Todays Sporting News – 1 October 2025

• The battle of the hosts at the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup went the way of India in an intriguing match in Guwahati. A crowd of 22,843 were present at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium, breaking the previous record of 15,935 for the highest attendance of a group match at either the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup or ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. And they were treated to a seesaw affair, with India eventually winning by 58 runs.
• Deepti Sharma insisted she felt no pressure despite being left with work to do at the crease as she hauled India to victory over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. Sharma hit 53 as India won the clash of the hosts by 59 runs (DLS method), having started her partnership with Amanjot Kaur with India 124 for six.
• Two years from today, Perth Stadium will host the opening match of the biggest Men’s Rugby World Cup in history, kicking off six weeks of world-class rugby across Australia from 1 October to 13 November, 2027.
• English champions Liverpool suffered a second successive defeat when they went down 1-0 to Galatasaray in the European Champions League on Tuesday.
• The Springboks have made four team changes ahead of their crunch Rugby Championship clash with Argentina. This includes the return of prop Ox Nché.
• Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Shanghai Masters on the back of winning the Japan Open. Alcaraz cited a “really tight” schedule for his decision.
• Eskom posts first profit in eight years, of R16-billion, as turnaround gains traction.
• Dinesh Karthik is going to take a stab at the ILT20 after Ashwin.
• Pakistan have implemented a blanket NOC ban on players playing abroad. Because that will make them better.
• Saudi Arabia have entered cricket with a new ILT20 collaboration to stage matches in the Kingdom.
• The USA Cricket board is fracturing, with one member fired and bankruptcy looming.
• The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 launched with record-breaking attendance for the opening match between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati. Almost 23,000 fans thronged the ACA Stadium to watch a cornucopia of great cricketing action, enthralling live performances and a scintillating musical tribute to a local icon.
• The Disciplinary process related to Ben Thomas Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 1 game against Lions on Saturday, September 27 has resulted in a three game suspension.
• The Disciplinary process related to Giovanni Licata Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 1 game against Edinburgh Rugby on Saturday, September 27 has resulted in a three game suspension.
• The world’s biggest sporting event arrives in LA in 2028, under the shadow of a turbulent second Trump presidency. Our US colleagues spell out what’s at stake, and why, for Trump and city politicians alike, the Olympics’ success or failure could mean mutually assured destruction.
• Football – Victor Osimhen’s first-half penalty sent Galatasaray on their way to a 1-0 Champions League win at home after a limp performance from Liverpool. Separately José Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge ended in defeat as an own goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win against Benfica in the Champions League.
• Athletics – The coach who guided Laura Muir to Olympic and world championship medals has been banned for three years for serious misconduct, which included driving at speed with an athlete in his car following a disagreement before abandoning them at the roadside.
• Tennis – Carlos Alcaraz won his seventh title from nine consecutive finals at the Tokyo Open, beating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4. His 92% win rate this year is among the strongest of the last decade.
• World Rugby’s Executive Board has agreed new player load guidelines to cover the elite men’s and women’s game around the world. The new guidelines have been recommended to World Rugby by a project group of leading experts representing players, unions, regions and competitions around the globe.
• One of the AFL’s oldest traditions is about to disappear. The league has confirmed the centre bounce, which has been used at the start of every quarter and to restart games after a goal, will be scrapped from the 2026 season. Instead, the umpire will simply throw the ball up as they have done in the AFLW since it began in 2017.
• Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has now won 8 titles this season after defeating Taylor Fritz in the final of the Japan Open.
• “We have the best players in the world, we have the best fans in the world, but right now we have the worst leadership in the world.” U.S. women’s basketball star and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier in a statement directed at the WNBA, the U.S. professional women’s basketball league.
• This past weekend Egyptian strong man Ashraf Mahrous set a world record for the heaviest ship pulled using one’s teeth. With a rope attaching the ship to his mouthguard, Mahrous first pulled one ship weighing 700 tonnes and then two ships together with a combined weight of 1,150 tonnes.
