Latest Sports News Today: 7 November 2026

Jon Rahm shot a 6-under 66 to take a one shot lead at 18 under 198 in the Abu Dhabi Championship. Rory McIlroy, who shared the lead, made bogey at No. 17 and finished two shots back on a 67. Tyrrell Hatton and Francesco Laporta are one shot behind, while Adam Scott is 15 under in fifth after a bogey free 66.

The Baltimore Ravens will not trade Derrick Henry before Tuesday's NFL trade deadline, keeping the five-time Pro Bowler through a four-game losing streak. The team made its deadline move by acquiring Jacoby Brissett from the Arizona Cardinals for draft picks. Henry has been held under 60 rushing yards in four straight games.

Gael Monfils has been appointed captain of France's Davis Cup team a month after retiring from tennis. He succeeds Paul-Henri Mathieu, who guided France to the quarter-finals in 2025, with qualifying due in February. The 40-year-old represented France in eight Davis Cup editions and won 12 of his 15 singles matches.

Notre Dame erased a two-goal deficit before Evan Werner scored the winner in overtime for a 5-4 win over Penn State at Pegula Ice Arena. Hagen Burrows, Dashel Oliver, Brennan Ali and Danny Nelson also scored, with all five goals coming from different players. Freshman goaltender Patrick Quinlan made 36 saves for his first collegiate win.

Towhid Hridoy hit an unbeaten 242 off 359 balls, including 22 fours and 11 sixes, to lead Bangladesh to 386 and a 30-run lead over West Indies. He passed Mushfiqur Rahim's 219 to become the highest individual scorer for Bangladesh and became the country's fourth batter to reach a double century. The innings rescued Bangladesh after they collapsed to 184-7, with Hridoy sharing 117 runs with Taijul Islam and 85 with Taskin Ahmed.

Kalyn Ponga started just 23 days after breaking his arm and inspired New Zealand to a 34-10 win over Tonga at the McDonald Jones Stadium. The Kiwis reached their first Rugby League World Cup final since 2013 after scoring 22 unanswered points. Tries came from Nikora, Gagai, McLean, Hughes, Willison and Nicoll-Klokstad, with Isaako converting five.

South Africa enter Round 4 of the 2026 Nations Championship at Allianz Stadium with a 3-0 record and 15 points, atop the Southern Hemisphere standings. Italy are searching for their first victory after three consecutive defeats. The Springboks won all three meetings between the teams in 2025, including a 32-14 victory in November.

Adil Rashid took four for 35 to help England beat Western Australia by 92 runs in a one-day warm-up match in Perth. Jofra Archer took three wickets as the hosts were bowled out for 159. Ben Duckett top scored for England with 49, and Liam Dawson added an unbeaten 44 as England were dismissed for 251.

Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson are set to meet again in Manchester for the vacant WBC light heavyweight title, a rematch of their close and controversial split-decision fight in London in September 2024. The card also features Jack Rafferty against Hovhannes Martirosyan and Zak Miller against Gully Powar for Miller's British featherweight title.

Brazil beat Argentina 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Arena Niteroi to reach the final of the 2026 Futsal Finalissima. Pito scored for Brazil in the second half, and Tripodi equalized for Argentina before all five Brazilian penalty takers converted. Brazil will face European champions Spain on Sunday, while Argentina will play Portugal for third place.

Brodie Kostecki won the 250km Supercars race at Sandown by 5.36 seconds from points leader Matt Payne, with Cam Waters completing the podium for Ford. The race featured a battle over fuel consumption and tyre wear, with Kostecki holding off Will Brown and Cam Waters in the closing stages. The win advances Kostecki to the Final Four in Adelaide later this month.

Leicester City avoided an FA Cup first-round upset by beating sixth-tier Oxford City 4-2, with three second-half goals deciding the match. Louis Page opened the scoring in the 16th minute, but Oxford City's Scott Pollock equalized directly from a corner before Emil Riis and Kamari Doyle restored the lead. Josh Ashby pulled one back for Oxford City, and Tom Watson scored with 10 minutes left to seal the win for the 2021 winners.

