I was planning to include the result of today’s World Series game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays but it seems like it may never end.

At the time of writing, scores are tied at 5-5 and the Dodgers are in their 14th inning (each team usually gets nine).

The most innings ever played by both teams in a post-season match is 18.

With the best of seven-game series tied at 1-1, the winner will take a precious 2-1 advantage into Game 4.

Absolute torture for fans!

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The number of tickets FIFA will make available for the second phase of sales for the 2026 men’s FIFA World Cup, beginning on Friday. The governing body has reportedly already sold more than a million tickets. The U.S, Canada, and Mexico will co-host the tournament. 

“I think any reasonable person would have done the same if I had ever done the same. There’s a code, there’s some kind of etiquette. If someone doesn’t follow it, why should I?”
Kazakh tennis player Alexander Bublik speaking to Russian media outlet Championat after he refused to shake Australian Alexei Popyrin’s hand following their match in the opening round of the Paris Masters. Bublik, who won the match in straight sets, said he skipped the traditional post-match handshake because Popyrin had celebrated two points where the ball had clipped the top of the net before landing in.

On 25 October 1999, American golfer Payne Stewart boarded a private jet bound for the Tour Championship in Texas. Hours later, the plane crashed in South Dakota after losing cabin pressure. The three-time major winner, who had won the U.S. Open earlier that year, was 42.

🏉 The NRL has stood down South Sydney Rabbitohs winger Tyrone Munro after he was charged with three offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm. NSW Police laid the charges on 14 October, also alleging common assault and intimidation. Under the league’s no-fault stand-down policy, Munro is suspended from all competitions while the case proceeds. The rule allows the NRL to act immediately on serious criminal charges without implying guilt or innocence.

⚽ Turkey’s football federation has launched disciplinary action after a five-year probe found hundreds of referees held betting accounts. Of the 571 officials investigated, 371 were found to have accounts and 152 had actively gambled, including seven referees from the top leagues. TFF president İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu said those involved would face “necessary penalties”, as clubs called it a chance to rebuild integrity in Turkish football.

🏉 Manly Sea Eagles star Tom Trbojevic has re-signed with the club on a one-year, $900,000 extension that keeps him at Manly until the end of 2027. The 29-year-old fullback reportedly took a pay cut to stay, ending weeks of tense negotiations and shutting down interest from the English Super League. Sea Eagles boss Tony Mestrov said: “Tom is a natural leader who oozes Manly DNA and one of the best players our game has seen. We are all thrilled Turbo will be here for at least another couple of years and I’m excited about what’s ahead for Tom and the team.”

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The Matildas face European champions England tomorrow morning in their final hit-out of the international window, with coach Joe Montemurro saying the side is “putting the pieces together” ahead of next year’s Asian Cup.

Here’s what to know.

Tomorrow’s match is the first meeting between the two sides since the 2023 World Cup semi-final, which England won 3-1. 

Australia enters the match on the back of a 2-1 win over Wales, where Caitlin Foord and Courtney Nevin starred. Captain Steph Catley returns to the squad after a late arrival. Montemurro said: “To come up and play against one of the top teams in the world is an honour.” 

For England, it’s a chance to bounce back from a 2-1 defeat to Brazil. Midfielder Ella Toone said the game will “feel like a revenge match” for Australia after the Lionesses’ World Cup semi-final win in Sydney.

Steph Catley responded to Toone’s comments, saying: "It does become a little bit of a revenge game. I think that's probably one of the most heartbroken I've been after a game. So you do think about that a little bit, but it's a completely new team, new coach, new players."

Kick off is at 6:00am (AEDT). You can watch the match on Paramount+. 

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Dutch beach volleyball player and convicted rapist Steven van de Velde has been denied entry to Australia. 

Van de Velde sought to enter the country for next month’s World Championships in Adelaide. 

Here’s what to know. 

In 2014, Van de Velde (then 19) travelled from the Netherlands to England, where he raped a 12-year-old British girl he had met online. He pleaded guilty to three charges of child rape and was convicted in 2016. 

Van de Velde served almost a year of a four-year sentence before being extradited to the Netherlands. He was released a month later due to less stringent laws in the Netherlands and returned to professional sport. 

Van de Velde’s attempt to enter Australia for this year’s Beach Volleyball World Championships sparked outrage earlier this month. 

South Australian Attorney-General Kyam Maher wrote to federal Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, urging him to deny Van de Velde’s visa. 

Maher said: “This individual’s offending is utterly abhorrent and we do not believe that foreign sex offenders should be granted entry to this country.” 

The Federal Government agreed, blocking van de Velde’s visa this week. Australia’s Migration Act allows authorities to deny visas to people convicted of child sexual abuse.  

The Dutch Volleyball Association confirmed the decision, saying it “regrets” the outcome but accepts it. 

Van de Velde also issued a statement saying he understood the ruling, acknowledging that his criminal conviction made approval “a problem.”

The Netherlands have withdrawn from the Adelaide event, as van de Velde’s teammate, Alexander Brouwer, cannot compete without him. 

Volleyball Australia said it was awaiting a ruling from the sport’s international governing body on a “replacement team.”

Last year, Van de Velde’s inclusion in the Paris Olympics prompted global backlash. He was booed by crowds and stayed outside the athletes’ village.

During the Games, the Dutch Olympic Committee defended the decision to include van de Velde on the team, saying: "After his release, Van de Velde sought and received professional counselling. He demonstrated to those around him - privately and professionally - self-insight and reflection."

At the time, the head of Australia’s Olympic team, Anna Meares, said: “If an athlete or a staff member had that conviction, they wouldn’t be allowed to be a member of our team.”

The 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships are taking place in Adelaide next month from 14 to 23 November. 

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