General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 25, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
WNBA Finals
The Valkyries evened the series espn.com at 2-2 with a 67-62 win over the Dream, playing stellar defense throughout. Earlier, Golden State stole Game 4 espn.com in Atlanta, holding Angel Reese to eight points. Meanwhile, Indiana's front office is in flux, as the Fever's president stepped down espn.com and the team's GM was fired on Friday.
Mixed Martial Arts
Alexander Volkanovski stopped Evloev bbc.co.uk to claim a record ninth featherweight title defense, while Petr Yan also held on to his belt espn.com at UFC. UFC CEO Dana White criticized espn.com welterweight champion Islam Makhachev for failing to defend his division, and an interim title bout has been booked.
College Football
Chaos marked Week, with Cincinnati upsetting No. 8 Texas Tech espn.com 34-27 behind four touchdown passes from JC French IV. Texas survived a 21-point deficit espn.com to beat Ole Miss, and UCF upset No. 2 BYU espn.com in double overtime. Indiana edged Michigan in overtime on a Josh Hoover touchdown run, the Hoosiers' first win in Ann Arbor since 1967. Miami routed Pitt espn.com to open its reign as No. 1, with Malachi Toney setting a school record with 16 catches. NC State fired Dave Doeren espn.com after a 3-4 start, and Utah's Morgan Scalley has the Utes on track espn.com for the College Football Playoff. The latest CFP projection espn.com has Utah salvaging a rough day for the Big.
Rugby
Australia beat Fiji 36-22 bbc.co.uk to reach the Rugby League World Cup semifinals. In the URC, Ospreys thumped the Dragons 31-14 bbc.co.uk on their return to St Helen's, while Leinster beat Munster 24-18 bbc.co.uk in the derby, a result that has Munster's Gavin Coombes facing an allegation bbc.co.uk. Ulster coach Richie Murphy praised his side bbc.co.uk for sticking in the fight against the Bulls.
Motorsport and Other
Sunday's Moto GP race in Australia was cancelled bbc.co.uk due to weather. Kimi Antonelli can become bbc.co.uk the youngest F1 world champion in Austin on Sunday. Russia will host bbc.co.uk a world weightlifting championship, the first Olympic federation event hosted there since the invasion of Ukraine. Naomi Osaka says she is bbc.co.uk not far off her best form. Britain's Dalton Smith retained bbc.co.uk his WBC light-welterweight title in a split decision over Puello.
Coming Up
Kimi Antonelli can take bbc.co.uk the F1 title in Austin on Sunday. The WNBA Finals go to Game 5 espn.com with the series tied 2-2.