Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and the Czech Republic have said they may refuse to play Russia at the 2027 men’s Ice Hockey World Championship after the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the IIHF’s exclusion of Russian teams. The countries say their concerns relate to the war in Ukraine and the safety of players and staff; they plan to play their other scheduled matches. The decision leaves the IIHF facing questions about possible forfeits and the tournament format.
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The 2027 men’s Ice Hockey World Championship is scheduled to take place in Germany from May 14 to 30.
Russia has been excluded from international ice hockey since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the IIHF had not provided enough evidence to justify Russia’s ban on security grounds.
Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said Russia would submit evidence of the planned boycotts to the International Olympic Committee.
Austria is considering joining the six countries threatening boycotts, while Germany has expressed uncertainty about hosting the championship.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said Russian and Belarusian players will be barred from the next World Junior Championship in Alberta.
Russia’s senior national football teams and clubs remain suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions.
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Rafael Nadal has accepted a proposal to join Real Madrid’s board of directors. The club’s members will vote on his appointment later this month, and his responsibilities have not been announced.
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Nadal won 22 Grand Slam titles and two Olympic gold medals.
He helped Spain win five Davis Cup titles before retiring in 2024.
Real Madrid said Nadal is a major figure in Spanish and world sport.
Nadal thanked club president Florentino Pérez and the board for proposing his appointment.
Nadal is a longtime Real Madrid fan and holds club membership number 67,778.
Real Madrid members are due to vote on the appointment at a meeting later this month.
The club has not said what responsibilities Nadal would have on the board.
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The Winnipeg Jets overcame a 4-0 third-period deficit to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in overtime, ending a nine-game losing streak. Kyle Connor scored twice during a four-goal rally completed in the final 2:06 of regulation, and Dylan Samberg scored the overtime winner.
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Montreal led 4-0 early in the third period, with Cole Caufield scoring twice.
Tyrel Bauer scored his first NHL goal with 2:39 left in regulation to start Winnipeg’s comeback.
Morgan Barron scored at 18:03 to cut Montreal’s lead to 4-2.
Kyle Connor scored twice with the Jets’ goalie pulled, tying the game with 33 seconds remaining.
Dylan Samberg scored at 3:30 of overtime to give Winnipeg the win.
The Jets’ four-goal comeback was described as the latest in NHL history.
Montreal coach Martin St Louis said Winnipeg had been the better team over the full game.
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Real Madrid plans to put Rafael Nadal’s appointment as a club director to a vote by its General Assembly of Delegated Members. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion and an honorary club member, said he accepted the invitation and wants to contribute.
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Real Madrid’s board agreed to submit Nadal’s appointment for member ratification.
Nadal retired from professional tennis in November 2024.
Nadal won 92 singles titles, two Olympic gold medals and five Davis Cup titles with Spain, according to the club.
Nadal said he accepted the invitation from club president Florentino Pérez and the board.
Pérez won another four-year term as Real Madrid president in June.
More than a third of voting members backed challenger Enrique Riquelme in the presidential election.
Riquelme opposed plans to bring outside investment into the member-owned club.
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Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel, 30, died after an on-field collision during a Spanish second-division match. Clubs, players and football organizations paid tribute, while Spanish football authorities postponed domestic matches and UEFA arranged moments of silence at Champions League games.
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De Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest in an ambulance after receiving medical attention on the field and being taken to hospital.
Tenerife announced six days of official mourning and said club players, staff and officials would attend his funeral in Navahermosa, Toledo.
Tenerife scheduled a tribute at Heliodoro Stadium for Saturday at 6 p.m. local time.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation postponed domestic matches through Friday, November 6.
UEFA said Champions League matches that week would observe a minute of silence; the anthem was also not played at Barcelona’s match.
Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said the collision was a terrible accident and that he never intended to hurt anyone.
Local police opened an investigation into the incident.
Fans left flowers, candles and photographs outside Heliodoro Stadium, where the collision occurred.
