Americans Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek won the 100m at the first World Athletics Ultimate Championship, the biggest track and field meet of 2026.
Jefferson-Wooden clocked 10.62 seconds, one hundredth off her personal best from winning the 2025 World ****** le. Julien Alfred, the 2024 Olympic gold medalist, was runner-up in 10.74, followed by 2024 Olympic silver medalist Sha'Carri Richardson in 10.76.
Jefferson-Wooden, who has one 100m defeat since taking bronze at the Paris Games, is the fourth-fastest woman in history behind American Florence Griffith Joyner (world record 10.49) and Jamaicans Elaine Thompson-Herah (10.54) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (10.60).
Bednarek, a two-time Olympic 200m silver medalist, earned the biggest individual race win of his career. He ran 9.85, beating 2025 World champion Oblique Seville of Jamaica by five hundredths. Bednarek is also running Sunday in the 200, an event where's the world's fastest man this year.
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#bednarek #olympic

Fashion designer Todd Snyder remembers the first time he learned a celebrity was a fan of his work. It was 2013, just two years after he launched his eponymous menswear brand following career-making turns at Ralph Lauren, Gap Inc. and J. Crew.
"We were all sitting there together because it was maybe only five of us in the company. We were still very small," Snyder recalls. "The guy who runs our e-comm said, 'Oh my God, Ryan Gosling just ordered from us!' We were small enough that we could see orders when they came in."
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A fourth nine-figure signing? One club has slapped enormous valuations on their players - and that will hit Liverpool.
Liverpool have spent unprecedented amounts of cash in the last two summers. They've gone from zero nine-figure signings to three a little over a year, completely reshaping their attack with elite talent.
Now, it should be said that the transfers haven't quite delivered yet. Liverpool took a giant step backwards last season and are trying to get back on track in this campaign under Andoni Iraola.
And we should stress that the squad building process is not done. Richard Hughes has left behind a very imbalanced squad, one which lacks a right-winger as well as midfield depth.
The Reds must re-enter the market in 2027 to correct things, then, and they've naturally had a look at three players from Iraola's former club, Bournemouth. However, none of those players are coming cheap.

#they 've #figure #last #andoni

Liverpool have made a lot of changes to their squad this summer.
Some players such as Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones have been moved on, while others, such as Victor Munoz and Jeremy Jacquet have been brought in.
It's not just their playing staff what have changed either with a decent chunk of the Reds' backroom staff also being re-jigged.
Richard Hughes is now Al-Hilal's sporting director and Michael Edwards just decided to quit after Fenway Sports Group's multi-club model was thrown in the bin.
Even though all these changes have been made, it still feels like more needs to be done before Liverpool are ready to be seen as genuine contenders for the Premier League ******* le again.

#Liverpool #jones #victor

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than half a million Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022, a senior British defense official said Friday.
The dead are part of 1.5 million Russian casualties in Ukraine, Air Chief Marshall Sir Richard Knighton, Chief of the U.K's Defense Staff, said.
The U.K. figures roughly coincide with those published by the Ukrainian military. There was no immediate comment from Russian officials.
Moscow's bigger army is struggling to make headway on the battlefield. Western officials and ***** ysts say the Russian rate of advance has slowed significantly this year.
Russia's armed forces have also lost an "enormous" amount of military materiel, Knighton told reporters. That includes more than 10,000 armored and protected vehicles, close to 3,000 air defense and artillery systems, and over 370 aircraft and helicopters, Knighton said.

#chief #kyiv

Dennis-Yarmouth (1-0-0) began its state **** le defense with a 6-1 victory in a non-league matchup with Scituate.
Leah Woodward, who was exceptional at handling the ball, tallied three goals and one **** ist. Aurora Quenneville added two goals, while Sammie Precourt recorded one goal. Jenna Richard anchored the defensive effort and had two **** ists. Avery Post had one **** ist.
In other high school sports action:
Nauset 2, Barnstable 1: It was a dramatic finish as the Warriors (2-0-0) scored with three minutes left in the game to break a one-all tie. All three goals were scored following halftime.
Emma Steenstra scored the only goal for the Redhawks (1-1-0) on an **** ist from Cate Buckler. Avery Croteau was strong defensively and had many defensive saves. Izzy Hill played well in goal and made eight saves.

