The Presidents Cup starts on Thursday. The Americans have lost it once in 15 tries, and the PGA Tour runs both teams.

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1. 02

   A world title and a borrowed bike

   Remco Evenepoel of Belgium won the men's time trial, a race against the clock one rider at a time, at cycling's world championships in Montreal. [14] He is the first man to win it four years running. [14] His bike, helmet and racing suit cost over $100,000. [13] Gil Landim Gomes of Guinea-Bissau, in West Africa, rode an ordinary road bike and finished 24 minutes and 34 seconds behind. [13] Zimbabwe's Skye Davidson raced on her team manager's bike after her own broke the day before. [13]

   Why it matters — Some in cycling want the championships limited to established cycling nations, and call gaps like this an embarrassment. [13] Gomes said he came to fly his country's flag. [13]

2. 03

   A 21-year-old takes world silver

   Zoe Backstedt, a 21-year-old Welsh rider, won silver in the women's time trial in Montreal, 40.11 seconds behind Marlen Reusser of Switzerland. [14] Backstedt could have raced again for the under-23 title she won last year, but moved up to the senior race. [14] Reusser kept her title on her 35th birthday. [14] It is only the third British medal in the event. [14] Backstedt's father Magnus once won Paris-Roubaix, one of cycling's most famous one-day races. [15]

   Why it matters — The road races on the same Montreal circuit come next. [16] Demi Vollering of the Netherlands, who won the Tour de France Femmes in July, starts the women's race as the favourite. [16]

3. 04

   India's first gold comes in cricket

   India won their first gold of the Asian Games in Japan on Tuesday. [17] Their women's team beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the Twenty20 final, cricket's shortest main form. [17] India scored 216 for 3 and bowled Sri Lanka out for 69. [17] Opener Smriti Mandhana made 79 and has become the first woman to score 11,000 runs in international cricket. [17] Pakistan beat Bangladesh for bronze. [17]

   India216 runs

   Sri Lanka69 runs

   Why it matters — India's men nearly lost to Japan, the host country, in a five-over game shortened by rain. [18] Japan finished two runs short. [18]

4. 05

   Afghanistan's first cycling medal

   Fariba Hashimi won silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games, behind Guo Li of China. [18] It is Afghanistan's first medal in cycling. [18] Hashimi once dressed as a man so she could train in Afghanistan. [18] She left the country when the Taliban returned to power, and she is now based in Italy. [18]

   Why it matters — Hashimi said she hopes Afghanistan's next generation of women can compete for their country without fear. [18]

5. 06

   Teenagers win in the pool

   Yumeki Kojima, 17, won the men's 400m individual medley for Japan in 4 minutes 7.02 seconds, a Games record. [18] He broke a 12-year-old mark set by Kosuke Hagino, one of Japan's best-loved swimmers. [18] China's Yu Zidi, who is 13, has won two individual golds. [18] China's Sheng Lihao and Wang Zifei also set a shooting world record of 507.1 in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. [18]

   Why it matters — China won 201 golds at its own Asian Games in Hangzhou three years ago. [18] Reuters says it may struggle to match that total in Japan. [18]

6. 07

   South Korea demands an apology

   South Korea's team chief at the Asian Games, Lee Sang-hyun, asked organisers for a formal apology over transport and housing problems. [19] To save money, organisers housed athletes in hotels, wooden container huts and a cruise ship instead of building an athletes' village. [19][21] South Korea moved its men's basketball team into hotels after one hut flooded and the beds proved too short. [19] Their bus failed to turn up for a training session hours before the final against Japan, which they won. [19]

   Why it matters — An organising official apologised for being slow to respond and called the missing bus human error. [19] Organisers also apologised after North Korea's anthem was played before a South Korean hockey match. [19]

7. 08

   Two North Koreans reportedly seek asylum

   Two members of North Korea's 180-strong team at the Asian Games want to stay in Japan and not go home, South Korea's Monthly Chosun magazine reported on Tuesday. [20] It cited an official from Japan's government intelligence office. [20] The report said the two prefer Japan to South Korea. [20] Their names and jobs in the team were not given. [20]

   Why it matters — Reuters could not confirm the report. [18] Japan's government could not be reached for comment on Tuesday, a public holiday there. [20]

8. 09

   A banned tennis player loses her $20m case

   A US federal judge in New York threw out British tennis player Tara Moore's $20m lawsuit against the WTA, which runs women's professional tennis. [22] Moore tested positive for two banned steroids at a tournament in Colombia in 2022. [22] A tribunal first cleared her, blaming contaminated meat. [22] The Court of Arbitration for Sport, sport's highest court, then banned her for four years. [23] She argued the WTA should have warned players about the meat. [23]

