The International team need five points on the final day to secure a first Presidents Cup in 28 years after holding off a United States fightback on day three in Medinah.

The Internationals were behind in every match at one stage but will go into Sunday’s singles holding a 10-5-7.5 lead.

The hosts had the better of the morning session, winning two and tying one of the four-balls.

But the teams split the afternoon foursomes, with Canada’s Corey Conners saving par at the 18th to win the final match on the course and preserve the Internationals’ three-point lead.

The International team have only won the President’s Cup once since its inception in 1994 and never on American soil.

“We were down in every match, and to come back and get one and a half points out of this morning, we felt that was a little victory because we were down everywhere,” said team captain Geoff Ogilvy.

“This afternoon, the same thing happened. Team USA played so well all day. They played some really high-level foursomes, especially this afternoon.

“For the boys to somehow come back and pinch two points out of that and split the session was amazing.”

Sunday sees 12 singles games take place, with each side needing 15.5 points to seal victory.

The first India-West Indies ODI at Thiruvananthapuram will witness Men in Blue’s iconic duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, now ODI-exclusive legends, start their chase for several milestones and career-defining records that could dominate headlines leading up to the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup. Both Rohit and Virat have exceptional numbers against West Indies, with the former having the highest number of runs by a batter against West Indies. In 37 ODIs and 35 innings against WI, Rohit has scored 1,613 runs at an average of 57.60, including three centuries and 12 fifties, with a best score of 162. On the other hand, Virat has 2,261 runs in 43 matches and 41 innings at an average of 66.50, with nine centuries and 11 fifties.

Virat, India’s second-highest ODI run-getter after Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs), is just 59 runs away from becoming the second player to reach 15,000 ODI runs. He has scored 14,941 runs in 314 matches and 302 innings at an average of 58.59, with 54 centuries and 79 fifties, with a best score of 183. He will could also become the fastest to reach the landmark within this series.

The countdown towards the much-anticipated 100-century mark will continue for Virat and his legion of fans, with the 37-year-old sitting on 85 centuries. With nine centuries in just 41 innings already against West Indies, a century or two, even a hat-trick (something Virat has done against West Indies before) cannot be ruled out. 

What better place to start another exceptional run than Thiruvananthapuram, where Virat has not been dismissed yet. In two ODIs at Thiruvananthapuram, Virat has scored 199 runs without getting out, including an entertaining knock of 166* in 110 balls (with 13 fours and eight sixes) against Sri Lanka in January 2023, which saw him go from an 85-ball hundred to 166* in 110 balls, a masterclass in ODI cricket acceleration and innings building.

He also needs two more centuries to break Sachin’s all-time record of 60 List-A tons, currently sitting at 59 centuries in the format. This could do wonders to Virat’s legacy as a batter in the 50-over format, having dominated it from state to international level.

Currently sitting at 41 international centuries at home, Virat is two more tons away from breaking Sachin’s all-time record of 42 centuries at home.

There is also a third Sachin record that Virat could break, the most ODI runs by a batter in home conditions. Sachin has scored 6,976 in 164 matches, and currently Virat has 6,867 runs in 130 matches and 127 innings at an average of 62.42, with 27 centuries and 36 fifties.

In six innings this year, Virat has scored 384 runs at an average of 64.00 and a strike rate of over 106, with a century and three fifties.

On the other hand, Rohit, currently India’s third-highest ODI run-getter, is just 105 runs away from becoming the third Indian batter to touch the 12,000-run mark in ODIs, after Virat Kohli (14,941 runs) and Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs).

So far in 288 ODIs and 280 innings, Rohit has smashed 11,895 runs at an average of 48.95, with 34 centuries and 62 sixes, with a best score of 264.

Rohit, the opening batter, is also set for a massive milestone as he is just 135 runs away from becoming only the fourth opener (second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar) to have 10,000 runs as an opener in ODIs. Currently, he has scored 9,865 runs in 201 matches and 199 innings at an average of 54.5, with 32 centuries and 49 fifties. After initial years of middle-order struggle, this new record will solidify Rohit’s legacy as an all-time great opener. 

Sachin is at the top with 15,310 runs in 344 matches and 340 innings at an average of 48.29, with 45 centuries and 72 fifties, including a best score of 200*.

In nine ODIs this year, Rohit has scored 379 runs at an average of 42.11 with a strike rate of 99.21, with a century and a fifty in nine innings, with his last innings being a knock of 138 against England at Lord’s.