#three #defensive #dennis #yarmouth

We're into the month of September, which means the 2026-27 NHL season is right around the corner. Preseason games begin the Sept. 19 while the regular season begins earlier this year at the end of the month. Now is the time to start preparing for fantasy hockey and be sure to get into those mock draft lobbies.
Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Hockey league for the 2026-27 season
As we enter the fresh season, you'll find most of the same names toward the top of Scott Pianowski's rankings for 2026-27. The list starts with perennial MVP candidates Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche center is fresh off a 53-goal season in which he took home the Rocket Richard trophy. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov finished second behind McDavid with 130 points last season, but captured his second Hart Trophy as NHL MVP.
Below you can find Pianowski's fantasy hockey rankings for 2026-27 for each position.

#mcdavid #trophy #fresh

Defense attorneys for the New Jersey man accused of killing Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother in an August 2024 crash will retest their client's blood from that night.
Sean Higgins, 44, appeared Sept. 11 via video conference in Salem County Superior Court, where he faces charges including reckless vehicular homicide and aggravated manslaughter in connection with the Aug. 29, 2024, deaths of Gaudreau, 31, and his brother Matthew Gaudreau, 29.
The Sept. 11 video conference happened a day after attorneys and the judge met to discuss procedural issues, Judge Michael Silvanio said. Defense attorney Richard Klineburger III said the issues have to do with data and diagrams from state police, including a crash reconstruction report and blood testing.
Depending on the evidence prosecutors share and the results of the new blood test, the defense might ask for a hearing to determine whether to exclude evidence or witness testimony at trial, Klineburger said.
Silvanio declined to issue any orders, saying prosecutors and defense attorneys have shown a good-faith effort.

#brother

It appears the Minnesota Vikings lit a top 10 draft pick on fire by selecting J.J. McCarthy. Remarkably, it might not matter.
Like in 2024, head coach Kevin O'Connell has a high profile reclamation project ready to lead his offense. Sam Darnold got his team to 14 wins that fall. Now Kyler Murray gets the opportunity to do the same. He'll be flanked by the league's best wide receiving corps and a defense stuck on "shaken hornets nest" at all times.
Murray is playing on a one-year prove-it deal. He'll test himself against one of the toughest and deepest divisions in the NFL. Let's take a look at how Minnesota got here and what its 2026 might look like.
There's still time for JJ McCarthy to embody the potential the Vikings saw in him when they made him the 12th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. But, uh, hoooo buddy, it doesn't look good. His 66.5 percent on-target throw rate ranked 33rd of 33 qualified quarterbacks, nearly three full points below No. 32 Caleb Williams. Since Pro Football Reference began charting that stat in 2019, only one player has been worse: Anthony Richardson in 2019. Ooooof.
That leaves Murray with a path to redemption after his Arizona Cardinals career flamed out. He's been a nest made of vacated promise after his Pro Bowl 2021 season. His 0.097 EPA per dropback since then ranks 20th out of 33 quarterbacks to play at least 1,000 snaps, just behind a diminished Kirk Cousins. But this is his age 29 season. But he was a useful dual-threat presence as recently as 2024 (where, admittedly, Arizona went 8-9) and now gets the most talented supporting cast of his career.

#minnesota #Vikings #mccarthy #since

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The biggest track and field event of the year has arrived.
The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship features three days of competition in Budapest with the best of the best on display. The field for each event will consist solely of reigning Olympic and world champions and athletes ranked in the top 12 to 16 in the world for track events and the top eight for field events.
That stellar lineup will include U.S. standouts like world champion sprinters Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Sha'Carri Richardson, along with 2024 Olympic gold medalists Gabby Thomas, Rai Benjamin, Cole Hocker and Masai Russell.
They'll be competing for gold against the likes of Mondo Duplantis, Julien Alfred, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and many more.

#World #sporting

Glamorgan head coach Richard Dawson labelled his side's performance as "unacceptable" after they suffered a heavy defeat by Warwickshire in Cardiff.
The Welsh County were skittled for just 65 in their second innings in Cardiff as they were crushed by 257 runs and an innings in a dismal afternoon for the home side.
Despite Glamorgan's eye-catching start to life back in the Rothesay County Championship Division One, they have now lost three out of their last four games and could now face what previously seemed an inconceivable relegation.
"There's no hiding away from it. In front of our home fans, on our own pitch, that is unacceptable. I can't say any more than that really," said Dawson.
"The frustration is repeating mistakes, not just from the first innings but probably over the last few games as well. If you want to learn in any walk of life, you've got to be honest with yourself and look in the mirror."

