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Late Vikings Surprise Opens Door for Rookie to Pickup More Work
So far, linebacker Jake Golday has been used sparingly. As in, not at all, at least for Brian Flores on defense.
Maybe that’s about to change due to a Vikings surprise.
Earlier today, the Vikings announced that LB3 Ivan Pace Jr. wasn’t able to travel with the team due to a personal issue arising. The official word from the team’s social media: “LB Ivan Pace Jr. (Not Injury Related – Personal) did not travel with the team and his game status is now questionable.” Pace hasn’t been ruled out, but the possibility is out there. Does that mean more Golday as the defense works toward slowing down Baker Mayfield and friends?
Vikings Surprises Means Jake Golday Has a Shot
To begin, some housekeeping: some things in life are more important than football. Pace is dealing with something that demands his attention; give the man the time he needs away from the field.
In the meantime, Minnesota will be pivoting toward whoever is next at linebacker. The pair of starters will continue being LB1 Blake Cashman — who has been fantastic — and LB2 Eric Wilson — who has been struggling. Next up would appear to be LB4 Jake Golday, who would become the LB3 for the game.
Due remember, as well, that some of the safety talent can be kicked up to play linebacker in nickle and dime. Most prominently, there’s Harrison Smith and Josh Metellus, both of whom boast good size.

Coming into the season, Golday was trending toward getting a nice workload. Many, myself included, had him pencilled in as the next man up behind Cashman and Wilson.
Still others felt that the long-and-strong rookie could soak up some work at edge rusher. After all, he did so in college, proving versatile due to his frame and explosive athleticism. So far, the move has been to bump up Kyle Van Noy while rallying around the excellence from Dallas Turner and Andrew Van Ginkel. Coach Flores has been found sending a blitz here and there, too.
Does Golday now see his playing time increase due to the possible Pace absence?
As cruel as it sounds, the NFL slows down for nobody. Last week, WR3 Jauan Jennings missed time due to a death in the family. Myles Price got leaned on to fulfill the vacated snaps. Quite possibly, the same move could be made with Jake Golday.
The rookie has a pair of tackles but those arrived for Matt Daniels on special teams. Seeing him do some work tomorrow for Brian Flores would be an exciting chance to see what the young lad can do. In theory, Golday can be a matchup piece due to his athletic upside and height.

Note that the Vikings did some other roster housekeeping ahead of the game.
Punter Johnny Hekker got signed to the 53-man roster. Doing so came at the expense of Nick Samac’s roster spot. The backup center has been shuffled to the IR, so he’ll be out for a minimum of four games. And then there has been the move to elevate Van Noy alongside safety Tavierre Thomas from the practice squad for work tomorrow.
Jake Golday, 23, stands at 6’4″ and weighs 240 pounds. He can be found inside the #41 jersey.
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Steve Sarkisian Reveals Headset Issues When Donald Trump Attends Games
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Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian knows what to expect when President Donald Trump attends Saturday’s college football game at Tennessee — and it goes well beyond drumming up the atmosphere.
Sarkisian said Thursday that coaches can lose headset communication when Trump enters a stadium, leaves the stadium or moves to a different location — something Texas will have to be prepared for when it faces the Volunteers at Neyland Stadium.
“The one thing that you have to be aware of when the president goes to any game is that any time he enters the stadium, leaves the stadium or changes locations within the stadium, they cut all communication,” Sarkisian said during a Zoom call on Thursday. “So they cut your headsets. They cut the headsets to coaches. They cut headsets for coach-to-player communication. So you have to have a plan for that, if and when it happens, and you get no warning. It just gets cut out.”
The potential disruption could create challenges for both Texas’ offensive and defensive staffs. Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp calls the defense’s plays from the sideline, while Sarkisian communicates the offense’s plays directly to quarterback Arch Manning.
Knowing that could be an issue he has to deal with, Sarkisian reached out to a coaching colleague who has dealt with Trump’s presence at the stadium before. He texted Miami head coach Mario Cristobal, seeking guidance of how Cristobal managed Trump attending the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
“A good friend of mine is Mario Cristobal,” Sarkisian said. “Last year, when they were playing Indiana in the national championship, they had that drive at the end of the game; they had no communication because he was leaving early before the game ended. You get no warning; it just cuts out. You have to be prepared for that.”
Miami ultimately lost the national championship game to Indiana, but Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti pushed back Thursday against claims that a loss of communication led to the final result.
Cignetti said Trump’s departure did result in a brief communication issue earlier in the fourth quarter.
“President Trump left the game around the seven-minute mark in the fourth quarter, there were two or three plays we couldn’t hear at all,” Cignetti explained on Thursday. “The second play was when they gave the ball to (Malachi) Toney, pitched it to him, for the touchdown with 6:37 to go.”
“What’s floating around on social media is, the communication device went down on Miami’s last drive of the game on offense,” Cignetti added. “‘Oh really?’ So I had to dispel that.”
The White House Rapid Response account also disputed the claim that Trump’s departure affected Miami’s headset communication during the final drive.
“No, President Trump’s departure from the CFP championship in January did not cause headset or comms issues for the team,” the post read.
