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October 20, 2025 | Paul Stimpson

Ugandaâ€s Joseph Sebatindira and Kaede Neya of Japan were the champions as the Challenge competition brought the curtain down on ITTF World Hopes Week in Sheffield.

Photos by Michael Loveder

The Elite Training Centre hosted 40 of the worldâ€s best under-12 players – 20 boys and 20 girls – plus their coaches from all over the world.

The week began with a training element, held over five intensive days, led by ITTF Head Coaches Eva Jeler and Magnus Mallander. Sessions focused on technical progression, physical improvements, and consistency.

This was complemented by an engaging strength & conditioning workshop led by Dave Hembrough of Table Tennis England partner Sheffield Hallam University, who later also led a play-based warm-up for the players.

Players and coaches also benefited from a dedicated educational session designed to extend learning beyond the table. Paralympian Martin Perry, ITTF Planet Ambassador, delivered an inspiring talk on sustainability and food waste, linking sport with environmental responsibility and community impact.

The week finished with the Challenge competition, with Sebatindira and Neya coming out on top.

Joseph Sebatindira

Sebatinidira overcame Jacob Kordus of the USA in the final and they were joined on the podium by beaten semi-finalists Lucas Alexandre (New Zealand) and Chirag Pradhan (USA).

Neya defeated Zhi Yu Eng of Malaysia in the final, with bronze medals going to Olivia Wang of Canada and Emma Yang of the USA.

Kaede Neya

There were no quarter-final places for the English trio of competitors, who went out in the group stage. The group matches saw the youngsters compete in four-game matches, meaning there was the possibility of a draw.

Amber Lemmon finished sixth out of nine in Group B of the girls†competition. The group was won by Neya.

Amber Lemmon

Lemmon drew 2-2 (3-11, 11-5, 11-10, 8-11) with Patience Anyango of the USA and also drew with Karen Looi of New Zealand.

Her best results were a 4-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7) success against Teodora Sardeni of Romania and a 3-1 (11-2, 11-5, 11-4, 6-11) win over Italyâ€s Serena Rossati.

Jayden Chen

Jayden Xuan Chen and Dimitar Dimitrov both finished eighth in their groups. Chenâ€s best result was 2-2 (11-10, 8-11, 11-9, 5-11) against Filip Arosell of Sweden, while Dimitrov beat Leo Sayegh of French Polynesia 3-1 (11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8) and had 2-2 draws with Kordus, Joshua Samson of Nigeria and Krish Vinodh of India.

Dimitar Dimitrov

As part of ITTFâ€s talent identification pathway, players†performance was evaluated not only on results but also on technical ability, training attitude, and competition approach.

The four highest evaluated players per gender will be selected for the Hopes Team, a fast-track to the High Performance pathway, unlocking scholarship support and additional funded training and competition opportunities.

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Oct 19, 2025, 06:19 PM ET

RICHMOND, Va. — Justin Leonard stayed patient with his putting on a windy Sunday and watched it pay big dividends with a birdie-par-eagle finished for a 4-under 68 and a one-shot victory over Ernie Els in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

Leonard won for the second time this year on the PGA Tour Champions and moved into top 10 after the first playoff event for the Charles Schwab Cup.

The top 54 advance to the second postseason event next week in Arkansas.

Els was in control on the back nine of the James River course at the Country Club of Virginia and appeared to steady himself with birdies on reachable par-4 15th and the par-5 16th.

But he bogeyed the 17th as Leonard made his move. After a birdie on the 16th, Leonard hit a hybrid 4-iron to about 20 feet and holed the downhill eagle putt to post at 12-under 204.

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Els failed to make a 10-foot birdie putt on the closing hole that would have forced a playoff. He closed with a 72 and shared second place with Thomas Bjorn (68).

Bernhard Langer, the 68-year-old German who has won every year on the PGA Tour Champions since turning 50, was within two shots of the lead until a long three-putt bogey ended his hopes. He shot 72 and finished three back in his bid for a first Champions win this year.

Scott Parel shot 71 and tied for 21st, moving up three spots to No. 53 to advance to the Simmons Bank Championship next week. David Bransdon fell out.

The top 36 after next week reach the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

RICHMOND, Va. — Justin Leonard stayed patient with his putting on a windy Sunday and watched it pay big dividends with a birdie-par-eagle finished for a 4-under 68 and a one-shot victory over Ernie Els in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

Leonard won for the second time this year on the PGA Tour Champions and moved into top 10 after the first playoff event for the Charles Schwab Cup.

The top 54 advance to the second postseason event next week in Arkansas.

Els was in control on the back nine of the James River course at the Country Club of Virginia and appeared to steady himself with birdies on reachable par-4 15th and the par-5 16th.

