Dhananjaya de Silva survives a drop on 38 to lead Sri Lanka’s fightback against Pakistan in Rawalpindi
Dhananjaya de Silva made 87 not out by lunch on day three in Rawalpindi as Sri Lanka reached 221 for four in reply to Pakistan's 434.
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▶ WatchLamine Yamal’s late equalizer is not enough as PSG beat Barcelona 4-2 in Paris; Villarreal fall at Liverpool
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Japan’s Arima Kinen drew 87.5 billion yen in bets in 1996, a world record for a single horse race
Japan's Arima Kinen, where fans vote in 10 of 16 runners, set the world record for money bet on one horse race: 87.5 billion yen in 1996.
Arthur Rinderknech lost his first Masters final to his own cousin; the Frenchman now ranks No. 58
Arthur Rinderknech, ranked No. 58 in November 2026, lost the 2025 Shanghai Masters final to his cousin Valentin Vacherot and still seeks a first title.
Harold Ballard put blue names on blue Maple Leafs jerseys in 1977 to protect Toronto program sales
Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard printed names in matching colors on Leafs jerseys in 1977, saying readable names would hurt program sales.
Macklin Celebrini sits one point from 200 in the NHL as the San Jose Sharks’ 20-year-old captain
San Jose Sharks captain Macklin Celebrini has 199 NHL points in 169 games after a 21-point start to his third season, his official NHL stats show.
Thailand’s 18-year-old women’s world champion faces Neil Robertson at Champion of Champions in Leicester
Sixteen title winners compete for £150,000 in England from November 9 to 15, with Ronnie O'Sullivan facing Shaun Murphy and defending champion Mark Selby on home soil.
Fermín López scores twice in his 100th La Liga game as Barcelona beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 in Madrid
Giuliano Simeone put Atlético ahead after 10 minutes at the Metropolitano, but López's goals left Barcelona on 33 points, three clear of Real Madrid and five clear of Atlético.
Packers beat Patriots 45-27 in Foxborough as Jordan Love throws for 372 yards and three touchdowns
Green Bay became the first visiting team to top 42 points at Gillette Stadium, intercepting Drake Maye three times while Christian Watson and Matthew Golden combined for 335 receiving yards.
Kaden Brown’s stuck tumbling landing at the 2026 Worlds in Nanjing has viewers calling it perfect
The American took bronze in Nanjing with 28.900, his twelfth World Championships medal, a day after a 31.100 team-final pass that topped the winning individual score.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Ben Shelton 7-6, 7-5 in Paris to win his 29th career title at La Défense Arena
The Spaniard avenged his US Open quarterfinal loss in 1 hour 57 minutes, taking his fifth title of the year and his ninth Masters 1000 crown from 12 finals.
NFL returns to Real Madrid’s Bernabéu as Bengals and Falcons play the league’s second game in Spain
Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase faced Atlanta in Madrid on November 8, a year after 78,610 people watched the NFL's first game at the stadium.
Caitlin Clark becomes the first athlete Dick’s Sporting Goods and Foot Locker have signed as a brand partner
The multi-year exclusive deal covers both chains Dick's has owned since buying Foot Locker in 2025, and adds to a sponsor list that already runs from Nike and Gatorade to Wilson and Stanley.
Michael Jordan texts Gabby Williams after her 30-point Game 7 wins the Golden State Valkyries the WNBA title
The Jordan Brand athlete scored 28 of her 30 points after halftime to beat Atlanta 68-63, then got a text from the six-time NBA champion telling her to stay hungry.
Michael Jordan texts Gabby Williams two words after her 30-point WNBA Finals Game 7
The Valkyries forward scored 28 of her 30 points after halftime in the first Game 7 in WNBA history, wearing Air Jordan 41s, then replied to Jordan: "I've never been hungrier."
Canelo Álvarez outpoints Christian Mbilli in Riyadh to win WBC super middleweight title at 36
Judges scored it 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110 in Riyadh on October 31, giving Álvarez his first belt since losing to Terence Crawford and Mbilli his first defeat.
Patrick Mahomes’ food allergy charity names Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que its first approved restaurant
The 'personal news' is a charity milestone: Joe's staff spent two years training in allergy-safe prep, and Mahomes shared the post days after the Chiefs' first loss of 2026.
Wembanyama’s 1-for-13 and Giannis’s 35 in Miami: what the NBA’s opening nights do and do not tell us
The Knicks lost on banner night, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 and Kessler went 12-for-12; the odds behind Wembanyama's cold start show why one game is 1.2% of a season.
Lamine Yamal’s late equalizer is not enough as PSG beat Barcelona 4-2 in Paris; Villarreal fall at Liverpool
Barcelona's 11-game winning run ended at the Parc des Princes, while Villarreal lost a 2-0 lead at Anfield, with a Barcelona loanee scoring for Liverpool. El Clasico is Sunday.
Walker Kessler goes 12-for-12 in his Lakers debut as Los Angeles routs Golden State 127-105
Kessler, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves combined for 77 points in the first post-LeBron opener; only Wilt Chamberlain has made more shots without a miss in a Lakers game.
Angel Reese’s 30-and-16 night swings the WNBA Finals as the Dream lead the Valkyries 2-1
Reese has a double-double in all three Finals games, and Atlanta has outscored Golden State by 28 points in third quarters alone. Game 4 is Saturday in Atlanta.
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg says he ‘lost all respect’ for Luka Dončić after Lakers rout
A second-quarter technical, a half-court buzzer-beater and a postgame rant: how Golden State's 23-year-old rookie and the Lakers star traded shots in a 127-105 Los Angeles win.