Kyren Wilson says he apologised to the referee over throwing his cue on the table after losing a frame at the International Championship in China.
While 57 points behind with 27 remaining in his first round match against Liam Highfield, Wilson conceded the frame after his opponent Liam Highfield missed a yellow.
But as he was walking out of the arena, Wilson threw his cue across the table as the balls were being re-racked for the next frame – and the 2024 world champion received a surprised glare from the match referee. Footage posted on his Chinese social media page has shown Wilson apologising to the referee, who clearly held no hard feelings – and he has now spoken publicly about the incident.
Wilson would recover to beat Highfield 6-5 on Sunday to progress to the second round in Nanjing, where he thrashed Ryan Day 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon.
Speaking to the World Snooker Tour after his victory over Day, Wilson said of the cue incident: "It's a tough one, really. I've always been a fiery character, and I've always had that bit of a temper side in me. That's something that's made me a winner over the years, and I feel like that little bit of fire in your belly is the difference between a winner sometimes.
"It was something that I just needed to get out of my system. I'd just bottled up my emotions for eight frames. I've played Liam for many years, since we were about 11 years old, and he's kind of changed his style of play, if I can just put it lightly. And it just frustrated me over the course of eight frames. I'm not saying it was the right thing to do, but it was the right thing for me to do in that moment, to get myself geed up and going again.
"The only thing I regret is that my anger was outed towards the referee. So I bought him a cupcake before tonight's game, just to say sorry and that it was nothing to do with him. So yeah, I hold my hands up for that. But I never hold my hands up for how passionate I am about the game and about my performances."
Legendary athletes from the North Rift region have criticised Athletics Kenya (AK) for excluding the Eldoret City Marathon from its calendar, warning that the decision could undermine the careers of upcoming athletes.Speaking to the press in Eldoret, the athletes, led by former 3,000m steeplechase runner Wilson Boit Kipketer, said the marathon had supported hundreds of athletes over the past seven years through its lucrative prize money.
A popular Football Manager streamer brutally released one of his former classmates because of his dislike for him.
Football Manager 27, the latest football management simulation video game from Sports Interactive, is officially released on 10 November but an early access preview has allowed gamers to get stuck in for a limited period.
The game allows players to live the life of a football manager, from tactics and team selection right up to transfers.
But it also enables complete and utter pettiness and that was on display from HoodGamingUK, a content creator who specialises in FM and has 28,000 followers on TikTok and 38,000 subscribers on YouTube.
A regular streamer, he gave fans an insight into his saves and one from back in FM24 saw him in charge of Weston-Super-Mare, who compete in the National League South.
HoodGaming, real name Steve Hood, ended up going viral for when he decided to get rid of striker Marlon Jackson, with the club forced to pay out a fee of £12,000 in compensation.
The decision was made out of spite, with the FM fanatic not exactly enjoying Jackson's company when they were younger.
FM is known for its realism and there have been examples of players responding on direct messages to those who were managing the footballer in a virtual capacity on the game.
"This is a really interesting one. I went to school with this guy. Marlon was in my year at school.
"I personally thought he was a bit of a n**head. Sorry Marlon. Bye."
Born in 1990, Jackson came through the academy at Championship side Bristol City but played just five times for the Robins.
Instead, he was sent on loan at Hereford United, Aldershot, Northampton, Cheltenham and AFC Telford United.
He proceeded to sign permanently for Hereford before going on to represent Bury, Halifax Town, Tranmere Rovers, Oxford City, Newport County, Gloucester City and Chippenham Town.
He also had two spells with Weston-super-Mare, the latest of which saw him score an impressive 39 goals in 85 appearances.
The 35-year-old striker is still playing for Yate Town, playing in the Southern Premier Division.
Jackson, who shares his name with a member of the Jackson 5, has never responded to the release from his ex schoolmate Hood.
On FM24, Jackson wasn't exactly the most iindispensable player in Hood's squad. His 'current ability' was rated at 55, with a potential of improving to 68 and he had a one-and-a-half star rating.
With a personality described as "fairly professional" on the game, Jackson was best used as a target man and earned around £250 per week.
Multiple retailers have Football Manager 27 available for pre-order for your XBox or PC.
At full price, the game costs £49.99, but there's currently 16 percent off on the Fanatical website. And you can snag an additional five percent off with our exclusive code SPORTBIBLE5, bringing the cost down to £39.89.