But he bogeyed the 17th as Leonard made his move. After a birdie on the 16th, Leonard hit a hybrid 4-iron to about 20 feet and holed the downhill eagle putt to post at 12-under 204.

Els failed to make a 10-foot birdie putt on the closing hole that would have forced a playoff. He closed with a 72 and shared second place with Thomas Bjorn (68).

Bernhard Langer, the 68-year-old German who has won every year on the PGA Tour Champions since turning 50, was within two shots of the lead until a long three-putt bogey ended his hopes. He shot 72 and finished three back in his bid for a first Champions win this year.

Scott Parel shot 71 and tied for 21st, moving up three spots to No. 53 to advance to the Simmons Bank Championship next week. David Bransdon fell out.

The top 36 after next week reach the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

October 16, 2025 | Paul Stimpson

European superpower Germany proved too strong for an England team featuring two teenagers in the last 16 of the European Championships in Croatia.

Going for a third Women’s Team title in a row, Germany lined up with three players inside the world’s top 70.

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Despite that, England approached the match positively on the back of coming through January’s qualifying tournament and then beating the ninth-ranked side Italy in the groups to get to this stage.

When Tin-Tin Ho took the first game against Annett Kaufmann, world junior champion last year and world ranked 65, hopes may have been raised a little.

But that was just the invitation for Kaufmann to step it up and keep Ho (WR 247) at arm’s length for the next three games.

Tianer Yu, brilliant in the defeat of Italy, gave as good as she got in the first two games of her match against Sabine Winter, ranked 262 places above her at No 28 in the world. It was only in the third that Winter was able to finally subdue her opponent.

Ella Pashley (WR 908) was unlucky not to have featured in the qualifying tournament, having been selected to play No 3 against a Greenland side which ended up fielding only two players.

She showed few signed of nerves on her belated senior tournament debut, looking to attack at every opportunity, though her opponent Nina Mittelham (WR 69) not surprisingly had the greater consistency. Still, Pashley (pictured above) will only benefit from a match in which she made some superb winners and stuck at it throughout.

All told, England will take a lot of positives from achieving a top-16 place.

Englandâ€s men faced Netherlands in the 17-24th position bracket and brought in Connor Green for his first senior tournament match.

Tom Jarvis won his two matches, including a nip-and-tuck opener against Milo De Boer, while Green led Gabrielius Camara 2-1 before his opponent came back to win 3-2 in Match 2.

Sam Walkerâ€s 3-1 defeat in a tight match against Kas Van Oost proved pivotal as, although Jarvis beat Camara in four, Green could not get a game off De Boer in the decider and the Dutch triumphed 3-2.

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Women’s Team
Round of 16
Germany 3 England 0
Annett Kaufmann bt Tin-Tin Ho 3-1 (7-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8)
Sabine Winter bt Tianer Yu 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-4)
Nina Mittelham bt Ella Pashley 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-7)

Men’s Team
Positions 17-24
Netherlands 3 England 2
Tom Jarvis bt Milo De Boer 3-2 (11-7, 11-13, 12-10, 7-11, 11-7)
Gabrielius Camara bt Connor Green 3-2 (11-5, 8-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8)
Kas Van Oost bt Sam Walker 3-1 (13-11, 11-13, 11-8, 12-10)
Jarvis bt Camara 3-1 (10-12, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7)
De Boer bt Green 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-7)

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Informative, passionate, entertaining.But enough about me and my prose, thatâ€s also the tagline for Moving the Goalposts, our weekly womenâ€s football newsletter. Hereâ€s the latest edition.

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Manchester United, who have been down to 10 players since before half-time, lead 1-0 against Atletico in Madrid. You can follow the last quarter of that game with Yara El-Shaboury.

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Four changes for Arsenal from Sundayâ€s 1-0 win over Brighton. Lotte Wubben-Moy, Taylor Hinds, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Beth Mead come in for Katie Reid, who is injured, Katie McCabe, Frida Maanum and Caitlin Foord.

Benfica (possible 4-3-3) Pauels; Amado, Gomes, Ucheibe, Lund; Tristao, Cameirao, Gasper; Alves, Diana Silva, Moller.

Subs: Rute Costa, Prat, Joana Silva, Martin-Prieto, Almeida, Carole Costa, Engesvik, Martins, Pauleta, Davidson, Boeckmann, Guedes.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1)Van Domselaar; Fox, Wubben-Moy, Catley, Hinds; Little, Cooney-Cross; Smith, Caldentey, Mead; Russo.

Subs: Codina, McCabe, Maanum, Kelly, Foord, Pelova, Nighswonger, Blackstenius, Harwood, Liddiard.

RefereeMiriama Bockova (Slovakia).

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Hello and welcome to live, minute-by-minute coverage of Benfica v Arsenal in the WCL. Arsenalâ€s Champions League defence got off to a false start last week with a 2-1 defeat at home to Lyon; and while itâ€s too early to talk of must-win games, theyâ€ll be keen to get up and running in Lisbon tonight.