   Why it matters — Her ban runs until December 2027. [22] Contaminated meat is a known problem for players: the Mexican Open took meat off its players' menu this year. [22]

9. 10

   Bologna sack their coach after four games

   Bologna, a club in Serie A, Italy's top football league, sacked their coach Domenico Tedesco after four league games. [24] His team drew one, lost three and scored two goals. [24] He had been appointed in June. [24] Raffaele Palladino, who left Atalanta in June after seven months, replaces him on a contract to June 2029. [24]

   Why it matters — Bologna are 16th in Serie A. [24] Last season Palladino's Atalanta finished seventh, three points above Bologna. [24]

10. 11

    Valencia turn to a 67-year-old

    Valencia, a club in Spain's top league, have stepped up talks with Javier Aguirre about becoming their coach, a source told ESPN. [25] Aguirre, 67, managed Mexico's national team three times, most recently at the last World Cup. [25] Valencia are in the relegation places with four points from six games. [25] They sacked their coach, Carlos Corberan, and appointed a new sporting director, Braulio Vazquez, the same day to find the next one. [25] A formal offer is expected within days. [25]

    Why it matters — Ernesto Valverde, who was also on the list, turned the job down. [25] People close to the squad say the players see Aguirre as a coach who has pulled teams out of relegation fights before. [25]

11. 12

    Lancashire clear out their coaches

    Lancashire, an English county cricket club, removed Mark Chilton, its director of cricket, and David Thorley, the coach of its women's team, on Monday. [26] The men's team is second from bottom of the County Championship's second division, English cricket's long-form league. [26] The women finished bottom of their Twenty20 group. [26] The club's chief executive, Daniel Gidney, is also leaving. [26]

    Why it matters — Members have complained all year that the club put money-making ahead of results. [26] Chilton had captained Lancashire and won the Championship with them in 2011. [26]

12. 13

    Trott to coach England's second team

    Jonathan Trott was named head coach of the England Lions, the England cricket team's second string, on Monday. [27] He replaces Andrew Flintoff, who left in August to coach Sydney Thunder in Australia's Big Bash League. [27] Trott coached Afghanistan until the Twenty20 World Cup in February. [27] He will take the Lions to the Caribbean, South Africa and Sri Lanka this winter. [27]

    Why it matters — Trott has said he wants to coach England one day, and the Lions job could be a step towards it. [27]

13. 14

    A coach fired over his treatment of a referee

    The Columbus Crew, an American football club, fired Federico Higuain as coach of its second team, Crew 2. [28] On 23 August he refused to let go of a female referee's hand after a game, even when asked three times. [28] He also told her it was a man's game. [28] His league, MLS Next Pro, had suspended him for two games. [28]

    Why it matters — The club said its standards for a team leader had not been met. [28] Its other coaches will run Crew 2 in the playoffs while it looks for a new head coach. [28]

14. 15

    Belichick's son resigns at North Carolina

    Steve Belichick has resigned as defensive coordinator, the coach in charge of defence, at the University of North Carolina, where his father Bill is head coach. [29] He left as the university closed an internal investigation into the football team's culture. [29] The university called what it found isolated, not a failure of the whole system. [29] He has been on medical leave since 6 August and formally leaves on 27 October. [29]

    Why it matters — Sources told ESPN the investigation covered sex between staff and players and drug use. [29] The team's general manager, Michael Lombardi, resigned earlier. [29]

15. 16

    The Mets keep their stand-in manager

    The New York Mets, a baseball club, gave Andy Green a three-year contract as manager on Tuesday, running to 2029. [30] Green took over as interim manager when Carlos Mendoza was fired at the end of June. [30] The team won 37 and lost 38 under him. [30] He had been the club's head of player development and was meant to go back to that job after the season. [30]

    Why it matters — The owners, Steve and Alex Cohen, said Green brought discipline to the clubhouse. [30] Young players such as Nolan McLean kept improving under him. [30]

16. 17

    Colorado's coach drops players

    Deion Sanders, head coach of the University of Colorado's American football team, confirmed that several players have left the team. [31] He said they had behaved in ways that harmed the team. [31] Sanders said he had not been firm enough last year, and problems lingered until the season fell apart. [31] Linebacker Tyler Martinez said the team now needs to come together. [31]

