James O'Brien 
The US Davis Cup team was defeated by Czechia in the qualifying round, missing out on a spot in the Davis Cup Finals. Despite leading 2-1 at one point, the team could not secure the tie, prompting emotional reactions from veteran doubles star Bob Bryan and rising star Ben Shelton. Both praised the effort but expressed disappointment over the result.
Great Britain’s 21‑year‑old cyclist Zoe Backstedt stepped up to the elite level at the UCI World Road Championships in Montreal and secured the silver medal in the women’s time trial. She finished 40.11 seconds behind Swiss champion Marlen Reusser and ahead of Germany’s Franziska Koch.
After the US Open, Jessica Pegula discussed the issue of matches ending extremely late, with some games finishing after 3 a.m. She dismissed suggestions such as abolishing lets or adding a golden point, and proposed keeping best-of-three sets until the quarterfinals.
Former England winger Andros Townsend was briefly trapped under a pitch roller while warming up for PT Prachuap in Thai League 1. He escaped injury and later featured as a substitute in a 3‑0 victory, joking about the incident on Instagram.
World champion Luke Littler said he will stop playing in Dutch PDC events after being booed by the crowd at the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. He also referenced similar treatment in Germany and warned that continued hostility would see him avoid European Tour stops in the Netherlands.
Warrington Wolves secured a dominant 35-12 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League play‑off eliminator, ending the defending champions’ reign. Matty Ashton starred with a hat‑trick, while Hull KR were reduced to 12 men after Peta Hiku was sent off. Warrington now advance to the semi‑final against Leeds Rhinos.
England steamrolled Sri Lanka to complete a 3-0 clean‑sweep of the T20 series, reclaiming the top spot in the T20 world rankings. The dominant performance highlighted England’s strength in the shortest format of the game.
The Blaze secured a dramatic victory in the Women’s One-Day Cup final, with Emma Jones hitting a boundary on the last ball to clinch the title. The win completes a season treble for the side, following earlier triumphs in the T20 Blast and County Cup, while Hampshire suffered a second consecutive final defeat on home soil.
The match at The Den saw West Ham come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Millwall, but the game was clouded by an alleged spitting incident involving striker Taty Castellanos and Millwall keeper Filip Marschall. Both managers said they had not seen the incident, and Millwall lodged a formal complaint. The controversy has drawn attention away from the Hammers’ impressive comeback and their reduced‑to‑10‑men performance.
Hartlepool United head coach Lee Clark stepped down immediately following a 3-1 home loss to Worthing, which was the club’s third consecutive defeat and left them 18th in the National League. Clark, who took over in the summer, said he could not deliver the results the club and fans deserved, and the club now begins a search for a new manager.