It wonâ€t be straightforward against a Benfica side who have won five Portuguese titles in a row. They also started this seasonâ€s competition with a 2-1 defeat, in their case away to Juventus. But unlike Arsenal, Benfica donâ€t have much pedigree in this tournament – at least not yet. Their best run, two seasons ago, ended with a 6-2 aggregate defeat to Lyon in the quarter-finals.

Benfica, and Portuguese football more generally, will want to make a dent in the competition as soon as spossible. Victory over the reigning champions would be a nice place to start.

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Red card for Janssen after VAR review

The other angle that we have just seen shows that Gio is clipped quite harshly on her ankle. And here comes the referee … she takes away the yellow card and out comes the red. United were well on top and now the game has been flipped on its head.

Gio is now being stretchered off. Portales comes on in her place.

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39 min: Gio is still down and receiving treatment. Her face is covered by her hands. Meanwhile, the referee has now been sent to the screen. Is this going to be changed to a red card?!

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37 min: Gio almost gets past Janssen and the latter sticks out a leg out to prevent her from coming across. The United defender gets a yellow and the hosts have a free-kick in a dangerous area on the right side of the box.

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34 min: How is it not 2-0?! Malard and Zigiotti Olme link up for a quick give-and-go. The former, right in front of goal, tries to hit it with the outside of her boot and the ball dribbles just wide. So close!

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33 min: The referee blows her whistle after Medina tries to jump for the ball and falls on Riviere in the process. It has been an intriguing battle between the two so far.

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28 min: It is a deserved lead for United, who have had four attempts on goal compared with Atléticoâ€s one despite having less of the ball. They have found their rhythm and their tactic of pressing and crowding the opposition box has worked well so far.

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GOAL! Atlético Madrid 0-1 Manchester United (Rolfö 24)

It has been coming! From the right Zigiotti Olmeâ€s curls it in and Toone attempt to head it down. It falls to Rolfö invitingly and from the volley, she hammers it into the roof of the net to score her first goal for Manchester United.

Manchester United’s Fridolina Rolfö fires home to open the scoring at Atlético Madrid. Photograph: Susana Vera/ReutersRolfö celebrates. Photograph: Diego Souto/Getty ImagesShare

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24 min: Just the final passing missing from United at the moment. After some good play in midfield the ball dribbles out for a goal-kick after some miscommunication on the left flank.

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19 min: Riviere gets the first yellow of the game for a foul on Medina. She cannot complain really, the Canadian completely mistimed the tackle and wiped out her opponent.

Manchester United’s Jayde Riviere fouls Atletico Madrid’s Andrea Medina and goes into the refâ€s book. Photograph: Susana Vera/ReutersShare

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16 min: Fiamma denied! She arrives into the box with plenty of space but her shot is blocked by Le Tissier.

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14 min: Jensen thinks she gets the better of Le Tissier as the United captain falls but the referee blows the whistle for a foul.

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10 min: Atlético get forward but Le Tissier is able to clear the danger.

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7 min: After some patient buildup play from United Terland shrugs off her defender before laying it off to Rolfö. The Swede takes a touch and curls it wide at the far post.

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4 min: Terland tries to get on the end of a great through ball from Toone but Lola Gallardo gets there first. Riviere then intercepts the ball and finds space to hit a cross but it is cleared away.

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2 min: We get confirmation just now that concussion protocol has led to Jess Park not being in the matchday squad. Rolfö is her replacement up top in Skinnerâ€s sole XI change.

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1 min: 18sec on the clock and Malard flicks it off to Toone whose shot is just wide! A quick start from the visitors.

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Updated at 12.51 EDT

Kick-off: Atlético Madrid 0-0 Manchester United

Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and we are underway. Atlético in their traditional red and white tops with blue shorts while United don their all-black third kit.

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Some pre-match post bag from all of you.

Marc (Skinner?) sends his prediction:

United have been a lot of fun to watch this season, in my very biased opinion. I have been so pleased with our defensive structure. Tonight is probably our biggest challenge though. Up the reds!

And Amy checks in from Madrid:

I am at the Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares (what a mouthful) as a neutral – tickets were quite affordable – and it might be a small stadium but the Spanish fans I have seen are loud! Hopefully they keep up the tempo throughout the 90.

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Here is what Marc Skinner had to say in yesterdayâ€s pre-match press conference.

Weâ€re excited. Weâ€re looking forward to playing Atléti, fantastic team, fantastic club. Weâ€re really looking forward to it. We know how good we are, we believe in ourselves, we also know weâ€re facing a really tough challenge. Tomorrow night will be a really good challenge for us – everyone is raring to go.