    Why it matters — Martinez said losing teammates this late in September is hard. [31] He also said it could help the team win. [31]

17. 18

    Two games in, coaches feel the heat

    Todd Bowles of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tops CBS Sports' list of NFL coaches most at risk of being fired, after two defeats in two games. [32] Bowles fired his offensive coordinator and several other assistants after missing the playoffs last season. [32] Jim Harbaugh, whose Los Angeles Chargers have also lost both games, is third. [32] Teams usually wait a month: Carolina fired Matt Rhule after five games in 2022. [32]

    Why it matters — CBS says replacing assistants is the kind of move a head coach makes as a last try before he is shown the door. [32]

18. 19

    Forest can grow their ground to 52,500

    Nottingham Forest won planning approval to expand the City Ground, their home since 1898, to 52,500 seats. [33] The local planning committee voted 10 to 1 for each of the two stages. [33] One stand, the Peter Taylor Stand, will triple from 5,000 seats to 15,000. [33] The work will cost at least 550m pounds. [33]

    A usual crowd now30,000 people

    Planned capacity52,500 people

    Why it matters — The owner, Evangelos Marinakis, wants a ground fit for the Champions League. [33] Forest's usual crowd today is about 30,000. [33] The club must still show how bigger crowds will cross the River Trent after games. [33]

19. 20

    Barcelona must leave the Camp Nou again

    Barcelona will play away from the Camp Nou, their stadium, for about half of next season while building work finishes, vice-president Ferran Olive told members on Saturday. [34] Members approved another 510m euros of loans, 300m of it for the stadium. [34] The club's total debts could reach 2.6bn euros. [34] The rebuild budget is now 1.8bn euros, three times the estimate in 2014. [34]

    Rebuild budget in 20140.6 bn euros

    Rebuild budget now1.8 bn euros

    Why it matters — Barcelona already played away from the Camp Nou from May 2023 to November 2025. [34] The club hopes to be back for good in January 2028. [34]

20. 21

    Buffalo's new stadium opens loud

    The Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 in the first game at their new 2.2bn-dollar Highmark Stadium. [35] The cheapest resale seat averaged $569, far above any other NFL game that week. [35] The stadium has the NFL's smallest capacity and was shaped like a European football ground to keep the noise in. [35] About 12% of the people holding season-seat licences are Canadian. [35]

    Why it matters — The Bills had the Canadian anthem sung at one of their games for the first time. [35] Toronto sits inside the 75-mile radius the league counts as the Bills' home market. [35]

21. 22

    Miami gets the women's club final

    FIFA, football's world governing body, said on Sunday that the last round of the second Women's Champions Cup will be played at Inter Miami's Nu Stadium in late January. [36] The competition brings together the best women's club teams from each continent. [36] Barcelona and Mexico's Club America have qualified, and no US club has. [36] FIFA picked the 26,700-seat ground for its size, its time zone and the mild winter. [36]

    Why it matters — FIFA's football chief, Jill Ellis, said the aim is more competition for women's clubs week to week, not only for national teams. [36]

22. 23

    Infantino offers reform, and critics call it a ploy

    Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, wrote to its member countries on Monday saying he is open to talks about changing how FIFA is run. [37] It follows his dropped plan to sell 20% of FIFA's commercial rights, including the World Cup, to private investors. [37] Germany's football association president, Neuendorf, called the letter a transparent ploy to win re-election next March. [38]

    Why it matters — Infantino's opponents have struggled to find a candidate to run against him. [37] Sources told Reuters he still has enough votes to win. [37]

23. 24

    PSG's president under investigation

    French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of Paris Saint-Germain, over a suspected conflict of interest. [39] It concerns talks in 2024 over the TV rights to Ligue 1, France's top football league. [39] Al-Khelaifi also chairs beIN Media Group, a TV company. [39] He and beIN deny any conflict. [39]

    Why it matters — A source said he had stayed out of almost all league board meetings in the past year. [39] A preliminary investigation is not a finding of wrongdoing. [39]

24. 25

    England lose Rice and Palmer

    Declan Rice and Cole Palmer have pulled out of England's squad. [40] The reason being given is load management, which means controlling how much work a player's body takes over several weeks. [40] Rice has played 76 games for Arsenal and England since the start of last season, including seven at the World Cup. [40] Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Tino Livramento have also withdrawn. [40]

    Why it matters — Geoff Scott, a former performance director at Nottingham Forest, said a player who never rests can expect an injury. [40]