing on December 24 in Dubai, more than a year after a knockout loss to Anthony Joshua left him with a fractured jaw. Paul will headline the event, but organizers have not announced his opponent.
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Paul said the Dubai bout will be his first since his December 19 loss to Joshua in Miami.
Joshua stopped Paul by knockout in the sixth round.
Paul’s jaw was fractured in two places, and he underwent multiple surgeries in December and February.
Paul said he is considering several potential opponents, but no one has signed or been announced.
Paul has a professional record of 12 wins and two losses.
Paul’s two professional losses came against Tommy Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Paul previously beat former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson by unanimous decision in an exhibition bout.
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Manchester United manager Michael Carrick remains in charge despite the team’s poor start, including eight league games without a win and a 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth. Former United captain Gary Neville said the club’s leadership may lack a clear replacement plan and renewed his call for the Glazer family to sell the club.
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United have won two of 12 matches in all competitions this season.
The club has taken seven points from its first eight league games, its worst start to a league season in 40 years.
United sit one point above the Premier League relegation zone after losing 3-0 to Bournemouth.
Carrick is expected to speak to reporters before United’s league match away to Chelsea on Saturday.
Neville said managers sometimes need to be dismissed “for their own good,” recalling his own departure from Valencia.
Eddie Howe and former Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann have been mentioned as possible replacements for Carrick.
The Glazer family remains United’s majority owner after selling a minority stake to Jim Ratcliffe in 2024.
Neville called on the Glazers to sell the club and cited about £1.2 billion in debt.
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Back-to-back relegation from the Premier League to League One was rare in the league’s first 20 seasons, but it has happened several times in recent years. Burnley are in the Championship relegation zone and could become the third club in three seasons to suffer the drop, amid questions about squad management and turmoil at clubs that have fallen.
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Swindon Town were relegated from the top division and then the second tier in 1995, although league restructuring contributed to their second relegation.
Wolves suffered back-to-back relegations after leaving the Premier League in 2012; the article says it has happened four times in the 14 seasons since.
Luton Town and Leicester City suffered successive relegations in back-to-back seasons.
Wolves changed managers four times during their decline and made a series of poor transfers, according to the article.
Sunderland won 13 of 84 league matches during its double relegation and took four years to return to the Championship.
Leicester’s drop to League One followed poor boardroom decisions and a six-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules.
Burnley are in the Championship relegation zone after a 4-1 defeat by Lincoln City, and have appointed Fabio Celestini as head coach and Diego Lopez as chief football officer.
Former midfielder and EFL pundit Jobi McAnuff said he sees mismanagement of playing squads, rather than a lasting trend, as a key factor in recent double relegations.
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Shadman Islam scored 105 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 272 in the opening Test against the West Indies. The visitors reached 134-4 at stumps on day two, trailing by 138 runs after Bangladesh’s bowlers took four wickets and bad light ended play early.
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Shadman reached his third Test century before being dismissed by debutant spinner Joshua Bishop.
Bangladesh lost their final seven wickets for 51 runs after resuming at 213-3.
West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican took five wickets for 53 runs.
Joshua Bishop and Shamar Joseph took two wickets each for the West Indies.
John Campbell scored 54, and Tagenarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 43 at stumps.
Taijul Islam dismissed Kavem Hodge and Amir Jangoo in the same over, leaving West Indies at 97-4.
West Indies were 134-4, 138 runs behind Bangladesh, when bad light stopped play.
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England and Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney pleaded not guilty in London to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He is accused of headbutting and punching a man at a nightclub in December 2025; his trial is provisionally set for June 12, 2027.
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Toney entered his plea at Southwark Crown Court in London.
The charge relates to an alleged confrontation at a Wardour Street night spot on December 6, 2025.
Toney was released on unconditional bail.
Judge Christopher Hehir set a provisional trial date of June 12, 2027.
The judge said the court system was under pressure and had a large backlog.
Toney joined Saudi club Al-Ahli in 2024.
