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TOP STORIES

SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEE-MUN/

Soccer-Arsenal edge Forest with late goal, Man United held by Leeds

Champions Arsenal needed a late goal from Noni Madueke, their only shot on target, to scrape a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday and remain three points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City.

MOTOR-F1-MCLAREN/

Motor racing-McLaren to sell five F1 cars, all driven by champions and one by Brad Pitt

LONDON- McLaren are selling five fully-functioning Formula One cars driven by champions, including Lewis Hamilton and the late Brazilian Ayrton Senna, with one also tested by Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.

TENNIS-SHANGHAI/

Tennis-Davidovich Fokina overcomes Jodar to claim Shanghai crown

SHANGHAI- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ended Rafael Jodar's dream run at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, battling back to beat his fellow Spaniard 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4 and clinch the biggest title of his career.

UPCOMING

SPORTS

SOCCER-FRANCE-OL-NIC/

Soccer - France - French Ligue 1 - Olympique Lyonnais v Nice

Olympique Lyonnais play Nice in the French Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium in Decines-Charpieu.

18 Oct 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-RMA-SEV/ (PIX)

Soccer - Spain - Spanish LaLiga - Real Madrid v Sevilla

Real Madrid play Sevilla in the Spanish LaLiga at the Bernabeu.

18 Oct 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-USA-CIN-CLB/ (PIX)

Soccer - MLS - FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew

2026 MLS Season (Regular Season) - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

18 Oct 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-LAR-ARI/ (PIX)

Football - NFL - Los Angeles Rams v Arizona Cardinals

2026-2027 NFL Season (Regular Season) - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

18 Oct 16:05 ET / 20:05 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-KC-LAC/ (PIX)

Football - NFL - Kansas City Chiefs v Los Angeles Chargers

2026-2027 NFL Season (Regular Season) - Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

18 Oct 16:25 ET / 20:25 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-GB-DAL/ (PIX)

Football - NFL - Green Bay Packers v Dallas Cowboys

2026-2027 NFL Season (Regular Season) - Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

19 Oct 20:20 ET / 00:20 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-OAK-BUF/ (PIX)

Football - NFL - Las Vegas Raiders v Buffalo Bills

2026-2027 NFL Season (Regular Season) - Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

18 Oct 16:25 ET / 20:25 GMT

BASEBALL-MLB-CLE-TB/ (PIX) (TV)

Baseball - MLB - Cleveland Guardians v Tampa Bay Rays

Game five of the MLB American League Championship series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays at Progressive Field.

18 Oct 17:08 ET / 21:08 GMT

BASEBALL-MLB-CLE-TB/ (PIX)

Baseball - MLB - Cleveland Guardians v Tampa Bay Rays

2026 MLB Season (Postseason) - Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

18 Oct 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT

BASEBALL-MLB-MIL-LAD/ (PIX)

CANCELLED - Baseball - MLB - Milwaukee Brewers v Los Angeles Dodgers

CANCELLED - If required, game six of the MLB National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers at American Family Field.

19 Oct 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-MIN-CBJ/ (PIX)

Hockey - NHL - Minnesota Wild v Columbus Blue Jackets

2026-27 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota

18 Oct 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CGY-CAR/ (PIX)

Hockey - NHL - Calgary Flames v Carolina Hurricanes

2026-27 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta

19 Oct 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

GYMNASTICS-WORLD/ (PIX)

Artistic Gymnastics - World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Rotterdam hosts the 2026 World Championships in Artistic Gymnastics.

19 Oct

CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-AUS/

Cricket - Australia tour of South Africa

South Africa resume on 20-2 on the second day of the second test against Australia at St George's Park in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth).

19 Oct 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2042/

Olympics-Lake Placid-NYC Olympic Exploratory Committee hosts first meeting

The exploratory committee for a potential joint bid between Lake Placid and New York City for the 2042 Winter Games meets for the first time in Manhattan.

19 Oct 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

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