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Rory McIlroy said people connected to LIV Golf had expressed a goal of destroying the European Tour at the 2026 Masters. He said LIV’s bankruptcy filing and the loss of Saudi backing point to a reset in professional golf, which he argued should support more sustainable tours.
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McIlroy said LIV representatives spoke at Augusta National about wanting to destroy the European Tour.
DP World Tour chief executive Guy Kinnings said LIV had a stated aim to destroy the DP World Tour.
LIV Golf launched in 2022 with Saudi backing and attracted several prominent players.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund withdrew its backing after investing more than $5 billion, according to the article.
LIV Golf filed for bankruptcy protection last month.
The article says possible $300 million financing from BC Partners Credit could support a new version of LIV Golf.
Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia are among the players who have left LIV, according to the article.
McIlroy entered the Abu Dhabi event third in the Race to Dubai standings, 999.03 points behind leader Eugenio Chacarra.
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World Triathlon has partnered with Hyrox, a competition that combines running and exercise stations, and recognized it as a discipline within the federation. The move could help Hyrox seek Olympic inclusion in the future, but some triathletes say they were not consulted and question whether the partnership will benefit their sport.
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Hyrox launched in 2017 and combines running with exercise stations.
World Triathlon announced the partnership last week.
The agreement recognizes Hyrox as a discipline within World Triathlon, potentially making it eligible for future Olympic and Paralympic inclusion.
Hyrox is not eligible for the Los Angeles 2028 Games under the timeline described in the article.
Triathlete Max Stapley and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sophie Evans said they were surprised by the announcement and felt blindsided.
European champion Roksana Slupek said she wanted more information about how the partnership would benefit triathlon.
World Triathlon said its executive board approved the agreement and includes elected athlete representatives.
World Triathlon said the partnership aims to engage more athletes and audiences and grow triathlon and multisport.
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Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel, 30, died after a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during a Spanish second-division match on Monday. Owono’s teammate Lautaro Spatz said the goalkeeper was deeply affected and would never intentionally hurt anyone; Spanish police opened a routine investigation after De Miguel’s death.
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The collision happened seven minutes into stoppage time with Tenerife and Andorra tied 2-2.
Owono ran toward the centre circle to clear a long ball, and his knee appeared to collide with De Miguel.
De Miguel received treatment on the pitch and was taken by ambulance to hospital; the match was abandoned.
Owono was sent off and has since deactivated his Instagram account.
Spain’s automatic judicial inquiry process applies to deaths deemed non-natural, and police opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter.
Tenerife announced six official days of mourning and suspended club activities.
Tenerife plans to open its home ground on Saturday so supporters can pay their respects.
De Miguel joined Tenerife in 2025 and was a father of one.
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Paris Saint-Germain beat Villarreal 6-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, November 3. The match was effectively decided after 17 minutes, by which point four goals had been scored.
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Paris Saint-Germain defeated Villarreal 6-0.
The Champions League match took place in Villarreal, Spain, on November 3, 2026.
Four goals had been scored by the 17th minute.
The program also reported that Manchester United came back to earn a result.
Bayern Munich won the night’s featured match, according to the program.
Kenya upset an opponent in women’s rugby sevens at the Youth Olympic Games.
Novak Djokovic is seeking an eighth title at the Rolex Paris Masters.
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Wales recalled Harry Wilson, Joe Rodon and Rubin Colwill for their final Nations League matches against Norway and Portugal. Goalkeeper Joe Duncan received his first senior call-up, while Jordan James is unavailable because of injury.
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Wilson returns after last playing for Wales in March.
Rodon is back in the squad despite not playing since a hamstring injury in August.
Duncan, 20, is on loan at Southend United from Bristol City and has played for Wales Under-21s.
Duncan qualifies for Wales through his maternal grandfather, who is from Cardiff.
Jordan James missed selection after sustaining an injury while playing for Wolves against Cardiff City.
Wales play Norway in Oslo on 14 November and host Portugal on 17 November.
Wales are third in Nations League Group A4, with one win from four matches.
A top-two finish would send Wales to the Nations League quarter-finals in March 2027.
