The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 to move the series score to 1-1.
Yamamoto, a right-hander for Japan, only needed 105 pitches to start his second postseason complete game.
As the Blue Jays made history, Smith led the Dodgers’ offense with three runs batted in (RBI), while Smith had a memorable night.
Game two at Toronto’s Rogers Centre was a pitching duo for extended periods of time, not the free-scoring opener.
In the top of the first inning, Smith gave up Freddie Freeman before Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman tied the Dodgers at the plate before striking out.
The Canadians equaled with two runs in the bottom of the third inning when George Springer was scored on a sacrifice by Alejandro Kirk, but the game remained unbroken until the top of the seventh inning when Smith and Max Muncy both lifted Gausman with solo home runs to give the 2024 champions a two-run advantage.
In the top of the eighth inning, the Dodgers scored on a wild pitch before Smith added his third RBI of the evening to make it 5-1.
In game one, the Dodgers’ bullpen had suffered a blow, but Yamamoto was able to give his relievers a night off by pitching all nine innings without giving any late scares.
In what may have been their final ODI international in Australia, India avoided a whitewash against Australia when Virat Kohli rebounded from back-to-back ducks with a meticulous half-century.
Although neither player has confirmed that Saturday’s game was their final encounter in the Down Under, neither of them will feature in the upcoming five-game T20 series against Australia that will begin on October 29.
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In what could be their final international series against Australia, both players batted off a 237-1 lead with more than 11 overs to spare, while Sharma recorded a 121-run, unbeaten 121 with 13 fours and three sixes and Kohli scored 74 not out.
After India lost its 18th consecutive toss in an ODI, fast bowler Harshit Rana’s 4-39, which included six of its bowlers, outlasted Australia for a record-breaking 236.
By winning the Adelaide match on Thursday by two wickets, Australia had won the series 2-0. In the rain-shortened opener in Perth, that came as a seven-wicket victory.
Shubman Gill, the captain of India, scored 24 runs off 26 balls before being defeated by Josh Hazlewood, the captain. It’s been a delight to watch Rohit and Kohli work together for so long.
Rohit Sharma’s 33rd ODI hundred was recorded at the SCG [Saeed Khan/AFP]
Returning to form, Sharma and Kohli
At the Sydney Cricket Ground, where they shared a 168-run partnership, marking their first century partnership since January 2020, the crowd of nearly 40, 000 cheered loudly.
Before scoring his century with a single against the leg-spinner, Sharma twice lofted Adam Zampa (0-50) for sixes on either side of the wicket before scoring a strong sweep against the spinners on the front of square to complete his strong sweep.
When Kohli drove Hazlewood for a single to wide mid-on from the first ball he faced, he was dismissed without scoring at Perth and Adelaide. When Kohli cut Zampa to the point boundary and welcomed Mitchell Starc with a straight-driven boundary, Kohli’s confidence grew.
Kohli fought back to finish his half-century off 56 balls before falling short of the LBW review on 36.
Kumar Sangakkara (14, 234) and Kohli now trail only Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of 18 426 runs with a score of 14 , 234.
Before Australia collapsed and were bowled out in 46.4 overs, Matt Renshaw (56) had already scored his maiden ODI half-century.
All six of Australia’s first six batters managed to reach the 20-run mark, but they were unable to lead by a score. India kept picking up wickets with regular intervals, losing four wickets for 18 runs after sitting comfortably at 183-3 in the 34th over.
Mitchell Marsh’s promising start came to an end when he gave himself too much room against left-arm spinner Axar Patel and was clean bowled on 41 in the 16th over after Travis Head (29) started aggressively before offering a tame catch off Mohammed Siraj at backward point.
For the fourth-wicket stand, Renshaw and Alex Carey added 59 runs, with Shreyas Iyer taking a stunning catch while turning around. When Renshaw advanced down the wicket to Washington Sundar (42-44)’s off-spin, he was out LBW in the 37th over, but he was hit low on the pads. Before Australia was bowled out, Ellis made a small cameo of 16 with three boundaries.
In the middle of our first innings, Marshall said, “We needed one more stand.” had a fantastic platform at 183-3, but was unable to cash in.
India’s captain Shubman Gill, second from right, greets Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as they return to the pavilion following their victory in the third ODI at the SCG.
Before the match was declared a no-contest, Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, the two fighters, were unable to survive the opening round of their heavyweight main event at UFC 321 inside Etihad Arena.
At the 4:35 mark of the first round, Aspinall (15-3-0) and Gane (12-2-0), both came out with a lot of energy before an unintentional double eye poke caused an official timeout.
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At 4:15 into the end, the match was declared a no-contest because Aspinall (15-3-0) was unable to see out of his right eye during the allotted five-minute break.
Aspinall’s first defense as the undisputed heavyweight champion was in 2011.
What should I do in this situation? In response to the boo-boos rumblings that surrounded the arena, an disappointed Aspinall remarked, “I can’t see.” “This is]exhaustive,” you say. The conflict was just “going on.”
As the ring announcer made the official announcement, Gane sat down and was disappointed as well.
Gane expressed regret for her. “I’m so sorry about that,”
The champion wasted no time in launching a powerful attack on Gane, which Aspinall immediately got off to.
