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Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

Women’s college basketball is always full of surprises, and Thursday night delivered a little bit of everything: from South Florida surviving a furious rally with Florida and Tennessee’s Kaylene Smikle continuing her impressive start to the season, to Virginia Tech freshman Jessica Dimaro producing a double-double for the ages and Baylor finding an unlikely offensive […] The post From Kaylene Smikle’s Standout Show to Oklahoma State’s Ranked Upset: WBB’s Biggest Takeaways appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

England visit Madrid for first time since fan abuse in 2004‘We had the same discussion before the Serbia game’Thomas Tuchel will remind his ­England players of the anti-racism protocols as they prepare to play Spain in Madrid for the first time since the notorious meeting between the countries in 2004. Spain won 1-0 at the Bernabéu but the occasion was ruined by racist abuse directed at England’s black players from the stands.England have since played three games in Spain, although they refused to return to Madrid for the first of them in 2009. The match was moved to Seville. There were no ­problems in any of the three; the second was in Alicante in 2015, the third back in Seville in 2018. Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

Mauricio Pochettino gave an emotional press conference after his appointment as Michael Carrick’s successor at Manchester United was confirmedBarney Ronay was at Wembley on Thursday night to celebrate Happy Harry Kane day.“And as the teams lined up there was a surprise appearance from the real star of this stage, the Ballon d’Or itself, wreathed in event glamour and star-flash. Kane drew the ballon from its stone in Arthurian fashion, then held it a little sheepishly in one hand. Prince William walked out and gave him a massive framed shirt, which seemed weird in the moment, like the chief area sales manager presenting the prize from the Christmas raffle. Has Prince William ever been asked to carry anything before?” Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

‘Japan have a distinct way of playing,’ says captainSteve Borthwick hails ‘weird and wonderful’ JonesMaro Itoje has insisted England will be ready for any curveballs Eddie Jones may throw on Saturday, warning his side they cannot “sleepwalk” into battle against Japan.Jones, England’s longest-serving head coach after his stint between 2015 and 2022, has strongly hinted he will set his side up to unsettle his former charges at Twickenham, warning that they do not like “unorthodox” rugby. The hosts are heavy favourites to back up last week’s record win over Australia with another emphatic victory and have never lost to Japan but Steve Borthwick has made 10 personnel and two positional changes, fielding an inexperienced side against that of his predecessor. Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

Qatar 0-3 Australia (McGree 5, Yengi 32, Irankunda 40)Julen Lopetegui under pressure as Qatar head coachIt was a win almost as comfortable as the buildup had been turbulent, as the Socceroos placed the drama of a week dominated by talk of everything but the football aside and cruised to a comprehensive 3-0 win over Qatar.Pressing high, Australia’s men were ruthless in attack and dominant whenever their opponents even thought about getting forward, putting the result beyond doubt inside the opening 45 minutes. It took until the 38th for Qatar to register a touch in the Australia penalty area, and by that point they were down 2-0, with the third added for good measure just two minutes later. When Almoez Ali registered the reigning Asian champions’ first shot in the 72nd minute, Tony Popovic had emptied his bench, and the debutant Sam Klein hurled himself in front of the attempt before Patrick Beach had to worry about making a save. Continue reading...