#cardiff

Hawthorne waited over two hours to prove to the Florida high school football world that it belongs.
Once the ball kicked off at 9:15 p.m. vs. Miami Northwestern, the Hornets made their statement in their typical fashion.
Through a physical, defensive brand of football that results in a win.
Hawthorne defeated Miami Northwestern 16-12 Thursday night at Annie Mae Phillips Stadium to improve to 4-0 on the 2026 season and hand the Bulls their first loss of the season.
The tone of the game changed drastically after Hawthorne QB and 2025 All-Area Small School Player of the Year Richard Roundtree suffered an ankle injury on the first drive.

#Miami #Florida #once

Oct. 31
Today in sports history
Today is Oct. 31. On this date in:
1900: American League president Ban Johnson wrote National League president Nicholas Young seeking major league parity and peace between the circuits, a pivotal step in the formation of the modern American League.
1942: Maurice "Rocket" Richard made his NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens, recording an **** ist 36 seconds into a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins.

#national

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Richard Trang booked his tickets soon after the NFL announced the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers season opener would be played in Australia, and was one of the thousands of Americans who made their first trip Down Under to coincide with the game.
An accountant who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now lives in San Francisco, Trang soaked up the atmosphere on a bright, sunny Friday morning at the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground.
"It's been great seeing all these red jerseys," Trang said ahead of the game. "I love the mutual respect between Niners fans and Australians. We love that the Niners came a week early, and Australians feel the same way."
The 49ers arrived last week and took time in Melbourne to prepare for the game. The Rams arrived a day ahead of time.
Nick and Dorcas Mwangi, who live in Los Angeles, described the chance to see the Rams play in Australia as a once in a lifetime opportunity.

#australia #Rams #niners #ahead

MILTON - It was a long offseason. Luke Richardson was starved for the end zone.
The senior receiver pulled in three touchdown grabs and amassed over 150 receiving yards as the Marshfield High football team stamped a 42-25 road victory over Milton on Thursday, Sept. 10.
Richardson, who also doubles as a basketball standout, scored on catch-and-runs spanning 54, 44 and 52 yards. He was named a Patriot League All-Star in both sports as a junior last year.
"He's shifty," said senior quarterback Nate Rollinson, who dished out five touchdown passes. "He's a great route artist. I just know I've got to get him the ball and he'll make plays."
This marks just the second time in coach Chris Arouca's nine-year tenure that Marshfield sealed a Week 1 victory.

#marshfield #victory #year #LUKE

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had little warning before King Charles III publicly clarified in a letter to government officials that their royal status would remain unchanged.
On Tuesday, September 8, the day after the letter was released, a spokesperson for Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, told the BBC that they "were a little surprised not to have been told about this in advance."
As In Touch previously reported, the unusual missive followed the couple's move back to Britain with their two children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, marking their return after six years in California.
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"To help avoid doubt or confusion, the King has directed that the following information be shared," the letter, issued on September 7 by Lord Chamberlain Richard Benyon, stated (per The Guardian), reaffirming the arrangement established when Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, stepped back as working royals in 2020.

#told

Gary Player is someone who never shirks responsibility when it comes to speaking out about issues with the current state of the game.
Player enjoyed a fabulous career at the highest level of the sport, winning 159 times professionally worldwide, including nine major championships.
Because of that record, the diminutive South African has a certain authority when he speaks.
Gary Player is often highly critical of numerous issues with the modern-day game.
Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

#gary #issues #images

A source claims that Prince William and Kate Middleton are in no rush to react to the Sussexes' return to the UK. According to the insider, the couple is watching the developments from the sidelines and sees no need to communicate anything publicly. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived in the UK on August 26 and are currently staying in private accommodation outside London.
A source told PEOPLE that Prince William and Kate Middleton are avoiding any "knee-jerk" reaction to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return to the UK. "They are watching this ***** e. It's private — they don't feel the need to say anything or demonstrate anything outwardly," they said.
The insider also claimed that the Waleses are in no rush to restore their relationship with the Sussexes. They added that their reconciliation "will be a slow build. There is a deep sense of betrayal."
Earlier, Royal expert Richard Palmer stated that the Waleses may need to coordinate with the Sussexes to avoid any diary clashes. In i-Paper, he explained that though Markle and Harry will continue to be private individuals, they will eventually garner significant media interest. This could also potentially overshadow the working royals.
"While visiting a charity in Los Angeles may go largely unnoticed, there will be far more media attention when they carry out visits in the UK, especially if one of the working Royal Family is doing something similar and possibly trying to communicate a different message, sources said," he explained.