Trump’s presence could create an unusual logistical challenge for both teams, and Sarkisian said the key is simply being prepared for the possibility that the headsets could suddenly go silent.
“You have to have a plan to adjust if and when he comes in the middle of the first quarter, leaves in the fourth quarter, or decides he’s got to use the restroom, whatever that looks like,” Sarkisian said. “You’ve got to be prepared to have no communication for a short amount of time.”
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Oilers cap perfect pre-season with another shutdown effort
EDMONTON — The pre-season began with criticism surrounding the hiring of Mike Babcock and the addition of Alex Formenton. What became clear was, if you’re going to work for the Edmonton Oilers this season, you’d better have a thick skin.
Four games later, they look like a team whose game may do their talking for them.
The Oilers’ defensive game appeared regular-season ready, as Edmonton completed a perfect pre-season in a cakewalk — a 4-1 win over the rebuilding Calgary Flames. They allowed just five goals in four pre-season games — three at even strength.
Now, let’s see if they can carry that defensive game into the regular season, starting with a Tuesday-Thursday home and home against the Vancouver Canucks.
“Of course it gets harder,” said Kasperi Kapanen, one of the better players on the ice Saturday with a goal and an assist. “We have talented guys that can make plays and score goals. We’re not worried about that. But us letting in four or five, six goals a game, that’s not a winning mentality.”
The goaltending would best be described as so far so good, with both Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi enjoying pre-seasons that just aren’t going to get much better than what they showed us.
And the guys who are supposed to produce look ready to do so, as Connor McDavid (2-2-4), Evan Bouchard (0-5-5) each helped fill the net in their two pre-season outings. The power play went one-for-one Saturday, with Zach Hyman scoring from his office on Edmonton’s only attempt.
All in all, a tidy pre-season. Now, let’s get ‘er going for real.
Raise your hand if you thought Owen Michaels would still be hanging around this close to Opening Night. OK, Mrs. Michaels, you can put your hand down now.
Edmonton signed the centreman as an undrafted free agent out of Western Michigan last April, and he’s surprised everyone this fall. As Edmonton’s only right-shot centreman, Babcock gave him ample opportunity in the faceoff circle against Calgary, where he won nine of his 13 draws.
“He wasn’t even on the radar at all,” said Babcock. “Then he just keeps showing up in all the good clips, and then suddenly he wins these face-offs. He tracks (back defensively), he’s in the right spot…
“Then after he got going good, I started looking at his career. Scoring-wise, he’s never been the guy who led the league in scoring. But he’s the captain of the team that wins the (NCAA) national championship. Well, he must know how to play…”
With 3C Jason Dickinson hurt, there’s a spot open for a centre. Being the only righty only helps Michaels’ cause.
“Things have been going well, and you know I’ve been improving every day,” began the Detroit native, who knows that nobody in Oilers nation thought we’d be talking about him this close to Opening Night. “I’ve always believed in myself. Everyone has opinions, and they’re fair to do so. I just control what I can control.”
Whether he sticks or not, the fact that a 24-year-old is this close to being an NHL player bodes well for the veteran Oilers. Usually when a team has been in its championship window as long as the Oilers have, trading away first-round picks at every Trade Deadline, the cupboards can get pretty bare, pretty fast.
So give GM Stan Bowman some credit for acquiring some youth that actually has a chance to contribute.
The injured Matt Savoie (22) is a Top 6 winger. Ike Howard (22) will also start the year in the Top 9, perhaps on the second line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Hyman. Colton Dach (23) looks to be the fourth-line centre coming out of camp, while 24-year-olds Josh Samanski and Shakir Mukhamadullin are both knocking on the door.
Connor Clatttenburg (21) was sent to Bakersfield this fall, but he looks very much like a future depth piece in Edmonton. And don’t forget about goalie Devon Levi — he’s just 24 years old.
Edmonton iced very close to its Opening Night lineup, minus the injured guys and starter Tristan Jarry:
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Howard-RNH-Hyman
Frederic-Michaels-Kapanen
Formenton-Dach-Joseph
Ekholm-Bouchard
Walman-Murphy
Shea-Mukhamadullin
Stastney-Emberson
Here is how the Flames lined up. Like the Oilers, Calgary had almost an identical set-up to the one that will open the season on Thursday at home to Seattle.
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Honzek-Backlund-Farabee
Zary-Strome-Sharangovich
Tsyplakov-Pospisil-Klapka
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Kuznetsov-Whitecloud
Middleton-Parekh
We expect Jarry to be the Oilers’ Opening Night starter, but Levi couldn’t have done any more to impress this training camp.
He stopped 23 of 24 shots Saturday, beaten only on a backdoor power play one-timer by Matt Coronato. He feels like he belongs here, much more than he did as a younger goalie trying to break into the Buffalo Sabres’ rotation.
“I feel more ready for sure. Just a little bit older, a little bit mature, a little bit more time to work on my game, on the ice, off the ice,” said Levi, who we expect to get the Thursday start in Vancouver, or at worst, Game 3 against Seattle. “I just feel like a more well-rounded individual coming into this year, and we’ve got a great team too. So it’s nice to be here.”