[Atlético Madrid] have an incredible attack. They have flair, they have aggression, they are very evasive. They have got Vilde Bøe Risa, who used to play for Manchester United and is a wonderful footballer. They defend very well as well, so they have quite a good balance. I think we have to defend well tomorrow night because of the threats they have. Also, with the ball, I think they have to be aware of us. Weâ€ve spoken about it, we have to be focused and defensively alert because Atléti can spring counterattacks quickly and have the ability to beat you one v one. Also, in front of their fans, I think it will be a good atmosphere. We see a lot threats, but also hopefully we can give them our threats too.

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Tonightâ€s broadcast of Atlético Madrid v Manchester Unitedis available to watch on Disney+ after they acquired rights across multiple European territories. Tom Garryâ€s verdict? An intriguing collaboration but room for growth.

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Chelsea were in WCL action last night, cruising to a 4-0 win against Paris FC. Sophie Downey was at the Bridge to watch it unfold.

Their pressure eventually told, however, when Nüsken went down in the box with half an hour played. The offence from Le Moguédec was not initially spotted by the referee, Michalina Diakow, but after a brief trip to the VAR monitor, she duly pointed to the spot. Baltimore stepped up to convert for the second week in a row.

Chelsea consolidated their advantage just before the break when Thompson broke forward at pace. A clever turn gave her space to stand up a cross for Rytting Kaneryd to loop a header home. The winger looked slightly bemused that it had ended up in the back of the net, celebrating with an expression that said she is not accustomed to scoring with her head.

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Atlético Madrid XI:Lola Gallardo; Fernández, Lauren, Silvia Lloris, Medina; García, Bøe Risa, Fiamma; Luany, Glo Garbelini, Jensen

Subs:Patricia Larqué, Bucero, Pérez, Guijarro, Vitória, Bartel, Portales, Sarriegi, Gomez, Rodríguez, Miñambres

Manchester United XI:Tullis-Joyce; Riviere, Le Tissier, Janssen, Sandberg; Miyazawa, Zigiotti Olme, Toone; Malard, Terland, Rolfö

Subs:Rendell, Middleton-Patel, George, Blundell, Galton, Awujo, Naalsund, Williams

Referee:Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Unitedâ€s injury issues means they are unable to name an entire substitute list, with only eight players out of a possible 11 on the bench.

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Updated at 13.07 EDT

Atlético Madrid will be hoping to put their 6-0 home loss to the Liga F leaders, Barcelona, on Sunday. They now sit third in the league, seven points away from top.

Víctor Martínâ€s side will be looking to right the weekendâ€s wrongs against United in their first meeting against an English team in Europe since losing to Chelsea in the last 16 in 2021-22. That loss was Madridâ€s only one of their previous six contests against English sides.

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It has been a good week for Manchester United. Last Wednesday Marc Skinnerâ€s side made their debut in the Womenâ€s Champions League after qualifying for the main phase of the tournament for the first time in their history. It was not particularly thrilling but a Maya Le Tissier penalty was enough for the hosts to earn the win against VÃ¥lerenga.

Four days later a Jess Park double saw out a commanding 4-1 away victory against Everton, the hosts†first beside the docks at Hill Dickinson Stadium, to preserve their unbeaten start to the league season.

Now United are back in Champions League action and face a huge test against Atlético Madrid on matchday two. The Spanish side won their first league phase match 6-0 at St Pölten in which they were three up within 22 minutes.

We get underway in Madrid at 5.45pm BST. In the meantime feel free to get in touch with any thoughts or predictions via email.

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Chelsea kickstarted their European campaign with a comfortable victory over Paris FC. Alyssa Thompson scored her first goal in west London as Sonia Bompastorâ€s side dominated proceedings. Sandy Baltimore opened the scoring from the penalty spot while Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Erin Cuthbert also got on the scoresheet.

It was a memorable night for Thompson who added the hosts†third immediately after the break. The 20-year-old has enjoyed a bright start to her Chelsea career since making a high-profile £1.1m move from Angel City this summer. She played an integral role in getting Chelsea this Champions League win at Stamford Bridge and Bompastor was delighted with her progression.

“Iâ€m glad for her because I think sheâ€s been working hard and the fact that she was able to score her first goal is really important for her confidence,†she said.

“Sheâ€s really quick and she has an engine. I think we havenâ€t seen the best of her yet but hopefully weâ€ll see that soon. Sheâ€s coming from abroad … Itâ€s a new environment. She needs to learn to connect with the players on the pitch.â€

Chelsea had endured a frustrating start to their Champions League challenge, the only trophy to elude their grasp. This will have therefore come as a welcome result after a 1-1 draw against Twente last week in Enschede and a host of wasted opportunities that were starting to cause some consternation.

