Sport in brief November 9

News from the sporting world with JAMIE J

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: Bernard Pelote top-scored with 33 points as bottom of the table Leicester caused the shock of the season with a 97-76 win at Super League table-toppers London. Cheshire edged to a 93-90 win at Manchester before losing out 86-84 after two periods of over-time at Sheffield, Bristol won 81-65 at Newcastle then lost 53-68 to Surrey and Patrick Robinson netted 22 points as Liverpool saw off Caledonia 119-93.

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Unbeaten Chelsea are in Gothenburg to face Hacken when Champions League action returns this evening. Real Madrid take on Paris FC, Inter Milan host Manchester City with both teams having drawn their opening three games, Paris St German are up against Bayern Munich and Roma, the only team yet to score, meet Servette Chenois. Arsenal are at champions Barcelona on Thursday in a repeat of the 2025 final.

MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: The International Rugby League is set to introduce new eligibility criteria that will allow players to represent countries based on the heritage of any of their great-grandparents. The new rule follows campaigning from Cook Islands head coach Karmichael Hunt who argued that their pool of available players is suffering long-term decline. The move will also lead to more Australian-born players representing England.

ICE HOCKEY: Cardiff Devils top the Elite League by a point after earning overtime wins at home to Dundee and on the road in Fife. Second-placed Belfast Giants, who have a game in hand, won both legs of their double-header with Guildford while Sheffield in third could only manage one win from their two games with Manchester. Aiden Hansen-Bukata netted the only goal of the match as Nottingham edged past Coventry 1-0 on Sunday.

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