A huge part of the goaltending woes in Edmonton have been due to the play of the team in front of the goalie. When the team was tight, Stuart Skinner looked great. When they were loose, Skinner took too much of the blame.
That’s a major goal under Babcock, to give up less.
“I feel like the games we played really well in, (they were) super solid defensively,” Levi said. “I’m just getting used to the systems, getting used to seeing kind of how the game opens up. And I have to say, there wasn’t much.
“It was a pretty readable game tonight from the boys.”
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Tomorrow’s Top 25 projects college football rankings after Week 4
When you spend all week discussing the ranked-on-ranked matchups on the college football schedule, you just know a shake-up is coming to the college football rankings. Yes, with a half-dozen games between teams ranked in the AP Top 25 poll, we are likely to see one of our biggest weeks of upheaval, and the changes come not just as a result of those top-tier collisions but also from unexpected upsets that are going to challenge voters’ preseason positions on top teams.
There will be a rankings shift after Florida toppled Ole Miss and Oregon picked up a road win at USC. But Week 4 also saw Penn State and Louisville lose to unranked teams at home, and reigning champion Indiana survive an upset scare. All of it provides necessary information for AP voters as they negotiate the final spots on their ballots, which will be submitted on Sunday for the new college football rankings.
The headline change in a week of change is going to be Florida’s rise after a 52-28 win against No. 4 Ole Miss in The Swamp. The Gators found the end zone fast and early, riding star running back Jadan Baugh to the signature win of the early Jon Sumrall era. The presence of Sumrall as a Year 1 coach in Gainesville sets the stage for Florida’s return to the top of the sport, as he’s already set to put the program in a position it hasn’t seen since the Dan Mullen era. We project a rise for Florida from No. 21 up to the top 10, which would mark the Gators’ first top-10 ranking in the AP poll since September 2021. For all the hand-wringing about what Florida could and could not accomplish over the last four years, Sumrall has hit the ground running and immediately delivered a product that meets their championship standard.
Elsewhere in the rankings, we will find some fallout from that result on the Ole Miss side, plus some two-way movement after Oregon’s road win at USC. Because after a couple of weeks with stagnant positions in the poll, Week 4 and the arrival of conference play have finally provided some real results that spark debates and make things interesting up and down the top 25.
Here’s how we think the new AP Top 25 poll will look on Sunday after Week 4 scores and results in college football:
1. Texas (Last week — 1): The Longhorns’ performance was far from flawless and at times offensive, but ultimately surviving a tough SEC road test with a win against ranked Tennessee shouldn’t dislodge them from the No. 1 spot. The collection of first-place votes (58-of-69) may start to wane, but there’s not another obvious contender for the top spot set to topple Texas as long as the team continues to win.
2. Georgia (2): We finally got to see Gunner Stockton and the Georgia offense face some real resistance against Oklahoma‘s defense, but the total competition in all three phases of the game was so heavily slanted towards the Bulldogs it didn’t even matter. Stockton had more incompletions (11) than he had totaled in the first three games combined (7), but the team still scored 41 points and won by four touchdowns against a quality SEC opponent. That speaks to not only the high level of play from a hungry Kirby Smart team, but also the depth of the offensive woes for Oklahoma here in this first month of the season.
3. Notre Dame (3): The Fighting Irish cruised against Purdue, notching their 14th straight win by 10+ points. That ties the longest FBS streak in the past 10 seasons and extends the longest streak of double-digit wins in school history. CJ Carr had a productive day with four total touchdowns, and Notre Dame held serve from a rankings perspective with its 49-10 win.
4. Miami (6): We’re not projecting a ton of rankings impact from a lopsided win against Central Michigan. Some shuffling around the top 10 could lead to small adjustments, but for now the Hurricanes might be stuck between No. 6 and No. 3 until that early November showdown with Notre Dame. As long as Miami keeps winning, it will stay within striking distance of real consideration for No. 1, but it will take that signature win to make a real move to the top of the poll.
5. Florida (21): A 4-0 record with a top-five win is going to get top-five consideration, and the question is whether the Gators have shown enough to dislodge the AP voters’ preseason expectations for Indiana. Florida has exceeded expectations in a way that the Hoosiers probably have not, and that could open the door to breaking up a logjam inside the top 10 above Alabama. Florida running back Jadan Baugh continues to build his Heisman Trophy argument with 142 yards and three touchdowns in a massive program win. As we mentioned earlier, Jon Sumrall has quickly put the Gators back into contention like we haven’t seen since the beginning of the decade.
6. Indiana (5): The margins between the No. 4 and No. 6 teams in last week’s balloting (Ole Miss, Indiana, Miami) were thin enough to think there could be some swaps based on performance alone. The Hoosiers did not dominate Northwestern on Friday night as many expected, and the upset scare could lead to some waning confidence in their position as one of the top teams in the country. The Hoosiers probably won’t give up a spot to Ohio State given their undefeated record, but it’s not out of the question.
7. Ohio State (7): Your weekly Jeremiah Smith highlight includes a career-high four touchdown receptions and another move up in the Ohio State record books. Smith is now tied with David Boston for second-most career receiving touchdowns (34) in school history, and the performance makes him just the second Buckeye to have 200+ receiving yards and 4+ receiving touchdowns in a game (Terry Glenn, 1995).