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The NBA told two U.S. senators that Rwanda’s army-funded APR basketball team was removed from the 2026 Basketball Africa League because of U.S. sanctions imposed on Rwanda’s army. The team will remain barred while the sanctions are in place, the NBA said.
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The U.S. imposed sanctions on the Rwandan army in March over its alleged role in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The U.S. also recently sanctioned Rwanda’s defence ministry over alleged support for the M23 rebel group.
Rwanda denies backing M23.
Democratic Senators Jeffrey Merkley and Republican Marsha Blackburn asked the NBA to explain its partnership with Rwanda in a letter dated October 23.
NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said APR had been withdrawn from the league, according to ESPN.
APR represented Rwanda in the league in 2024 and 2025, finishing third in 2025.
The RSSB Tigers replaced APR in the 2026 season.
Rwanda pays the Basketball Africa League to host its finals at Kigali’s 10,000-seat BK Arena.
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British 17-year-old Mika Stojsavljevic beat Sofia Kenin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 at the Hong Kong Open for her first WTA Tour main-draw win. Stojsavljevic entered as a lucky loser after losing in qualifying and said she learned about an hour before the match that she would play.
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Stojsavljevic is ranked 411th in the world.
Kenin won the Australian Open in 2020 and is ranked 224 places above Stojsavljevic.
Stojsavljevic hit six winners, while Kenin hit none, according to the article.
Stojsavljevic saved three of the eight break points she faced.
She beat then-world number 56 Talia Gibson in Billie Jean King Cup qualifying in April.
Stojsavljevic won the US Open junior title in 2024 and turned professional in 2025.
She will face world number 67 Zeynep Sonmez in the second round in Hong Kong.
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Prime’s series The Greatest features Jaalen Best as Muhammad Ali early in his career. Best and writer-director Ben Watkins say the family-sanctioned production aims to show Ali as a person with fears and flaws as well as a celebrated boxer.
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Jaalen Best plays Muhammad Ali in Prime’s The Greatest.
The series is described as the first project officially sanctioned by Ali’s family.
The story focuses on Ali as a teenager from Louisville at the start of his career.
Writer-director Ben Watkins said he wanted to portray Ali’s vulnerable moments as well as his achievements.
The article says Ali won an Olympic gold medal in Rome at age 18.
Best said he worked to portray Ali accurately, including his mental and physical qualities.
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West Ham United appointed Scott Parker as head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract. Parker replaces Nuno Espirito Santo and will take charge for the first time when West Ham visit Cardiff City on Wednesday.
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Parker is 46 and previously played for West Ham.
He has led Fulham, Bournemouth and Burnley to promotion from the Championship.
Parker has been out of work since leaving Burnley in April after the club was relegated from the Premier League.
Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked on Tuesday after West Ham’s poor start to the Championship season.
West Ham are eighth in the Championship, six points behind leaders Middlesbrough.
The club have lost their past two home matches, against Southampton and West Bromwich Albion.
First-team coaches Steve Potts, Gerard Prenderville and Billy Lepine will assist Parker; sporting director Mark Noble will also work closely with him.
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Real Madrid are considered the leading contenders to sign Manchester United forward JJ Gabriel, according to the article. Gabriel has not returned to United since leaving in September and has been training in Spain while seeking senior football elsewhere.
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Gabriel is registered to Manchester United but has not been back at the club since September.
He had been expected to make his senior debut for United in a Carabao Cup match against Brighton.
Barcelona and Paris St-Germain are among the other clubs reported to be interested.
Gabriel scored a hat-trick on his UEFA Youth League debut.
He has obtained an EU passport, which the article says could make signing for a club outside England easier.
Manchester United would be due compensation if Gabriel leaves, with a lower amount expected if he joins a club outside the Premier League.
United head coach Michael Carrick said the club needed to consider the welfare and exposure of its young players.
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Jake Paul says he will retire from boxing if Cedric Doumbe beats him in their scheduled 24 December fight in Dubai. The bout will be an eight-round cruiserweight contest and Paul's first fight since Anthony Joshua stopped him and broke his jaw last December.
