Todays Sporting News – 6 October 2025

• India made it two wins from two at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup as they overcame Pakistan by 88 runs thanks to a star turn from Kranti Gaud in Colombo.
• Hundreds of people climbing Everest were guided to safety by Sunday amid worsening snow and rainfall. Another 200 blizzard-stranded trekkers are believed to still be trapped along Everest’s eastern face, but were in contact with rescue services.
• South Africa’s Bafana Bafana illegally fielding Teboho Mokoena against Lesotho was a costly mistake, but it must not cloud the national team’s campaign.
• Mercedes’ George Russell drove a flawless race from pole position to win the Singapore Grand Prix for Mercedes. Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen was second with McLaren’s Lando Norris in third.
• India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana skipped the customary handshake before a women’s cricket World Cup match on Sunday amid ongoing tensions between the rivals.
• Football – Manchester City secured a 1-0 at Brentford thank to the relentless goalscoring prowess of Erling Haaland. Elsewhere, Crystal Palace’s unbeaten start came to an end at Everton, with a late Jack Grealish goal winning it for the home side.
• Formula One – George Russell won the Singapore Grand Prix for Mercedes, as McLaren secured their 10th Formula One constructors’ championship thanks to their two contenders for the driversLando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
• Horse racing – The 104th Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was won by Daryz, who caught favourite Minnie Hauk in the final moments.
• The quarter-finalists in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup have been confirmed after a tense Round of 16 weekend in which all eight home sides in the ‘FA Cup’ of South African rugby made it through to the last eight.
• Former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez hospitalized, arrested on three misdemeanors after late-night altercation with 69-year-old truck driver.
• MLB Division Series is underway.
• Las Vegas Aces take 2-0 lead over Phoenix Mercury in WNBA Finals.
• American Olympian Ilona Maher is taking the leap from the rugby pitch to the toy-store shelves, as the bronze medallist was honoured with her own signature Barbie doll.
• The Chargers, after a 3-0 start, have pulled a dispiriting U-turn, losing consecutive games and suddenly groping for answers a mere five weeks into the NFL season. The latest setback came Sunday with a 27-10 loss to the Washington Commanders, a game that had all the hallmarks of this whipsaw Chargers season.
• Teoscar Hernández could have been the goat Saturday night, in what would have been the Dodgers’ first loss in this postseason. Instead, he hit the game-winning home run, nearly levitated around first base, and became an October hero yet again.
• The Lakers entered training camp with hopes of finally establishing chemistry between stars Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves. But the trio have yet to see the court together. On Sunday, they all stayed on the bench during the Lakers’ 111-103 loss to the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center.
• Denis Bouanga scored in his sixth consecutive match Sunday night, connecting in the 86th minute to send LAFC past Atlanta United 1-0 for its fifth consecutive victory.
• Jeff Siegel, a major player on the Southern California horse racing scene for more than half a century, died at his home in Duarte on Saturday after an extended battle with cancer. He was 74.
• A field of over 1500 runners enjoyed the third edition of the BayRun with Discovery Vitality in windy weather conditions on Saturday. The Cape Recife High School fields, which hosted the start and finish of the race, were painted pink with a wide expanse of branding from Discovery Vitality lining the start and finish chutes. The runners enjoyed the festive atmosphere with Virgin Active providing a fun warm-down zone, loads of generous lucky draw prizes, and the Team Vitality members enjoyed the post-race hospitality snacks at the Team Vitality hospitality area.
• Members of the Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis team closed out a successful weekend at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational on their home courts on Sunday.
• The Saint Joseph’s women’s tennis team spent the weekend competing in the Cissie Leary Invitational at Penn.
• Australian F1 star Oscar Piastri paused when asked if he and teammate Lando Norris race clean. Finally, the answer came from the famously measured 24-year-old Melburnian, “Yes”, but it was hardly convincing.
• Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League this weekend after a routine 2-0 win away to West Ham, while Liverpool suffered its third defeat in a week, losing to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
• American golfer Vince Whaley risked it all to save himself a shot as his countryman Steven Fisk went on to capture his first PGA Tour title with victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.
• Erling Haaland continued his impressive goalscoring form as Pep Guardiola’s side dug deep to take all three points from West London. As it happened. Manchester City have endured a mixed start to their Premier League season so far.
