Sport, in sixty words

Britain's Sonay Kartal lost the Wuhan Open final 2-6 6-4 6-2 to Poland's Maja Chwalinska, missing the biggest title of her career. The 24-year-old, ranked 170th at the start of the tournament after six months out with a back injury, won the first set and led in the second. She will still climb to 50th in the world on Monday and become British number one.

Brighton thrashed rivals Crystal Palace 5-0 at the Amex for their first win over them since February 2024. Diego Gómez scored from the halfway line, the longest-range Premier League goal since Wayne Rooney's in 2017. A Jaydee Canvot own goal opened the scoring, and Yasin Ayari, Charalampos Kostoulas and Jack Hinshelwood also scored, matching Brighton's record win over Palace and piling pressure on Pierre Sage.

Manchester City beat Ipswich Town 3-2 at the Etihad, making Enzo Maresca the first Premier League manager to win his first seven games in charge. Phil Foden opened the scoring and Erling Haaland struck twice, while Daizen Maeda and Zian Flemming replied for Ipswich. City stay six points clear at the top with a perfect record, but Haaland and several teammates finished the match injured.

Liverpool came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Keane Lewis-Potter headed Brentford in front, but Yehor Yarmolyuk was sent off just before half-time for butting Jérémy Jacquet. Victor Muñoz equalised after a pass from Florian Wirtz, and Alexander Isak scored the winner from close range in the 70th minute. Brentford also lost Vitaly Janelt to a second yellow card.

Australia's team for the second Test against South Africa will not be announced until the weather on the opening day is known. Captain Pat Cummins said on Saturday he expected Matt Renshaw to bat in the middle order again. Renshaw is set to stay at number five.

The upcoming weekend is being promoted as the most significant of the 2026 college football season to date. Week 7 features a pair of matches pitting top-10 teams against each other, as well as six contests involving sides listed in the AP Top 25. The day's events commenced with an exciting encounter in the Big Ten, which included No. 4 Ohio State.

Johan Manzambi headed the only goal as Aston Villa beat Newcastle 1-0 at St James' Park on Saturday. The 21-year-old Switzerland midfielder, who turned down Newcastle to join Villa for just over £50m in the summer, met João Gomes's cross in the 36th minute. It was Villa's fourth win in five games, while Newcastle followed last week's 4-1 defeat at Coventry with another home loss.

Billy Loughnane, 20, was crowned Britain's champion Flat jockey at Ascot on British Champions Day, becoming the youngest holder of the title since Charlie Elliott in 1923. The Irish rider beat five-time champion Oisin Murphy after riding more than 220 winners this year, including the 2,000 Guineas. He now has his sights on Sir Gordon Richards' 1947 record of 269 winners in a calendar year.

Chelsea's Jordan Henderson was the top scorer in Gameweek 6 with 18 points, from two goals, an assist and three bonus points. Fantasy Football Scout, a tips site working with Crystal Palace, backs Palace striker Jørgen Strand Larsen, priced £6.0m and owned by just 0.7% of managers, as a differential.

Wolves came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 in the Championship on Friday night, extending the Clarets' winless home run in the league to 21 games. Jamie Vardy scored his first Burnley goal to put the hosts ahead, but Fer López equalised and substitute Tawanda Chirewa struck within seconds of coming on to win it. Burnley's home league drought now stretches back almost a year.

Clubs handed over £87m across 11 cases, while 40 player checks brought in £13m and 17 agent enquiries collected £10m. Figures obtained by the accounting firm UHY Hacker Young show HMRC, the UK tax authority, opened 68 cases in the year to April, down from 118 before. New rules from April 2027 will also tax players' image rights as regular salary.

Chelsea captain Reece James has had successful surgery on a knee injury he picked up in training before last weekend's 5-1 win over Bournemouth. The 26-year-old England defender is now in rehabilitation with the club's medical staff, and no return date has been given. Chelsea face Everton, Tottenham and Manchester United in their next league games, while England host Croatia at Wembley in early November.

Lisandro Martinez has apologised for criticising Manchester United's hierarchy after the Champions League loss to Atletico Madrid, saying he spoke out of anger and frustration. The Argentina defender had said the club left head coach Michael Carrick with an under-equipped squad. After talks with the club's leadership and the manager, he has reportedly been fined, and his contract at Old Trafford runs out next summer.