8. Alabama (8): The Crimson Tide offense continue to absolutely cook, putting up 40+ points for the fourth straight game as Keelon Russell has now ascended from recently named starter to top-tier SEC quarterback. Russell racked up five total touchdowns in the 49-19 win against the Gamecocks, which will provide at least some debate regarding a move up into that top-five range with other undefeated teams from the SEC.
9. BYU (9): The Cougars were off in Week 4 and will be back in action next Saturday at TCU.
10. Ole Miss (4): The head-to-head win against LSU makes for a sensible and comfortable landing spot on the ballot for many voters as they adjust Ole Miss in the wake of the loss at Florida. The Rebels might not have had the fourth-best team in the country in the eyes of a power rating, and that was evident in being a betting underdog against a team outside the top 20. But its ranking still hangs on one of the better resumes in the country and could keep Ole Miss from falling out of the top 10.
11. LSU (10): Lane Kiffin’s group needed a bounce back after last week’s loss at Ole Miss and found a nice landing against Texas A&M, wearing down the Aggies for a win that should solidify the Tigers’ position as a top-10 contender. The issue, as we noted above, is the head-to-head loss to the Rebels, pushing down their stock inside the top 15.
12. Texas Tech (11): The Red Raiders improved to 4-0 with a win against Sam Houston that brought highs and lows. The defense got to celebrate two pick-sixes from the same player thanks to Austin Romaine, while the offense overcame three interceptions from Will Hammond to score 49 points. The final score still looks good enough for most voters, even if the performance might spark some re-evaluation of their standing in this range of the rankings.
13. Utah (15): The Utes have gotten off to some tremendous starts this season, leading by 20+ at halftime of all four games during their 4-0 start. This is not a team poised to make a major move up after holding on to beat Iowa State 31-17 on the road in Week 4, but a team to monitor with a couple of favorable spots ahead before hosting BYU on Nov. 7.
14. Iowa (17): Could the Hawkeyes jump ahead of Utah? That’s the real question in terms of upward momentum in the rankings for a team and a coach that had one of those moments in the Big House they’ll remember forever. It was Iowa’s first win at Michigan in 16 years, and the 91-yard touchdown march will forever be a part of this season’s lore. The issue, from a rankings perspective, is the massive gap in voting points between Utah, Iowa and those teams on the edge of the top 10.
15. Oregon (20): After a couple of weeks wondering what’s wrong with Oregon, the Ducks endured a scary injury to Dante Moore and found ways to win in the second half at USC. Battling through adversity added to what was already one of Oregon’s better performances of the season, and that should spark a respectable bump up in the rankings.
16. USC (12): The fact that Oregon has remained ranked throughout its early-season doldrums should be good news for USC, which doesn’t have a ton of quality wins to bolster its rankings argument but certainly has looked better than most teams in college football. Falling short against the Ducks might not sting that much in the eyes of the voters, though the head-to-head result now becomes the Trojans’ ranking anchor when ballots are sorting out complicated resumes in the middle of their top 25 ballots.
17. Tennessee (14): Two things will help Tennessee when it comes to keeping their status as a top 25 team after the loss to Texas. First is the fact that the Vols played the No. 1 team in the country down to the final possessions and lost by a field goal, perhaps proving more to voters about their quality than the three wins prior. But the other piece of this is the massive turnover that will create a soft cushion near the bottom of the rankings. With a handful of teams set to drop out of the rankings, it’s hard to see Tennessee being below No. 20 when the poll resets.
18. Mississippi State (24): The Bulldogs are set for a boost in the rankings after emerging as the winner of a high-level back-and-forth with Missouri. Quarterback Kamario Taylor threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns in the 31-24 win, which now has Mississippi State at 4-0 in back-to-back seasons under Jeff Lebby. Most importantly, outlasting the Tigers means the Bulldogs are 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2014.
19. SMU (22): The Mustangs took care of business after a closer-than-expected start, pulling away for a 10-point win against Missouri State. SMU’s spot in the rankings could be tenuous in the wake of Louisville’s loss to Wake Forest, but for now the AP voters won’t rush to kick this group out of the top 25.
20. Houston (25): The Cougars should be set for a slight bump up in the rankings after a 14-point win at Georgia Southern in a Homecoming-style game for Willie Fritz in Statesboro. The celebration of his time with the Eagles included six total touchdowns for Connor Weigman (four passing, two rushing) and a performance that solidifies this group as a top-25 team.
21. Boise State (NR): This is the second time in four weeks that Boise State has walked into what many consider the “Group of Six Game of the Week” and walked out with a double-digit win. This time it was Western Michigan, the reigning MAC champs and recent challenger to Michigan in Ann Arbor, and Spencer Danielson’s crew shined in the spotlight.
22. Oklahoma State (NR): That Week 2 win against Oregon is going to boost Oklahoma State’s argument to jump into the top 25, even if it might not be enough to slot the Cowboys ahead of the Ducks in the consensus rankings. The Cowboys improved to 3-1 with a competitive and impressive win at West Virginia, but the season-opening loss to Tulsa remains a weight that’s difficult to shake for many voters.