Erin Cuthbert toes in Chelseaâ€s fourth in the second half. Photograph: John Walton/PA

“I think we were the better team,†Bompastor said. “We created a lot again. We scored really good goals from different players and we could have had more.â€

The recent lack of attacking cohesion has not been helped by Bompastorâ€s rotation. There were just two changes on this occasion with Baltimore and Sjoeke Nüsken coming in.

Paris FC had suffered an equally underwhelming start, surrendering a 2-0 lead to the newcomers OH Leuven. Sandrine Soubeyrand welcomed back the goalkeeper Mylène Chavas while Maëlle Garbino and Anaële Le Moguédec also came in.

It promised to be an intriguing contest between two managers who are very well acquainted. Bompastor and Soubeyrand played for France together for over a decade while also meeting often as managers in the Première Ligue.

Chelsea dominated proceedings from the start. The urgency to score early was clear and led to a series of snatched opportunities when patience was needed. Nüsken and Cuthbert had efforts from distance while Aggie Beever-Jones scuffed two gilt-edged opportunities.

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Quick GuideRoundup: Barça rout Roma, Wolfsburg and Leuven win lateShow

Alexia Putellas [pictured] scored a penalty but missed another as Barcelona won 4-0 at Roma to maintain their flying start to the league phase. After thrashing Bayern Munich 7-1 in their opener, Barça broke through after just two minutes in the Italian capital, Esmee Brugts scrambling the ball in from close range.

Barcelona won a penalty early in the second half, only for Putellas to send her attempted Panenka over the bar. Just before the hour, Kika Nazareth volleyed into the far corner to double the visitors’ lead, and Putellas made amends with her second spot-kick. Caroline Graham Hansen’s late tap-in completed the rout.

Twente could not follow up last week’s draw with Chelsea as they lost 2-1 at OH Leuven despite taking a first-half lead through Jaimy Ravensbergen. The Dutch side held on until the 82nd minute before conceding a penalty, converted by Linde Veefkind. In the sixth minute of stoppage time, Sara Pusztai struck a spectacular winner for Leuven, smashing the ball into the top corner.

Earlier, a much-changed OL Lyonnes side eased to a 3-0 home win over St Pölten. Jule Brand opened the scoring with her first goal for the club, and Ada Hegerberg headed the hosts’ second just before half-time as the Austrian visitors paid for missed chances. Teenage midfielder Lily Yohannes completed the scoring soon after the restart with a brilliant lob from close to the halfway line.

Wolfsburg grabbed a late victory at VÃ¥lerenga thanks to Janina Minge’s penalty. The midfielder converted from the spot with the last kick of the game after Naina Inauen’s foul in the area. Wolfsburg took the lead through Lineth Beerensteyn in the 57th minute, but Sara Hørte headed home just three minutes later to level for the hosts in Oslo. Guardian sport

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Their pressure eventually told, however, when Nüsken went down in the box with half an hour played. The offence from Le Moguédec was not initially spotted by the referee, Michalina Diakow, but after a brief trip to the VAR monitor, she duly pointed to the spot. Baltimore stepped up to convert for the second week in a row.

Chelsea consolidated their advantage just before the break when Thompson broke forward at pace. A clever turn gave her space to stand up a cross for Rytting Kaneryd to loop a header home. The winger looked slightly bemused that it had ended up in the back of the net, celebrating with an expression that said she is not accustomed to scoring with her head.

Chelsea did not let their foot off the gas and extended their lead immediately after the break with Thompsonâ€s close-range finish. They soon had a fourth when Cuthbert touched home a Sam Kerr header on the line.

There was still time for the Cobham academy product and England youth international Lexi Potter to make her debut as Chelsea saw out a comfortable victory. It was an important three points on the board ahead of a trip to Austria to face St Pölten next month.

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23 min: Bright wins a free-kick, and itâ€s a central position … Chelsea opt against the shot, with Baltimore dinking it into the area. Up goes the offside flag.

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22 min: Weâ€re approaching the end of the first quarter and, for all of Chelseaâ€s dominance on the ball, theyâ€ve not exactly sliced open this Paris backline.

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20 min: Thompson makes a run in behind and plays a first-time cutback from the left … but she canâ€t pick out Beever-Jones, with Greboval in the way for Paris.

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19 min: Chelsea continue to move it around, with Thompson, out on the left, constantly looking to cut in to the middle.

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17 min: Chelsea have a corner, to be delivered by Cuthbert … the ball in is eventually worked back to Cuthbert on the left, who finds Beever-Jones in the middle: her first touch is a fine one, but her shot on the turn is met by an excellent block.

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15 min: Rytting Kaneryd crosses from the right … but Deja Davis is back to clear for Paris.

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14 min: Hampton very nearly ends up handling outside her area after coming to collect, with Mateo launching an ambitious appeal.

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12 min: Paris are easily crowded out when they venture up the pitch.

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11 min:Beever-Jones, makes an excellent run behind into the area, Walsh slides in the perfect pass … but the former miscues once again.

