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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 4 – After completing an unbeaten three-peat as Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) League champions, following a win over Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) 74–70 in Game 3 of the best-of-five playoff final at Kasarani on Friday night, Nairobi City Thunder have now turned their attention to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) preparations. The champions had opened the final with a dramatic 78–67 overtime victory over KPA in Game 1 on Saturday, September 26, after...

LAGOS, Nigeria, Oct 5 – Ghana’s Vincent Torgah held off a stunning final-round charge from homeboy Nigeria’s Kamalu Bako before prevailing in a sudden-death playoff to win the Lakowe Lakes Golf Classic, claiming the inaugural Sunshine Development Tour title in West Africa. Torgah appeared to be on course for a straightforward victory before Bako produced a sensational final round, carding a six-under-par 66 to erase the deficit and force a playoff. Torgah shot a final-round...

Highlights from Carlos Alcaraz's semi-final clash against Juame Munar at the Japan Open.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerSource: Sky Sports

Max Verstappen kept his streak of winning in every season since he joined Red Bull back in 2016 alive; after a difficult first half of the year, Red Bull have been on an upward trend so how important was his win on Sunday?Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMax Verstappen says his victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was a “really special and emotional moment” after Red Bull claimed their first win of 2026.Verstappen was at his imperious best as he...

Luke Humphries claims first major title since 2025 Premier League with comeback victory over Gerwyn Price; World Grand Prix trophy puts Cool Hand outright fifth on list of all-time PDC major winners; watch Grand Slam of Darts live on Sky Sports from November 14Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerLuke Humphries says his World Grand Prix triumph has left him feeling ready to win a second World Championship - and hopes to face Luke Littler in the final.Humphries landed a...

BBC Sport looks at what could be the end of Cristiano Ronaldo's international career just days before the expected fanfare of Lionel Messi's Argentina goodbye.This sign praising Cristiano Ronaldo and criticising Jorge Jesus was placed outside Benfica's stadiumAs Lionel Messi prepares to get a hero's farewell for his successful international career, Cristiano Ronaldo's could have ended with him running down the tunnel at the final whistle of a game he did not...

Northern Ireland's Glenn Irwin is discharged from hospital after crashing in Sunday's British Superbike round at Donington Park.Glenn Irwin crashed on the penultimate lap of the third race at Donington ParkThe 36-year-old was moved to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham after the incident because of "concern regarding a possible spinal fracture".However, there was a positive update from the British Superbike Championship.It said that Irwin been "pronounced clear...

Bristol set out their top-four aspirations with a statement win, while Gloucester's renaissance continues in the second round of Prem action.Only three teams - Gloucester, Bristol and Bath - have won both their games after the opening two rounds of the PremThe stats piled up after a car-crash performance by Harlequins in a 48-0 shellacking by Gloucester.The biggest league defeat in 26 years. Seventeen penalties conceded. Only two entries made into the opposition 22m. Not one of their...

F1 "needs to have a hard look at" itself in the wake of unprecedented software glitches that affected the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Carlos Sainz says.Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton were among the drivers who lost power before the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in MalaysiaA bug in the software for a wet-weather engine map led to a number of cars struggling to move on formation laps before the start of the race.The start had to be abandoned, a...

LONDON, United Kingdom, Oct 5 – As Lionel Messi prepares to get a hero’s farewell for his successful international career, Cristiano Ronaldo’s could have ended with him running down the tunnel at the final whistle of a game he did not play. After the World Cup, Argentina’s Messi, 39, decided to retire from international football, while Ronaldo, 41, opted to play on for Portugal. Yet there is the possibility that Messi’s Argentina career will end up lasting a few...

England head coach Brian McDermott has named his 23-player squad for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup; He has chosen to leave Jake Connor out, citing big game experience and the game model that England want to play withPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerBrian McDermott has consistently talked about England having a "point of difference" in the Rugby League World Cup but eyebrows were raised when the head coach opted to leave Jake Connor out of the squad...

Nikola Jokic reminded everyone of his extraordinary playmaking ability in Sunday's preseason opener, whipping a sensational behind-the-back crosscourt assist to Cameron Johnson for three.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerSource: Sky Sports