From Maja Chwalinska's seeded breakthrough and Karolina Pliskova's top-1000 to top-63 climb, to Holger Rune's return, Hubert Hurkacz's re-entry and Arthur Fery's British No 1 rise, the 2026 US Open men's and women's main draws carry one of the deepest surprise lists in a decade.
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Shubman Gill's seventh Test century anchored India's reply against Australia after a morning wobble, while Jasprit Bumrah's twin strikes in the final session kept the visitors from breaking free. Day 3 promises a fourth-innings shootout if the surface continues to deteriorate as the curators expect.
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From Maja Chwalinska's seeded breakthrough and Karolina Pliskova's top-1000 to top-63 climb, to Holger Rune's return, Hubert Hurkacz's re-entry and Arthur Fery's British No 1 rise, the 2026 US Open men's and women's main draws carry one of the deepest surprise lists in a decade.
Manchester United host Atletico Madrid in a pre-season friendly at Strawberry Stadium in Solna at 2pm BST on Saturday, missing Youri Tielemans and Senne Lammens from the travelling squad while Andrey Santos continues to start.
Briefings, opinion and tactical notes filed this week.
The WPL returns in February with a five-week window, an expanded playoff format and a confirmed opening weekend in Mumbai.
Read brief →The new 36-team league phase draw produced a handful of mouth-watering ties and a kinder road for the Manchester clubs.
Read brief →The All England Club confirmed a small change to its court-rotation policy after early-round wear on Centre and Court One.
Read brief →A look at the advanced-metric case for an unprecedented three-peat and the three challengers best placed to disrupt it.
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Eight teams, 15 matches, one trophy. Follow the full Champions Trophy 2026 schedule, group permutations, knockout scenarios and editor verdicts from every venue. We track net run rate, head-to-head form and the venue conditions that decide knock-out cricket.
The expanded World Cup lands in North America next summer. COMESPORTSBUZZ is tracking every confederation qualifier, every confirmed squad and every stadium story across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Editorial previews begin 90 days out from kickoff.
Four names in form this week. Verified stats, not vibes.
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Pitch is expected to break from the rough outside off. India's spin depth - Ashwin, Jadeja, Kuldeep - tilts a tight Test their way if they bowl last.
Both clubs average over 1.7 expected goals at home in the last six meetings. Barca's high line invites the Bellingham transition we keep seeing.
Bengaluru's raid conversion at home has hit 53% in the second half of the season. Patna's left corner is missing cover through injury.
Updated after every match. Form line reflects the last five games.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | +42 | 79 | W W D W W |
| 2 | Arsenal | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | +38 | 75 | W D W W L |
| 3 | Liverpool | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +34 | 73 | D W W D W |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +18 | 65 | W L W W D |
| 5 | Chelsea | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | +14 | 60 | D W L W W |
| 6 | Manchester United | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | +6 | 56 | W D L W L |
| 7 | Newcastle | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | +3 | 54 | L W W D W |
| 8 | Tottenham | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 49 | L L W L D |
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Read the full standardsEditorial recognition of the past week's standout performers and breakthrough results.
A seventh Test hundred, his second against Australia, marshalled India's middle order in Mohali on a deteriorating surface.
Read verdict →A goal and a 90-minute shift at false nine tilted the Madrid press and gave Vinicius the freedom that decides tight Clasicos.
Read verdict →Four sets, 36 winners, no double faults in the final two. A quietly efficient performance that sent the title favourite through.
Read verdict →The afternoon session in Mohali, the evening Clasico and the late-night Australian Open fourth round all start inside the next nine hours. We've already filed the team news and the conditions report for each one. Open the live desk before the first ball, leave it pinned through the last.
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The India ODI captain sat down with the COMESPORTSBUZZ desk for 40 minutes in Mumbai last week. He talked about the upcoming Champions Trophy, the changing role of senior players in T20 cricket and why he thinks the next generation of Indian fast bowlers is the most balanced he has seen. The full transcript, lightly edited for length, is on the news desk.
Read the full interviewOne email, four matches, two reads, before breakfast. The COMESPORTSBUZZ morning brief summarises overnight football results, the day's cricket fixtures and one editor pick you can argue about over coffee.
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02Squad depth reshapes the mini-auction.
03Sporting winger in late-window talks.
04How Madrid tilted the Clasico second half.
0536 winners, no double faults in the last two sets.
England vs South Africa, 1st ODI - conditions, line-ups, the one stat that matters.
The series opens at Headingley under lights, where the average first-innings score in the last five ODIs sits at 271. England have promoted Liam Livingstone to four; South Africa have recalled Keshav Maharaj for the slower surface. The stat that matters: England have lost 14 middle-order wickets to wrist spin in the last 12 months at a strike rate of 38. Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi will test that number inside the first 20 overs.
Three moments from the same date in past years, verified against match records.
Kapil Dev's 175, Madan Lal's spell and the catch that ended the West Indies chase. The match that changed Indian cricket.
A fourth-quarter comeback anchored by Vin Baker sealed the US's run to the bronze medal in Athens.
The 21-year-old Czech's first Grand Slam title, and the beginning of the left-handed power era on grass.
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