Anyone that pre-orders the game will be able to access the title after the five-day free preview ends on November 3, 2026 and before general release on November 9, 2026.
Timothy AbrahamBBC Sport journalist and Sean KearnsBBC SportTenerife striker Jesus de Miguel has died after the 30-year-old suffered a serious injury during a Spanish second-division match.The forward suffered head and chest injuries during a match against Andorra on Monday, in a heavy collision with goalkeeper Jesus Owono, who was sent off for his challenge.
Wayne Rooney has an unusual phobia that he will be hoping he does not stumble across during the jungle after being revealed as the 2026 headliner for I'm a Celebrity.
Manchester United's record goalscorer has been focusing on punditry following a disappointing spell in management with Derby County, D.C United, Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle.
The ITV reality show returns on November 16 and according to The Sun, Rooney will be part of the star-studded line-up when it is officially announced by ITV.
Arguably the biggest signing in the show's history, he follows on from his wife Coleen after she reached the final in 2024.
One of England's greatest ever players, Rooney has a lot of qualities that could see him thrive in Bushtucker trials and challenges.
But the 41-year-old has already revealed his phobia to be large fish following an admission.
During an appearance on punditry for BBC in a FA Cup clash between Brighton and Nottingham Forest, host Gary Lineker stated: "We still got a little time to talk. What we did learn during that first half was that Wayne Rooney's scared of fish."
Rooney explained: "I just don’t like them. It’s the big fish that I’m scared of."
Rooney's kids are said to be ecstatic about watching him take on the jungle and he will be hoping to become the second ever footballer to win the show.
Lioness legend Jill Scott made history when she was crowned Queen of the Jungle in 2022.
John Fashanu came close when he finished 2nd in 2003, while in 2015 Kieron Dyer was fourth – the same place David Ginola finished in 2021.
Ian Wright came eighth during his appearance in 2019, while Jimmy Bullard, Harry Redknapp and Wayne Bridge are other notable names in football to participate.
Rooney's other half Coleen reportedly received £1.5 million for her appearance two years ago, with it expected that the former Everton star's fee will surpass that.
As per rumours, Rooney is not the only sportsman to be heading Down Under. That's because Ade Adepitan, former wheelchair basketball player, has signed up.
The 53-year-old won bronze at the 2004 Athens Paralympics when he represented Great Britain and a year later he claimed gold at the 2005 Paralympic World Cup.
Adepitan, who received an MBE for his services to disability sport, lost the use of his left leg after contracting polio when he was just 15 months old.
He will become become the first I'm a Celeb contestant with a wheelchair to appear. ITV will therefore adapt the camp to help Adepitan get around, while some trials involving him would likely have to be modified in some way.
Lewis Hamilton's biggest complaint about the FIA's decision to award Charles Leclerc a five-second penalty for their lap one incident at the Mexico City Grand Prix has been proven even further by new data.
Hamilton finished second in Mexico City behind Max Verstappen, with Leclerc eventually crossing the line in fourth. But the big drama occurred on the opening lap when Leclerc left the track and gained an advantage at turn four, having taken too much speed into the corner as he attempted to overtake Hamilton around the outside for first place.
Hamilton also went off the circuit but rejoined in the correct manner, falling behind Red Bull's Verstappen. But by his actions, Leclerc was able to take the lead and, because he was not ordered to give the position back, kept hold of it and pulled out a considerable advantage over Verstappen and Hamilton behind.
While Hamilton made his feelings clear about Leclerc's move on the first lap of the race, he was also highly critical over team radio of the FIA's decision to punish the Monegasque driver with only a five-second penalty. Under the FIA's regulations, a standard 10-second penalty is usually applied, but the stewards deemed there to be mitigating circumstances in that Hamilton also left the track.
Their decision meant that Hamilton was effectively dealt a double blow, in that he had to conserve his tyres in dirty air behind Verstappen while Leclerc was free to push on ahead.
By the time of their first pit stops, Leclerc had pulled out over eight seconds on Hamilton and, as race leader, was given pit stop priority. With Hamilton pitting a lap later, Leclerc was able to serve his five-second penalty and still be ahead of his team-mate by the time both drivers had stopped.
Individual lap time data from the Mexico City Grand Prix has emerged which proves Hamilton's point perfectly. Across just three of the opening 26 laps – before both Ferraris pitted – was Hamilton faster than Leclerc, and one of those was on Leclerc's in-lap when he would have been slower in approaching the pit exit.
