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Europa League Team of the Round: Yeremy Pino stars for Palace as Union players impress

The Europa League's league phase is back, and the first matchday of the new edition delivered several top-level performances. With goals, assists, and decisive displays, these were Flashscore’s top picks for the first Team of the Round of the season.

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🎾 Tennis

Danish Davis Cup player approached on match-fixing before tournament

The Danish tennis player August Holmgren who takes part in Denmark's clash against Bulgaria Friday and Saturday was in April offered to lose a match on purpose for 'a couple of thousand euros'

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Man Utd and Tottenham under pressure as extended international break approaches

Michael Carrick needs a win at Fulham to ease the mounting pressure on troubled Manchester United while Tottenham are desperate for their first Premier League goal of the season against fellow strugglers Aston Villa.

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Why now for Bafana Bafana returnee Luther Singh as former coach backs 'lethal' winger

One of the standout names in the Bafana Bafana squad named by returning coach Pitso Mosimane on Thursday was Luther Singh, who has not kicked a ball for the national team in over five years.

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EXCLUSIVE: Angel Miguel Merino on son Mikel's comeback, Arteta and Spain's World Cup win

Few people watched Mikel Merino's return from a long injury more closely than his father. Angel Miguel Merino, himself a former LaLiga midfielder with Osasuna and Celta Vigo, was in the stands as his son came off the bench to score decisive goals against Portugal and Belgium on the way to Spain's World Cup triumph.

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📰 Cricket

New Zealand women's cricket sacks head coach Sawyer

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Friday ⁠it has decided not to renew Ben Sawyer's contract ‌as coach of the women's team, bringing ‌an end to the ‌Australian's four-year stint in charge ‌of the 'White Ferns'.

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📰 American-football

Buffalo Bills open up new stadium with victory over Detroit Lions

Josh Allen threw a perfect housewarming for Buffalo's brand new NFL stadium as the Bills comfortably beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 on Thursday.

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Torreense claim stunning win as Benfica impress: Stats from Europa League Matchday 1

Wednesday and Thursday saw the UEFA Europa League proper begin, with several surprising results across the two days of play.

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Popovic makes 10 changes to Socceroos squad for Brazil friendlies

Tony Popovic has named seven uncapped players in a 26-man squad for Australia's two historic friendlies against Brazil in Queensland, whilst three injuries have forced him to make additional changes.

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Ghana confirm Morocco international friendly for October 4

Ghana will face Morocco in an international friendly on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at the Grand Stade de Tanger, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed.

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⚾ Baseball

Dodgers win NL West division title after getting past Cincinnati Reds

The Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up their fifth straight National League West divisional title on Thursday to keep their bid for a third consecutive World Series title firmly on track.

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'Special performance': England ease past Sri Lanka in Cardiff to seal T20 series win

Jos Buttler became the first player to score 15,000 career T20 runs, and ⁠Liam Dawson took a three-wicket haul as a dominant England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff on Thursday ‌to secure the series 2-0.

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Second-tier Portuguese side Torreense's fairytale goes on with win on European debut

Europa Torreense became the first non-top-flight side to win a game in the current format of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) with a stunning 2-1 victory over Lillestrom at the Arasen Stadion.

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Rai outshines McIlroy to take share of PGA Championship lead alongside Lagergren

Aaron Rai outshone Rory McIlroy to take a share of the lead after the first round of the flagship event on the European Tour, the PGA Championship, on Thursday.

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Early goals see Bournemouth mark European debut with victory over Real Sociedad

Bournemouth marked their European bow with a brilliant 2-1 victory at Real Sociedad in the UEFA Europa League, as the Cherries continued their impressive away record of just one defeat inside 90 minutes since December (W6, D7).

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Celtic's European woes continue with defeat to Ferencvaros

Ferencvaros produced a clinical performance in Glasgow, beating Celtic 3-1 in their opening league-phase game of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League (UEL), further compounding the Hoops’ recent European woes and equalising the all-time H2H record (W2, L2).

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Crystal Palace score four to breeze past Lech Poznan and find some form

Crystal Palace celebrated their first-ever UEFA Europa League game in style as they cruised to a 4-0 win over Lech Poznan in their League Phase opener, giving manager Pierre Sage a third victory in four matches across all competitions.

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📰 Volleyball

Finland throw first place chance away with surprise loss to Estonia

Finland ended their run as co-hosts of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship with a first loss in Tampere, going down 3-2 to a determined Estonia side, who missed out on a place in the knockout stages.

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Besiktas light up second half to maul Marseille in Europa League opener

Olympique de Marseille slumped to a fourth consecutive loss in all competitions as Besiktas produced a superb second-half display to start their UEFA Europa League campaign with a 4-1 victory.

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Juventus begin Europa League campaign with 5-0 thrashing of NEC Nijmegen

Juventus’ unbeaten run at home in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) stretches back to 1999, and that streak showed no sign of stopping as they rampaged to a 5-0 victory over NEC Nijmegen in their opening league phase match.

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A new era: Who could Xavi turn to for a new-look Netherlands squad?

With just one day to go before Xavi unveils his maiden Netherlands squad, the biggest question is what the Catalan icon is planning to make of Oranje. Who could he turn to to transform the Dutch into potential European champions?

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JYP continue perfect Liiga start by beating Jokerit as TPS thrash Tappara

JYP have made it four wins inside 60 minutes in four matches to start the Liiga season and go top of the table by beating Jokerit, while champions Tappara were shut out by TPS Turku and Vaasan Sport edged Lukko.

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'Mind-blowing': Samba scores debut double as Man City thrash Norwich in EFL Cup

Floyd Samba enjoyed a dream Manchester City debut as the 17-year-old struck twice in a 5-0 thrashing of Norwich to set up a League Cup last-16 meeting against Brighton.

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Real Betis edge Getafe to extend winning run and move up to third in LaLiga

Real Betis extended their winning run to four matches in all competitions with a narrow 1-0 victory over Getafe at the Estadio Benito Villamarín, maintaining their excellent start to the new LaLiga season.