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10 min: Charles Antaki writes in:

Even as an Arsenal fan, itâ€s hard not to respect and admire Millie Brightâ€s contribution to the England cause over the years. Fair play to her if sheâ€s decided that she needs to reserve her energies for the WSL (though the other part of being an Arsenal fan is not to be very happy about that). Itâ€s not that England canâ€t win things without her (checks notes: Euro 25) but that when she plays she has a rock- solid certainty at the back which would make any team better. Vale, Millie.

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9 min: Nüsken breaks free on the right, into the area, cutting back for Beever-Jones … but the forward miscues, barely getting any power behind her effort.

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8 min: Cuthbert slides a sneaky ball into the area … but thereâ€s no blue shirt on the end of it.

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6 min: Sandy Baltimore sends in a couple of crosses before Erin Cuthbert tries her luck from outside the area … her low drive is easily collected by MylèneChavas.

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5 min:Chelsea, as expected, are the ones wheeling the ball around.

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4 min:Rytting Kaneryd twists and turns out on the right before dinking a decent cross in … itâ€s headed out before Nüsken shoots wide from range.

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3 min: Walsh loses the ball in the middle as Clara Mateo drives down the right for Paris … Bright blocks the cross and also nabs a goalkick.

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1 min: Alyssa Thompson, electric out on the right alongside Ellie Carpenter last week against Twente, is operating on the left this time round.

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Peeeeeeeep!

Chelsea are all blue, Paris don the whites. The hosts kick off, with Aggie Beever-Jones launching first.

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Ellen White, on punditry duty, predicts a 4-0 Chelsea victory. Sonia Bompastor wants her side to replicate their display against Spurs. Letâ€s see what theyâ€ve got in the locker: the players emerge from the tunnel.

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On the subject of international retirements: Jess Fishlockâ€s illustrious Wales career will end this month.

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Millie Bright remains at the heart of Chelseaâ€s defence but the England chapter is over.

Millie Bright captains Chelsea this evening at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/ReutersShare

Updated at 15.11 EDT

Having rotated heavily for last weekâ€s match against Twente, Sonia Bompastor has opted for less tinkering this time round: Hannah Hampton is back in net, with just two changes to the side that beat Tottenham 1-0 in the league. Ellie Carpenter is missing from the squad, while Niamh Charles drops to the bench. In come Sjoeke Nüsken and Sandy Baltimore.

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The teams

Chelsea: Hampton, Nüsken, Björn, Bright, Baltimore, Kaptein, Walsh, Cuthbert, Rytting Kaneryd, Beever-Jones, Thompson

Subs: Peng, Buurman, Macário, Jean-François, Reiten, Kerr, Charles, Bronze, Hamano, Potter, Sarwie

Paris FC:Chavas, Ould Hocine, Davis, Greboval, Bogaert, Picard, Korosec, Corboz, Garbino, Mateo, Le Moguédec

Subs: Marques, Azzaro, Mendonça, Scott, Nâ€Dongala, Jedlinska, Haheim, Sissoko, Liaigre, Yerro

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Updated at 14.19 EDT

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Hello, hello, hello and welcome to another evening of Champions League action: Paris are in London.

Chelsea, still waiting to lift this trophy, got their campaign off to an awkward start last week, relying on a Sandy Baltimore penalty to take a point at Twente. While the WSL champions – who remain unbeaten this season – dominated on the ball and whipped in cross after cross, their final touch was off. Maybe a kickabout at Stamford Bridge, under lights, is the required tonic.

Paris FC, who came through qualifying to reach the league stage, gave up a 2-0 lead against OH Leuven to draw last week, and their brief relationship with Chelsea is not pretty: the English side won 4-0 and 4-1 when the two sides met in the 2023-24 group stage. Then again, Twente didnâ€t have history on their side either. Kick-offâ€s at 8pm BST.

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October 13, 2025 | Paul Stimpson

The two defending Premier Division champions have some work to do to hang on to their titles after weekend one of the Youth British Clubs League.

Fusion beat Grantham Academy in the boys†top flight, while Grantham College lead the way in the girls†having defeated London Academy.

More than 360 players were in action at Derby Arena and satellite venue Draycott & Long Eaton TTC, with 10 boys†divisions and five girls†leagues.

Team of the Weekend accolades went to BATTS boys and Ormeau girls, while the respective Player of the Weekend awards went to Peadar Sheridan of Fusion and Lianna Shilani Tousi of London Academy.

Visit TT Leagues for all the results, tables and averages.

Boys†divisions

Boys’ Team of the Weekend BATTS with Table Tennis England Chair Clare Briegal

Fusion inflicted a defeat on defending champions Grantham Academy in the final round of the Premier Division, ending their opponents†100% record and leapfrogging them to top the table at the end of the weekend.