Conversely, when he had slightly more free air, Hamilton was quicker than Leclerc on the medium tyres for six consecutive laps, until he again held back to conserve his tyres.
Following the red flag, Hamilton was a cumulative 10 seconds quicker than Leclerc over the final 20 laps of the Grand Prix and set a faster lap time on every occasion – though the mitigating factor in that part of the race was that Leclerc had badly flat-spotted his front left tyre after a severe lock-up on the restart.
But those laps do show that, if the seven-time world champion had been in clean air for the first stint like Leclerc was, there would be no reason why Ferrari couldn't have secured a one-two.
After being told by race engineer Carlo Santi that Leclerc had been awarded a five-second penalty, Hamilton replied: "The problem with the five-second penalty is that he's got clean air. He doesn't have to manage like the rest of us. Should just give the positions back."
"The stewards have basically handed Charles this win. We agreed in the drivers' briefing."
"We, as a team, worked so hard," Hamilton said in his post-race press conference. "We could have easily had a one-two today. We had the pace to do so.
"We're going into turn four [in] first and second. If we just held position, I think anything can happen in the race. But when your team-mate works against you, and then you lose positions like that, it's definitely tough.
"I think the core thing to remember, which maybe comes with age, is that every decision you make in the car impacts all the people who work in the background. The whole team. So working as a team is part of our job and part of our contract. We have to work as a team, which we could have easily done today.
"It's a shame to see us lose today, and that will just continue unless action is taken and a real, deep, serious conversation is had so it shouldn't happen moving forward."
Roy Keane demanded Manchester United sign two players in the summer of 2023 – but where are they now?
Keane made the comments at the end of the 2022/23 campaign, which saw Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City win their third Premier League title in a row on the way to a historic treble.
As for United, they enjoyed a respectable first season under Erik ten Hag’s leadership, finishing third in the league and runners-up in the FA Cup after losing to City in the final.
Ahead of the season, Antony and Lisandro Martínez arrived from Ten Hag’s former club Ajax, while Casemiro signed from Real Madrid.
Tyrell Malacia and Christian Eriksen also signed for the Old Trafford club. Despite qualifying for the Champions League, United were heavily linked with then-Chelsea star Mason Mount, Spurs forward Harry Kane and West Ham central midfielder Declan Rice.
Offering his opinion on the three players when speaking to Sky Sports at the time, Keane said: “They have to get a world-class striker, but it’s going to be difficult because City are brilliant with a great, great manager.
“I wouldn’t be so sure about Mount.
“They’re going to be linked with lots of players, but the one that would excite you really is Kane.”
After fellow Sky Sports pundit Micah Richards questioned Keane’s stance on Mount, Keane added: “He’s just gone off the boil a little bit. I know he can bounce back and he’s got qualities, and I was raving about him a few years ago.
“He’s just gone missing the last year or two, had one or two injuries, and the fact he can’t get in a bad Chelsea team.
“I wouldn’t be hanging my hat too much on him in terms of improving United and closing the gap; I think he’s a good player, but would he improve United? I’m not so sure.
“I think Rice would, he would be a decent signing, but in terms of the excitement and goalscoring, they’ve got to go for Kane, but can you see Spurs selling to United? Very, very difficult.”
Now, more than three years later, Keane’s comments have aged well, with Mount yet to sustain a solid run of form in a United shirt after his £55million move from Chelsea.
In 80 appearances, Mount has produced just eight goals and two assists, and he has yet to receive an England cap since joining the Old Trafford club.
Mount’s arrival has coincided with United finishing eighth in 2023/24, 15th in 2024/25 and third in 2025/26 – although he played just 23 league games last term.
Meanwhile, Rice and Kane’s careers have followed an almost constant upward trajectory since May 2023.
Rice lifted the Conference League with West Ham in 2022/23 before going on to sign for Arsenal in a £105million deal that summer.
The Englishman has since become a stalwart in Mikel Arteta’s side, helping them win the 2025/26 Premier League title and reach the Champions League final in the same campaign.
On the international stage, Rice has become one of the first names on England’s team sheet, playing a leading role as the side reached two Euros finals – in 2021 and 2024 – and the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, before finishing third in the 2026 edition.
As with Rice, Kane’s decision to avoid signing for United has proven to be the correct one. He decided to up sticks and leave Spurs to sign for Bayern in 2023.
The England skipper failed to get his hands on silverware during his first season in Bavaria as Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga, despite Kane netting 36 goals in 32 games.