• Even by goal-machine Erling Haaland’s lofty standards, his start to this season has been extraordinary. The Norwegian struck the only goal in Manchester City’s 1-0 win at Brentford on Sunday, taking his tally to nine goals in seven Premier League games.
• PGA Tour rookie Steven Fisk finished birdie-birdie-birdie to notch his first career tour victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship, as Séamus Power could only muster a one-over 73 on the final day of action in Mississippi to finish 16 shots adrift.
• The All Blacks did not add to their casualty list in Perth but it remains extensive, with Tupou Vaa’i, Tyrel Lomax, Noah Hotham and Emoni Narawa all unavailable for their northern tour.
• A late try by Zebre Parma midfielder Matteo Nocera broke the Lions hearts as they slumped to their second straight defeat in this year’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship, losing 22-20 in their Round 2 game on Sunday.
• The ICC Women’s World Cup match between India and England, scheduled for Oct 19 at Holkar Stadium, will be played before a packed house. All tickets have been sold out well in advance.
• Mexican authorities said they arrested former soccer player Omar Bravo, 45, on suspicion of child sexual abuse.
• The Bucknell women’s golf team took second at the Navy Fall Invitational on Sunday at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club.
• The University at Albany women’s golf team wrapped up their third event of the fall season with a 12th place finish at the Princeton Invitational.
• Moving to second place in the season long Rolex SailGP Championship has provided a silver lining for the Black Foils after narrowly missing out to Emirates Great Britain in today’s DP World Spain Grand Prix final.
• Today’s heavy rainfall forced the cancellation of activities at sea, not only Barcolana Young but also the eagerly awaited Barcolana Nuota powered by Honda – Luca Giustolisi Trophy.
• The penultimate day of the GL52 fleet’s 2025 season was sailed in 9-12 knots of wind on Lake Michigan Saturday. As is typical of this indefatigable fleet, 3 winners in 3 races created a shake-up in the standings.
• The DP World Spain Sail Grand Prix returned to the Bay of Cádiz for the penultimate stop of Season 5, drawing tens of thousands of fans to the new Waterfront Grandstand and serving up some of the toughest racing conditions of the year.
• The pressure is mounting on Tom Slingsby and his BONDS Flying Roos after a hard-fought campaign in Cadiz tightened the race for a place in next month’s US$2M winner-takes-all Grand Final.
• Australian Breiana Whitehead has once again proven herself among the world’s best, finishing fifth overall at the 2025 Formula Kite World Championships in Sardinia, Italy, matching her personal best from 2024.
• The Swiss SailGP Team faced a tough test in Cadiz this weekend, battling a big sea state, unpredictable conditions, and racing with a reduced crew on board. Clean starts were critical to success, but at times proved difficult to execute.
• The Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team has claimed its third victory of the season at the DP World Spain Sail Grand Prix. The crew, driven by Olympic gold medallist Dylan Fletcher, sealed the deal in dramatic fashion.
• Saint-Tropez at the beginning of autumn often provides no wind or too much. But for the last day on Baie de Pampelonne the southwesterly was 12-15 knots, perfect conditions for a worthy finale to the maxi racing at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez.
• Emirates GBR lead the overall Rolex SailGP standings after a compelling victory on Cádiz Bay. In an action-packed final, a slingshot move from the Brits forced New Zealand off the foils around the final mark.
• Aussie sailor Tom Slingsby and his Flying Roos have slipped from top of the standings to third as the race to the SailGP grand final in Abu Dhabi.
• The Stormers are keeping their cards close to their chest over the potential involvement of their three returning Springboks for Friday night’s Vodacom URC showdown with the Scarlets in Llanelli.
• Former England flank Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Moody earned 71 Test caps for England, captaining the side 12 times and helping them win the 2003 World Cup. He also toured New Zealand with the British & Irish Lions in 2005 and was awarded an MBE for services to rugby the following year.
• Coach Ivan van Rooyen says the Lions only have themselves to blame after letting victory slip in the dying minutes against Zebre in Parma on Sunday.
