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310 storiesRussia retains 35th place in updated FIFA ranking; Spain first
FIFA's updated world ranking leaves Russia's men's team in 35th place with 1,537.45 points, according to Kommersant. Spain leads with 2,011.57 points, followed by Argentina and France. Russia played three friendlies in the international win…
Two-time Gagarin Cup winner Zernov traded from CSKA to Ak Bars
Denis Zernov, a two-time Gagarin Cup winner, has been traded from CSKA Moscow to Ak Bars Kazan. CSKA received monetary compensation, and Zernov's contract runs through the end of the current KHL season. Ak Bars general manager Marat Valiull…
Arsenal extends head coach Mikel Arteta's contract to 2030
Arsenal has extended the contract of its head coach, Mikel Arteta, to 2030, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. TASS said the deal runs to June 2030, citing journalist Fabrizio Romano; RIA Novosti gave only the year 2030. RBC reported the ex…
Kiwoom Heroes sign top pick Ha Hyeon-seung for record 1.6 billion won
The Kiwoom Heroes said they signed Ha Hyeon-seung, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 KBO rookie draft, to a 1.6 billion won signing bonus — the highest ever for a KBO rookie, surpassing Han Ki-joo's 1 billion won with KIA in 2006. The 18-y…
Hwang In-beom denies retirement talk as South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0
Hwang In-beom denied reports that he, Kim Min-jae and Hwang Hee-chan were considering retiring from the national team, after South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in Yongin on 6 October. The Korea Football Association also called the retirement t…
Portugal coach Jesus says Ronaldo can return, calls conflict inflated
Portugal coach Jorge Jesus said he is ready to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back into the national team, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. TASS quoted Jesus as calling what happened between him and the player a misunderstanding that can easily …
Ovechkin says current NHL season will be his last
Alexander Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals captain and the NHL's all-time regular-season goals leader, said the current season will be his last in the league. He told his teammates before a training session and said he took the decision in…
Metallurg Magnitogorsk suspends head coach Andrei Razin
Hockey club Metallurg Magnitogorsk has suspended head coach Andrei Razin from work, RIA Novosti, TASS, Kommersant and Interfax all reported. TASS said the club cited disagreements between the coach and the players, while Kommersant quoted c…
KT Wiz clinch 2026 KBO regular-season title with 9-0 win over Lotte
KT Wiz clinched the 2026 KBO regular-season title on Oct. 5, beating the Lotte Giants 9-0 at Suwon KT Wiz Park behind Logan Allen's eight scoreless innings and two home runs by Jang Jun-won. At 86-49-5 (.637), KT leads second-place Samsung …
Yamamoto pitches 7 innings, 1 run as Dodgers beat Braves 3-1 to lead NLDS 2-1
Yamamoto Yoshinobu pitched seven innings and allowed one run on four hits with 10 strikeouts as the Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 in Atlanta in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. The win gives the Dodgers a 2-1 lead in the best-of…
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…
AP releases Week 5 college football Top 25; Texas Tech back in projected CFP bracket
The Associated Press released its Week 5 Top 25 college football poll on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. Based on the new rankings, ABC News projected that Texas Tech would return to the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket after a one-week absen…
Lionel Messi plays final match for Argentina as nation bids farewell
Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina on Tuesday, with the team facing Benin, according to The Guardian’s live coverage. Reuters reported that teammates and fans bid an emotional farewell ahead of the finale, and Argentine media…
Turkey's Aselsan announces Astralink network of 198 low-orbit satellites
Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol said at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya that Turkey is building Astralink, a low-orbit satellite constellation of 198 spacecraft, with the first launch planned within two years. Akyol said work be…
Badminton's An Se-young, professor Kim Do-hyung win Pony Chung Young Leader Award
The Pony Chung Foundation said on Oct. 7 that it has selected badminton national team player An Se-young and Kim Do-hyung, a professor of chemistry and biomolecular engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, as winners of the 7th Pony C…
Messi set for final Argentina appearance in Buenos Aires friendly against Benin
Lionel Messi is preparing to make his final appearance for Argentina in a friendly against Benin at the Monumental in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. The National reported all 85,018 tickets sold out within two hours, and outlets say the squad wil…
Kurihara takes home run and RBI titles as Pacific League season ends
The Pacific League regular season ended on Oct. 6, finalizing the season's individual titles, with SoftBank's Kurihara Yasuya winning the home run title with 40 and the RBI title with 118. Four SoftBank players, from the league's three-time…
Messi scores one, assists two as Argentina beat Benin 3-0 in farewell match
Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina on October 6, a friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires that Argentina won 3-0, with Messi scoring one goal and setting up two more in his 208th cap. The 39-year-old's penalty was his 126th g…
Retired KBO legends to mark Jamsil Baseball Stadium farewell on Nov 14
The retired players' association Ilguhoe said it will hold a commemorative event, “Jamsil The Last Inning by Renault”, at 2 PM on Nov 14 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. About 60 retired players, including Park Chul-soon, Lee Man-soo, S…
Korean fencing legend Kim Jung-hwan retires, to teach at Korea National Sport University
Kim Jung-hwan, 43, South Korea’s most decorated fencer with four Olympic medals, ended his competitive career at a retirement ceremony on Oct. 6 at the Seoul Olympic Parktel in Seoul. He will join his alma mater, Korea National Sport Univer…