• The teams have been announced for Sunday’s NRL and NRLW Grand Finals. For the NRL final, Pat Carrigan returns from suspension to start for the Brisbane Broncos. Broncos coach Michael Maguire has kept veteran playmaker Ben Hunt in the halves and Ezra Mam on the bench, while the Melbourne Storm has named an unchanged line-up from their preliminary final win over Cronulla.
• The governing body for football in Europe, UEFA, has paused a potential ban on Israel after Donald Trump announced a new Middle East peace plan.
• Australian para-athlete Vanessa Low has won her fourth long jump world title at the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi.
• Australia will begin its One-Day International (ODI) World Cup defence tonight against New Zealand in the Indian city of Indore.
• India’s flamboyant opener Abhishek Sharma has set a new rating points record for batters in the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after his Player of the Series effort in the Asia Cup held in the United Arab Emirates.
• WNBA signs 11-year deal with new media company Versant to broadcast games on USA Network.
• Minnesota Wild sign Kirill Kaprizov to an NHL-record eight-year, $136M contract extension.
• Chris Wilder sent off after angrily kicking ball that hit FAN.
• Millwall strike Mihailo Ivanovic agreement after breakthrough.
• Rob Mac pleaded with Wrexham ace to stay days before ruthless move.
• Marti Cifuentes labels his own players ‘arrogant’ after late slip up.
• Steven Gerrard handed new EFL job verdict as pressure mounts.
• Simola Hillclimb Entry Applications Open: The window has now opened for aspiring competitors to submit their entry applications for the 2026 event, which takes place from 30 April to 3 May 2026.
• Scotland star Rory Darge says Franco Smith extending his stay with Glasgow Warriors is great news for the club. Former Springbok Smith – the man who masterminded the 2024 BKT URC title triumph – had been linked with coaching jobs in England, Wales, and his homeland of South Africa.
• Ron Washington will not return for a third season as the Angels manager, the team announced Tuesday.
• LeBron James did not participate in the Lakers’ first day of training camp Tuesday because of “nerve irritation in the glute.”
• After a disappointing start to the season in which UCLA’s offense ranked among the worst in the nation, the Bruins and offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri mutually parted ways Tuesday evening.
• On Tuesday, Angel City’s Ali Riley announced that she is retiring at the end of this season. And when she leaves, all the joy, fun and beauty she brought to the field will leave with her.
• Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy Returns for its 14th Edition: Nearly twenty centenarian yachts, true floating gems, will set off in a one-of-a-kind regatta, exclusively reserved for these legends of the seas.
• If the Pacific was a test of endurance, the Indian Ocean is a masterclass in controlled chaos. The McIntyre MGR fleet is 7000miles from Fiji and deep in the throes of Leg 3’s 10,000 mile marathon to Cape Town. The past few weeks have served up a potent cocktail of tropical paradise and sheer, unadulterated maritime punishment.
• The South African he Department of Social Development (DSD) wants to criminalise baby savers.
• Franco Smith has explained his decision to remain at the Glasgow Warriors, despite strong interest from clubs in England, Wales and South Africa.
• Jean de Villiers has identified an area of Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s game that the 23-year-old star needs to develop.
• The Springboks will take centre stage when the 2027 World Cup draw takes place on 3 December. The four-time champions enter the expanded 24-team tournament in Australia eyeing an unprecedented hat-trick of titles and the team every nation wants to avoid in the pool stage.
• Eben Etzebeth says the Springboks are determined to write a new chapter in South African rugby history when they face Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday. A win in London would make Rassie Erasmus’ side the first Bok team to clinch the southern-hemisphere crown two years in a row.
• Veteran scrumhalf Dewaldt Duvenage is set to become the latest Stormers centurion when he runs out against the Ospreys in Cape Town on Friday night.
• Defending champions Leinster arrive in Pretoria under pressure, with key players sidelined and the Vodacom Bulls out for payback at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Leinster are reeling from a 35-5 thrashing by the Stormers in Cape Town. To make matters worse, Jordan Larmour (foot), Jamie Osborne (hamstring) and Cormac Foley (calf) all picked up knocks, while Caelan Doris, Joe McCarthy and Hugo Keenan remain unavailable.
• The Wallabies will bid farewell to a stalwart of the game in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test against the All Blacks in Perth. James Slipper will bring the curtain down on a glittering international career when he runs out for the Wallabies for the last time.
• Former Wallabies and Argentina coach Michael Cheika has signed for an Australian National Rugby League club. The veteran Australian will take on the role of specialist forwards coach from November ahead of the Sydney Roosters’ pre-season.
• Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus made four changes to the match-23 for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider against the Pumas at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham in London, which will see the return of Ox Nche to the starting team, as well as Grant Williams, Jesse Kriel and Bongi Mbonambi on the bench.
