36-7 at half-time. Barrett and Moorby scored two tries each, and Lakai was player of the match. It was the 13th straight win over Australia. Wright and Daugunu scored in the second half. Desk colour: still sceptical, but Kiss and the Lonergans remain the best hope.
Visconde beat the slight favourite by UD 30-27 x3, giving Bulaid his first loss. White: “Not tonight, my friend.” Four contracts: Sundell, Francischinelli, da Lapa, Foster.
Australia 390 and 314/6d beat South Africa 284 and 206 at Kingsmead. Renshaw 190 and 82, plus 2-30; Hazlewood career-best 6-49; Markram 75 off 237; Mulder 4-68. Australia lead 1–0. Desk colour labelled.
Marks with Montgomery (groin) out. Bernard with Pittman on IR. Douglas with Hollins on IR. Harrison Jr. speculative in Houston with Stroud. Penix monitor. Sadiq in protocol; Strange or Barner. Greenlaw suspended one game. Byes CIN, DET, MIA, MIN. Desk colour labelled.
MIN and SF 5–0. Ravens 30–23 OT (Huntley 24/32, 201, 2 TD + OT sneak). Packers 31–7 Bears. Jets end Browns streak. Texans first win. Steelers next man up without Pittman (IR) and Wilson. Mendoza debut as Patriots roll. Giants 27–27 Commanders after clock blunder. Harrison to Houston. Desk colour labelled.
All 30 teams have played. LeBron 10 points, 5 assists in 18 minutes on his 76ers debut; Wembanyama 9 and 6 in 17 minutes. Giannis, Dybantsa and Davis debut; Nurkic and Isaiah Stewart hurt. Desk colour labelled.
Post–Week 4 claims for Week 5. Byes: Panthers, Chiefs. Mixon not signed after physical — Emanuel Wilson leads Seattle. Brissett vs Lions; Penix bye depth. Desk colour labelled; sourced ESPN/CBS/NFL.com.
Browns 27, Steelers 24 at Huntington Bank Field. Szmyt 56-yard FG with 0:10; Grant Delpit INT on Aaron Rodgers’ deep heave. Browns 3-1. Desk colour on rivalry / Hail Mary / back-and-forth / penalties / Watson streak labelled.
SA sealed the bilateral ODIs. Maharaj Player of the Series. Consolation DLS win at Potchefstroom. Tests: Durban 9–13 Oct, Gqeberha 18–22, Newlands 27–31. Desk colour labelled.
Live board through 3 games of 2026: 13,319 career rush yards (9th) · 128 rush TDs (3rd). Cleared Dickerson. Bettis 343 yards up; LT 17 to tie / 18 to pass. Countdown + all-time boards.
Accor Stadium, Sat 17 Oct 2026, 3:45pm AEDT. Wallabies 6th after Perth 42–38. Desk hope: Burke’s after-siren 16–14 can return — Kiss, Lonergans at the spearhead. Labelled hope, not a prediction.
Dart OUT rest of regular season. Daniels OUT. Goedert OUT a few weeks. Williams week-to-week. Desk colour on Nabers, Bowers, Barkley. Injury-driven waiver adds.
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