Old Trafford Tours — come for the history, leave with three points. Bournemouth did.
For the third time in four seasons, Bournemouth won 3–0 at Old Trafford.
Manchester United 0–3 Bournemouth — Old Trafford, Sun 25 Oct 2026 · Reuters
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Kipchoge breaks two hours
Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in 1:59:40 in Vienna — the first sub-two-hour marathon in history. It was an exhibition run under special conditions, so it does not count as an official world record.
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Theatre of Dreams — Bournemouth performed the whole play. United just provided the stage.
Rayan (38'), Marcus Tavernier (43') and Evanilson (71') scored the goals.
Manchester United 0–3 Bournemouth — Old Trafford, Sun 25 Oct 2026 · Reuters
United's favourite letter — W is missing, D is missing, L keeps showing up.
Eight games without a win, and 16th in the Premier League table.
Manchester United 0–3 Bournemouth — Old Trafford, Sun 25 Oct 2026 · Reuters
The winning streak — Barça brought nine straight wins to El Clásico. Mbappé brought a pin.
Barcelona had won all nine of their league games this season before this one.
Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid — Camp Nou, Sun 25 Oct 2026 · Reuters
Camp Nou security — everyone was checked at the gate except Mbappé. He walked in twice.
Mbappé scored in the 41st and 87th minutes; Raphinha's 61st-minute goal was Barcelona's reply.
Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid — Camp Nou, Sun 25 Oct 2026 · Reuters
Hot red Barça — they were hot, they were red. By full time, they were well done.
The defeat was Barcelona's first in the league this season; Madrid cut the gap at the top to three points.
Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid — Camp Nou, Sun 25 Oct 2026 · Reuters
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AFCON 2027 in East Africa: what CAF has confirmed, and what is still open
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will jointly host AFCON 2027 from 19 June to 17 July 2027, the first time three countries have staged the tournament. CAF has confirmed the hosts, the dates and the qualifying route, but stadium readiness and the final venue are still being worked through.
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Five seasons in, the BAL has a Libyan champion and a record crowd
The Basketball Africa League, run by the NBA and FIBA, finished its fifth season in 2025 with Al Ahli Tripoli of Libya beating Petro de Luanda 88-67 in Pretoria. FIBA reported a record 141,564 fans attended across the season.
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Black Stars win 2–0 to take control of their qualifying group
Ghana beat their visitors 2–0 in Accra in a result confirmed by the match officials' report and both federations. The goals are not in dispute; the attendance figure and what it means for the group still are.
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€75 million. Osimhen to Galatasaray is done — and it's Turkey's biggest transfer ever
The summer's biggest transfer story ended in Istanbul. Galatasaray's stock-exchange filing puts the numbers on the record: a €75 million fee, a sell-on clause for Napoli, and a package worth €21 million a season to Nigeria's biggest football star.
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2–0 down in a final, on the hosts' ground. Nigeria won the WAFCON anyway
The WAFCON 2025 final looked finished at 2–0 to the hosts in 24 minutes. Nigeria scored three second-half goals and took a record tenth title — the kind of match the tournament's history will be measured against.
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Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will jointly host AFCON 2027, the first time the tournament has been hosted by three countries.
From: AFCON 2027 in East AfricaThe finals will run from 19 June to 17 July 2027.
From: AFCON 2027 in East AfricaAFCON 2027 will be the first finals in East Africa since Ethiopia hosted in 1976.
From: AFCON 2027 in East AfricaA February 2026 CAF inspection found that none of the proposed venues across the three host nations met the required standards, and Kenya's Talanta stadium had passed 90 percent completion in May 2026 while Kasarani lagged behind.
From: AFCON 2027 in East AfricaCAF will expand the finals from 24 to 28 teams starting in 2027.
From: AFCON 2027 in East AfricaA specific stadium has been confirmed to host the AFCON 2027 final.
From: AFCON 2027 in East AfricaThe match finished 2–0 to Ghana.
From: Black Stars win 2–0 to take control of their qualifying groupBoth goals were scored in the second half.
From: Black Stars win 2–0 to take control of their qualifying groupAttendance was over 38,000.
From: Black Stars win 2–0 to take control of their qualifying groupBoth federations published the same 2–0 result.
From: Black Stars win 2–0 to take control of their qualifying groupThe match was played in Accra.
From: Black Stars win 2–0 to take control of their qualifying groupThe BAL is a partnership between FIBA and the NBA, and marks the NBA's first collaboration to operate a league outside North America.
From: Five seasons in, the BAL has a Libyan champion and a record crowd↗
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