23. Wisconsin (NR): Voters might not have expected to be in this spot three weeks ago, but if you look at the Badgers’ resume, this is a 3-1 team with a win at Penn State, and its only loss is against top-five Notre Dame. Voters who favor undefeated records will look elsewhere (Nebraska, UCLA, Virginia Tech or Duke), but those who want to give Luke Fickell’s group a boost in the wake of the massive road win will have the quality win and quality loss argument to bolster their Wisconsin support.
24. UCLA (NR): Bob Chesney’s Bruins made a bit of a statement with their thorough takedown of Maryland in College Park on Saturday. UCLA’s defense bottled up Maryland and forced five turnovers on the way to a 52-3 win that both brings about hot seat conversations for Mike Locksley but also debate as to Chesney’s candidacy as one of the most impactful Year 1 coaches in this early part of the season.
25. Nebraska (NR): The Cornhuskers might have seen their former quarterback helping Oregon survive on the road, but they also saw Matt Rhule improve to 4-0 on the 2026 season with a win at Michigan State. Nebraska had just two voting points last week, but after picking up their first power conference win of the season could get some attention from voters looking to fill out their ballots with undefeated power conference teams.
Projected to drop out: No. 13 Penn State, No. 16 Louisville, No. 18 Michigan, No. 19 Missouri, No. 23 Texas A&M
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Women’s Super League: Why are Arsenal struggling to score goals?
Arsenal go into their Women’s Super League game at Stamford Bridge knowing defeat by rivals Chelsea would be a damaging result just four weeks into the season.
It feels like an extreme assessment but the Gunners know all too well that if they fall behind early on, it is hard to catch up in the WSL title race.
Renee Slegers’ side are already seven points behind leaders Manchester City, albeit with a game in hand, and it would be foolish to give them further breathing space.
Successive draws against Crystal Palace and Manchester United have dented Arsenal’s start to the campaign.
Their slow starts have proven to be their undoing in previous campaigns as their search for another WSL title has gone on for seven years.
In that time, they have lifted the Women’s Champions League and Women’s Champions Cup, proving they have a squad capable of winning major trophies.
But it is the same story so far in 2026-27 as Arsenal’s shooting boots have been missing and their lack of ruthlessness in front of goal has proven costly.
They face serial winners Chelsea on Sunday (16:30 BST) knowing they need to get over the line this time.
“If I look at the last two games, not turning that dominance into goals and wins, is something we have to look at,” said Slegers.
“We believe in the quality of the squad and their ideas. We can create in a variety of ways. When that starts clicking, it will be really good.
“It really is about the details in the final third.”
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Conor Benn trainer Tony Sims asked if Brit will fight again following Ryan Garcia KO loss
Tony Sims has considered the fighting future of Conor Benn after watching his man suffer a second-round stoppage defeat to Ryan Garcia.
The pair squared off in Las Vegas earlier this month, with Garcia defending the WBC world title he acquired by dethroning Mario Barrios in February.
Prior to that, the American lost a unanimous decision to Rolando Romero – and suffered a second-round knockdown – while returning from a year-long doping ban.
Since then, though, Garcia appears to have discovered some form and is now coming off arguably a career-best performance against Benn, who he floored with a crushing right hand and ultimately stopped in round two.
As a result, many believe ‘The Destroyer’ was exposed as an imposter at world level, given the glaring disparity in speed and skill between him and Garcia.
Some have even suggested that retirement would not be such a bad idea, as Benn has surely reached a position where he no longer needs to fight for a living.
Speaking with Ring Magazine, however, head coach Sims offered his personal view that the 29-year-old is likely to resume his career.
“I think he will [fight again]. He won’t want to go out like that [coming off a stoppage defeat].
“He needs to have a bit of a rest, regroup, and then see what he’s going to do next.”
When asked about a move up from 147lbs, Sims admitted that Benn is undersized at middleweight while, in that same breath, highlighting his triumph over Chris Eubank Jr as a career-best performance.
It was, indeed, at 160lbs when the pair squared off last year, with Eubank winning their first encounter before Benn exacted his revenge in an immediate rematch.
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Man City 115 charges LIVE: Appeal updates, potential punishments and Enzo Maresca reaction
There is a lot of talk over the potential punishments that City could be handed, the truth is it could be various ones, with the Premier League not having set sanctions for financial rule breaches.
Previous cases have seen Eveerton deducted a total of eight points for two breaches, Nottingham Forest four points for one breach. Last season, Leicester City were docked six points for a breach, with the points deduction taken off them while they were in the Championship.
Here are the punishments the independent comission can impose on a club:
- Suspend a club from playing league matches
- Points deductions
- Recommend to the board that league matches be replayed
- Recommend to the board that the league expels the respondent club
- Order compensation
- Cancel or refuse registration of players
- Conditional punishment
- Order the club to pay costs
- Make such other order as it thinks fit
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Carlos Alcaraz thrilled with ‘important win’ for Team Europe in Laver Cup
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Carlos Alcaraz stepped up to flip the momentum in the Laver Cup with a crucial victory over Taylor Fritz to help Team Europe establish a 7-5 advantage after day two.