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Former Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho will take confidence from scoring his first Aston Villa goal in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Southampton during the international break. The winger has endured a frustrating start to life at Villa Park following his loan switch from Chelsea.

Garnacho is yet to make a start under Unai Emery, featuring only as a substitute and accumulating 31 minutes of Premier League action so far this season. There had been expectations he would be handed an opportunity in Villa’s 3-1 Carabao Cup victory over Coventry City, but he remained an unused substitute.

After leaving him out of the side, Emery delivered a clear message to the youngster, saying: “Continue working. Work, work, train, work. When he can have minutes to play, try to play well.

“He is progressing, but we have players in front of him now.”

Those players include academy prospects George Hemming, Ibrahim Mbaye and Alysson, all of whom have featured in recent matches while Garnacho has been left watching from the stands.

There has already been speculation that he could follow a similar path to Harvey Elliott, who spent last season on loan at Villa from Liverpool. Elliott made just five Premier League appearances during his spell, only one of which came as a starter.

However, Garnacho was among the players who remained at the club during the international break and was handed an opportunity in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Southampton. The winger seized his chance, scoring the only goal of the game in a performance that will have done his hopes of breaking into Emery’s plans no harm.

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The strike could prove to be a turning point as Garnacho looks to establish himself at Villa Park and avoid a similarly frustrating loan spell. Elliott struggled for opportunities under Emery, who opted against using the Liverpool loanee regularly because a permanent transfer would have been triggered after 10 appearances.

Villa hold a conditional obligation to buy Garnacho at the end of the season for around £43million if certain clauses are met. The forward only left United last summer, joining Chelsea in a £40m move after his relationship with former head coach Ruben Amorim broke down.

There were hopes the switch to Stamford Bridge would reignite his career, but Garnacho struggled to make a significant impact in west London. Chelsea endured a disappointing campaign, finishing 10th in the Premier League and missing out on European football, while the winger found regular opportunities difficult to come by.

United will be keeping a close eye on Garnacho’s progress at Villa Park. If Villa were to trigger the clause to make his move from Chelsea permanent, Michael Carrick’s side would be due a windfall of around £300,000 thanks to the 10 per cent sell-on clause negotiated as part of his move to Stamford Bridge.

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, India In Action On Day 8: India will aim for more medals as it begins its eighth day of action at the ongoing Asian Games. Squash will be in focus, with the nation eyeing a total of two gold medals. Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh will be playing their final matches in the men’s and women’s singles events, respectively. While the two have already assured India of two silvers, they will have a superb opportunity to change the colour of their medals. Meanwhile, Tejaswin Shankar will also aim for a podium finish in the final five events of the decathlon. In archery, both Indian women’s and men’s teams have qualified for the semifinals, with the women’s team also matching a world record. (Asian Games 2026 Medals Tally) 

Asian Game 2026, September 27 Results:

Surfing: Kamali Prakash, Sugar Shanti Gayen qualify for round 3 of women’s shortboard.

Surfing: Sivaraj Babu qualify for men’s shortboard Round 3 with victory over Davoud Khadir of Iran.

Archery: India beat UAE and Bhutan in Round of 16 and Quarterfinal respectivley to qualify for semifinals in men’s team event.

Archery: India beat Mongolia and Kazakhstan in Round of 16 and Quarterfinal respectively to qualify for semifinals in women’s team event.

Sepaktakraw: India were beaten by South Korea in women’s double Group B match.

Kurash: Sangita was handed a defeat by Charmea Quelino of Philippines in women’s -57kg round of 32 bout.

Badminton: Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly beaten in women’s doubles quarter-finals.

Here are the LIVE Scores and Updates from India’s action on Day 8 of Asian Games 2026:

The expanded Major League Baseball playoffs and the presence of the parity obvious to everyone except Rob Manfred and his lockout- and salary cap-starved owners lends a certain air of uncertain desperation to the postseason.

Everyone in the 12-team field could be eliminated without winning a game. Everyone in the 12-team field could win it all (except the Houston Astros or Texas Rangers, one of whom has to represent the American League West because that’s unfortunately in the rules).

And yet even acknowledging everyone (except the Astros or Rangers) is facing the same all-or-nothing equation, no one has a bigger variance of outcomes or more at stake starting Tuesday night than the New York Yankees.

Aaron Judge and/or Giancarlo Stanton could return from their lengthy injured list stints and provide thump and balance to a lineup that alternates between powerful and punchless. The Yankees lead the majors with 223 homers but their .311 on-base percentage is ahead of only the Atlanta Braves — by one hundredth of a percentage point — amongst playoff teams.

