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theguardian.com | 10 min. ago NEW

‘That was what you live for’: Fleetwood revel in ‘unbelievably special’ Arsenal win

Manager Matt Lawlor, born and raised in area, reflects on celebrating win with ‘people that I knew and grew up with’Fleetwood’s manager, Matt Lawlor, hailed the club’s victory as one for all football after his side shocked the Premier League champions, Arsenal, on penalties in the Carabao Cup.

The side 18th in League Two held their nerve in the shootout, Conor Haughey hitting the winner to reach the quarter-finals.The goalkeeper, Jay Lynch, was Fleetwood’s other hero, saving from Bruno Guimarães to set up the chance for victory. Aaron Loupalo‑Bi and Viktor Gyökeres ensured it finished 1-1 in normal time, but Arsenal ended up a man light after Max Dowman was shown a red card for reacting to a challenge.

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theguardian.com | 4 hrs. 14 min. ago

Fantastic Fleetwood seal shootout success in Carabao Cup shock against Arsenal

It is more than 20 years since Arsenal played at Highbury but their trip to League Two Fleetwood – and a stadium of the same name – did not bring back fond memories as they were dumped out of the Carabao Cup on penalties. It was the team with red shirts and white sleeves that triumphed, but on this occasion it caused one of the greatest upsets in English football history.Aaron Loupalo-Bi and Viktor Gyökeres exchanged goals in normal time but Arsenal were unable to find a winner, despite being the dominant force, as Fleetwood battled to the end.

The home manager, Matt Lawlor, was almost in tears, unable to cope after the tension was released when Conor Haughey smashed the ball into the top corner to settle the shootout. Continue reading...

thestar.com | 6 hrs. 30 min. ago

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Kraken's Bobby McMann scores the shootout winner against Flyers goalie Dan Vladar on Oct. 13.

theguardian.com | 12 hrs. 57 min. ago

Alexia Putellas a worthy Ballon d’Or winner but the limited shortlist illustrates flaws

Neglect of African football and a third win for the Spanish great does little to challenge narrative that the prize is reserved only for top nations’ playersAfter a four-year wait, Alexia Putellas is the queen of women’s football once again. Receiving the Ballon d’Or for a record-equalling third time to continue Spain’s domination of this award, the 32-year-old reinforces her status as one of the greatest players of all time.It was the sixth consecutive year in which the honour went to either Putellas or her international teammate, Aitana Bonmatí, and it was symbolic of Putellas’ resurgence after her comeback from the anterior cruciate ligament injury she suffered in her left knee in 2022, her refusal to surrender her career to that setback, and her majestic rise back to the top.

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independent.co.uk | 14 hrs. 5 min. ago

Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane shares two things he wants to achieve before retiring

koreatimes.co.kr | 15 hrs. 18 min. ago

Lions beat Tigers to even up KBO postseason series

DAEGU — The Samsung Lions launched two home runs to beat up on the Kia Tigers 8-3 to even up their South Korean baseball postseason series Tuesday. Cleanup Lewin Diaz smoked a two-run home run, and the 42-year-old veteran Choi Hyoung-woo blasted a solo shot as the Lions took the second game of this best-of-five series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu.

Starter Ariel Jurado pitched 6 2/3 strong innings for his first career postseason victory. At 42 years, 10 months and 11 days old, Choi became the oldest player to play and get a hit, a home run and an RBI in a KBO postseason game.

The Lions pounded out nine hits before a sellout crowd of 23,550, after managing only two hits in a 5-1 loss in Monday's series opener. The series now shifts to the Tigers' home city of Gwangju, some 270 kilometers south of Seoul, for Games 3 and 4 on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

They will both begin at 6:30 p.m. The winner of this battle will advance to the Korean Series starting next week. The KT Wiz, who had the best record in the regu

france24.com | 16 hrs. 18 min. ago

Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane delivers emotional acceptance speech

Harry Kane became the first Englishman in 25 years to win the Ballon d’Or on Monday. Kane scored 73 goals for club and country last campaign and smashed scoring records at the World Cup, where he captained England to a third-place finish.

theguardian.com | 20 hrs. 50 min. ago

Kane’s Ballon d’Or triumph a glorious riposte to celebrity fawning of ceremony

Barney Ronay | The England captain spoke movingly on night of deserving winners and unintentional hilarity in LondonWell, there’s something new. Football: now available in new, genuinely heartwarming flavour.There was a lovely moment at London’s Palladium theatre, with the clock creeping towards 11pm at the end of a startlingly shrill and bloated evening of never-ending awards and never ending award-related excitement.