After Team World started the day session with back-to-back wins to go into the lead, it threatened to become three in a row when Fritz fought back from a set down to force two match points, but Alcaraz dug deep to prevail 6-3 4-6 13-11 in a thrilling Laver Breaker.
Alcaraz produced a masterful drop shot to help clinch a crucial two points for Team Europe in front of Roger Federer and Andy Murray at The O2 in only his second tournament since a four-month lay-off with a wrist injury.
“I’m really happy to get the win because I think it was really important. Seeing how the day was going, this is an important win and should give the team confidence,” Alcaraz said.
“I’m leaving the court really happy with everything I have done and also with the things I have been practising so far.
“I feel the drop is part of my game already. I am trying to use it in my favour. The drops made in the match, I think I won if not every drop at least a high percentage so in those moments, I try to use it because it was a good weapon for me.”
The pressure was on when Alcaraz stepped on to the black court in London after he watched Team Europe’s Alexander Zverev let slip a position of total dominance to lose to Alex De Minaur, who walked off with blood streaming from his right leg.

With the score 5-3 to Team World after the day session on Saturday, Alcaraz wrestled the initiative to take the first set, but Fritz responded and a fifth consecutive tie-break was required.
A wonderful serve-and-volley set up the first of three match points for Alcaraz, but Fritz went clutch and then fashioned two of his own – only for the seven-time major champion to stay in the match with an ace.
The O2 crowd were on their feet again after Alcaraz sent down a booming forehand winner before an outrageous drop shot could only be returned into the net by Fritz to give a vital win for Yannick Noah’s Team Europe.
It was backed up by Zverev being able to atone for his defeat to De Minaur after he formed a successful doubles’ partnership with Casper Ruud to beat Team World pair Brandon Nakashima and Alexander Bublik.
Zverev and Ruud triumphed 6-4 7-6 (7) to keep Team Europe in front ahead of Sunday’s final day.
Team World captain Andre Agassi had watched his gamble pay off at the start of Saturday, with debutant Learner Tien put in against French Open runner-up Flavio Cobolli and he was able to battle to a 6-3 2-6 10-7 win.
It earned Tien a chest bump off Agassi before De Minaur pulled off an incredible rescue act against two-time major winner Zverev.

Zverev raced through the first set and opened up a break in the second to serve for the match at 5-4, but De Minaur broke and survived match point in the Laver Breaker before he outlasted the German in a dramatic final rally to win 2-6 7-6 (5) 11-9
“What a place to play some tennis. This is special. Thank you guys. If you notice, my blood is red as well,” De Minaur said, with reference to Team World’s red outfit.
However, Alcaraz turned it around for Team Europe and avoided the prospect of back-to-back singles’ defeats for the first time in 18 months to gain revenge on Fritz for his loss in the 2025 edition and set up a tantalising final day.
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Asian Games 2026 LIVE UPDATES Day 8: Anahat’s Gold medal match at 1:30 pm; India medal tally at 30 | Asian Games 2026
Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh remain at the centre of India’s medal push on Day 8 of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. Abhay faces Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow in the men’s squash singles final at 12:30 pm IST on Sunday, September 27. Anahat meets Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam in the women’s final at 1:30 pm. Both Indians are assured of at least silver and have a chance to give India two squash gold medals.
India’s archers have already reached the semifinals of four team events: recurve mixed, compound mixed, men’s compound and women’s compound. Jai Sud and Hriday Chheda are in action in the individual dressage final, adding another medal opportunity to the morning programme.
There have also been setbacks. Manju Rani finished sixth and last in the women’s marathon race walk, while Priyanka Goswami was disqualified. India’s women’s doubles and mixed doubles badminton pairs lost their quarterfinals. In athletics, however, Vithya Ramraj and Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan have advanced to their respective 400m hurdles finals.
Squash: Abhay and Anahat target double gold
Abhay will play Ng Eain Yow at 12:30 pm before Anahat takes on Sivasangari Subramaniam at 1:30 pm. Wins in both singles finals would turn India’s two assured squash silvers into gold medals.
Archery: Four Indian teams reach semifinals
India’s recurve mixed team beat the UAE in the round of 16 and Vietnam in the quarterfinals. The compound mixed team defeated Mongolia and Kazakhstan in the corresponding rounds. India have also progressed to the men’s and women’s compound team semifinals.
At 10:45 am, India’s men’s recurve team face the Philippines and the women’s recurve team take on Mongolia in their quarterfinals.
Equestrian: Sud and Chheda in dressage medal final
Jai Sud and Hriday Chheda are competing in the individual dressage final. Both qualified for the medal event after Saturday’s rounds.
Athletics: Hurdlers advance; Tejaswin third in decathlon
Vithya Ramraj finished second in her women’s 400m hurdles heat in a season’s best 55.73 seconds to reach the final. Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan also advanced after finishing second in his men’s 400m hurdles heat in 49.61 seconds. Yashas Palaksha did not finish.
Tejaswin Shankar scored 932 points with a third-place finish in the decathlon 110m hurdles, briefly moving into first place overall with 5,270 points. He then finished seventh in the discus throw with 599 points and dropped to third overall on 5,869 points. Thowfeeq Noushad did not start the hurdles and is no longer listed in India’s remaining decathlon events.