• The World Rugby Council has approved Benin’s application for Associate Member status at it’s meeting in London on 23 September. The move takes the number of full and associate members of World Rugby to 134.
• In two years the eyes of the world will be on Perth and Australia for the opening match of the biggest Men’s Rugby World Cup in history: 24 teams, 52 matches, 7 incredible host cities and the first time fans will witness a round of 16 at Men’s Rugby World Cup.
• The opening weekend of the #EnergiaAIL was marked by some cracking games with twenty teams picking up a try bonus in Round 1. This weekend promises to be just as action packed. Women’s Division Our feature live game on irishrugby+ this weekend is a replay of last season’s final .
• Capgemini announced today that it has become the Official Digital Transformation Partner of Six Nations Rugby. Spanning the men’s and women’s game up to 2029, this five-year partnership is the next chapter in Capgemini’s longtime rugby story.
• Three out of four of the Irish teams in the BKT URC kicked off their campaign with a win but the opening day loss for Leinster was a shock for the defending champions. Title holders Leinster Rugby went down to a 35-0 defeat at the hands of the DHL Stormers in Cape Town.
• The redevelopment of the Recreation Ground will be another “big step” in the history of Bath, says head of rugby Johann van Graan.
• Edinburgh must draw up “a whole new vision” for the club to shed their reputation as perennial underachievers, according to former Scotland hooker Fraser Brown.
• Bristol Bears open their Prem campaign with a 42-24 win as new Leicester Tigers head coach Geoff Parling suffers defeat at Ashton Gate.
• Uruguay will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Los Teros qualified as Sudamerica 1 by virtue of defeating Paraguay at the Semi Final stage and then beating Chile on aggregate in the Final.
• Zebre Parma were round one winners in the 2025-2025 United Rugby Championship (URC). The Italian side defeated Scottish team Edinburgh 31-28. The winning points came from the boot of Martín Roger.
• Franco Colapinto has shared an insight into his relationship with Flavio Briatore, with the Argentinian stating that Briatore is “hard with everyone” but that he believes the Executive Advisor is the right person to “put Alpine back to the top”.
• The battle to become Max Verstappen’s team mate at Red Bull in 2026 is hotting up, with Yuki Tsunoda, Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson all performing to a high level in Baku, as all four Red Bull family cars scored points for the first time since Russia 2020.
• Formula 1 has announced its licensing partnership with F1 Authentics, operated by Memento Exclusives, will be renewed as an official Formula 1 memorabilia platform and a supplier of officially licensed F1 show cars through 2030, inclusive.
• Singapore is the only track on the calendar at which Max Verstappen has never won. The technical problems which have caused this to be a bogey track for his Red Bulls have been many and varied.
• Eddie Howe says Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s claim that Newcastle United were “idiots” for paying £69m for Nick Woltemade is “irrelevant”.
• Sailing icon Don Trask, 92 years, passed away September 29, 2025 in Mooresville, North Carolina, surrounded by family and online well-wishes. He started sailing as crew for his father, graduated to Snipes and then Stars where he won the 1966 North American Championship, two District Championships, and placed 3rd in the 1967 World Championship with crew Bill Kreysler, finishing behind Paul Elvstrom and Lowell North.
• J/70 skipper and team owner Cate Muller-Terhune, a Chicago native turned Annapolis sailor, will soon head to Argentina, where she and her Casting Couch team will compete in the 2025 J/70 World Championship, October 24-November 1. This marks the second Worlds event in three years that Muller-Terhune’s team has earned an invitation to compete in.
• World Sailing’s Sustainability Sessions will return for season three with a new series of 12 webinars focused on sustainability in sailing.
• It took 45 years, but the athletes who formed Australia’s 1980 Olympic sailing team have finally reunited, a gathering marked by reflection, reconciliation, and long-overdue recognition.
• The New Zealand team of Anna Merchant and Aaron Hume-Merry have placed fifth of ten boats in the Final of the inaugural Offshore Double Handed World Championships, sailed from Cowes, Isle of Wight.
• New Zealand’s oldest sporting event – the Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta – returns on Monday 26 January 2026, with organisers promising another diverse line-up of fleets and some exciting new additions to reinvigorate the 186-year-old event.
• Moana Auckland, New Zealand’s Ocean Festival is back for its third edition in February 28 – March 15 2026, bringing a fun, ocean-inspired celebration to Auckland’s waterfront with a refreshed programme over three weekends.
• New Zealand’s Sean Herbert has added to his impressive medal collection after a dramatic final day at the inaugural Formula Wing World Championship in Cagliari, Sardinia.