Gane, who is renowned for his elusive footwork, took command in the cage’s center by standing toe-toe. He displayed no intimidation.
Gane smacked the champ with a sharp jab. And Gane was able to defend it midway through the round when Aspinall attempted to take down the shot. Gane did a good job of circling out of the cage while landing jabs and low kicks when Aspinall attempted to cut it off.
Aspinall was still out until Gane’s eye-punch in the final minute of the round.
On October 25, 2025, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Aspinall, left [Rula Rouhana/Reuters]
Down Jandiroba, then
Fifth-ranked contender Mackenzie Dern (16-5-0), who is 22-4-0), defeated top-ranked Virna Jandiroba (22-4-0), to take the vacant strawweight belt in a fierce co-main event where both women left the cage with battered right eyes.
Dern’s left hand was much more powerful and damaging than Dern’s, despite the two fighters’ impressive moments in some sparsely contested rounds.
The 32-year-old Brazilian cried as she heard the ring announcer announce her name as the new champion while having her belt tucked around her waist.
Dern remarked, “It feels amazing. “I need to see Moa,” he says. For Moa, this.
Dern’s six-year-old daughter Moa, who drew the UFC belt over her shoulder, joined her in the cage after that.
In a fight of the top-ranked bantamweights, No 2 Umar Nurmagomedov (19-1-0) and No 8 Mario Bautista (16-3-0) won unanimously.
Alexander Volkov, the second-ranked heavyweight champion, defeated No. 5 Jailton Almeida (22-4-0) in a split decision.
No 7 Aleksandar Rakic (14-6-0) made quick work of No 7 Azamat Murzakanov (16-0-0) in the light heavyweight division.
The division’s second-longest active UFC win streak was extended by Murzakanov’s first-round stoppage to six straight victories.
Giuseppe Cacace/AFP Giuseppe Cacace [Aspinall leaves the ring after suffering an eye injury]
On Sunday, October 26, 2025, how things are going:
Fighting
At least five people, including two children, were hurt when Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, early on Sunday, according to officials.
At least two people were killed and 12 others were hurt in the overnight attacks by Russian drones and missiles in Ukraine on Saturday, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. In the wintertime, she claimed that Moscow was trying to “create a humanitarian catastrophe” in her nation.
According to Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha in a separate post on X, the Russian attacks targeted “critical infrastructure,” the energy grid, a railroad, residential areas, and other regions. He remarked that “Russian terror can and should be stopped,” calling for “stronger sanctions” against Moscow.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, claimed that Patriot air defense systems are required more frequently as a result of these attacks. He wrote, “Ask America, Europe, and the G7 countries to make sure that no more lives are threatened by such attacks.”
In a statement released on Telegram, the Ukrainian Air Force said it had detonated 50 of the 62 drones and four of the nine missiles that were launched on Saturday by Russian forces.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that its forces had destroyed 121 Ukrainian drones overnight, including seven that were intercepting Moscow.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, claimed that Ukrainian forces harmed a dam on a reservoir in the border region and caused damage. He cautioned people to temporarily evacuate two border settlements because the strikes could result in flooding.
diplomacy and politics
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, stated to reporters on Air Force One as he boarded the plane that he would not be wasting his time meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin until he believes a deal will bring about peace between Russia and Ukraine.
According to a US official and another person, Trump’s administration is also working on additional sanctions to address key areas of Russia’s economy if Putin continues to halt the conflict, according to a Reuters news agency.
The US official, who was quoted by Reuters, claimed that Washington would like to see European allies implement additional sanctions or tariffs on Russia.
Zelenskyy said the most recent US sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil send “a powerful and desperately needed message that aggression will not go unanswered.”
Zelenskyy stated in a separate statement on Telegram that Ukraine anticipates receiving 150 Swedish Gripen fighter jets starting in 2014, and that the agreement is necessary to protect the nation.
However, Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, claimed in an interview with CNN that Moscow, Washington, and Kyiv are close to reaching a compromise.
Lewis Hamilton described the team’s season thus far as a “huge step” and called his best qualifying performance at Ferrari for Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix.
After a strong performance from Ferrari, the seven-time world champion will move up to third place, with Lando Norris and team-mate Charles Leclerc coming in second fastest, capturing pole position.
Hamilton hasn’t won a race for the team since joining Mercedes last winter, but he has had a difficult time.
Even though three of Mexico’s previous five races were won from third, Norris looks imperious in front of him, which is a difficult task for him to change.
Hamilton is only pleased to see that the team’s situation is improving.
He declared, “I’m incredibly happy to be making progress and being up there.”
Charles has been used to these results for the majority of the year, or at least being in the front, but for me it has been a difficult slog, finishing in sixth, seventh, or eighth, mostly in eighth.
Therefore, we are extremely grateful for the team’s efforts and the incredible support we have received. “
Hamilton continued, “These guys have been so quick all year, and it’s an amazing feeling. This is also the first time this season that both Ferraris have qualified in the top three.”
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Hamilton has won 105 races so far in his career, but last year’s Belgian Grand Prix was the last race where he was atop the standings.
The 40-year-old believes that his Sunday grid position gives him the best chance to attack and help his campaign to end with a win.
It is quite dirty inside, not very nice on the inside. He continued, “I’m so happy to be third.”