The afternoon brings medal finals in the women’s long jump, women’s and men’s 200m, men’s high jump, women’s 100m hurdles and women’s 3000m steeplechase. Tejaswin’s decathlon concludes with the 1500m at 5:40 pm.
Weightlifting: Harjinder Kaur competes for medal
Harjinder Kaur is scheduled for the women’s 69kg medal event at 10 am.
Badminton: Two doubles exits; Hooda in action
Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly lost their women’s doubles quarterfinal to Malaysia’s Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan 18-21, 9-21. Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila lost 14-21, 21-18, 18-21 to China’s Huang Dongping and Feng Yan Zhe in the mixed doubles quarterfinals.
Unnati Hooda is playing Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in a women’s singles quarterfinal. PV Sindhu’s quarterfinal against China’s Chen Yu Fei remains listed for 9:30 am; no result was included in the supplied update. indianexpress.com
Shooting: Pistol and trap qualification under way
Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat are competing in the precision stage of the women’s 25m pistol qualification. Ahvar Rizvi, Kynan Chenai and Shapath Bharadwaj are in Day 1 of men’s trap qualification, while Manisha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat and Neeru are in the women’s trap event.
Fencing: India women reach sabre quarterfinals
India beat Indonesia 45-23 in the women’s sabre team round of 16. They are scheduled to face Uzbekistan in the quarterfinal at 9:20 am.
Boxing: Four Indians have quarterfinal bouts
Ankush faces Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov in the men’s 80kg division at 9:45 am. Parveen meets Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor Khamidova in the women’s 65kg division at 2 pm, followed by Sachin Siwach against Japan’s Shunsuke Kitamoto in the men’s 60kg division at 2:45 pm. Narender faces Thailand’s Adthapong Saengtep in the men’s over-90kg division at 3:45 pm.
Surfing: Three Indians advance to round 3
Sivaraj Babu reached the men’s shortboard third round with a win over Iran’s Davoud Khadir. Kamali Prakash and Sugar Shanti Gayen have also progressed to round 3 of the women’s shortboard event.
Sepaktakraw: India lose to South Korea
India lost 0-2 to South Korea in women’s doubles Group B. Their next match is against the Philippines at 11:30 am.
Kurash: Four Indian campaigns end
Sangita and Bharti lost their women’s 57kg bouts in the round of 32 and round of 16, respectively. In the men’s over-90kg event, Yash Kumar Chauhan went out in the round of 16 and Vishal lost in the quarterfinals.
Sailing: Indian skiff pairs scheduled to race
Prince Noble and Manu Francis remain listed for the men’s skiff from 9:30 am, while Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma are scheduled for the women’s skiff from 9:40 am. No sailing results were included in the supplied update. Asian Games News
Volleyball: India face Vietnam
India’s men play Vietnam in a Pool C match at 12:30 pm.
Hockey: India women take on Singapore
India’s women face Singapore in a pool match at 3:30 pm.
| Asian Games 2026 Day 8: India schedule, live status and results | ||||
| Time (UST) | Sport | Event and Indian participant(s) | Status | Result |
| 04:00:00 | Athletics | Women’s marathon race walk — Manju Rani, Priyanka Goswami | Completed | Manju sixth and last; Priyanka disqualified |
| From 4:45 am | Archery | Recurve mixed team — round of 16 and quarterfinal | Completed | Beat UAE and Vietnam; into semifinals |
| From 4:45 am | Archery | Compound mixed team — round of 16 and quarterfinal | Completed | Beat Mongolia and Kazakhstan; into semifinals |
| Earlier | Archery | Men’s and women’s compound team events | Completed | Both teams into semifinals |
| From 4:54 am | Surfing | Men’s shortboard — Sivaraj Babu | Completed | Beat Iran’s Davoud Khadir; into round 3 |
| From 4:54 am | Surfing | Women’s shortboard — Kamali Prakash, Sugar Shanti Gayen | Completed | Both into round 3 |
| 05:30:00 | Sepaktakraw | Women’s doubles Group B — India vs South Korea | Completed | India lost 0-2 |
| Earlier | Badminton | Women’s — Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly vs Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan | Completed | India lost 18-21, 9-21 |
| Earlier | Badminton | Mixed doubles quarterfinal — Tanisha Crasto/Dhruv Kapila vs Huang Dongping/Feng Yan Zhe | Completed | India lost 14-21, 21-18, 18-21 |
| 07:38:00 | Athletics | Men’s decathlon 110m hurdles — Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad | Completed | Tejaswin third, 932 points; first overall on 5,270 points after the event. Thowfeeq did not start |