Larry Trumpauskas was the architect of the victory, beating Isaac Kingham in three and then prevailing against Abraham Sellado 3-2 (11-7, 11-8, 3-11, 3-11, 11-7). That victory put Fusion 3-1 ahead and they made sure of the match win as Francesco Bonato beat Joseph Dennison in four.

Peadar Sheridan scored the other Fusion point, beating Dennison in a battle of two players playing up.

The south Londoners top the table by just a point, having earlier drawn 3-3 with Woodford Wells, for whom Benjamin Zijadic won twice. The second of those made the match score 2-2. Bonato then beat Sinan Surensoy but Adam Alibhaiâ€s 3-0 win over Sheridan clinched a point for Woodford.

Woodfordâ€s only other dropped points came in defeat to Grantham, so they are handily placed a further point behind in third place, with a four-point gap to the rest.

It is Zijadic who tops the averages, having won 9 out of 10 matches.

Boys’ Player of the Weekend Peadar Sheridan with Table Tennis England Chair Clare Briegal

Kingfisher are the unbeaten leaders of Division One, sitting two points clear of Ellenborough having won four and drawn one.

The draw was against London Academy, for whom Wajid Wafiq won twice and who led 3-2 when Shahuraj Nimse beat Ryan Chung 3-2 (12-10, 11-9, 14-16, 6-11, 11-8). Prayrit Ahluwaliaâ€s win over Yacoub Rahmani-Walentynska, who was playing up, secured the point for Kingfisher.

Ahluwalia tops the averages – of the regular players – with 9/10.

Drumchapel Glasgow won all five matches – and only dropped one individual match as they lead Division Two by three points from eBaTT II.

The dropped match was in the first fixture of the weekend, when eBaTTâ€s Oscar Nikolli beat Rory Thomson 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-6). EBaTT drew their second match, 3-3 with Draycott II, but were 100% after that.

No surprise to see Drumchapel dominate the averages, with Ben Hart and Joe Mulhern all completing perfect weekends with 10/10.

EBaTTâ€s third string are top of Division Three and unbeaten, with three wins and two draws putting the two points clear of Brighton and Crosby High.

The leaders dropped a point to St Marys Stars on Saturday and also to Brighton on Sunday – leading 2-0 but trailing 3-2 in the latter, before Kai Shalson beat Angus Priestley-Tonner 14-12 in the fifth to preserve the unbeaten record.

Of the regular players, Angad Saggu of Greenhouse had the best record, winning nine of his 10 matches.

Ormeau were perfect in Division Four as they won all five matches for the loss of only three individual ties. They already look nailed on for the title as they are five points ahead of three sides who all have records of W2, D1, L2.

The leaders†leader was Christopher Allsop, who won all 10 of his matches, just one more than team-mate Aaditya Singh and Grantham Academy IVâ€s Noah Levens.

There are two unbeaten teams in Division Five,where Cippenham lead Crosby High B by a point, having won four and drawn 1, while Crosby won three and drew two.

The meeting between the two was in round two and Cippenham came from 2-0 and 3-1 down to force a draw, Saisuriya Prasanna Kumar matching Crosbyâ€s Joseph Ilia by picking  up a double.

No one could beat Britanniaâ€s Alexander Graham, who won all 10 matches to top the averages.

Division Six is headed by Archway Peterborough with a 100 per cent record, three points ahead of Draycott III.

Archway won by at least a 5-1 margin in every match, while Draycott also dropped a point in a 3-3 draw with Kidlington Forum.

In the averages, Kai Lun Chow and Zihan Lin were unbeatable for the leaders, both with a perfect 10/10.

Fusion III and Ashford share the lead of the eight-team Division Seven, both having won four and drawn one – they are a point ahead of Brighton II.

The eventual top two met in the first round and it finished 3-3, Ashford leading 2-0 and 3-1 before Fusion fought back.

Heading the divisional averages of Ziad El-Hassan of Brighton, who won all eight.

Division Eight had no drawn matches and the W column reads 5-4-3-2-1-0, with Jersey setting the pace ahead of Bristol Academy II.

Jersey recovered from 2-0 down when they met Bristol, William Cornthwaiteâ€s 3-2 win over William Richards in match five proving crucial.

Both those players won nine of their 1-0 matches, as did Jerseyâ€s Theo De Poerck.

Worthing lead Woodford Wells II by two points having won all five matches in Division Nine.

It was 5-1 when the top two met – Woodfordâ€s Louis Green beat John Le Fondre on his way to a record of 9/10 over the weekend, though Worthing duo Oliver Jordan and Yiwei He both have 100% records from eight and six matches respectively.

Girls†divisions

Girls’ Team of the Weekend Ormeau with Clare Briegal

London Academy face a battle to retain the Premier Divisiontitle they have won in each of the past three season as they trail Grantham College by two points after weekend one.