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire has stated that Manchester City could have "multiple double figures of points" deducted should their appeal against 114 financial charges prove unsuccessful. Their alleged breaches involve a £350 million difference over a rolling three-year period. UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirmed the government will not intervene in the case, stating it's for football to decide.

Celtic were beaten 4-1 by Benfica in Lisbon in the Europa League on Thursday, with Jhon Durán scoring twice. Crystal Palace also lost, going down 3-2 at Lyon on manager Pierre Sage's return to his former club, despite goals from Yéremy Pino and Daichi Kamada. Sunderland won 2-1 at Torreense with a stoppage-time winner from Noah Sadiki, while Brighton cruised 4-0 in the Conference League.

Bournemouth beat Sturm Graz 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Thursday to record the club's first home win in European competition. Evanilson headed the opener in the first half, Rayan added a second as the Austrian side pushed for an equaliser, and Álvaro Rodríguez scored a stoppage-time penalty. The Europa League win eases pressure on Marco Rose, whose side remain winless in the Premier League.

Bayern are now finalising the paperwork, and Kane's family reportedly finds life in Munich agreeable. Since leaving Tottenham in 2023, the England captain has scored 154 goals in 156 games and won two Bundesliga titles. His 73 goals for club and country last season have made him a leading candidate for the men's Ballon d'Or.

Gianni Infantino looks likely to be re-elected unopposed next year, despite the backlash over his failed plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors. Senior European football figures told BBC Sport they want Wenger, Fifa's head of global development since 2019, to stand, though Fifa gave no comment. His deadline for declaring is 18 November, and he requires the support of five national associations.

Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, apologised for a joke he made about British football fans' behaviour at the Qatar World Cup. He also called for Russia to be allowed to compete again in international football, saying the ban has not achieved anything. Infantino also defended giving US President Donald Trump the first FIFA Peace Prize.

Antonelli leads Mercedes team-mate George Russell by a season-high 102 points after finishing third in the Singapore Grand Prix. To wrap it up in Austin, he must win the race while Russell finishes ninth or lower and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton finishes fifth or lower. At 20, he would take Sebastian Vettel's record as the youngest champion.

PSG, the reigning European champions, were 3-0 up at half-time thanks to goals from Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha. Erling Haaland scored twice after the break and City hit the woodwork twice, but Maghnes Akliouche made it 4-2 after a Gianluigi Donnarumma handling error. City boss Enzo Maresca said his side were "close" to PSG's level.

Real Madrid beat Roma 4-3 in Rome in the Champions League after scoring three goals in the final eight minutes. Donyell Malen had scored twice to put Roma ahead after Kylian Mbappé, playing his 100th Champions League match, cancelled out Marten de Roon's opener. Carlos Espí, Endrick and Antonio Rüdiger then completed the comeback for José Mourinho's side, with Endrick named player of the match.

Aston Villa thrashed Fenerbahçe 6-0 at Villa Park on Wednesday to record their biggest ever win in a major European competition. Johan Manzambi scored on his 21st birthday, Nicolas Jackson and Ross Barkley netted twice each, and Tammy Abraham added a late sixth. The Prince of Wales watched from the stands. Fenerbahçe coach İsmail Kartal apologised to fans, calling the defeat unacceptable for his club.

Bradley Barcola scored the first hat-trick of his career as Liverpool beat LASK 6-3 in Linz in the Champions League on Wednesday. Ronald Araújo, Jeremie Frimpong and Lewis Koumas also scored, while Florian Wirtz set up a goal. Liverpool had 19 shots by half-time, a record for an away team since 2003-04. Manager Andoni Iraola praised Barcola, who cost £123m, before Saturday's trip to Brentford.

American Ann Li produced the biggest win of her career by knocking top seed Aryna Sabalenka out of the Wuhan Open in the second round. Li, ranked 31st, won 3-6 6-4 7-6 after needing ten match points to finish the job. It was Sabalenka's second straight surprise defeat, following her loss in Beijing last week, and she needed treatment on her knee during the match.

White passed on main event winner Erick Visconde, whose fight he called awful to watch. The four signed were Smilla Sundell, Luis Francischinelli, Douglas da Lapa and Greg Foster, three by decision or knockout in their bouts. Across this season, White gave contracts to 46 fighters from 49 fights, including a few losers.