#meghan

Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) and The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) are both booking real tariff refund windfalls, but reporting and using the money in noticeably different ways, CNBC reported.
Walmart CFO John David Rainey said the company is eligible for roughly $2.9 billion in refunds, has yet to receive just under $100 million of that, and saw Walmart U.S. gross profit grow 1.6% from the boost; Rainey said Walmart plans to use the funds to lower prices for consumers, with the impact showing up in the current fiscal third quarter.
Home Depot said it received $730 million in tariff refunds during its fiscal second quarter, using about $685 million to reduce the cost of goods sold, lifting gross margin by 0.3 percentage points. CFO Richard McPhail called that "the vast majority" of what the company expected. Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW), by contrast, said it would not use its refund to cut prices, with CEO Marvin Ellison saying the company wants to "deliver strong profitability for our shareholders" instead.
Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) can turn its tariff refund into both lower prices and solid sales. The firm expects roughly $2.9 billion in tariff refunds and has already used part of the benefit to lower prices on about 11,000 products. Walmart can attract price-sensitive shoppers and increase traffic. It can also strengthen its market share if those lower prices generate more purchases.
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) has taken a consumer-focused approach to its tariff refund while still protecting its margins. The company expects to receive roughly $730 million in tariff refunds and plans to apply about $685 million toward its cost of goods. That approach gives Home Depot room to pass savings to customers while retaining a financial benefit, potentially helping it compete more aggressively for home-improvement spending.

#depot

The All American Girls Professional Baseball League Players **** ociation has elected a new leadership team, naming Aimee M. Crosby as president as the organization continues its work preserving the history of women's professional baseball and supporting future generations of players.
The leadership change takes effect immediately, according to a community announcement. Crosby succeeds Richard "Rick" Chapman, who will remain on the board as secretary.
The newly elected officers and board members are:
Aimee M. Crosby, president
Matthew Lesko, vice president

#professional #Baseball

CNBC and Reuters reported that The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) named retail veteran Michael Francis as president and CEO of Old Navy, effective November 2, succeeding Haio Barbeito, who will move into an advisory role.
The announcement came alongside second-quarter results showing Old Navy net sales fell 4% year over year to $2.1 billion, with comparable sales down 4% versus ******* ysts' expected 2.4% decline, marking the brand's first negative comp in 12 quarters. Old Navy contributes nearly 60% of Gap's total revenue. CEO Richard ******* son attributed the miss partly to summer marketing that "lacked a direct product message" but said the brand has already seen "significant improvement" in traffic and sales over the past month. Gap's namesake brand posted 10% comparable sales growth in the same quarter, and Gap shares jumped as much as 14% after the report.
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Overall profitability far exceeded what the sales headline suggests since operating income more than doubled to $676 million from $292 million a year earlier, while net income more than doubled to $501 million from $216 million. These results show that Gap can significantly improve earnings even while Old Navy struggles.
The turnaround playbook is clearly working where it has been fully applied. The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP)'s namesake brand delivered double-digit comparable sales growth this quarter. It shows that CEO ******* son's broader strategy can succeed decisively when executed well, which strengthens confidence that it can eventually be applied successfully to fix Old Navy too.

#sales #million #quarter #NYSE

With Richard Hughes' move to Al-Hilal now confirmed, Liverpool are seeking a new sporting director for the fifth time since 2022.
Hughes joined Liverpool in the summer of 2024 and oversaw the appointments of Arne Slot then Andoni Iraola. He informed the club earlier this year that he wanted to pursue a new challenge in Saudi Arabia.
Mike Gordon, the president of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), is overseeing the process of finding Hughes' replacement, with Liverpool keen to make a swift appointment.
Liverpool will look at internal candidates, but have not ruled out the possibility of appointing someone from outside the club. There is a desire to have someone that is committed long term.
When the question of stability was put to Billy Hogan, Liverpool's CEO, this summer, he told BBC Sport: "I would send a message that we are in a very healthy place as a football club - the leadership from the ownership is in a very steady place and we're looking forward to the next season and the season ahead."

#summer

An exciting African star is ready to make his move to Liverpool.
The Reds are without a sporting director at the moment after Richard Hughes left the club. But it doesn't mean they are in disarray.
Behind him, Liverpool have a lot of experienced key decision makers when it comes to recruitment. Pedro Marques has done a brilliant job identifying young talent and bringing them to Anfield.
Meanwhile, Julian Ward and David Woodfine have been essential to the club's brilliant recruitment behind the scenes for many years now.
Liverpool may look to promote from within in order to fill Hughes' vacancy or they could look to bring in an external candidate.

