Kenya reigned supreme at the New York Marathon on Sunday — all six of the athletes on the podium for the men’s and women’s races were Kenyan.

In the men’s race, Benson Kipruto edged out fellow countryman Alexander Mutiso by just 0.2 seconds in a gruelling sprint finish. It is the smallest margin of victory in the race’s 55-year history.

In the women’s race, Hellen Obiri outpaced Sharon Lokedi to win in a time of 2:19:51, smashing a 22-year-old race record by nearly three minutes.

Kenya keep up? Probably not, but if you’re trying to, this was the advice Kipruto gave after the race: “I think there's no secret in winning and finishing on the podium. Just believe in yourself and have patience, and believe in training.”

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The consecutive number of World Series Championships the Los Angeles Dodgers have won. The Dodgers prevailed 5-4 in a thrilling game on Sunday (AEDT) to win the best-of-seven-game series 4-3. With scores tied at 4-4 in the 11th inning, the Dodgers’ Will Smith scored a home run to break the deadlock. The Blue Jays had a chance to respond, but to no avail. After the match, Smith said: “You dream of those moments. Extra innings, put your team ahead? Yeah, I’ll remember that one forever.” The Dodgers are the first team to win back-to-back World Series since the New York Yankees won three consecutive from 1998 through 2000.

"This is the start, and we wanted to break this barrier, and the next plan is to make this our habit. We have so many big occasions coming up, and this is not the end; this is just the beginning."
Indian women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur after her side defeated South Africa by 52 runs to claim their first women’s cricket ODI World Cup title. India, the hosts of the tournament, batted first and posted a score of 298 runs. South Africa battled valiantly, with captain Laura Wolvaardt scoring her second straight century, but ultimately fell short of their required target. India’s Deepti Sharma starred for the hosts with an impressive five-wicket haul. While it was South Africa’s first appearance in an ODI World Cup final, the Proteas have also finished runners-up in the last two T20 World Cups.

Despite football’s global fame in Argentina, the country’s official national sport is actually pato. Pato is a fast-paced game that combines elements of polo and basketball, played on horseback with a ball that has six handles. The word ‘pato’ translates to ‘duck’ in Spanish. This is because earlier versions of the game used a live duck instead of a ball.

🎾 Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner has reclaimed the world No.1 ranking after defeating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime (6-4, 7-6) to win his first Paris Masters title. The 24-year-old didn’t drop a set all week, extending his indoor winning streak to 26 matches and capturing his fifth Masters 1000 crown. Aussie Alex de Minaur was eliminated in the quarter-final by Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik. Attention now turns to the end-of-year ATP Finals, which begin on 9 November in Turin, Italy. Meanwhile, Australia’s Kimberley Birrell fell just short of winning her first WTA title, losing in the final of the Chennai Open. Birrell was beaten in straight sets by Indonesia’s Janice Tjen. 

🏉 Tongan and Melbourne Storm forward Eli Katoa is recovering in hospital after undergoing emergency surgery to drain fluid from his brain following a series of head knocks in Tonga’s 40-14 loss to New Zealand. Katoa was in a collision in the warm-up but was cleared to play, before copping two more hits during the match and later experiencing what the Storm called  “seizure activity” on the bench. He was taken to hospital, where he had surgery overnight and is now in a stable condition. The NRL is investigating Tonga’s handling of the incident, while the Storm said Katoa is being supported by his partner and mother.

🏏 India’s men’s cricket side has levelled its T20 series against Australia at 1-1 with a six-wicket win in Hobart, thanks to a blistering unbeaten 49 runs from Washington Sundar. After the Aussies posted 6-186, powered by Tim David’s 74 runs off 38 balls and Marcus Stoinis’ 64, Sundar’s late hitting sealed victory with nine balls to spare. Local stars David and Nathan Ellis shone for Australia, but their efforts weren’t enough as India’s middle order chased down the target. The teams will now head to the Gold Coast for the fourth match of the series on Thursday evening. 