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smh.com.au | 23 hrs. 20 min. ago

Official trailer for Sundays

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s festival award-winner, Sundays, is set in Bilbao where 17 year-old Ainara is thinking seriously of joining a cloistered order of nuns.

pagesix.com | 23 hrs. 41 min. ago

Natalie Portman says being sexualized as a child star forced her to become a ‘good girl’ as protection

Oscar winner Natalie Portman said early Hollywood roles led her to craft a safety mechanism that shaped her image

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

Harry Kane claims men’s Ballon d’Or to end England’s 25-year wait for winner

Alexia Putellas picks up women’s award for third timeEngland captain acclaimed in London ceremonyHarry Kane is the Ballon d’Or winner for 2026, the first Englishman to win football’s most prestigious individual trophy in 25 years.Two hours into a lavishly excitable ceremony at the Palladium Theatre in London, Kane’s name emerged from the final envelope to wild cheers inside the auditorium.

The women’s Ballon d’Or, awarded moments earlier, was won by Alexia Putellas of London City Lionesses, a third Ballon, five years on from her first in the colours of Barcelona. Continue reading...

smh.com.au | 1 days ago

First look at the Melbourne Cup form - we rate the top 24 horses

It’s still a number of days until the Melbourne Cup field will be finalised. But the search for winner has already started.

independent.co.uk | 1 days ago

Ballon d’Or 2026 LIVE: Harry Kane pips Yamal and Mbappe to prestigious award at London ceremony

Kane became the first English winner of the Ballon d’Or since Michael Owen’s triumph in 2001

smh.com.au | 1 days ago

England captain wins the Ballon d'Or

English captain and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is unveiled as the winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or.

independent.co.uk | 1 days ago

Harry Kane’s emotional acceptance speech in full after winning Ballon d’Or

Kane became the first English winner of the Ballon d’Or since 2001

independent.co.uk | 1 days ago

Ballon d’Or: Full list of 2026 winners as Kane and Yamal take home awards

The 2026 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony was held at the London Palladium on Monday night

bbc.co.uk | 1 days ago

Ballon d'Or winner? Kane's best Bundesliga goals

With the 2026 Ballon d'Or just around the corner, BBC Sport looks back at some of Harry Kane's best goals in a Bayern Munich shirt.

independent.co.uk | 1 days ago

Ballon d'Or thrown into disarray as website names three different winners

timesofisrael.com | 1 days ago

Oscar-winner Lucie Kon says BBC paid her £400k to settle antisemitism allegations

Documentary-maker, after 30 years at corporation, alleged she was fired after filing formal complaint over hostile work environment for Jewish staff following Oct. 7

mirror.co.uk | 1 days ago

Racehorse groom who spent 18 days in a coma leads up winner of £3million race

Leigh Adamson collected a £4,000 cheque for providing the World Pool Moment of the Day following Cosmic Crusader’s Cox Plate victory

latimes.com | 1 days ago

Why does this sad-song karaoke night in L.A. feel so good?

At Blue Mondays at the Fable in Eagle Rock, expect ballads and belting, crying, camaraderie, free "prozac" shots and regulars. Oh, and the winner gets a Garfield "I hate Mondays" shirt.

dw.com | 1 days ago

Venezuela: Opposition leader Machado returns from exile, received by thousands of supporters in Caracas

Nobel Peach Prize winner and popular Venezuelan political opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has returned from nearly a year in exile. She was greeted by thousands of cheering supporters in Caracas.

npr.org | 1 days ago

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado returns home after 10 months abroad, in a move that could challenge the country's interim leadership.

france24.com | 1 days ago

Kane primed to pip Yamal, Mbappe to Ballon d'Or glory

England captain Harry Kane is the favourite to win a wide open race to be crowned Ballon d'Or winner at a glitzy London ceremony on Monday, with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe also in the running to be named the world's best footballer.