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Todays Sporting News – 8 October 2025

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  • The national rugby unions of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, England, Scotland, France and Italy said that as a group of national rugby unions, they are urging extreme caution for players and support staff considering joining the proposed R360 competition.
  • R360 is a proposed global rugby union competition backed by former England international Mike Tindall and a consortium of investors, reportedly including Saudi Arabia.
  • Wales Rugby tickets for the upcoming season range from £7.50 (R173.24) to £118 (R2 725,65).
  • Scottish Rugby has appointed Andy Rhys Jones as its first Head of Women’s Performance and Pathways. In this newly created position, Andy will lead the strategic growth and development of Scotland’s women’s player pathways; National Age Grade teams, and the Women’s Senior National Team. His focus will be on building a sustainable talent pipeline, enhancing performance structures, and ensuring Scotland’s elite athletes are supported to succeed at the highest level of the international game.
  • Heather Knight’s unbeaten 79 guided England to a nervy four wicket victory to maintain their 100 per cent record in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Bangladesh pushed England all the way in Guwahati as the three-time champions pursued their target of 179 after Sophie Ecclestone had earlier taken three for 24.
  • Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez facing felony battery charge and lawsuit after altercation in Indianapolis.
  • Players who join the R360 global franchise league will be ineligible for international selection, the rugby unions of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, England, Scotland, France and Italy said in a statement.
  • Questions of how inclusive the 2026 soccer World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada will be have surfaced after the US rejected visa applications of Iranian soccer officials for the tournament draw in December.
  • Cycling stars Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard will spearhead the inaugural Andorra Cycling Masters race this month. The four-rider event has an 8km uphill time trial before a 32km urban duel with no team back-up and no peloton.
  • Pat Cummins will miss the Perth Test, and could miss the entire Ashes. Oh, also, Cummins & Travis Head were offered AUD$10 million each to quit international cricket for the franchise circuit.
  • Arsenal’s Women’s Champions League title defence began with a 2-1 loss to Lyon, extending their winless run to four games.
  • Australia’s national netball team, the Diamonds, will look to test new combinations in Wednesday night’s second Test against South Africa in Wollongong.
  • At the Shanghai Masters, Novak Djokovic needed medical attention after collapsing on court, but recovered to beat Spain’s Jaume Munar in three sets (6-3, 5-7, 6-2).
  • Football – Melchie Dumornay scored twice for OL Lyonnes, who came from behind to secure a 2-1 Women’s Champions League win at the title holders, Arsenal.
  • Cricket – England staggered over the line chasing 179 and won by four wickets, with Bangladesh fuming after Knight had three successful reviews. Women’s World Cup: England, 182-6, beat Bangladesh, 178, by 4 wkts
  • Tennis – Emma Raducanu’s brutal run of form and luck in Asia continued at the Wuhan Open as she retired because of illness from her first-round match at the WTA 1000 event, while trailing 6-1, 4-1 against Ann Li of the United States.
  • WNBA Finals continue tonight (8 pm ET, ESPN) with the Las Vegas Aces taking on the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3.
  • Mattel has launched Team Barbie – a new initiative designed to champion confidence, leadership and ambition in girls. The project spotlights a coalition of four rugby players from across the globe who want to show how sport can empower self-belief and help build teamwork and communication skills.
  • The Lakers’ first practice of the week gave them hope of what they can look like whole when Marcus Smart takes the court.
  • The Chargers struck a deal Tuesday to acquire Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Odafe Oweh in exchange for safety Alohi Gilman.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY:

1933 — Cliff Battles of the Boston Redskins becomes the first NFL player to gain more than 200 yards rushing with 215 yards in a 21-20 win over the New York Giants.

1949 — Walt Pastuszak has five of Brown’s 11 interceptions in a 46-0 rout of Rhode Island.

1950 — Bill Grimes of the Green Bay Packers gains 167 yards on 10 carries in a 44-31 loss to the New York Yankees.

1966 — Jerry DePoyster of Wyoming becomes the first player in college football to make three field goals of 50 yards or more in a game. DePoyster connects on two 54-yard tries and a 52-yarder in the Cowboys’ 40-7 rout of Utah.

1961 — Paul Hornung scores 33 points, with four touchdowns, six extra points and a field goal, to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 45-7 romp over the Baltimore Colts.

1977 — No. 7 Alabama beats No. 1 USC 21-20 in Los Angeles. USC fullback Lynn Cain scores with 38 seconds remaining but the 2-point attempt fails.

1992 — Doug Smail scores two goals and the expansion Ottawa Senators rock the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 — the first regular-season NHL game by an Ottawa franchise in 58 years.

1993 — The Anaheim Mighty Ducks, before 17,174 at the Arrowhead Pond, lose 7-2 to the Detroit Red Wings in their first NHL game.

1995 — Dan Marino breaks Fran Tarkenton’s NFL career completions record.

1997 — Adam Oates reaches 1,000 points with three goals and two assists as the Washington Capitals post a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders.

2005 — Baylor wins a Big 12 road game for the first time in the league’s 10-year history, beating Iowa State 23-13. The Bears had been 0-37 on the road in the Big 12 Conference.

2006 — Randy Moss’ 22-yard TD catch between two defenders 51 seconds before halftime is the Oakland receiver’s 100th touchdown reception. He’s becomes the seventh receiver in NFL history with 100 TD catches.

2011 — Howard scores all its points in the fourth quarter, including 16 in the final 1:27 to beat 29-28 Florida A&M. Parker Munoz caps the improbable comeback by hitting a 21-yard field goal with 4 seconds left following FAMU’s Damien Fleming fumble on the 28-yard line.

2015 — Tampa Bay’s Jason Garrison scores his second goal of the game at 2:17 of the extra period to lead the Lightning past the Philadelphia Flyers in the first 3-on-3 overtime game in NHL history.

2016 — Will Worth and Navy stuns No. 6 Houston, romping to a 46-40 victory. Worth runs for 115 yards and throws two scoring passes for the Midshipmen. Navy hadn’t beaten a top 10 team since 1984, when it topped then-No. 2 South Carolina in Annapolis.

2017 — Aaron Rodgers throws a 12-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 11 seconds remaining, lifting Green Bay over the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in another thriller nine months after the Packers’ divisional playoff victory on the same field.

2018 — Drew Brees’ 62-yard touchdown pass to rookie Tre’Quan Smith makes him the NFL’s all-time leader in yards passing and sends the New Orleans Saints well on their way to a 43-19 victory over the Washington Redskins. Brees enters the game needing 201 yards to eclipse Peyton Manning’s previous mark of 71,940 yards. He finishes 26 of 29 for 363 yards and three touchdowns.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY:

1956 — Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history, a 2-0 triumph over Brooklyn.

2018 — Red Sox utility player Brock Holt becomes the first MLB player to hit for the cycle in a postseason game.

 

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