🏉 Australia has retained the rugby league Ashes with a gritty 14-4 win over England in the second Test in Liverpool. The Kangaroos overcame a messy contest featuring three sin-binnings (Australia’s Reece Walsh and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, and England’s Dom Young) after scores were locked at 4-4 at halftime. Cameron Munster was named man of the match, scoring a crucial try alongside Hudson Young. Australia will get the chance for a 3-0 series sweep in Leeds next weekend. Meanwhile, a serial pitch invader named Daniel Jarvis has been charged by police after he snuck onto the pitch wearing a Kangaroos jersey and linked arms with Munster while Australia was singing the national anthem. Of the incident, Munster said: “It was a bit weird but I just went with it. He got me an absolute ripper.”

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International rugby is back in full swing as the teams of the southern hemisphere, including Australia’s Wallabies, head on their spring tours to meet their northern counterparts. 

Here’s what you might have missed over the weekend. 

England have avenged last year’s Twickenham thriller, defeating the Wallabies 25-7 in a dominant display. Despite a first-half intercept try from Harry Potter that cut the margin to three points (10-7) at the break, Australia couldn’t match England’s power or precision after halftime. The hosts scored three unanswered tries through loose forward Henry Pollock, halfback Alex Mitchell and hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie, with fly-half George Ford steering the attack superbly. 

The Wallabies next face Italy in the northern Italian city of Udine. It will be Australia’s first match against Italy since 2022, when the Gil Azzurri beat the Wallabies 28-27 to claim their first-ever victory against Australia. 

In Chicago, the All Blacks defeated Ireland 26-13. Ireland played almost the entire match with 14 men after Tadgh Beirne was shown a yellow card in the opening minutes for high contact. The yellow was then upgraded to a red. The All Blacks will next face Scotland as they look to complete their first tour ‘Grand Slam’ since 2010. For southern hemisphere teams, a ‘Grand Slam’ is achieved when a team stays unbeaten against Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales. 

At Wembley Stadium in London, South Africa thrashed Japan 61-7. The Springboks ran in nine tries against the Cherry Blossoms in a statement of intent as they prepare to take on France next week. Then, in Edinburgh, Scotland made light work of the U.S, winning 85-0.

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The weekend saw the twelfth and final round of the AFLW’s regular season. 

The competition’s top eight teams will now turn their attention to the first week of finals, while the others will have to wait until next year. 

Here’s what to know. 

The most competitive AFLW season yet went right down to the wire. The North Melbourne Kangaroos finished unbeaten, defeating Hawthorn (4th) in the final round and extending their winning streak to 24 games. Carlton (5th), the Adelaide Crows (6th), and St Kilda (7th) all sealed their finals spots. 

The West Coast Eagles (8th) lost to Carlton on Friday night but saw other results over the weekend go their way and made history by qualifying for the club’s first-ever AFLW finals series. 

The Sydney Swans (9th) and Port Adelaide (10th) both finished on the same number of points as the Eagles, but missed out on the top eight due to their points percentage. The Swans suffered a shock upset to Essendon (14th), who ended an eight-match losing streak to down them and rule them out of finals. Fremantle also missed out after losing a must-win match to the Crows.

The AFLW finals follow the same eight-team system as the AFL finals. The top four teams on the ladder play in qualifying finals, where winners advance straight to the preliminary finals in week three and losers get a second chance in week two. The bottom four face off in elimination finals, where it’s win or go home. 

Each match is hosted by the higher-ranked side, with grand final hosting rights awarded to the highest-ranked preliminary final winner. The grand final will be played on 29 November. 

IKON Park in Melbourne will be the epicentre of the action, hosting three of the four opening-week games.

On Friday night, North Melbourne will take on Hawthorn for the second straight week in a qualifying final at IKON Park. On Saturday, Carlton will face West Coast in an elimination final at the same venue, marking the Eagles’ first-ever AFLW finals appearance. 

Then on Sunday, Melbourne will take on Brisbane in another qualifying final at IKON Park, followed by Adelaide meeting St Kilda in an elimination final at Norwood Oval in the South Australian capital.

All four finals in week one will be broadcast live on Channel 7, Kayo, and Foxtel.