• Five South Africans featured in Stade Francais’ 28-11 win against Perpignan. Former Sharks centre Jeremy Ward continued his superb try-scoring form, bagging a brace, while Joe Jonas started at fullback. Former SWD Eagles prop Nemo Roelofse, scrumhalf James Hall and fullback Tristan Tedder ran out for Perpignan.
• The Vodacom Bulls are set to welcome back several Springboks as they embark on a three-week URC tour sitting atop a tightly-packed log.
• The Stormers and Vodacom Bulls are yet to taste defeat after the opening two rounds of the 2025-26 URC, while the Sharks got their first points on the road and the Lions fought bravely in a losing cause.
• Scott Robertson has confirmed a mixed injury report for the All Blacks ahead of their end-of-year northern tour, which includes a rare Grand Slam opportunity against Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.
• Nick Mallett says the Springboks’ 29-27 win over Argentina at Twickenham highlighted a key area for improvement. The Boks fought back from 13-3 down late in the first half to lead 29-13 with 15 minutes remaining, before letting Los Pumas back into the game.
• Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi praised the team for the fight they showed to win their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against the Pumas 29-27 at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday.
• Old Belvedere continue to impress on their return to Division 1A rugby, moving to the top of the table after beating Ballynahinch 32-17 at Ollie Campbell Park. Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions: Round 2 Results Round-Up Belvedere, champions of the Energia All-Ireland League’s second tier last season, had two tries from powerful prop Ryan McMahon.
• Northampton Saints withstand a ferocious Gloucester fightback to secure their first Prem win of the season.
• Newcastle Red Bulls head coach Alan Dickens says he is looking forward to the help Scotland boss Gregor Townsend will give him.
• Exeter boss Rob Baxter says England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso can become the Prem’s top try scorer this season.
• McLaren CEO Zak Brown has stated “we’re letting them race” after an opening lap collision between drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the Singapore Grand Prix.
• Max Verstappen shared mixed feelings after a hard-fought run to second position in Sunday night’s Singapore Grand Prix, having “struggled a lot” behind the wheel of his Red Bull throughout the race.
• Fernando Alonso was left pleased with “a very good race for us” as the Aston Martin driver took seventh-place in the Singapore Grand Prix.
• McLaren’s drivers and teams have been sharing their reactions to the squad winning the Teams’ Championship for a second consecutive year, with Team Principal Andrea Stella admitting that the feat brings with it an “incredible emotion”.
• McLaren claimed the 2025 Constructors’ Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix having been the class of the field this season with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
• Singapore put on another spectacular show over the weekend, with Mercedes’ George Russell charging to a surprise pole position and victory, McLaren sealing successive Teams’ Championships, title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri clashing.
• Tuesday marks the four-year anniversary of Newcastle United’s takeover.
• The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will expand from 12 to 16 teams beginning with the 2026 finals in Morocco.
• Aston Villa claim their first WSL win of the season with two impressive goals and inflict a seventh successive league loss on West Ham.
• Match of the Day’s Danny Murphy says England manager Thomas Tuchel having his eyes on Jack Grealish for international duty is “inevitable” if he keeps up his strong performances for Everton.
• Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hopes Rodri will not be sidelined for longer than “two or three weeks” after the midfielder was forced off in the first half of Sunday’s victory over Brentford.
• Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is banned for one match for clashing with Liverpool fans.
• Queensland opener Matt Renshaw has gone from outsider to contender for an Ashes promotion, scoring a Sheffield Shield century against Tasmania.
• India beats Pakistan by 88 runs in women’s Cricket World Cup with disputed dismissal and no handshakes.
• A well-rounded bowling display helps India make it two wins on a trot at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.
• The final day of the Irani Cup 2025 showcased as much drama off the pitch as on it, with an intense showdown between Vidarbha pacer Yash Thakur and Rest of India’s Yash Dhull almost turning physical on Sunday, October 5.
• Two wounded yet resolute teams – New Zealand and South Africa – will meet in Indore for the 7th match of the Women’s World Cup 2025. Both sides are desperate to get their campaigns back on track after disappointing starts, and this encounter offers a crucial chance to reset momentum.
• Bangladesh completed a dominant 3-0 T20I series sweep over Afghanistan with a six-wicket win in the third and final match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, thanks to a brilliant half-century from Saif Hassan and a disciplined bowling display led by Mohammad Saifuddin.