#reds

Ever since seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady stepped into a role as a broadcaster with Fox while also becoming a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders franchise, he has faced criticism over potential conflicts of interest and how the limitations placed on him might impact his career as a broadcaster.
Brady, however, doesn't sound too concerned about that.
During a recent interview before the 2026 NFL season, Brady dismissed concerns about any potential conflict of interest or his job as a broadcaster as "clickbait."
Brady has faced criticism for holding a role as a broadcaster – where he is supposed to remain impartial – as well as being a part owner of an NFL team. To help address that, Brady has some special limitations impacting his access to other teams before games, which critics have claimed might impact his ability to perform as a broadcaster.
In a recent feature by Richard Deitsch and Austin Karp at Sports Business Journal on the NFL on Fox, Brady dismissed criticism as "clickbait."

#brady #role #faced

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European PE add-ons are stuck at decade highs for the obvious reason—sponsors playing it safe—but increasingly also because a consolidated platform is what enhances the chance to exit.
According to PitchBook's Q2 2026 European PE Breakdown, there were 2,121 add-on deals in H1 2026, reaching a decade high of 57.7% of the total European PE deal count. It's the third straight quarter the strategy has held near record levels.
Richard Damming, head of PE investments Europe at Schroders Capital, spoke with PitchBook News about why a consolidated platform may help secure an exit in the subdued market and how to create value in times of low financial leverage.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

#according

The Miami Heat were among the teams Ben Simmons was interested in joining before agreeing to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Sacramento Kings. But the Heat reportedly passed on signing him despite their current priority of adding point guard depth.
According to Ira Winderman, the veteran senior writer with the Sun Sentinel, the Miami Heat turned down Ben Simmons because he is no longer a proven win-now player.
"At a certain point, a team in win-now mode has to draw a valuation line between players who can be developed/reclaimed and those needed to be able to contribute in the moment, without questions of whether they are healthy enough or still skilled enough."
"In the development bucket, the Heat have Ryan Conwell, Myron Gardner, Tre Donaldson and even, still, Nikola Jovic and Pelle Larsson. So adding an unknown quantity would have meant going without, say, a Nick Richards or Klay Thompson or Tim Hardaway Jr," Winderman explained in his latest report.
"The Kings make all the sense for Ben Simmons, and he makes all the sense for them. There is no pressure to produce in Sacramento, but rather to begin a potential climb back to relevance."

#sacramento #kings #winderman

Deuce Alexander showed off his speed with a 62-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown in the third quarter of Mississippi's season opener against Louisville.
That score may have cost the Rebels some depth at wide receiver.
Shortly after the touchdown drive ended at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Alexander was seen being stretched out on the sideline by members of the Rebels' medical staff. He eventually left for the locker room at the stadium for further evaluation.
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The Rebels are currently tied with the Cardinals 24-24 after Louisville responded to Alexander's 62-yard touchdown catch with a 62-yard touchdown pass from Lincoln Kienholz to Tre Richardson.

#nashville #stadium #score

Richard Hughes has left Liverpool as sporting director. Now an awful plan can follow him out of the door.
It's the end of the Richard Hughes era at Anfield. He's no longer the Liverpool sporting director and the Reds will move forward with new ideas running the show.
The Hughes era will go down as a strange one. One of the strangest, in fact, as Liverpool tore up a ****** le-winning team and replaced it in controversial fashion. The remaining squad looks unbalanced and has three nine-figure signings in it - a strange combination to say the least.
But the gameplan under Hughes has been strange. Liverpool moved away from their model that saw them sign players for the positions they needed them - or rather, where Jürgen Klopp needed them.
Instead, the 'manager' role became the 'head coach' role. The club signed the 'best' players available and then asked a coach to make the best possible team out of them, something Arne Slot found impossible last season.

#Liverpool #sporting #team #needed

Lorenzo Bettoni reports from San Siro alongside Richard Hall to react to a fascinating Serie A Round 3 clash between Inter and Napoli, which the Nerazzurri won 3-2 in dramatic fashion.
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It's only the third Round in Serie A, but this Inter-Napoli match will go down as one of the best of the season. All five goals were scored in the second half, with Napoli taking a two-goal lead after 53 minutes and Inter climbing back to win the game thanks to a late goal from their captain, Lautaro Martinez, who bagged a brace tonight.
Who impressed the most? Which tactical decisions made the difference? And what can we learn about Inter and Napoli after this early-season test?
Join the conversation and have your say! Send us your questions, share your thoughts on the game, and let us know which players or moments stood out to you.

#Inter #goal