Stacey Waaka scored three tries as New Zealand beat Fetu Samoa 32-0 in the women's Rugby League World Cup semifinal in Newcastle. Mackenzie Wiki, Mele Hufanga, Kaiyah Atai and Raecene McGregor also scored, with New Zealand running away with four tries in the final 12 minutes. The Kiwi Ferns reach a seventh consecutive final and will face Australia or Fiji in Brisbane next Sunday.

FIFA's Appeals Committee reduced Nahuel Molina's suspension from seven matches to four and cut his fine from $90,000 to $60,000, but kept Leandro Paredes' 10-match ban and $90,000 fine. The sanctions followed post-final confrontations after Argentina's 1-0 World Cup loss to Spain. The Argentine Football Association said it will seek the grounds for the decisions and appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

No. 22 Arizona beat TCU 29-28 in Tucson after a late kickoff fumble gave the Wildcats a chance to score. TCU had led 21-17 entering the fourth quarter and 28-20 after Jaden Craig's rushing touchdown, but Quincy Craig caught a 26-yard pass from Noah Fifita to cut the lead to two. Arizona then kicked the go-ahead field goal with about 30 seconds left after Ed Small bobbled the kickoff.

Aki Iwai shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic at Taiheiyo Club. She is one shot ahead of Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand, who carded the low 65 on Saturday. Youmin Hwang of South Korea and Erika Hara of Japan are two shots back, while defending champion Nasa Hataoka is three shots back.

Luka Doncic scored 53 points, including 20 in the third quarter, as the Lakers beat Portland 124-118 at Crypto.com Arena. He made a 62-foot three late in the second quarter after Los Angeles trailed by 16, and added five rebounds and five assists. It was his second 50-point game this season and fourth as a Laker, passing LeBron James and tying George Mikan for fourth in franchise regular-season history.

The Toronto Blue Jays were named the American League Team Gold Glove winner, while the Chicago Cubs received the National League honor. Toronto led the American League with five Gold Glove finalists, tying the Cubs for the most in the majors, even though its players lost individual races. The award recognized the Blue Jays' strong defense after they finished below .500 and missed the playoffs.

Victor Wembanyama had 30 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Sacramento 124-109 in an NBA Cup game. The Spurs scored 75 points in the first half and led by 19 at the break, extending the lead to as many as 24 points midway through the fourth quarter. Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper scored 19 points apiece, while rookie Darius Acuff Jr. led Sacramento with 22 points and eight assists.

Nikola Kusturica scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half on perfect shooting, going 9 for 9 from the floor and 4 for 4 from three-point range. The 17-year-old freshman from Serbia helped No. 22 UCLA turn a one-point deficit into a 52-20 halftime lead and then rout North Florida 114-63. Jaylen Petty added 22 points for the Bruins, who were coming off a nine-point win over No. 5 Arizona.

Seventh-seeded Utah earned its first playoff win by beating No. 2 San Diego 1-0 in the NWSL quarterfinals. Kiana Palacios scored in the 30th minute after a cross from Cloe Lacasse, and goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn made four saves for her sixth clean sheet. The Royals snapped a four-match winless streak and will face either Washington or Portland in the semifinals.

Melbourne kicked the last five goals to beat Geelong 8.8 (56) to 8.4 (52) in the AFLW qualifying final, with Paxy Paxman's goal putting the Demons in front before Chloe Scheer missed late. The result gave Melbourne a preliminary final berth, while Geelong will face the winner of Sunday's elimination final.

North Melbourne also reached a preliminary final with a 7.7 (49) to 1.7 (13) win over Carlton, but Alice O'Loughlin hurt her knee in the last quarter.

Collin Dixon caught two touchdown passes, including a record-breaking 3-yard reception, and Illinois used a fake field goal to set up its go-ahead score in a 24-13 win over Nebraska. Katin Houser passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns, and the Illini went ahead early in the third quarter. The fourth straight win made Illinois bowl eligible at 6-3, while Nebraska lost its fourth straight.