• At the stroke of 10 this morning in bright sunshine, the kilted crewman on Elena of London breathed life into his bagpipes to signal the Tradition yachts’ departure from the port of St Tropez.
• Jessie Kampman leads the women and Max Maeder leads the men after a four-race opening day of the Formula Kite World Championships in Sardinia.
• Pwllheli’s Challenge series has certainly been a challenge so far with storms starting to batter the west coast and 2 races cancelled. This weekend was a challenging weekend of two halves.
• It’s back-to-school time, with most Class40s setting their sights on next month’s Transat CAFE L’OR Normandie – Le Havre and others on the Rolex Middle Sea Race. But September also means the 40 Malouine – La Trinquette.
• After 60 years, the University of Iowa Sailing Club’s boathouse at the Macbride Nature Recreation Area is being knocked down.
• Former India pacer Varun Aaron has announced his preferred playing XI for the opening Test against the West Indies which begins on Thursday October 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
• Australia registered a comprehensive win in the first T20I of the three-match series against New Zealand at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Wednesday, October 1. Tim Robinson’s maiden T20I century guides New Zealand to 181/6 New Zealand opener Tim Robinson lit up the innings with a remarkable 106 not out.
• Cricket West Indies (CWI) has officially unveiled the list of players awarded international retainer contracts for the 2025-26 season, marking a significant step in the board’s ongoing efforts to stabilize and strengthen the women’s team. The contracts, effective from October 1, 2025, were approved by the CWI Board of Directors.
• The International League T20 Auction for its fourth season, scheduled for October 1, 2025, at the Four Seasons Hotel, Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, marks a landmark moment in the league’s history.
• Manav Suthar delivered a sensational spell to put Rest of India firmly in control against Vidarbha, picking up two crucial wickets in quick succession during first session on Day 1 of Irani Cup. His ability to apply pressure on the Vidarbha top-order was evident as he first removed Dhruv Shorey.
• Rishabh Pant surprised fans and cricket enthusiasts alike with a playful and heartwarming message for England pacer Chris Woakes, who announced his retirement from international cricket on September 29.
• Australia have won their previous 15 ODIs against New Zealand, going back to 2017.
• The Marlborough Tennis Association (MTA) proudly unveiled its new name in Te Reo Māori: “Wairau Poi Kake” alongside a refreshed logo.
• Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Rolex Shanghai Masters due to a left ankle injury.
• Benjamin Cremaschi’s life has been quite the whirlwind since he left Inter Miami for Italian club Parma one month ago.
• Wallabies prop James Slipper says the time is right to step away from international rugby union after a career in which he has set several records.
• Black Caps batter Rachin Ravindra has been ruled out of the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia at the Bay Oval in Tauranga after suffering a freak injury at training yesterday.
• The second Bledisloe Cup in Perth will mark the fourth sellout of the year for the Wallabies, and with a Rugby Championship title on the line, the men in gold have plenty to play for.
• Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk called for improvement and an end to silly errors after his side went down 1-0 at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday and suffered the loss of goalkeeper Alisson to injury.
• Manchester United have started the new season like they ended the last, with fans calling for INEOS to take action. Following the defeat to Brentford, the Red Devils have now won a meagre nine Premier League games out of 33.
• South Africa have recalled prop Ox Nche to the starting line-up for Saturday’s Rugby Championship finale against Argentina at Twickenham as they look to retain their title.
• Dame Noeline Taurua will fight her case for reinstatement on Tuesday with a meeting scheduled with Netball New Zealand in what will be an attempt to finally break the Silver Ferns coaching stand-off.
• Southern Connecticut field hockey defeated American International, 3-1, in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup.
• Hockey Alberta has announced the roster for the Team Alberta U16 Male squad that is representing the province at the 2025 WHL Cup.
• The Lindenwood women’s golf team concluded the Butler Fall Invite in 12th place and had a team score of 915 at Highland Golf and Country Club.
• The UNI men’s and women’s golf teams wrapped up play on Tuesday, competing in the Diane Thomason Invitational in Iowa City.
• The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women’s golf team sits in 10th place after round two on Tuesday at Blessings Golf Club.
• The South African U20 Men’s National Team was visited by a familiar face in Chile after South African Football Association (SAFA) Chief Medical Officer Dr Thulani Ngwenya came to show his support for coach Ray Mdaka’s side.
• The South African U20 Men’s National Team put up a magnificent showing against France in their opening match of the 2025 FIFA U20 Men’s World Cup but ended up going down 2-1 at Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua, Chile on Monday night (South African time).