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Paul says he will “hang up the gloves” if Doumbe wins.
The fight is scheduled for 24 December in Dubai.
The bout is a professionally sanctioned eight-round cruiserweight fight with 10-ounce gloves.
Paul says he will return after recovering from a broken jaw that required two titanium plates and the removal of some teeth.
Joshua knocked Paul down twice and stopped him in the sixth round.
Paul has won 12 of his 14 professional boxing fights; his losses were to Tommy Fury and Joshua.
Doumbe is a Cameroonian-born French kickboxer and MMA fighter who has one professional boxing win, from 2015.
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Sunderland have made a poor start to the Premier League season after finishing seventh last year and qualifying for Europe. Manager Regis Le Bris is not in immediate danger of losing his job, but the team’s results and players’ public criticism have raised questions about his ability to turn things around.
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Sunderland have one win and six defeats from their first nine Premier League games and sit in the bottom three, two points from safety.
The team finished seventh last season and returned to European competition for the first time in 53 years.
Sunderland play Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League before hosting Chelsea on Sunday.
Captain Granit Xhaka questioned the team’s courage after a 3-1 defeat at Coventry City.
Defender Nordi Mukiele had earlier said the team had become arrogant.
BBC Sport reports that Le Bris’s job is not in immediate danger and that the club will give him more time.
Le Bris has managed Sunderland since July 2024 and has led them to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Sunderland’s only Premier League win this season was a 1-0 home victory over Fulham on 30 August.
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Canada will not allow Russian or Belarusian players to compete in next month’s World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The decision follows a ruling that overturned Russia’s ban from International Ice Hockey Federation events, which the IIHF has criticized.
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The World Junior Championships are scheduled for December 26 to January 5.
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney said Russian and Belarusian athletes will not compete in the tournament while the war in Ukraine continues.
Russia had been barred from IIHF events since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the ban on Russia last week.
The IIHF said it disagreed with the ruling and would monitor its impact on upcoming events.
Ukraine’s ice hockey federation expressed deep outrage over Russia’s return to international competition.
Russia’s ambassador to Canada criticized the decision, saying it brought politics into junior hockey.
Federations in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Czech Republic said they would refuse to play Russia at next year’s men’s world championship in Germany.
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Former FIFA governance committee chief Miguel Maduro says Gianni Infantino cannot seek a fourth term in 2027 because FIFA’s statutes limit presidents to three terms. FIFA’s Council ruled in 2022 that Infantino’s 2016–2019 period did not count toward that limit, while advocacy group FairSquare is urging member associations to challenge his eligibility.
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FIFA’s presidential election is scheduled for March 2027, and the candidacy submission deadline is about two weeks away.
Maduro says the three-term limit does not distinguish between full and shortened terms.
Infantino was elected in 2016 after Sepp Blatter resigned, then won elections in 2019 and 2023.
In December 2022, FIFA’s Council unanimously decided that Infantino’s 2016–2019 period would not count as a term.
FairSquare has contacted 52 FIFA member associations and urged them to declare Infantino ineligible.
FairSquare director Nicholas McGeehan said the group planned to meet Norwegian football officials.
Infantino’s prospects improved after the head of Asian football endorsed his bid last month.
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Amanda Serrano plans to retire after defending her WBO and WBA featherweight titles against Australia’s Skye Falzon in San Juan on 9 January 2027. Serrano says she hopes to be remembered as a “game-changer” and wants to enjoy every moment of her final fight.
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Serrano has a 50-4-1 record with 32 knockouts.
The fight will take place at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan.
Falzon, 38, has a 12-2 record with seven knockouts.
Serrano shares the women’s knockout record with American Christy Martin.
Serrano said she returned to 12 three-minute rounds for her final bout.
Serrano became the first and only Puerto Rican boxer to become an undisputed world champion.
Serrano and Ireland’s Katie Taylor became the first female boxers to headline Madison Square Garden in 2022.
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