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Cam Talbot won his Columbus Blue Jackets debut 3-2 in a shootout against Pittsburgh on Oct. 9, becoming the first goaltender in NHL history to win a game for nine franchises. The list runs from the Rangers in 2013-14 to the Blue Jackets this season.
Demi Vollering won the women’s elite road race at the UCI World Championships in Montréal on September 26, then retained her European title in Slovenia on October 3.
Golden State reached its first WNBA Finals in its second season after a 2-1 first round and a 3-0 semifinal sweep. The seven-game schedule begins October 17.
Max Verstappen won his first Singapore Grand Prix on October 11, holding off Charles Leclerc by 7.335 seconds at Marina Bay. The next scheduled round is the United States Grand Prix, October 23 to 25.
Elena Rybakina had secured her first week at WTA No. 1 after the 2026 US Open quarterfinals, before she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final. The ranking took effect on September 14.
The IRL Rugby League World Cup 2026 starts on 15 October with Australia against New Zealand in Sydney and ends with the finals on 15 November. The IRL says the three tournaments cover 53 matches in nine cities, with every match streamed on Premier Sports Player in 129 more countries.
India finished fourth at Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals. Athletics, shooting and archery contributed 48; India and Uzbekistan tied on golds, with the table showing India ahead on silver and bronze.
