October 26th, 2016
Homophobia in sport: FA chairman Greg Clarke’s views ‘old-fashioned’ – Keegan Hirst
Football Association chairman Greg Clarke’s views on gay footballers coming out are “negative”, says Britain’s first openly gay rugby league player Keegan Hirst.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/37779847
Cook’s captaincy in stats
At Mirpur, Alastair Cook will captain England for the 54th time in Test cricket, equalling Michael Atherton’s record. While that is still some way short of Graeme Smith’s record 109 Tests in charge, it is still a notable achievement.
Source: http://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/10633251/alastair-cook-benedict-bermange-looks-at-the-stats-behind-the-england-skippers-reign
Warriors get wake-up call as Durant era opens with a thud
(Reuters) – When Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors many felt a championship was a mere formality, but a humbling season-opening loss has sent a sudden wakeup call to one of the NBA's most talented teams of all time. Durant had a team-high 27 points in his much anticipated Warriors debut on Tuesday but Golden State stumbled to a 129-100 blowout loss to the visiting San Antonio Spurs that prompted many in the sellout crowd to head for the exits early. It woke us up a bit, and we're looking forward to getting better," four-time scoring champion Durant told reporters.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/warriors-wake-call-durant-era-opens-thud-163834939–nba.html