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Nov 9, 2026 - Sports

Under-fire batter will not feature in upcoming New Zealand series‘Still possible’ he will be recalled for tours to India and EnglandMarnus Labuschagne has been dropped from Australia’s Test squad. Chairman of selectors George Bailey confirmed on Monday that Labuschagne would be omitted from Australia’s yet-to-be-named squad for the first Test against New Zealand.Australia’s next Test begins on 9 December in Perth, but Bailey and his panel have made an early call to put Labuschagne out of his misery. Bailey told reporters the out-of-form star wouldn’t be considered for the entire four-Test series against New Zealand. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - Sports

Larson becomes first repeat champion since 2010Hendrick driver clinches title in opening stageRyan Blaney wins season finale at HomesteadKyle Larson is now a three-time Nascar champion.Larson clinched his third Cup Series title in six years early in Sunday’s 400-mile season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, becoming the first back-to-back champion since Jimmie Johnson in 2010. Johnson won five consecutive titles beginning in 2006. Continue reading...

Nov 8, 2026 - Sports

No 3 seed Washington earn 4-1 win over PortlandGotham beat Seattle 1-0 amid ‘atrocious’ field conditionsDates and venues for next round to be determinedTrinity Rodman scored twice and the host Washington Spirit overwhelmed the Portland Thorns 4-1 on Sunday in the quarter-finals of the NWSL playoffs.The third-seeded Spirit scored twice in two minutes to take a 3-0 lead into half-time against the sixth-seeded Thorns at Audi Field. Washington will face the seventh-seeded Utah Royals in the semi-finals next weekend. Continue reading...

Nov 8, 2026 - Sports

They had been in a battle, they had been behind and they had been on edge, but Barcelona found a way through, holding on to their place at the top of the table and holding the doubts at bay for another day. A fortnight in which they were defeated by Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, in which they might have wondered if something was not right, ended with a 2-1 win at Atlético Madrid. This was a proper test and a proper game, 10 World Cup winners on the field and first place awaiting the winner, and at the end of an intense enjoyable night, that was Hansi Flick’s side.At a noisy Metropolitano, the atmosphere matching the occasion, against a frenetic Atlético side that went for the throat, Barcelona trailed to a Giuliano Simeone goal and for a while in a frenzied first half it looked like there may be no way back. But they found it, two goals from Fermín López either side of the break leading them to the kind of victory that brings a reward beyond the points. It hadn’t been easy but they had made it; ultimately, they might conclude they had found a way to manage it too, some satisfaction in the suffering, in how they resisted and re-established control amid the chaos. Continue reading...

Nov 8, 2026 - Sports

Frenchman under pressure after four successive defeatsFormer Spurs manager Frank emerging as main candidate Crystal Palace are poised to sack Pierre Sage after Sunday’s defeat by Liverpool left them bottom of the Premier League for the first time since December 2017, with Thomas Frank emerging as the main candidate to succeed him.The Frenchman, appointed in mid-June to replace Oliver Glasner, has been under mounting pressure since a 5-0 defeat by Brighton last month. There have been few signs of improvement as Palace have slumped to four successive league defeats. Continue reading...