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Oct 17, 2026 - Sports

Valkyries defeat Dream in opener of best-of-seven seriesGuardian writers’ predictions: Golden State or Atlanta?Atlanta trailed 14-11 after Chen’s three-pointer with 2:48 remaining, but Golden State failed to score again.Reese took over, scoring nine of Atlanta’s final 11 points. She converted two layups to put the Dream ahead 15-14, added another inside, split a pair of free throws and finished with a driving finger-roll layup with 13.8 seconds left. Gray contributed two free throws as Golden State missed their final five shots. Continue reading...

Oct 17, 2026 - Sports

Williams scores 26 as Golden State prevail 68-64Hosts overcome 32% shooting to take 1-0 series leadGray scores 19 in return as Atlanta fall short lateGabby Williams made two free throws with 1:18 remaining to put Golden State ahead, then added two more with 4.1 seconds left to seal a 68-64 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of the WNBA finals on Saturday.Williams finished with 26 points despite constant pressure from Atlanta’s stingy defense, scoring 16 in the second quarter as the Valkyries overcame a miserable shooting performance to take an early lead in the best-of-seven series. Continue reading...

Oct 17, 2026 - Sports

Jones equaliser denies Rangers victoryKilmarnock beat Motherwell 3-2 to move off bottomRangers passed up the chance to go top of the Premiership in a pulsating 2-2 draw against Dundee at Dens Park. The home side took a deserved lead in the 38th minute through the striker Bradley Fink but the returning Gers attacker Badredine Bouanani fired in a stunning equaliser three minutes later with his first goal for the club.Derek McInnes’s side came out re-energised for the second half and took the lead on the hour with the midfielder Nico Raskin’s long-range drive but in the 68th minute the midfielder Callum Jones took advantage of Gers slackness to level. Dundee were well worth a point, with Rangers moving one point behind Celtic, who can increase their lead at home to Hearts on Sunday. Continue reading...

Oct 17, 2026 - Sports

Lamine Yamal opens scoring in ninth straight winLuis Díaz hat-trick helps Bayern thump RB Leipzig 6-1Barcelona’s La Liga juggernaut rolled into Seville on Saturday and left with the scoreboard smoking, as the leaders beat Real Betis 5-2 to make it ⁠nine wins from nine, ⁠stretching their blistering league ​goal tally to 39.Lamine Yamal lit the fuse with a dazzling opener before Rodri, Gabriel Jesus, Eric García and the substitute Dani Olmo joined the party, while Valentín Gómez and Ez Abde replied ⁠for Betis, who played much of the second half with 10 men after Facundo Bernal was sent off for head-butting Lamine Yamal. Continue reading...

Oct 17, 2026 - Sports

Lions lock Hyron Andrews, 31, found dead on FridayConnacht 45-36 Saracens; Sale 27-47 GlasgowThe Johannesburg-based Lions put up a gritty fight on an emotional Champions Cup debut but came up short 31-14 at La Rochelle as both sides paid tribute to the South African lock Hyron Andrews, who died suddenly at the team’s hotel in western France.The whole stadium observed a minute’s silence while Andrews’s No 5 shirt was laid on the pitch before kick-off. La Rochelle’s three South African players presented a jersey to their visitors in memory of the player, who died on Friday at Lions’ hotel on the nearby Ile de Ré. A source close to the investigation said that Andrews, who was 31, was found in cardiac arrest in a shower cubicle that was locked from the inside. Continue reading...