Grantham are unbeaten, and their only blemish was the 3-3 draw with London in the final round of matches. They trailed 2-1 but led 3-2 thanks to Hannah Silcockâ€s double, but Londonâ€s Soraya Rahmani-Walentynska beat Lowri Hurd in four to rescue a point for her side.

That London are two points behind the leaders is the result of a 5-1 defeat by Cippenham – who ended the weekend alongside the Academy on 7pts – in round two.

Cippenham powered away from 1-1, with Rachael Iles and Alyssa Nguyen both recording doubles. There were no five-setters but some close games, with Cippenham winning six out of eight which went to deuce.

Grantham won their other four matches, led my Hannah Silcockâ€s perfect 10 victories, which puts her two clear of Hurd and Iles in the averages.

Girls PoTW Lianna Shilani Tousi with Clare Briegal

Draycott II are ahead of Ormeau by two points in Division One, with both teams unbeaten.

They drew with each other, Ormeau leading 2-0 and 3-2 in a match which saw five of the six ties go to a decider. That included the final match, in which Millie Noble secured a draw for Draycott with an 11-5, 7-11, 3-11, 13-11, 12-10 win over Niamh Mason.

Ormeau also drew with London Academy II and Northern Girls, while Draycott won their other four matches.

The averages show Northernâ€s Mia Longman on top with eight out of eight, while Noble won 9/10 for Draycott.

Drumchapel Glasgow II carried all before them in Division Two with five victories putting them four points clear of Graham Spicer II and London Academy III.

The dropped only one individual match on Saturday but it was closer on Sunday as they won 4-2 against Spicers and by the same score against Draycott III. It was 2-2 at one point in both matches as Chui-Que Wong won twice for Spicers and Jessica Tansur did the same for Draycott.

Wong won nine out of 10 for Spicers to finish highest in the averages of the regular players, though Siabella Xiao Xu of London Academy is top with 6/6.

Kingfisher lead Division Threeand are unbeaten, though drew twice and are therefore level on points with Ellenborough, who won four but lost one.

Kingfisher beat Ellenborough but drew with both Scarborough and Highfield Titans, though they led the former 3-1 and trailed three times to the latter.

Senuli Ranasinghe of Blitz won all eight of her matches to sit ahead of Kingfisherâ€s Heilam Tse (9/10) in the averages.

Jersey and Ormeau II are top of Division Four having both won four and drawn 1 to remain unbeaten – Jersey are top on sets difference.

Ormeau twice led the meeting between the top two but then trailed 3-2 before Lea Gal beat Ella Devlin to seal a point for the Irish side.

Jerseyâ€s Freya Allaway had a perfect 10/10 weekend to lead the averages ahead of team-mate Ruby Devlin, who lost just once in 10.

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New champions were crowned at NJPW King of Pro Wrestling.

In the main event of Mondayâ€s show at Sumo Hall, Konosuke Takeshita emerged victorious over Zack Sabre Jr. to win the IWGP World Championship for the first time. After a stiff, technical back and forth match, Takeshita recovered from the Zack Driver and connected with a running knee to win the title.

After the match, Takeshita told Sabre that he will treat this title with the importance it deserves. He said he knew people would be angry about the result and if they were, they should come and say it to his face. Hirooki Goto responded, entering the ring and issued the challenge for the next title match. Takeshita later said backstage he would face Goto before the Tokyo Dome on January 4.

Syuri opened the night defeating Sareee to win the IWGP Womenâ€s Championship for a second time. The hard-hitting match saw Syuri pin Sareee after hitting a buzzsaw kick and the Syu-sekai. Sareee had held the championship for 114 days, defeating Syuri at Stardom The Conversion 2025.

EVIL emerged victorious on Monday, defeating Boltin Oleg to win the NEVER Openweight title for a fourth time. Naturally, the rest of House of Torture frequently interfered and unfortunately for Boltin, it proved to be too much. Boltin had EVIL out with a kamikaze and was going for a second when DOUKI struck his leg with a pipe. EVIL took the opening and landed the Everything is EVIL for the win.

After the match, EVIL and HoT continued to attack Boltin and the young lions that attempted to stop it until Aaron Wolf hit the ring and took out House of Torture members with judo throws. He met face to face with EVIL and later backstage asked to face him at Wrestle Kingdom 20 in January.

In the co-main event, Yota Tsuji defeated Gabe Kidd to win the IWGP Global Championship for a second time. Tsuji hit two gene blasters then locked in with a Boston crab. Kidd attempted to fight out of the hold, but eventually submitted.

Following the match, the rest of Bullet Club War Dogs entered the ring, The remnants of Los Ingobernables de Japon entered the ring to even the numbers. But the two groups ended up shaking hands with one another and hugging, seemingly forming an alliance.

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