The best series of the decade? Wisden writers on South Africa vs Australia

A comeback from 1-0 down, that too against Australia? Glory be to all this is good and pure. Kshitij Srivastava (Wisden.com script writer) : One of the best Test series in recent memory. There were plenty of ups and…

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Sportword: Play daily football word game on Planet Sport

As you might have guessed, it’s the football version we’re hosting here on Planet Football, adding to our hundreds of other football quizzes many of you already play daily, including our type-in-the-answer list quizzes…

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Rugby Union Weekly

Which of the home nations has the most to prove this autumn? Danny, Ashy and Ugo look ahead to a huge Test at Twickenham for Steve Borthwick’s England. Should Marcus Smith get the keys to number 10 against Australia?…

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Melbourne Cup 2026: King Charles’ former horse Point of Law storms home to win

Maher had a record seven horses in Tuesday's race and became the first trainer to achieve the trifecta, with Zahrann coming in second and another from his stable, Juja Kibo, third. The Joseph O'Brien-trained Sons and…

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Newcastle unrest grows as Barry and Everton give Jaissle another headache

Newcastle were condemned to a second defeat in five days by Moyes's young team, with a second-half goal from Thierno Barry giving Everton victory against opponents who ended with 10 men after the substitute Jacob…

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Russell says F1 title loss 'tough to deal with'

Russell started the season as favourite and won the first race, but soon started to struggle as Antonelli built up unstoppable momentum. In a post on Instagram, the Briton congratulated Antonelli "on what has been an…

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Social Media: Russell vows to rediscover his performance after “more bad days than good” in 2026 | Brief

He also offered his congratulations to team mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli , who won the title yesterday. “Now feels like a pretty suitable moment to speak from the heart,” said Russell in a post on social media . “This…

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Schmidt still proving 'very bad at retiring'

The decision to, in his own words, "finish coaching" had been flagged a year prior. For a man who had legitimately changed the way Ireland were perceived in the rugby world, a 46-14 defeat by his native New Zealand in…

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Revisiting the Superclásico: a story of death, violence, colour and family

The thump and thud of the coordinated chants, the shiny ticker-tape amid flare smoke matching the teams' strips, the bounce of the concrete as tens of thousands jump in unison, mounted police surrounding the stadium…

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Andy Madley and VAR should take credit – they got major Anfield calls right | Chris Foy

The on-field decision from the referee, Andy Madley, was no penalty and it was a call backed by the video assistant referee, Stuart Attwell. After the match the Liverpool head coach, Andoni Iraola, said there had been a…

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