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Scotland rugby head coach Gregor Townsend has named a 37-player squad for November fixtures in the inaugural Nations Championship and urged the team to use the tournament to build momentum ahead of the 2027 World Cup in Australia. Scotland sit second in the European table and will face New Zealand, Australia and Japan at Murrayfield.
Otabek YusupovAmerican Paula Moltzan claimed the first victory of her career by winning the season-opening giant slalom in Sölden. Mikaela Shiffrin, who led after the first run, finished only seventh. Second place went to Lara Colturi, third to Emma Aicher.
Otabek YusupovOlympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, competing for Brazil, won the giant slalom in Sölden — the first race of the men's alpine skiing World Cup season. He posted a combined time of 1:44.72 and beat Switzerland's Loïc Meillard by 0.48 seconds. Marco Odermatt finished third, 0.01 seconds behind.
Aziz KarimovInter Miami forward Lionel Messi has said that winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was the culmination of his professional career. According to him, the goals against France in the final are the most important of his career. It is also reported that after the 2026 World Cup final, in which Argentina lost to Spain, Messi announced his retirement from the national team.
Bekzod NazarovFIFA suspended Egypt national team head coach Hossam Hassan and team manager Ibrahim Hassan for three matches, and striker Mostafa Zico for five, following comments after the World Cup round-of-16 defeat to Argentina. The Egyptian Football Association has requested detailed justifications from FIFA and is preparing an appeal.
Bekzod Nazarov29-year-old Turkish athlete Ilke Ozyuksel Mihrioglu, the first Turkish Olympic competitor in modern pentathlon, trains at the high-altitude Erciyes center in Kayseri. She aims for world and Olympic titles and qualification for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
Bekzod NazarovEngland unexpectedly lost 12:30 to Tonga in Perth — their first-ever defeat to the Tongans. Coach Brian McDermott, after his debut match, said the team is 'moving in the right direction', but to reach the semi-finals England now need Tonga to beat Samoa on 1 November, and must themselves beat Papua New Guinea and France by a large points margin.
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