{"articles":[{"headline":"JW Johnson Hits New Heights, Becomes World's Highest Rated Pickleball Player","description":"JW Johnson has become the world's highest-rated pickleball player with a DUPR rating of 7.066, capping a series of dominant performances that underline his status among the sport's elite., Pickleball, Times Now","link":"https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/pickleball/jw-johnson-hits-new-heights-becomes-worlds-highest-rated-pickleball-player-article-156440322","image":"https://images.timesnownews.com/thumb/msid-156440357,thumbsize-79550,width-1280,height-720,resizemode-75/156440357.jpg","source":"Times Now","date":"2026-10-31T08:22:37Z"},{"headline":"Christian Horner: Geri has been strong, resilient - an absolute rock","description":"Christian Horner is at a crossroads of what next and has no idea where he might turn. On one side, there is the potential Formula One comeback and barely a week goes by where he isn’t linked to another team – “I think it’s everyone but Mercedes,” he says with a laugh. But will he return to the paddock? “It feels like a magnet,” he says of the sport, “and it’s trying to pull me back in. But I’d only go back for the right thing. I don’t feel like I’ve got anything to prove.” His tenure at Red Bull was […]","link":"https://inews.co.uk/sport/christian-horner-f1-return-geri-4861590","image":"https://inews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/SEI_318754938.jpg?crop=0px,0px,1911px,1080px&resize=1200,675","source":"The i Paper","date":"2026-10-31T08:00:00Z"},{"headline":"Acosta wins Malaysian Grand Prix sprint ahead of Marc Marquez","description":"SEPANG, Malaysia, Oct 31 - KTM's Pedro Acosta won a thrilling Malaysian MotoGP sprint at the Sepang International Circuit on Saturday, with rain threatening to play spoil sport. Read more at straitstimes.com.","link":"https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/acosta-wins-malaysian-grand-prix-sprint-ahead-of-marc-marquez","image":"https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/eaca3a4e108c7c21c92120dc65c31e24699668c2b574420404365defc8123ce5?w=1200","source":"The Straits Times","date":"2026-10-31T07:51:41Z"},{"headline":"Pope Leo receiving teams and fans from US college basketball before their games in Rome","description":"Pope Leo XIV is preparing to hold a private audience with basketball teams from his alma mater, Villanova, and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame, plus thousands of traveling American fans. A total of about 7,000 people are expected in the Paul VI audience hall inside the Vatican. The audience precedes the U.S. college basketball season opener in Rome on Sunday. The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will play a doubleheader at the 11,000-seat Palazzo dello Sport — which is located about a half-hour drive from the Vatican. The event has been dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off and was created to honor the first American pope.","link":"https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/10/pope-leo-receiving-teams-and-fans-from-us-college-basketball-before-their-games-in-rome/","image":"https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PSC5R2UUTVBBDJBPROOJIVW35E.jpg?auth=8858122ea247aeccd41c02740ce6c6e88d67c311969b52749b717b94ba03f932&width=1200&height=630&smart=true","source":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","date":"2026-10-31T07:42:30Z"},{"headline":"Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. Prevost has other ideas","description":"Pope Leo XIV has told the basketball teams from his alma mater, Villanova, and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral. But in a raucous audience of 7,000 players, fans and their families, the former Robert Prevost laid bare his true feelings. He said “Prevost has another opinion. The teams were in town for the U.S. college basketball season opener in Rome.  The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will play a doubleheader Sunday at the 11,000-seat Palazzo dello Sport — which is located about a half-hour drive from the Vatican.","link":"https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/10/pope-leo-tells-villanova-and-notre-dame-basketball-teams-he-is-neutral-prevost-has-other-ideas/","image":"https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/KFZPXO7HNZBOHJG5CRXTBAQMGA.jpg?auth=9e4ea20e92c5114283435bf827ad51a758605ad49c9f5dcb2c8fbfb3f4069332&width=1200&height=630&smart=true","source":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","date":"2026-10-31T07:42:30Z"},{"headline":"Lime bike jousting a ‘legitimate’ form of the sport, professional says ahead of latest London event","description":"Another Lime bike jousting event is due to take place in London on Saturday","link":"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/lime-bike-jousting-london-fields-b1303047.html","image":"https://static.standard.co.uk/2026/10/19/14/34/Screenshot-2026-10-19-at-15-57-23.png?width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75","source":"Evening Standard","date":"2026-10-31T07:33:45Z"},{"headline":"Boxing Tonight: Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli Start Time, Card &","description":"For the first time since 2020, world championship boxing falls on Halloween night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Canelo Alvarez, the sport's biggest pay-per-view star, reclaims the spotlight on Saturday night in his return to the world title picture.","link":"https://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/boxing_tonight_canelo_alvarez_vs_christian_mbilli_start_time_card/s1_17676_44496355","image":"https://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/6/7678b878bedbe3e3324e36a989e6bd5da33f24c2/thumb_16x9/01m67nercs5nh21ca00m.jpg","source":"Yardbarker","date":"2026-10-31T07:06:31Z"},{"headline":"Massive Attack, Bob Marley, bell hooks and grime: what forces shaped four generations of Black Britons?","description":"For Black History Month, figures from the arts, culture and sport reveal the people and ideas that made them who they are today","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/31/black-history-month-panel-arlo-parks-eunice-olumide-ade-adepitan-vanley-burke","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/89e3c5c5400f7c250a1d5133dd481269618fc273/44_0_2356_1884/master/2356.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctb3BpbmlvbnMucG5n&enable=upscale&s=093d872f2a738c18b78e8a4970baadc0","source":"The Guardian","date":"2026-10-31T06:00:35Z"},{"headline":"Labour accused of waging 'war on the countryside' as game shooting faces uncertain future","description":"Labour accused of waging 'war on the countryside' as game shooting faces uncertain future . The future of game shooting is in doubt, despite the sport bringing billions of pounds to the economy each year, alongside environmental and health benefits for rural communities","link":"https://www.gbnews.com/news/labour-war-countryside-game-shooting","image":"https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/image.png?id=68564662&width=1200&height=600&coordinates=0%2C60%2C0%2C60","source":"GB News","date":"2026-10-31T06:00:04Z"},{"headline":"‘For all the rosiness, there are daggers. That’s sport’: Ronan O’Gara on coaching journey","description":"La Rochelle chief on not getting a look-in for Leinster role, why his playing greatness has no bearing on the sidelines, and his ambitions to win a World Cup","link":"https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/31/for-all-the-rosiness-there-are-daggers-thats-sport-ronan-ogara-on-coaching-journey/","image":"https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZVYC7N2W6FBL5AEIQ4BEK6FBOA.jpg?smart=true&auth=5f0d47dc86b99117d8ac3540106f8b77953f0d3b3d109d294e2f2458dc187db0&width=1200&height=630","source":"The Irish Times","date":"2026-10-31T06:00:00Z"}]}