Chelsea’s win, Grigoryan’s bronze, Tevanyan’s silver
Chelsea beat Manchester United 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal can take the Premier League lead by avoiding defeat at Liverpool on Sunday. Aleksandra Grigoryan took clean-and-jerk bronze at the World Weightlifting Championships, while Vazgen Tevanyan finished his first world wrestling final with silver.
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Football
Premier League matchweek 9: Arsenal beat Liverpool 1–0 to go top
Arsenal took the Premier League lead with victory at Liverpool after Manchester City lost at home to Brighton. Everton completed the round with a win at Newcastle, their second victory over the club in five days.
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Ballon d’Or: Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas win the 2026 awards
Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas won the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards. Published voting totals show how narrowly Kane finished ahead of Kylian Mbappé, while France Football is investigating suspicious bets that correctly predicted the men’s top five.
Updated since this editionBundesliga matchday 8: Bayern and Dortmund draw 2–2
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund shared the points in their top-of-the-table meeting, leaving Bayern ahead on goal difference. Frankfurt’s Niko Iličević joined Youssoufa Moukoko as the league’s joint-youngest player.
Updated since this editionLigue 1 matchday 9: Lille beats Lens 1–0 in derby
PSG came from behind to win away at Le Havre, with Achraf Hakimi contributing directly to every goal. Lyon and Paris FC also won, keeping both clubs among the leading four in Ligue 1.
Updated since this editionRugby
United Rugby Championship round: Glasgow stay top and unbeaten
Glasgow Warriors remain the United Rugby Championship’s only unbeaten team after former leaders Edinburgh lost to Benetton. The league now takes a five-week break for the Nations Championship in November.
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Men’s Rugby League World Cup round 3: New Zealand beat Fiji 78–0
New Zealand’s win over Fiji continued its progress toward the semi-finals, while Australia added a victory over Wales that BBC Sport describes as an international scoring record. Tonga’s narrow win over Samoa eliminated England on points difference, setting up semi-finals between Tonga and New Zealand, and Samoa and Australia.
Updated since this editionGallagher PREM rugby round: Leicester beat Bristol 22–16 to lead provisionally
Leicester’s bonus-point win at Bristol took them above Gloucester, who then lost at Northampton. Harlequins also secured consecutive league wins for the first time this season, with coach Jason Gilmore crediting fewer second-half penalties. The PREM now pauses until December.
Updated since this editionOther Sports
World Weightlifting Championships 57 kg: Grigoryan wins clean-and-jerk bronze
Aleksandra Grigoryan won a discipline bronze at the World Weightlifting Championships but missed the overall medal she had sought. She identified the 2027 championships in Yerevan as her next target, committing to do everything she could without promising a result.
International Testing Agency provisionally suspends para-cyclist Peyroton-Dartet
The International Testing Agency has provisionally suspended French para-cyclist Thomas Peyroton-Dartet following an EPO finding. He can request a second-sample test, explain the result and challenge the suspension as the agency handles his case.
Men’s Test cricket, 1st Test: West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets
West Indies beat Bangladesh in Mirpur, recovering from a first-innings deficit to win on the fourth day. Bangladesh must win the final Test in Sylhet to draw the series; a win or draw will secure it for West Indies.
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World Freestyle Wrestling Championships: Tevanyan wins silver after 1–9 loss
Vazgen Tevanyan’s first World Championships final ended with a silver medal for Armenia. Bowen Bassett won the deciding bout to take the world title.
Motorsport
F1: Verstappen and Lawson receive 1-place Mexico City grid penalties
Formula 1 stewards penalized Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson after their Mexico City practice collision. Both drivers admitted their moves were unnecessary and clumsy, and the sanctions carry into Sunday’s race.
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ScienceDR Congo’s Ebola outbreak, Ecuador’s conference role, US civil-space funding
DR Congo’s government puts Ebola deaths above 5,000 as researchers begin enrolling participants in a trial to test protection against the Bundibugyo virus. Ecuador will host the 2028 biodiversity conference. The US president’s FY2027 request proposes cuts across seven civil-space priorities analyzed by Aerospace Corporation.
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BusinessNasdaq selloff, Japan’s rate hold, UK homebuyer plan
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CultureStratton says id Software will keep leading games after losing about half its staff
Marty Stratton says id Software will continue developing its id Tech game engine and work more closely with MachineGames following Xbox’s restructuring. Switzerland’s broadcasting complaints authority found that RTS discriminated against Olympic bobsleigh pilot Adam Edelman. Regal and Cinemark have declined the opening IMAX engagement of Netflix’s Cliff Booth film.
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PoliticsUkraine’s missile request, US Patriot sale proposal, election-worker court order
Zelenskyy said Russian attacks disrupted power in the Dnipro and Kyiv regions and urged allies to transfer air-defense missiles from existing stocks before winter. The US State Department approved a possible Patriot missile sale that still requires congressional review and contract negotiations. A US judge temporarily blocked federal prosecution threats against election workers handling ballots linked to suspected noncitizens.
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