England wins the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup final in Wollongong, Australia, by 50 points to 38, securing back-to-back championships. The hosts led 28‑22 at half‑time after a strong comeback, with winger Joe Coyd scoring four tries. France responded with a second‑half hat‑trick from Dany Denuwelaere, but England's Jack Brown added a late double to seal the victory.
Manchester
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13 November 2026
12 November 2026
Manchester United have appointed Mauricio Pochettino as head coach, a day after dismissing Michael Carrick, who was sacked following a 4-4 home draw with Aston Villa. The club sits 18th in the Premier League with eight points from 10 games. Pochettino, who coached the USA men's national team, signs a contract running until summer 2029 and takes charge from 18 Nov. He first coaches the USMNT in two matches against Haiti, and his first Premier League game in charge is at Liverpool on 22 Nov. United paid US Soccer an initial $7m (£5.3m) to release him from a contract running to the 2030 World Cup.
11 November 2026
Scotland opens the World Cup with a 1‑0 win over Haiti, securing three points. Midfielder Scott McTominay underwent a minimally invasive cardiac ablation in Manchester two days before the match and was fit to play the full 90 minutes. He also featured in the subsequent group games against Morocco and Brazil, after which Scotland exited at the group stage. The team currently sits third in Nations League Group B1 with four points from four matches and will host North Macedonia on 13 Nov before traveling to Switzerland on 16 Nov.
3 November 2026
False bomb threats against European flights and media outlets led to diversions, evacuations and fighter escorts on 5 and 6 Nov, but no explosives were found and all aircraft landed safely. Eurocontrol counted threats against 14 flights on 5 and 6 Nov and against 7 flights on 3 Nov. Broadcasters RTE in Ireland, Sky and Nova TV in Croatia received threat emails from a sender calling himself Mikhail Andropov. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares called the campaign a hybrid attack on Europe's democracy, and investigations are under way in several countries.