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY:

1945 — World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis is discharged from U.S. army after being awarded the Legion of Merit.

1967 — Richard Petty continues phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by taking the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway; unprecedented 10th consecutive victory.

1975 — In the “Thrilla in Manila,” Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier in 14 rounds to retain his world heavyweight title.

1977 — 75,646 fans come to the Meadowlands to see soccer great Pele play his farewell game. Pele plays the first half with the New York Cosmos and the second half with his former team, Santos of Brazil.

1988 — Flamboyant American sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner wins her third gold medal of the Seoul Olympics anchoring the victorious US 4 x 100m relay team.

1988 — Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 6-3 to win the women’s singles tennis gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; clinches first and only Golden Slam in history (Grand Slam & Olympics).

1993 — In his first World Boxing Council heavyweight title defense Lennox Lewis beats fellow Londoner Frank Bruno by TKO in 7 at the National Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

1997 — Kevin Garnett agrees to terms with the Minnesota Timberwolves on the richest long-term contract in professional sports history, a six-year deal worth more than $125 million.

1999 — In a blockbuster NBA trade, the Houston Rockets move All Star forward Scottie Pippen to Portland Trail Blazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, Walt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw.

2000 — NBA stars Ray Allen and Vince Carter each score 13 points as the U.S. beats France 85-75 to win the men’s basketball gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.

2000 — United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia.

2006 — Tiger Woods matches his longest PGA Tour winning streak of six at the American Express Championship. Woods finishes with a 4-under 67 for an eight-shot victory. It’s also his eighth victory of the year, making him the first player in PGA Tour history to win at least eight times in three seasons.