Andrew Conrad's 55-yard field goal with two seconds left lifted East Carolina to a 20-17 victory over South Florida on Friday night. Emory Williams threw two touchdown passes to Landon Sides, and the Pirates held the Bulls to 329 total yards. East Carolina is 5-4 and 3-2 in the American Conference, while South Florida is 6-3 and 2-3.

Cutter Gauthier scored with 1:34 left to extend his goals streak to five games and help Anaheim beat Calgary 5-3 for its fourth straight victory. The Ducks became the first team since the 1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins to score at least five goals in seven consecutive games. Jackson LaCombe's assist extended his points streak to nine games, the longest in franchise history for a defenseman.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 points as Minnesota beat New Orleans 115-109 on Friday night to remain unbeaten in NBA Cup play. LaMelo Ball answered a late New Orleans lead with five consecutive points and finished with 22 points and eight assists. Jeremiah Fears led the Pelicans with 24 points, and Zion Williamson scored a season-low 13 as New Orleans' four-game winning streak ended.

Usman Khawaja says Australia were trying to keep pace with South Africa when altering the ball in 2018, according to an extract from his autobiography Sabr. The book says sandpaper was used in the Gqeberha Test before the Cape Town scandal and that the entire squad was part of the plot. Cricket Australia says it remains comfortable with its original findings despite the new claims.

Boston beat Charlotte 119-80 at the Spectrum Center, improving to 7-2 and 2-0 in NBA Cup action. The Celtics led by as many as 46 points, drained 17 three-pointers in the first half and recorded a season-high 33 assists. Charlotte, which was without several players, fell to a six-game losing streak and the bottom of East Group C standings.

No. 4 UConn defeated No. 16 Michigan in a rematch of last season's NCAA national title game. Braylon Mullins led UConn with 23 points and Silas Demary Jr. added 21. Michigan, coached by Mike Boynton Jr. after Dusty May left for the NBA, had won the previous title game 69-63.

Macklin Celebrini scored, but the San Jose Sharks lost 4-1 to the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena. Kaprizov scored, and the Sharks have allowed the first goal in eight straight games. San Jose has lost six of its last seven games.

Cooper Flagg scored 21 points and Kyrie Irving added 14 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 112-100 in an NBA Cup game. Flagg scored 17 points in the second half after a sluggish first half, while Irving had all but two of his points after halftime. Lauri Markkanen scored 24 points and Darryn Peterson had 21 for the Jazz, which lost its seventh straight game to fall to 1-8.

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-97 in an NBA Cup game despite missing several starters. Ajay Mitchell scored a career-high 35 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 28. Oklahoma City, which was without Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace, improved to 7-2 and extended its winning streak to three games.

The Philadelphia 76ers lost 119-95 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Cup game. VJ Edgecombe scored 19 points on 13 shots. Joel Embiid repeatedly settled for leaning and fading jumpers, and LeBron James gave the ball away repeatedly in a first half in which he played a shade over 14 minutes.

Josh Norris scored twice to end a six-game goals drought as Buffalo beat Columbus 5-2 on Friday night. Owen Power had three assists, and Jack Quinn, Rasmus Dahlin and Josh Doan also scored for the Sabres, who won for the fourth time in five games. Sean Monahan left the second period with a lower-body injury and did not return.

Kaden Honeycutt won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship by taking the Homestead-Miami Speedway finale for his first national series title. The 23-year-old led 15 laps in the 134-lap race and recorded his fifth win of 2026. Christian Eckes finished second, while Layne Riggs ended 32nd after two right-rear tire failures.

Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller left a game against the Boston Celtics with right groin soreness and did not return. The Hornets were already without Kon Knueppel with a hamstring problem and were down 47-23 in the second quarter when Miller exited. Miller had scored eight points in 14 minutes and is averaging 22 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, both career-bests.

Valparaiso stunned Purdue 83-80 in double overtime after Justus McNair hit a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer. Rakim Chaney tied the game at 70 with a 3-pointer at the end of the first overtime and finished with a career-high 35 points. The loss put Purdue at 0-2 for the first time since 1976-77 and ended a 23-game November home winning streak.