But since then, the 33-year-old has helped Bayern to back-to-back Bundesliga crowns and the 2025/26 DFB-Pokal.
From a personal point of view, Kane’s German adventure could hardly have played out better, with the Englishman pipping Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal to the 2026 Ballon d’Or and effectively being crowned the best active footballer on the planet.
Rice has also picked up several individual honours, including Arsenal’s Men’s Player of the Season awards for 2024/25 and 2025/26, the club’s Goal of the Season award for 2024/25, the Football Supporters’ Association Men’s Player of the Year award in 2024 and the Premier League Player of the Year award at the 2024 London Football Awards.
The 27-year-old was also named in the Premier League Team of the Year for 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, as well as the Champions League Team of the Season for 2024/25 and 2025/26.
So, it’s safe to say Keane was spot on back in 2023, with the pair now worth a combined £150million, according to Transfermarkt’s valuation.
Speaking after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday (November 1), ex-Reds defender Jamie Carragher dubbed Rice the Premier League’s best midfielder by a long way, with the Gunners star providing the pass to set up Kai Havertz’s strike.
"He's one of the best midfield players Arsenal have ever had," Carragher said.
"They've obviously had some great ones. He's right up there with the best of them. He's the best midfield player in the Premier League by a long way. It's not even a debate."
Is Jamie Carragher right about Rice being the best midfielder in the Premier League?
No matter how much you intend on getting stuck into the Football Manager game, it will take some serious FM bashing to come anywhere close to the record for the longest save in history.
Football Manager 27 is free to play until 3 November before the game's official release – with players able to continue their saves from the exact point where they left off following the early access.
But however long anyone's save ends up being, it is near-on impossible that it will surpass the incredible run FM fanatic Sepp Hedel achieved.
The German went into the Guinness World Records after completing a whopping 535 seasons in one continuous save.
He played the majority of the game while working in Africa, beginning in December 2017.
The record was first celebrated in 2019 when he got to 333 seasons, beating Michal Leniec, a 38-year-old man from Poland, who managed for 221 seasons and claimed the award in December 2018.
In 2022, he was knocked off his perch by Paweł Siciński after his save lasted 416 seasons.
But Hedel kept on playing and reclaimed his record in June 2025 in Diebelstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
In total, his real-life playing time came to a staggering 146 days in real-time and spanned five different clubs.
The stats behind Football Manager record-breaker's
He kicked off his managerial career with FC United of Manchester, a breakaway Non-League club set up by Manchester United fans in protest to the Glazer family takeover.
Hedel then went on to travel the world, taking charge of Bengaluru Football Club, Hereford FC, LA Galaxy and Tai Po FC.
During his original record of 333 seasons, where he did not do any simulation or in-game vacations, he won nearly 1000 trophies.
In this period, he scored 42,672 goals in 15,768 matches and signed a total of 684 players for a combined total of £9.41 billion.
Fernando Robles, an FM regen, proved to be his trusty talisman, scoring 427 times in 587 games. The updated statistics including the second record-break have never been released but it has been verified by Guinness World Records and Hedel has the certificate to prove it.
"My favourite part of the game was to develop smaller clubs, so I started with FC United of Manchester who had their first Premier League win in 2037 after six second places! That was a special moment," Hedel reflected on his heroics.
"After 50 years in Manchester I had won everything, so I decided to try something new and signed with Bengaluru FC of India.
"Eventually I returned to the Premier League with Hereford FC in 2277. However, I realized how insanely strong I developed FC United and it was even harder to beat my former club, but I finally managed to in 2289.
"I think the first win against the big clubs Manchester City and Manchester United with FC United of Manchester was very special. Of course, the first Premier League title and the first win of the UEFA Champions League against Atletico Madrid in 2037 was also a big deal too."
We await to see what damage he can do on Football Manager 27.
Multiple retailers have Football Manager 27 available for pre-order for your XBox or PC.
At full price, the game costs £49.99, but there's currently 16 percent off on the Fanatical website. And you can snag an additional five percent off with our exclusive code SPORTBIBLE5, bringing the cost down to £39.89.
Anyone that pre-orders the game will be able to access the title after the five-day free preview ends on November 3, 2026 and before general release on November 9, 2026.
Michael Carrick had the chance to make a statement of intent at Monday's press conference, but his response to a question about Lisandro Martinez lacked the conviction Manchester United desperately need right now.
