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Nov 12, 2026 - Sports

Tom Brady would have loved to play an international NFL game in this Italian soccer stadium.

Nov 12, 2026 - Sports

American saves match point in 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 victoryPegula advances as compatriot Gauff is eliminatedHot-mic controversy adds spice to Andreeva semiJessica Pegula saved a match point en route to a gritty 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 7-5 win over Linda Noskova on Thursday to advance from her round-robin group at the WTA Finals and send fellow American Coco Gauff packing from the season-ending championships.Pegula hit a career-high 16 aces while Wimbledon champion Noskova committed a career-high 15 double faults in a see-saw battle that lasted two hours and 45 minutes at the tournament, which was moved from Riyadh to Indian Wells because of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Continue reading...

Nov 12, 2026 - Sports

Loss is Zinedine Zidane’s first as France head coachSpain beat Czechia 2-0 to maintain 100% recordPio Esposito struck twice to inflict a first defeat on Zinedine Zidane as France head coach as Italy stormed back to win 3-1 at San Siro and go top of their Nations League group.Michael Olise profited on a Gianluigi Donnarumma error to put the visitors in front after 10 minutes, but Italy hit back through Esposito and Davide Frattesi either side of half-time. Continue reading...

Nov 12, 2026 - Sports

Harry Kane celebrated his record-breaking 126th international appearance with the decisive goal, as England set up a winner-takes-all Sunday showdown with SpainPre-match postbag. “With tonight’s record being broken, spare a thought for the holder of a more unwanted record, Emlyn Hughes. He won 62 caps and never got to go to the World Cup or Euros finals” – Roger Kirkby“In the non-Kane-focused-Croatian World of Sport, does Modric’s pine-based residency mean he carried the can for that thing that happened last time? Is he now being shown a Ronaldo-shaped door (the other one)? Do Croatians want this? Is there a ‘Modrić van’ waiting for him every time he is picked?” – Ian CopestakeShilton Walker/Moore/Wright/Cole Beckham/Lampard/Gerrard/Charlton Rooney/Kane Continue reading...

Nov 12, 2026 - Sports

It was an historic occasion for Harry Kane, the one when he made his 126th England appearance and overtook Peter Shilton as the nation’s most capped men’s player. And for much of the night, it felt as though the desire to celebrate him, certainly beforehand, was the main thing. The actual football in this Nations League group game felt like a sideshow.England had demolished Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka last month; it was Croatia’s heaviest defeat. It was a different story here. England lacked cut and thrust. There was a flatness to the Wembley atmosphere. Croatia were never likely to be humbled again and they sensed redemption when Petar Sucic capitalised upon a defensive aberration from Jarell Quansah to equalise for 1-1 just before the hour. Continue reading...