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469 storiesRays beat Yankees 5-2 in Game 2, take 2-0 ALDS lead
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 5-2 on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Florida, to take a 2-0 lead in their American League Division Series. Richie Palacios hit a two-run single in a four-run fifth inning, and the Yankees c…
South Korea meet Uzbekistan in Yongin as Moreno seeks turnaround
South Korea play Uzbekistan at 8 p.m. on Oct. 6 at Yongin Mir Stadium in the last of four September-October internationals, with Chosun Ilbo calling it a prelude between Asian Cup contenders. Korean outlets describe the team as unsettled af…
China road traffic stable on day six of holiday; rain threatens return travel
China's road traffic safety situation was described as generally stable and orderly as of 18:00 on 6 October, the sixth day of the National Day holiday, with heavy volumes of return traffic on major highways and national and provincial road…
Zheng Qinwen beats Bouzkova in three sets to reach China Open last 16
Zheng Qinwen defeated Czech 18th seed Bouzkova 2-1 at the Diamond Court on October 5 to reach the round of 16 at the 2026 China Open in Beijing. It was the first meeting between the two players; Zheng took the first set in a tiebreak, lost …
South Korea beats Japan 1-0 for fourth straight Asian Games football gold
South Korea's under-23 team beat Japan 1-0 in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's football final at Toyota Stadium on 3 October, with Um Ji-sung scoring in the second half. It is South Korea's fourth consecutive title in the event, whic…
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…
China Railway: 20.32 million travelled Oct 4, 21.05 million expected Oct 5
China Railway said the national rail network carried 20.32 million passengers on October 4, describing transport as safe and orderly, and expects 21.05 million trips on October 5 with 1,463 additional trains planned as mid- and short-distan…
China cross-regional trips total 303.6m on Oct. 3, down 0.4% year on year
China's Ministry of Transport reported 303.568 million cross-regional passenger trips on Oct. 3, 2026, the third day of the National Day holiday, down 0.6% from the previous day and 0.4% below the same day in 2025. Rail volume rose 6.1% yea…
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…
Gauff says racist abuse followed disputed point at China Open
Coco Gauff said she received an “insane” amount of racist comments and direct messages after a disputed point in her China Open third-round win over Sun Xinran in Beijing. Gauff stopped a rally when electronic advertising boards flickered; …
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 …
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…
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…
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…
Korea third in Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games medals; 357-member para team to be sent
China finished first in the final medal standings of the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with 169 gold medals, ahead of host Japan on 83 gold and South Korea, which took 39 gold, 43 silver and 68 bronze — 150 medals in total — according to Yo…
Dodgers beat Braves 5-3 in MLB playoff opener; Murakami homers in White Sox win
The Dodgers beat the Braves 5-3 at home in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, with Ohtani Shohei going 4-for-1 and singling in his first postseason at-bat, Japanese outlets reported. In the American League, Murakami Munetaka’s t…
KIA rally past LG 6-5 with three-run ninth, retake third; LG lose seventh in row
KIA Tigers beat LG Twins 6-5 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on October 4, scoring three runs in the ninth inning to complete the comeback. The win lifted KIA ahead of LG into third place in the KBO league and handed LG a seventh consec…
Aichi governor says he did not want Thai Asian Games team to come after food complaint
Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura said at a press conference on Oct 6 that he “did not want” the Thai team members who complained about food at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games to have come. The complaint came from the Thai teqball team, whose staff…
Yangtze River Delta rail expects peak 4.15 million passengers as holiday ends
China Railway Shanghai Group expected the Yangtze River Delta rail network to send 4.15 million passengers on Oct 7, the last day of the National Day holiday, up 17.7% from a year earlier. Nationally, China Railway expected 24.15 million pa…
Padres beat Brewers 4-3 in Game 3, avoid elimination and force Game 4
The San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in Game 3 of their NL Division Series, avoiding elimination and forcing Game 4 at Petco Park. Fox News reported Michael King stranded the tying run in the ninth inning. Before the game, th…