BBC Sport – Football
- Giant Pele street mural unveiled in Santos to mark Brazilian football icon's 80th birthday 20 October 2020Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo 'Kobra' has paid a homage to the Brazil legend Pele with a mural in the coastal city of Santos, ahead of the footballer's 80th birthday.
- Pele has released a song about a football curse 20 October 2020Pele has released a song shortly before his 80th birthday, collaborating with Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela.
- Bruno Martini: Former France goalkeeper dies aged 58 20 October 2020Former France goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach Bruno Martini dies aged 58 after a cardiac arrest.
- England women: Alessia Russo withdraws from squad with Katie Zelem called up 20 October 2020Manchester United forward Alessia Russo withdraws from the England squad for next week's friendly against Germany because of a thigh injury, with team-mate Katie Zelem called-up.
- Transfer rumours: Mbappe, Son, Ings, Sarri, Jones, Zabaleta, Dybala, Haaland 20 October 2020Real Madrid and Liverpool eye Mbappe, Spurs want Son to sign a new deal, Ings close to new Saints contract, plus more.
- Champions League 2020-21: Who will be kings of Europe? Our experts' predictions 20 October 2020As the Champions League returns on Tuesday, BBC Sport's European football writers make their predictions.
- Kylian Mbappe: Why PSG striker could move to Real Madrid or Liverpool 20 October 2020BBC Sport looks at what the future could hold for Paris St-Germain's France star Kylian Mbappe and asks if the striker could join Real Madrid or Liverpool.
Guardian Sports
- David Squires on … a tale of two Jordans and rough justice on Merseyside 20 October 2020Our cartoonist looks back on a wild derby, unwanted workplace interactions and 57-year-old men dancing in empty stadiumsBuy a Squires cartoon in the Guardian print shopAnd take a look through David’s archive treasure trove Continue reading...David Squires
- Talking Horses: Nicholls title hopes raised by Henderson Kempton doubts 20 October 2020Uncertainty over Champ and Santini in King George VI Chase has reduced the odds on another Nicholls championship winSixteen winners and a 39% strike-rate in October have pushed Paul Nicholls to the top of the market for the 2020-21 National Hunt trainers’ championship and his prospects of claiming the King George VI Chase at Kempton […]Greg Wood
- The Spin | Cannonball Cricket: the indoor revolution that failed to take off 20 October 2020Once hailed as the future and huge in Australia, for some reason the idea was not a hit. But it could be back in 2021It was in this week in 1985 that the Guardian first reported on a new form of indoor cricket, apparently set to take the nation by storm. A centre had opened […]Simon Burnton
- World Series 2020: will the Rays spring a surprise over the Dodgers? 20 October 2020Will Clayton Kershaw and Co end a losing streak in the October classic? Or will Tampa band of upstarts bring a title home to Florida? Our writers have their say Not to be crude, but if Los Angeles’ rally from a 3-1 NLCS deficit taught us anything about these Dodgers, it’s that their players have […]David Lengel, Bryan Armen Graham, Alan Evans, Tom Lutz and Hunter Felt
- The absurdity of Mesut Özil’s exile, yet another top talent cut adrift | Jonathan Liew 20 October 2020Arsène Wenger must despair at the inefficiency in the game, embodied by the German midfielder’s omissionThere’s been something strangely disconcerting about seeing Arsène Wenger back on our screens, promoting his new book. Almost every interviewer he has faced has tried to lure him into some sort of indelicacy. Come on Arsène, settle some scores. Shit-talk […]Jonathan Liew
- Manchester United's improvement buys breathing room for Solskjær | David Hytner 20 October 2020The performance in victory at Newcastle was reminiscent of their summer form and brings hope before the visit to PSGTo fully appreciate the highs, it is necessary to first plumb the depths and Manchester United appeared determined to test the theory on Saturday in the must-win Premier League game at Newcastle. On the back of […]David Hytner
- Russia planned cyber-attack on Tokyo Olympics, says UK 20 October 2020Foreign secretary condemns ‘cynical and reckless’ bid to disrupt Games, before they were postponedRussian military intelligence services were planning a cyber-attack on the Japanese-hosted Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo this summer in an attempt to disrupt the world’s premier sporting event, the UK National Cyber Security Centre has revealed, disclosing a joint operation with the […]Patrick Wintour in London, Julian Borger in Washington, and Justin McCurry in Tokyo