2011 — Tyler Wilson throws for a school-record 510 yards and Jarius Wright catches 13 passes for a school-record 281 yards as Arkansas turns an 18-point halftime deficit into a 42-38 victory over Texas A&M.

2017 — Frankie Dettori wins an unprecedented fifth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as Enable caps a memorable season. Enable, the 10-11 favorite, leads for most of Europe’s richest horse race to claim her fifth consecutive victory after wins in the Epsom Oaks, the Irish Oaks, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks. The filly wins by 2 1/2 lengths over Cloth Of Stars.

2017 — Houston’s Deshaun Watson becomes the first rookie to throw four touchdowns and run for another one, since Fran Tarkenton in 1961 and tied an NFL record for most TDs by a rookie quarterback in Houston’s 57-14 victory.

2017 — Todd Gurley scores the go-ahead touchdown on a 53-yard catch-and-run, and Greg Zuerlein kicks a career-high seven field goals to lead the Rams to a 35-30 win over Dallas.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY:

1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-3 in the first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hit the first series home run. Deacon Phillippe was the winning pitcher and Cy Young the loser.

1932 — Babe Ruth, as legend has it, called his home run against Chicago’s Charlie Root in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the World Series, won by the New York Yankees 7-5 at Wrigley Field. Ruth and Lou Gehrig each hit two homers for the Yankees.

1946 — For the first time in major league history, a playoff series to determine a league’s championship was played between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Cardinals won the first game 4-2, with Howie Pollet holding the Dodgers to two hits — a homer and RBI single by Howie Schultz.

1950 — The Philadelphia Phillies clinched the NL pennant with a 4-1 10-inning victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers on the season’s last day. Dick Sisler’s three-run homer off Don Newcombe in the top of the 10th inning came after outfielder Richie Ashburn saved the game in the ninth.

1961 — Roger Maris hit his 61st home run against Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The homer eclipsed Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old single-season home run record. The Yankees won 1-0.

1967 — The Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant with a 5-3 win over the Twins on the final day of the season. Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski went 4-for-4 and finished with 44 home runs, 121 RBIs and a .326 average to win the Triple Crown.

1973 — The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 to win the National League East. It was the first game of a scheduled make-up doubleheader at Wrigley Field, a day after the regular season ended. The Mets, 11 1/2 games behind and in last place on Aug. 5, won their 82nd game, the lowest number of victories to win a title.

1978 — The Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 9-2 on the last day of the season to force a one-game playoff between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox won their eighth straight game with a 5-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

1988 — Tony Gwynn went 2-for-3 to raise his league-leading batting average to .313 but hurt his hand in a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros. Gwynn is the first NL batting champion to win the title with an average below .320. The previous low was Larry Doyle’s .320 in 1915.

2000 — Detroit’s Shane Halter became the fourth major leaguer to play all nine positions in a game. He capped his adventure by scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Tigers over Minnesota 12-11.

2004 — Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits in a season. He broke George Sisler’s 84-year-old mark with two early singles, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3. Sisler set the hits record of 257 in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns over a 154-game schedule. Suzuki broke it in the Mariners’ 160th game.

2007 — Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies scored on Jamey Carroll’s shallow fly, capping a three-run rally in the 13th inning against Trevor Hoffman. He led the Rockies past the San Diego Padres 9-8 in a tiebreaker for the NL wild card.

2018 — Lorenzo Cain hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, Christian Yelich had three more hits, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to their first NL Central title since 2011 by downing the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in a tiebreaker game. Yelich won the NL batting title with a .326 average. He fell one home run and one RBI short of what would’ve been the NL’s first Triple Crown since Joe Medwick in 1937.

2022 — The Dodgers become only the third team in the history of the National League (and seventh in the majors) to win 110 games in a season with a 6-4 win over the Rockies. Only the 1906 Cubs and 1909 Pirates have preceded them in the senior circuit.

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