About 261,000 people came to Sepang International Circuit over the 2 to 4 October weekend, and more than 50,000 of the visitors were foreign tourists. The Youth and Sports Ministry gave the RM950mil figure in a written reply on Wednesday, citing Formula 1 Management. It didn't say what the race cost the Malaysian Government, and a cost-benefit study will help decide whether to host again.

The money came in 2024 on top of about $4.9 million in salary and benefits, and FIFA's annual report that year didn't list it. ESPN says it saw FIFA and IRS (US tax authority) documents showing FWC2026, the US body running the tournament, paid Infantino. FIFA strongly rejects any breach of its statutes, saying it pays no second salary and its accounts are independently audited.

City will seek a ninth consecutive victory across all competitions when they host current holders Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday's Champions League fixture. City secured a 3-0 triumph over Liverpool on Sunday, whereas PSG have emerged victorious in just three of their initial six Ligue 1 encounters. Racing Post's best bet is a City win with under 3.5 goals, at 11-4.

Viking, Norway's champions, were in the country's second tier as recently as 2018 and led 2-0 at half-time. Harry Kane pulled Bayern level, then Luis Diaz scored, Michael Olise was sent off, and substitute Herman Haugen headed Viking's equaliser. Kane now has 36 Champions League goals since turning 30, one more than Lionel Messi's 35.

Arsenal had struggled for an hour at the Emirates, then scored three times between the 64th and 71st minutes. Jurrien Timber opened the scoring, Eberechi Eze added a second, and substitute Bukayo Saka finished the job after setting up Eze. It's Arsenal's 14th straight win in the Champions League league phase, and Lille never had a shot on target.

Bristol City had the better of the opening half hour and might have been three or four goals up. Oladapo Afolayan then fired Blackburn ahead in the 38th minute with a right-footed shot, and Toth kept City out until the end. City boss Michael Skubala said his side should have won, while Rovers manager Tony Mowbray praised his team's resilience.

The Cherries will only do a deal if survival in the Premier League looks likely, according to Bournemouth sources. Standard Sport understands they'd listen to any bid above £100million for the 23-year-old midfielder, who has turned down new contract offers. Chelsea tried twice last summer at around £65m but were told he wasn't for sale.

United were behind after 47 seconds, when Pablo Barrios scored from a simple ball over the top. Ademola Lookman added a second on Tuesday, shortly after defender Leny Yoro got a red card for fouling Jonathan David. After the game, Lisandro Martinez said the club's bosses hadn't backed manager Michael Carrick enough in the summer transfer window.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Al-Nassr beat Uzbekistan's Neftchi Fergana 3-1 in the AFC Champions League, in a match delayed by an hour after a missile alert in Riyadh. Saudi civil defence issued the warning 15 minutes before kick-off, as the capital faces missile fire from Yemen's Houthis. Angelo opened the scoring, Ronaldo doubled the lead before half-time, and a late own goal sealed the victory.

Rwanda has signed a 10-year deal with Formula 1 to host a grand prix from the early 2030s, the first race in Africa since South Africa in 1993. It will run on a new purpose-built track in Bugesera, about 25 miles south of Kigali, beside a new international airport. President Paul Kagame said the agreement belongs to Africa and will bring new jobs and tourism.

A signed Chicago Bulls jersey worn by Michael Jordan in game two of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $14m (£10.6m), a record for basketball memorabilia. Miami property investor Ron Firman bought it privately through Hunt Auctions. It beats the $12.3m paid two weeks ago for Jordan's game-three shirt. Among all sports items, only Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey has ever sold for more.

Coventry City thrashed Newcastle United 4-1 on Monday night to record their first Premier League home win in 25 years. Jack Rudoni scored an early penalty and teenager Sidiki Cherif doubled the lead before Sven Botman pulled one back. Substitutes Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni then sealed the victory. Frank Lampard's side climbed out of the bottom three to 14th, while Newcastle remain in 11th.

Ipswich Town secured a 2-1 victory over Fulham in a Premier League game on Saturday, scoring two late goals. Captain Dara O'Shea said the team's fitness and strong characters are why they score so many late goals. The win gives Ipswich fans hope for a top-12 finish or better this season.