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Oct 4, 2026 - Sports

Georgia’s run game looked broken for a half against Vanderbilt, but Kirby Smart is not backing off the identity that has defined his offense. The Bulldogs are still going to try to beat teams up, wear them down and dare them to survive four quarters. The No. 2 Georgia improved to 5-0 with a 38-14 […] The post Kirby Smart Puts 15 SEC Rivals on Alert With Blunt Message After Vanderbilt Win Despite Admitting Major Problem appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Oct 3, 2026 - Sports

Desmond escorted off St Andrews course by securityCeltic say the protest ‘brought shame upon the club’Celtic’s principal shareholder Dermot Desmond had tennis balls thrown towards him during his visit to the Alfred Dunhill Links golf tournament at St Andrews in a protest from fans.The 76-year-old – who has been criticised by supporters for an apparent lack of progress on the pitch – was taking part in the pro-am event on Saturday when the disruption happened on the green of the 15th hole. Continue reading...

Oct 3, 2026 - Sports

Ireland manager Hallgrímsson calls for ‘cool heads’Says Uefa must consider whether nations meet againThe Republic of Ireland’s press conference on the eve of their second Nations League match against Israel in Serbia was cut short as the head coach, Heimir Hallgrímsson, fielded questions from Israeli journalists.Ireland beat Israel 3-0 in Hungary in their first match on Tuesday after a turbulent buildup in which the Irish squad voted to fulfil the fixture despite unease among the team over the war in Gaza. Continue reading...

Oct 3, 2026 - Sports

Lamine Yamal says he feels like Superman or Spider-Man sometimes, and Spain’s fans are starting to wonder if he just might be. There is something comic book hero about what the teenager is doing right now, some unexplained super power swelling inside him. For the third consecutive game he scored inside six minutes, curling in another outrageous goal as Spain completed their World Cup homecoming in Oviedo with a 3-1 win over Czechia that leaves them a single point from the Nations League quarter finals already. Spain’s manager, Luis de la Fuente, put it simply: “Lamine Yamal is on course to become a legend.”And yet in a game which seemed to have been done at half-time, when Spain led 2-0 after Rodrigo Hernandez had added the second and Lamine Yamal was withdrawn, his show seemingly over, the danger returned. Czechia, vastly improved after the break, pulled one back through Jiri Slama on 69 and then were denied a 79th-minute equaliser when Vassilis Fotias, the referee, who rescued Spain, harshly ruled out a Ryan Naderi goal – apparently for a foul on Robin Le Normand as the free-kick that led to it was swung in. Continue reading...

Oct 3, 2026 - Sports

Drew Rasmussen nearly no-hit the New York Yankees as the Tampa Bay Rays won Game 1 of the American League Division Series.