Yet Judge and/or Stanton don’t have to come back in order for the Yankees to ride their pitching staff to a championship. No team matches the Yankees’ rotation, which is headed by likely AL Cy Young Award winner Cam Schlittler with Max Fried, Carlos Rodon and former Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole — a trio that combined to post a 3.08 ERA in 58 starts — lining up in some order thereafter.

Will Warren, who ranked second on the Yankees with 29 starts, will shift to the bullpen, where he could provide length or team up with revelatory set-up men Paul Blackburn and Brent Headrick (a combined 1.93 ERA in 163 1/3 innings) to man the fifth through eighth innings ahead of closer David Bednar, who has 35 saves in 39 chances.

It’s not hard to envision a Knicks-like championship march that is as a month-long justification of the approach longtime general manager Brian Cashman has fashioned over the past two decades.

George Steinbrenner would have been apoplectic over the Yankees losing the AL East to his hometown Tampa Bay Rays, but Cashman understands the regular season does not consist of 162 Game Sevens in the wild card era — especially for the Yankees, whose budget and player development pipeline all but guarantees a trip to the playoffs every season. If the Yankees keep getting to the playoffs, eventually they’ll break through.

Except that hasn’t happened since 2009, and it’s just as easy to envision the drought extending through a 17th consecutive season.

The Yankees are averaging 4.3 runs per game since June 1, a span in which Stanton hasn’t played at all and Judge has appeared in just seven games. Five of the eight pennant-winners since 2022, when the playoffs expanded to 12 teams, averaged more than 4.3 runs per game in the postseason.

The rustiness for Stanton and/or Judge means their hypothetical presence doesn’t guarantee anything for the Yankees — and presents scenarios in which one or both players aggravate their injuries, thereby endangering their status for whenever the next season begins.

Fried has battled elbow woes all season while Cole and Rodon didn’t debut until May while recovering from their elbow surgeries, which serve as reminders of the durability issues surrounding an otherwise supreme rotation. There is little set-up depth behind Blackburn and Headrick, who have been overworked this season and may not be ready to emerge as the Mike Stanton and Jeff Nelson of this era.

The Yankees’ fundamentally unsound ways caught up with them in October 2024, when they won the pennant with Judge, Stanton and Juan Soto at the peak of their powers. Two years later, the Yankees aren’t any better at the small things, which might not matter at all in a wide-open tournament — or might leave them much more vulnerable to the emptiest worst-case scenario in all-or-nothing endeavor.

Paige is currently at odds with WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella. The two women have continued to take shots at each other on social media.

At SummerSlam, The Bella Twins turned on The Anti-Diva following their loss to Fatal Influence in a six-woman tag team match. Brie was injured that night, turning the feud into a singles program between Paige and Nikki.

On the September 11 episode of SmackDown in Mexico City, the two women finally collided in a one-on-one showdown, where Nikki Bella scored a quick win over her rival.

After defeating The Anti-Diva, Nikki has turned her attention to the WWE Women’s Championship. The Fearless One confronted the reigning champion, Chelsea Green, and made it clear that she was coming after the title.

On the September 25 episode of SmackDown, Nikki interfered in the six-woman tag team match between Fatal Influence and the team of Chelsea, Paige, and Tiffany Stratton, and cost the babyfaces the bout.

Before the show, Nikki Bella posted an update on X from her hotel room. The Hall of Famer had a complaint about the dirty window in her room, for which she blamed Chelsea Green and Paige.

“Besides my window being terribly dirty… sure Chelsea or even Paige had something to do with that… I am sipping on an absolutely delicious iced PSL from Chronic Coffee. 🤤 Now time for a good sweat sesh. Good Morning Indianapolis!,” Nikki wrote.

The Anti-Diva responded to Nikki’s post, suggesting she upgrade her hotel.

“Get a nicer hotel “superstar””, Paige responded.

Nikki Bella addresses the criticism over her WWE Women’s Title pursuit

When Nikki Bella announced that she was coming after the WWE Women’s Championship, it wasn’t received well among fans on social media. Many questioned why the Hall of Famer was challenging for the title in 2026.

Nikki addressed this on The Nikki & Brie Show. She said:

“I’m sure there’s a ton of like, ‘Oh my gosh,’ I think I saw one, like, ‘Don’t tell me in 2026 Nikki Bella is going for the title.’ That’s like always. It’s like, actually, you’re talking about it. So yeah, I am. You’re welcome,” she said.

It remains to be seen if Nikki Bella can capture the WWE Women’s Championship in the near future.