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Oct 27, 2026 - Sports

The Golden State Valkyries are now just one step away from making history. After dropping Game 2 in front of their home crowd, they got their revenge by beating the Atlanta Dream on their home floor in Game 4 before returning to Chase Center to secure a Game 5 win and take a 3-2 series […] The post “Don’t Relax”: Gabby Williams, Natalie Nakase Send Clear Message to the Locker Room After Valkyries Take 3–2 Lead in the WNBA Finals appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Oct 27, 2026 - Sports

Howe struck deal on contract when he left in JulyMichael Carrick expects to take training on TuesdayManchester United will have to pay Newcastle about £3m in compensation if they want to make Eddie Howe their next manager, with Michael Carrick expected to be removed only when a deal for his successor has been finalised.Carrick expects to take training on Tuesday after Jason Wilcox, the director of football, and Omar Berrada, the chief executive, discussed his future in the wake of a 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth that made it eight games without a win. Continue reading...

Oct 27, 2026 - Sports

The England captain spoke movingly on night of deserving winners and unintentional hilarity in LondonWell, there’s something new. Football: now available in new, genuinely heartwarming flavour.There was a lovely moment at London’s Palladium theatre, with the clock creeping towards 11pm at the end of a startlingly shrill and bloated evening of never-ending awards and never ending award-related excitement. Continue reading...

Oct 27, 2026 - Sports

The Premier League champions may have bigger fish to fry but can expect a feisty reception from League Two strugglers in the Carabao CupThe headlines around Fleetwood Town are rarely about what happens on the pitch. Noteworthy elements include Jamie Vardy’s celebrated status as a former player, a partnership signed with a team in Uzbekistan and the owner Andrew Pilley resigning in 2023 after being convicted of fraud, for which he was jailed for 13 years. There is often something noteworthy going on in relation to the Fylde coast club.It is no different this week, although this time football is taking centre stage as Arsenal head to Highbury Stadium on Tuesday for a Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against the League Two side. There is no link to the Gunners’ former home in Islington and the ground is a world away from what the visitors are used to, its capacity a fraction of the Emirates Stadium. The Championship side Sheffield United were deservedly beaten there in the previous round, unable to cope with their opponents or the conditions, but the Cod Army anticipate a sterner test from Mikel Arteta’s aristocrats. Continue reading...

Oct 27, 2026 - Sports

Video appears to show Mao Zedong called a ‘dictator’Dongpeng and Mengniu end deals with playerKylian Mbappé has been dropped by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the France striker apparently joked about the former leader Mao Zedong. In China jokes about Mao, the founding leader of the People’s Republic of China who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo.“Our company firmly opposes and has a zero-tolerance policy towards any behaviour that offends national sentiments,” the drinks company Dongpeng said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that “with immediate effect we are terminating all cooperation with Kylian Mbappé”. Continue reading...