The Sports DeskTHE SPORTS DESK · 2026-10-16

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SOCCERAston Villa beats Fenerbahce 6-0, Haaland breaks City record
Presented by Rex Calder. Read the story on The Sports Desk →
THE NFLSmesko: WNBA offers more equal playing field than college basketball
Presented by Dana Brooks. Read the story on The Sports Desk →
BASKETBALLTwo Guru Nanak Mission players picked for Youth National Basketball Championship
Presented by Theo Marsh. Read the story on The Sports Desk →
BASEBALLRodenberg qualifies second for 4000m pursuit world championship final
Presented by Rex Calder. Read the story on The Sports Desk →
SOCCERSix Kings Slam tennis tournament rescheduled to December 2024
Presented by Dana Brooks. Read the story on The Sports Desk →
THE NFLDodgers' Alex Call calls for removal of suggestive ads from MLB playoffs
Presented by Theo Marsh. Read the story on The Sports Desk →
BASKETBALLMustapha Abdullahi elected Nigeria Basketball Federation president
Presented by Rex Calder. Read the story on The Sports Desk →
BASEBALLLG Twins beat Doosan Bears 4-1, advance to KBO semi-finals vs Kia Tigers
Presented by Dana Brooks. Read the story on The Sports Desk →

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Rex Calder (Lead anchor, voiced Chris) · Dana Brooks (Analyst, voiced Jessica) · Theo Marsh (The desk, voiced Liam)

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The transcript 9 turns
Rex CalderWelcome to The Sports Desk, October sixteenth twenty twenty-six. I'm Rex Calder, with Dana Brooks and Theo Marsh. We start in Europe, where Aston Villa had an absolute field day in the Champions League.
Dana BrooksSix-nil. That is not a scoreline, that is a statement. Meanwhile, WNBA coach Karl Smesko says his league offers a more equal playing field than college basketball. Theo, youth hoops next.
Theo MarshTwo players from Guru Nanak Mission Public School have been selected for the Youth National Basketball Championship, heading to Pune, Maharashtra. Rex, we go from the track to the velodrome.
Rex CalderFrederik Rodenberg qualified second for the four-thousand-metre pursuit world championship final, clocking three fifty-nine point nine seven nine in Shanghai. Dana, a tennis event on the move.
Dana BrooksThe Six Kings Slam in Riyadh has been pushed back to December twenty twenty-four. The exhibition was originally set for late October. Theo, baseball and a player speaking up.
Theo MarshDodgers outfielder Alex Call is calling for suggestive ads to be pulled from MLB playoff broadcasts. He posted the call publicly on October fourteenth. Rex, Nigeria has a new basketball chief.
Rex CalderMustapha Abdullahi has been elected president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, winning forty of forty-eight votes cast in Abuja. Dana, Korea's postseason is heating up.
Dana BrooksThe LG Twins are through to the KBO semi-finals against the Kia Tigers. They beat the Doosan Bears four-one on October fourteenth to claim the wild card. The series starts this weekend. Rex, take us home.
Rex CalderThat is The Sports Desk for October sixteenth. From Dana Brooks, Theo Marsh, and the whole desk, thanks for watching.
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