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Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

Nationwide flight shutdown disrupts team travel in USMississippi v Oklahoma football game moved to SundayCavaliers face tight turnaround after Miami travel delayThe Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ground all flights nationwide for several hours on Friday threw the US sports world into disarray, leaving NBA, NHL and college teams scrambling to reach their destinations in time for a packed weekend of games.Transportation officials cited “extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications issues at regional air traffic control centers for the stoppage. Some teams were left searching for hotel rooms, others rescheduled flights, leagues adjusted start times and several college football programs took the unusual step of chartering buses rather than waiting for the ground stop to end. Continue reading...

Nov 14, 2026 - Sports

Condition is prevalent in rugby and American footballScientists are optimistic of significant breakthroughScientists have moved a step closer to diagnosing the degenerative brain condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy in living people, after a study found a blood biomarker that identifies an advanced form of the disease.As things stand CTE, which is caused by repeated trauma to the head and is especially prevalent in collision and contact sports such as American football, rugby and football, can be diagnosed only after death by examining brain tissue. Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

A special occasion for Andy Robertson saw Scotland flirt with embarrassment. Collection of his 102nd cap moves him level with Kenny Dalglish in the all-time Scottish list. Robertson will soon be a record holder. This was, however, John McGinn’s night. A double from McGinn, the second a penalty, spared Scottish blushes against a North Macedonia team who threatened to administer red faces to those in navy blue.This proved an almighty struggle for Scotland. Questions – and plenty of them – surround whether or not Sébastien Pocognoli can build on the excellent work of his predecessor Steve Clarke. For now, Scotland are a tough watch. Pocognoli looks tactically inflexible and this is not the new dawn many predicted. Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

FC Andorra goalkeeper collided with De MiguelOwono: ‘I feel immense pain over the loss of Jesús’The FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono was suspended for 12 matches by the Spanish football federation’s disciplinary committee on Friday after his challenge on Jesús de Miguel resulted in the death of the Tenerife striker last week.Owono, an Equatorial Guinea international, was sent off in the second division match on 2 November after racing into midfield and colliding with De Miguel while trying to clear an aerial ball. After the collision, De Miguel, 30, was placed in intensive care in hospital and the Spanish forward died on 3 November. Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

Americans set tournament record with 85 shots on goalHarvey and Winn score twice each in 14-0 routCanada edge Czechs 3-2 to set up Sweden semi-finalDefending champions the United States marched into the semi-finals of the women’s ice hockey world championship with a crushing 14-0 victory over hosts Denmark on Friday.The Americans stormed out of the blocks, racing into a 5-0 lead inside eight minutes before stretching their advantage to 10-0 by the end of the second period in the first-ever meeting between the teams. Continue reading...