| 08:10:00 | Athletics | Men’s decathlon discus throw — Tejaswin Shankar | Completed | Seventh, 599 points; third overall on 5,869 points |
| 08:20:00 | Fencing | Women’s sabre team round of 16 — India vs Indonesia | Completed | India won 45-23; into quarterfinals |
| From 8:35 am | Athletics | Men’s 400m hurdles heats — Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Yashas Palaksha | Completed | Santhosh second in 49.61 seconds; into final. Yashas did not finish |
| 09:05:00 | Athletics | Women’s 400m hurdles heats — Vithya Ramraj | Completed | Second in 55.73 seconds, a season’s best; into final |
| Earlier | Kurash | Women’s 57kg — Sangita and Bharti | Completed | Sangita lost 0-10 to Charmea Quelino in round of 32; Bharti lost 0-3 to Iran’s Tahereh Azarpeivand in round of 16 |
| Earlier | Kurash | Men’s over-90kg — Yash Kumar Chauhan and Vishal | Completed | Yash lost 0-10 to Shakarmamad Mirmamadov in round of 16; Vishal lost 0-5 to Kunathip Yea-on in quarterfinal |
| From 6:00 am | Equestrian | Individual dressage final — Jai Sud, Hriday Chheda (medal event) | Live | — |
| 06:10:00 | Shooting | Women’s 25m pistol precision qualification — Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rahi Sarnobat | Live | — |
| 06:30:00 | Shooting | Men’s trap qualification, Day 1 — Ahvar Rizvi, Kynan Chenai, Shapath Bharadwaj | Live | — |
| 06:30:00 | Shooting | Women’s trap qualification, Day 1 — Manisha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat, Neeru | Live | — |
| 09:00:00 | Badminton | Women’s singles quarterfinal — Unnati Hooda vs Akane Yamaguchi | Live | — |
| 09:15:00 | Athletics | Men’s long jump qualification — Sreeshankar Murali, David Solomon | Live | — |
| 09:20:00 | Fencing | Women’s sabre team quarterfinal — India vs Uzbekistan | Scheduled | — |
| 09:30:00 | Badminton | Women’s singles quarterfinal — PV Sindhu vs Chen Yu Fei | Scheduled | — |
| From 9:30 am | Sailing | Men’s skiff — Prince Noble, Manu Francis | Scheduled | — |
| From 9:40 am | Sailing | Women’s skiff — Harshita Tomar, Shital Verma | Scheduled | — |
| 09:45:00 | Boxing | Men’s 80kg quarterfinal — Ankush vs Nekruz Salimov | Scheduled | — |
| 09:50:00 | Athletics | Men’s decathlon pole vault — Tejaswin Shankar | Scheduled | — |
| 10:00:00 | Weightlifting | Women’s 69kg — Harjinder Kaur (medal event) | Scheduled | — |
| 10:45:00 | Archery | Men’s recurve team quarterfinal — India vs Philippines | Scheduled | — |
| 10:45:00 | Archery | Women’s recurve team quarterfinal — India vs Mongolia | Scheduled | — |
| 11:30:00 | Sepaktakraw | Women’s doubles Group B — India vs Philippines | Scheduled | — |
| 12:30:00 | Squash | Men’s singles final — Abhay Singh vs Ng Eain Yow (gold medal match) | Scheduled | — |
| 12:30:00 | Volleyball | Men’s Pool C — India vs Vietnam | Scheduled | — |
| 13:30:00 | Squash | Women’s singles final — Anahat Singh vs Sivasangari Subramaniam (gold medal match) | Scheduled | — |
| 14:00:00 | Boxing | Women’s 65kg quarterfinal — Parveen vs Navbakhor Khamidova | Scheduled | — |
| 14:45:00 | Boxing | Men’s 60kg quarterfinal — Sachin Siwach vs Shunsuke Kitamoto | Scheduled | — |
| 15:30:00 | Hockey | Women’s pool match — India vs Singapore | Scheduled | — |
| 15:35:00 | Athletics | Men’s decathlon javelin throw — Tejaswin Shankar | Scheduled | — |
| 15:35:00 | Athletics | Women’s long jump final — Shaili Singh, Ancy Sojan (medal event) | Scheduled | — |
| 15:45:00 | Boxing | Men’s over-90kg quarterfinal — Narender vs Adthapong Saengtep | Scheduled | — |
| 15:55:00 | Athletics | Women’s 200m final — Harita Bhadra, Unnathi Bolland (medal event) | Scheduled | — |
| 16:05:00 | Athletics | Men’s 200m final — Animesh Kujur (medal event) | Scheduled | — |
| 16:15:00 | Athletics | Men’s high jump final — Sarvesh Kushare, J Aadarsh Ram (medal event) | Scheduled | — |
| 16:53:00 | Athletics | Women’s 100m hurdles final — Nandhini Kongan (medal event) | Scheduled | — |
| From 5:06 pm | Athletics | Men’s 800m heats — Mohammed Afsal, Krishan Kumar | Scheduled | — |
| 17:40:00 | Athletics | Men’s decathlon 1500m — Tejaswin Shankar (overall medals decided) | Scheduled | — |
| From 5:52 pm | Athletics | Women’s 3000m steeplechase final — Parul Chaudhary, Ankita (medal event) | Scheduled | — |
| 18:25:00 | Athletics | Women’s 4x100m relay heats — India | Scheduled | — |
| Time to be confirmed | Archery | Recurve mixed, compound mixed, men’s compound and women’s compound semifinals | Awaiting schedule | — |
Where to watch Asian Games 2026 live in India
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