Martinez will miss this weekend's must-win clash with Aston Villa after picking up two yellow cards in the space of 83 seconds at Chelsea.
The 28-year-old defender, who called out United's hierarchy after their Champions League defeat against Atletico Madrid last month, was ignored by Carrick as he walked off the pitch.
But when the moment called for a show of authority, Carrick's response in his latest press conference lacked the ruthlessness needed from a coach to inspire a turnaround at Old Trafford.
"No, I've got no concerns about commitment at all," he said when asked about Martinez.
"Things happen in football. Sometimes you do things, sometimes you make a decision, sometimes you make mistakes. But the commitment is not an issue for sure."
Carrick added: "I've said it before, the commitment of the players to the club, to me, to each other is something I don't question at all. We need to play better, we can make better decisions, but commitment's not a thing at all."
United chiefs are planning to hold discussions with Martinez over his attitude, performances, future and contract situation, according to a report from the Manchester Evening News.
Martinez, who is in the final year of his deal at Old Trafford, is attracting interest from a host of clubs, including Champions League opponents Roma and Como.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are also monitoring his situation, according to AS.
Argentina teammate Cristian Romero, who joined Atletico from Tottenham in the summer, recently named Martinez as the player he'd most like to see join him at the Spanish club.
Given everything that has happened this season, Martinez appears likely to leave United next summer, although the club have an option to extend his contract until 2028.
Fabrizio Romano delivered an update on Martinez's future in his latest video on YouTube.
"It is not an easy moment for Lisandro Martínez in general," he said. "His contract runs until June 2027, meaning the end of this season. Man Utd have a club option to extend his contract until 2028, ensuring they do not lose any value in terms of the player’s valuation."
Under-fire Manchester United boss Michael Carrick says speculation about his future will not impact their Champions League game against Roma.
United are winless in nine matches, their worst run in 38 years, and sit outside the Premier League relegation zone on goal difference with just one win and seven points from their opening nine fixtures.
Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea increased speculation that Tuesday night’s visit of Roma in their fourth Champions League league phase match might be his last, given the Giallorossi’s unbeaten start in Serie A and 16 goals across their past four matches, with their only defeat of the season coming in Real Madrid’s dramatic 4-3 win in the Stadio Olimpico on October 14 .
Speaking at his pre-match media conference, Carrick said: “(Speculation) has no influence on how we prepare or on the game. We cannot wait for it. That is all I am focused on. What happens after, happens. Whatever direction it goes in.”
Carrick said he believes the players remain committed to the cause, despite the manner of their defeat at Stamford Bridge, with Lisandro Martinez’s quickfire sending-off and penalty concession ending their hopes of a comeback.
“I know what we are capable of. We have shown it in bursts, (including) the other day. We are close but need to act on it quickly.
“I have no concerns about (Martinez’s) commitment. Things happen in football. Sometimes you make mistakes. The commitment is not an issue.
“The dressing room is in a good place. The commitment of the players to the club, to me, to each other – do not question it at all. We need to play better, we can make better decisions, but the commitment is not a thing at all.
“We have to find a way out of this moment. We have done a lot of good things, we just couldn’t capitalise on it, but we will do. We have to keep doing the right things.
“A lot of people could do my job when you are winning games. It is about finding solutions, finding answers, staying strong, leading right and getting the best out of the players and we have to keep pushing for that.
“I love being here, I love working with the players. The struggles, the challenges, that just drives you on to want even more,” Carrick said.
United’s only win since August came in the 4-0 success against Sabah at Old Trafford on September 10 but another against Roma would keep United’s hopes of progressing to the knockout stages alive, said Carrick.
“We are looking for the win. There is the bigger picture and it is about getting through to the later stages.
“One or two (defeats) you can get away with… as long as you make amends for that. There are times, like tomorrow, that are going to dictate that for us. We’re certainly still in it. We’ve a great chance of progressing and that has to be the focus from now.”
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo also gave his backing to the head coach and said the players have to fight as one to get through this ‘bump in the road’.
“I have been at this club for a long time and I know there’s always going to be ups and downs, it’s never going to be plain sailing to the top so you expect bumps and the best thing about it is that you’re able to bounce back from them.”
“I feel like our way to repay the manager is to be behind him on and off the pitch and fight as a team.
“I’m grateful to the boss for putting trust in me as soon as he came in and giving me all the advice that he has, knowing that he’s been a player and knows the history of this club and what it takes to win.
“I take those words to heart and try to apply them every day.”
