Oct 2 (Reuters) – Football Leaks whistleblower Rui Pinto is set to lose his witness protection status in Portugal, his legal team said on Friday, days after an independent commission found Manchester City guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. Pinto, whose disclosures he
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Manchester City have filed an appeal against an independent commission ruling that found the club guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, seeking to overturn the verdict and avoid potentially severe sanctions. The leagu
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – Rogers Communications Inc., already a 75% owner in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, bought the last 25% of the company on Thursday, paying Kilmer Sports Inc. $4.35 billion (Canadian). MLSE owns the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, the NHL’s Toronto Maple Lea
By Chenxi Yang and Nicoco Chan SHANGHAI, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Lately, Su Mudaerji’s dreams have been mainly about fighting. Sometimes, he wakes replaying imagined rounds. On other nights, his subconscious takes him back to the Tibetan plateau, riding a horse and eating a barbecue under an open sky. Tha
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England Oct 2 (Reuters) – Manchester City are expected to press ahead with an appeal against findings that they breached Premier League financial rules by today’s deadline, opening a fresh chapter in a case that has already become one of the most significant in English foot
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – Connor McDavid scored a goal and had four assists, Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist and Evan Bouchard added a goal and two assists as the visiting Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a five-goal lead and then held on for a wild 9-7 victory over t
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – All-NBA center Jalen Duren is returning to the Detroit Pistons on a fully guaranteed, five-year, $200 million contract, ESPN and The Athletic reported on Thursday. Duren, 22, had been a restricted free agent. The two sides had failed to broker a deal
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – Abdul-Malik Olajuwon, a four-star shooting guard recruit in the Class of 2027 and the son of Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, committed to SMU on Thursday. The younger Olajuwon plays at IMG Academy in Florida but grew up in a suburb of Houston, where h
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – Saturday night’s UFC 332 puts the women’s flyweight title on the line as Brazil’s Natalia Silva faces China’s Wang Cong for the vacant women’s 125-pound belt in the main event at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The five-fight main card begi
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman expressed his displeasure with how no-trade and no-movement clauses are being used by some of the league’s players and said the NHL will be monitoring how the protections are being utilized in the future. “As I look at w
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – Canadian defenseman Claire Thompson is retiring from hockey at age 28 after returning to medical school to pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon. Thompson spent the past two years putting her studies at NYU Grossman School of Medicine on hold whil
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – After missing the last two games due to a groin injury, New York Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick practiced fully on Thursday and told reporters afterwards that he expects to play against the host Chicago Bears on Sunday. The Jets acquired the 29-year-
(Removes incorrect reference to Southeastern Oklahoma State University as site of Trump rally and edits reference to Rodman’s connection to Durant in paragraph 2) By Bo Erickson DENTON, Texas, Oct 1 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump has talked a lot about wanting to meet Kim Jong Un again but so
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson will not face any league punishment for the incident that occurred in Game 2 of the team’s first-round series against the Indiana Fever on Tuesday and will be eligible to play in the deciding game on Thursday. Accor
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – The wide receiver-needy San Francisco 49ers signed Brandin Cooks from their practice squad to the active roster Thursday. In other moves, the Niners signed wide receiver Malik Turner to the practice squad while releasing receiver KhaDarel Hodge with
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – The Anaheim Ducks and defenseman Tristan Luneau have agreed to a six-year extension through the 2032-33 season, the club announced Thursday. Published reports peg the deal at $43.2 million. Luneau, 22, received the lucrative pact despite having playe
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – The New Orleans Saints placed running back Travis Etienne Jr. on injured reserve Thursday due to a hamstring injury. Etienne, who aggravated a hamstring injury Sunday in a 35-27 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in the Saints’ home opener, must miss at l
By Field Level Media Oct 02 (Field Level Media) – The Arizona Diamondbacks are retaining manager Torey Lovullo for an 11th season, the team announced on Thursday. Lovullo, whose contract expired after this season, has agreed to a two-year deal. The Diamondbacks finished 86-76 this season — the best
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese was named the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday. Reese, 24, received 46 votes from a national panel of 74 sportswriters and broadcasters after setting league records for total rebounds (521) and doub
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Alexander Zverev continued his stellar 2026 season, defeating Cameron Norrie of Great Britain 7-6 (1), 6-4 to advance at the China Open in Beijing on Thursday. Winner of two Grand Slam tournaments this year, World No. 2 Zverev is moving closer to ove
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – The Seattle Seahawks designated running back Zach Charbonnet to return to practice on Thursday. Charbonnet opened the season on the physically unable to perform list after he sustained a torn ACL during the Seahawks’ 41-6 victory over the San Francis
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin will miss the first two games of the season this weekend with an upper-body injury. Head coach Todd McLellan confirmed the former captain’s status on Thursday. Larkin, 30, is considered day-to-day. “He’s working
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Buffalo Sabres defenseman Louis Crevier signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension on Thursday, hours before the season opener against the host Columbus Blue Jackets. Crevier, 25, will remain with the Sabres through the 2030-31 season. The 6-
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – An outbreak of mumps within San Diego State’s football team reportedly has increased to 14 confirmed cases and one probable case. County health officials released a statement on Wednesday announcing those updated numbers. While the school has confirm
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead has agreed to a three-year, $24 million contract extension, his agent told ESPN on Thursday. Shead, 24, will be under contract through the 2029-30 season. He averaged 6.6 points, 5.4 assists and 1.7 rebounds while pl
Oct 1 (Reuters) – All combined WTA 1000 tournaments will award women equal prize money to the men from 2027, the Women’s Tennis Association said on Thursday, with the Italian Open and other major events joining the rest of the category in offering the same payouts. • The move brings the Canadian Ope
(Undated) — Week Four begins in Cleveland as the Browns host the AFC North rival Steelers on Thursday Night Football. Both teams enter tied atop the division at 2-and-1. Sunday’s slate features the Colts and Commanders clashing in London. Later Sunday, the Patriots and Bills renew their rivalry in N
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By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – The Cincinnati Reds parted ways with longtime pitching coach Derek Johnson on Thursday. Johnson, 55, took a personal leave of absence in June and did not return to the team. “We wish Derek and his family the best. A search for a new pitching coach wi
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – The Chicago Bears opened the 21-day practice window for cornerback Kyler Gordon on Wednesday. Gordon was sidelined throughout training camp and missed the Bears’ first three games with a calf injury. He is not eligible to be activated from the physic