Toney previously played for Brentford and represented England at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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The NWSL and its Players Association settled a grievance over the league’s High Impact Player rule, which let qualifying players receive extra money beyond the salary cap. Starting next season, every NWSL player will qualify under the revised rule, as the league continues efforts to keep top players from moving to wealthier European clubs.
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The Players Association argued that the rule’s original eligibility criteria violated federal labor law.
The original rule allowed extra funds beyond the salary cap for players who met at least one of eight league-set criteria.
Those criteria included recognition on media rankings, U.S. national team minutes, Ballon d’Or nominations, and NWSL awards.
The original criteria included Trinity Rodman, whose name gave rise to the rule’s nickname.
The Washington Spirit have several players who met the original criteria, including Rodman.
The article says some European clubs spend three times or more what some NWSL teams spend.
The article identifies Chelsea, Lyon, and Barcelona as European clubs competing for players and international recognition.
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South Africa has selected Durban as its preferred candidate to host the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The proposal would likely include events in other cities, and South Africa has not yet estimated the cost of hosting.
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The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced Durban as the country’s main candidate city.
Officials said the bid would likely be a multi-city plan, with events in cities beyond Durban.
The proposed bid would be centered on Durban’s 56,000-seat Moses Mabhida Stadium, built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Durban lost the right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games after it could not provide required financial and other guarantees.
The IOC plans to choose the 2036 Olympic host in mid-2029 and said its board will approve a shortlist of candidates in March.
South Africa is one of seven countries seeking to host the 2036 Games; the others are India, Qatar, South Korea, Germany, Hungary and Turkiye.
South Africa previously bid unsuccessfully to host the 2004 Olympics in Cape Town.
The Youth Olympics in Dakar are set to mark the first Olympic sports event held in Africa.
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South Korea coach Robert Moreno said Son Heung-min will remain captain and selected him for upcoming friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Moreno said he has spoken with players amid reports of tension in the squad and described the team as healthy.
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Son Heung-min, 34, plays for LAFC in Major League Soccer.
Moreno named Son in South Korea’s squad for next month’s friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Moreno also selected Kim Min-jae, Hwang Hee-chan and Hwang In-beom.
Reports said the three experienced players had considered leaving the national team last month.
Talk of discord grew after Kim threw his boots in anger when substituted during a 0-0 friendly draw with Venezuela.
Moreno said he had spent more time communicating with players than training since taking over as interim coach.
Moreno’s contract is set to expire after the two friendlies, though the football association could retain him for the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia in January.
South Korea’s football association asked fans to stop excessive personal attacks on players after the team failed to advance from its World Cup group.
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Jake Paul plans to return to boxing on 24 December in Dubai, against an opponent who has not yet been confirmed. It will be his first fight since Anthony Joshua stopped him in December 2025 and broke his jaw.
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Paul said he had titanium plates fitted and teeth removed after the fight with Joshua.
Paul said in May that his boxing career was in doubt.
Paul has won 12 of his 14 professional fights, with losses to Tommy Fury and Joshua.
Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian said the team is finalising an opponent.
Former UFC fighter Darren Till is among the names reportedly being considered.
Till made his professional boxing debut in 2025 and beat Luke Rockhold in his only professional boxing bout.
Joshua knocked Paul down twice and stopped him in the sixth round in Miami.
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Gary Neville said Manchester United may need to dismiss head coach Michael Carrick, arguing that a manager can sometimes benefit from being sacked. United have kept Carrick in charge after a 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth, with the team 16th in the Premier League and one point above the relegation zone.
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United lost 3-0 at home to Bournemouth on Sunday.
Manchester United are 16th in the Premier League, one point above the relegation zone.
The club has kept Carrick in charge for Saturday's match against Chelsea.
Neville said United's decision to retain Carrick may reflect a lack of planning and available replacement options.
United's hierarchy has explored replacing Carrick, with Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann reportedly under consideration.
Captain Bruno Fernandes had criticised the team's tactics after a 4-1 Champions League loss to Como.
Fernandes was left out of the Bournemouth match, then held talks with Carrick to clear the air.
Jamie Carragher said Carrick may want to leave, while Roy Keane said Carrick needs the support of his players.
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