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ANOC confirms Berraf and Blanco as presidential candidates
ANOC's 13 October announcement names Mustapha Berraf and Alejandro Blanco as presidential candidates and sets out the next assembly preparations.
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Guangxi · Cycling
Biesterbos beats Magnier to win Guangxi stage two
Frits Biesterbos finished off Team Picnic PostNL's lead-out to take his first professional win at the Tour of Guangxi on 14 October.
Official source · Team Picnic PostNLAsia · Esports
Konami confirms FIFAe World Cup postponement before Jeddah start
Konami's 15 October notice confirms that the FIFAe World Cup due to begin in Jeddah on 16 October has been postponed, with further details pending.
Official source · Konami / official eFootball siteGuangxi · Cycling
Magnier wins Guangxi's opening stage in Chongzuo
Paul Magnier won the Tour of Guangxi opener on 13 October after Soudal Quick-Step helped bring back the breakaway for a bunch sprint.
Official source · Soudal Quick-StepGuangxi · Cycling
Fretin wins Guangxi stage three for his first WorldTour victory
Milan Fretin won the sprint in Bama ahead of Frits Biesterbos and Jordi Meeus, claiming his first UCI WorldTour stage victory.
Official source · Team CofidisWorldwide · Chess
FIDE school chess survey spans 100 countries and highlights evaluation gaps
FIDE published findings from 239 respondents, stressing that participation estimates and perceived benefits are not proven impacts.
Official source · FIDE / George ChitiyoEurope · Hockey
FIH reports 403.3 million television audience for combined 2026 World Cups
FIH released its television audience report, covering live action, highlights, delayed broadcasts and repeats rather than unique viewers.
Official source · FIHEurope · Fitness
CMA publishes Gold’s Gym UK settlement over membership pricing
The London franchise operator must refund £9,220 to 726 customers and pay a £45,000 penalty.
Official source · UK Competition and Markets AuthorityEurope · Table tennis
World Hopes Week brings 36 young table tennis players to Sheffield
The ITTF development programme is underway, with 18 girls and 18 boys representing 26 member associations.
Official source · International Table Tennis FederationEurope · Cycling
Team Picnic PostNL pledges independent investigation into its culture
The cycling team announced the review after reports involving current and former riders and staff.
Official source · Team Picnic PostNLAfrica · Handball
Al Ahly recovered against Primeiro de Agosto to win the women's African club final
The Egyptian side overturned a two-goal half-time deficit for a 21–20 victory in Luanda on 14 October.
Official source · Al Ahly official women's final reportAfrica · Handball
Al Ahly edged Zamalek in extra time for a fourth straight African club title
The Egyptian clubs finished level after normal time before Al Ahly won the men's final 26–25 in Luanda.
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Explore September 2026Lian Junjie seals China’s 100th straight Asian Games diving gold
Lian won the men's 10m platform with 501.25 points as China completed a clean sweep of the diving programme.
Kondo siblings headline Asian Games judo opening day
Hayato and Mitsuki Kondo won gold for Japan as Mongolia and Uzbekistan claimed the other two first-day titles.
Chen Yiwen retains Asian Games 3m springboard title
The Olympic champion scored 358.05 points to lead a China one-two ahead of Chen Jia in Tokyo.
Aichi-Nagoya 2026 reports 53 world records through 29 September
Organisers counted 317 records across the Asian Games programme, with competition continuing until 4 October.
New York Liberty sweep top-seeded Minnesota to reach WNBA semifinals
An 87-71 Game 2 victory completed a 2-0 first-round series win for the eighth-seeded Liberty.
Bahrain beat Qatar to win first Asian Games handball gold
Bahrain won the men's final 33-32, ending Qatar's run of three consecutive Asian Games titles.
Wang completes triple gold as Chen wins Asian Games platform title
Wang Zongyuan won the men's 3m springboard and Chen Yuxi took the women's 10m platform in Tokyo.
Hockey Canada releases 2026 Para Cup match schedule
Canada, China, Czechia and the United States will compete in Paradise from 29 November to 5 December.
Li Wenwen wins her first Asian Games gold
China's double Olympic champion lifted 310 kilograms in Nagoya, setting Games records in the snatch and total.
EJ Obiena defends Asian Games pole vault title
The Philippines star cleared 5.91 metres in rainy Nagoya, improving his own Games record by one centimetre.
Italy beat Türkiye 4-1 in Bursa
Italy earned their first win of the Nations League campaign on 28 September.
Olise’s late goal gives France victory in Belgium
Michael Olise scored in the 88th minute to settle the Group A1 match.