• Team India’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar has clarified the reasoning behind Ravindra Jadeja’s exclusion from India’s ODI squad for the upcoming Australia tour, calling it a “tactical and condition-based decision” rather than a reflection of form or long-term plans.
• TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY:
• 1928 — Leo Diegel wins the PGA championship, beating Al Espinosa 6 and 5.
• 1956 — Oklahoma blanks Kansas 66-0 to set a modern college football winning streak of 32 straight. The Sooners had the previous record of 31 set 1948-50. The victory is also a conference record of 54 straight wins.
• 1973 — Washington’s Chris Rowland ties an NCAA record with four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, but still loses to California, 54-49.
• 1976 — Roland Erickson of the Minnesota North Stars has four assists in his first NHL game, a 6-5 loss to the New York Rangers.
• 1980 — Marvin Hagler wins the world middleweight title, beating Alan Minter in three rounds at Wembley Arena in London.
• 1985 — San Francisco’s Joe Montana passes for 429 yards and five touchdowns and sets an NFL record with 57 passes attempted and no interceptions in a 38-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
• 1990 — Stacey Robinson sets an NCAA quarterback rushing record with 308 yards and scores five touchdowns to lead Northern Illinois to a 73-18 victory over Fresno State.
• 1993 — Michael Jordan announces his retirement after nine seasons in the NBA.
• 2000 — Marty McSorley is found guilty of assault with a weapon for his two-fisted stick attack on an opponent by a Canadian court. McSorley is convicted for the Feb. 21 blow that sent Vancouver Canucks forward Donald Brashear sprawling to the ice.
• 2001 — Maurice Hicks runs for a record 416 yards and four touchdowns, but it isn’t enough as Morgan State defeats N. Carolina A&T 52-42. Hicks breaks the Division I-AA single-game rushing record of 409 yards set by Charles Roberts of Sacramento State in a 1999 game against Idaho State.
• 2001 — Middle Tennessee State beats Idaho 70-58 as the teams set a Division I record for total points scored in a game. The teams combine for 1,445 yards of offense.
• 2001 — Michigan’s victory, combined with Yale’s 32-27 loss to Dartmouth, gives the Wolverines the record for all-time wins in all divisions at 809.
• 2003 — Indianapolis, led by Peyton Manning, becomes the first team in NFL history to win after trailing by 21 or more points with less than 4 minutes left in regulation. Mike Vanderjagt’s 29-yard field goal with 3:47 left in the extra period gives the Colts a 38-35 victory over Tampa Bay.
• 2007 — Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree sets the NCAA record for touchdown receptions by a freshman with a 32-yard scoring catch in a 42-17 win over Iowa State. Crabtree scores three times against the Cyclones, giving him 17 for the season.
• 2013 — Tiger Woods beats Richard Sterne, 1 up, to give the Americans the 18 points they need to win the Presidents Cup for the fifth straight time. It’s the third straight Presidents Cup that Woods wins the cup-clinching match.
• 2013 — Matt Prater kicks a 28-yard field goal as time expires and Peyton Manning and Denver overcome the first 500-yard passing game in Dallas history for a 51-48 victory over the Cowboys. Tony Romo throws for 506 yards and five touchdowns for Dallas, but he is intercepted by Danny Trevanthan inside the Dallas 30 to set up Prater’s winning kick. It’s the second-highest scoring game in regulation since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. Manning finishes with 414 yards and four scores for Denver.
• 2017 — The Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Dallas Stars 2-1 in franchise’s inaugural season opener. James Neal scores both of the Knight goals in the third period and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stops 45 of 46 shots for the win.
• 2023 — American Simone Biles wins all-round gold at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, – becoming the most decorated gymnast ever with 34 world and Olympic medals.
• TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY:
• 1926 — Babe Ruth becomes first MLB player to hit 3 home runs in a World Series game as NY Yankees beat St. Louis Cardinals, 10-5 in Game 4.
• 1963 — World Series: Dodgers edge NY Yankees, 2-1 at Dodger Stadium for 4-0 series sweep; MVP: Sandy Koufax.
• 2010 — Roy Halladay pitches the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series.

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