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McCarthy and Doyle win bronze at World Championships in Shanghai

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FINTAN MCCARTHY AND Philip Doyle have won a bronze medal at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai today.

McCarthy (Skibbereen RC) and Doyle (Belfast BC) took third place in the men’s double final.

There was also good news for Fiona Murtagh (University of Galway BC) as she won her semi-final in the women’s single and qualified for Sunday’s A final.

Earlier, the women’s double team of Mags Cremen (UCC RC) and Zoe Hyde (Tralee RC) won the B final, while the women’s four of Natalie Long (Lee Valley RC), Emma Waters (University of Galway), Aisling Hayes (Skibbereen RC), and Imogen Magner (Lee Valley RC) finished third in the B final.

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Konan Pazzaia (Queen’s University Belfast BC) finished second in the C final of the men’s single.

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Kerr reveals grade two calf tear in world final

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Josh Kerr has confirmed he sustained a grade two calf tear in the World Championship 1500m final earlier this month.

The Olympic silver medallist and 2023 world champion had been expected to be among those competing for medals but pulled up on the penultimate lap, with fellow Scot Jake Wightman finishing second to winner Isaac Nader.

Kerr, 27, revealed the issue originated as a “minor strain” following an “overstretch” near the end of his semi-final.

“I relied a lot on my medical team and we got pretty close, I felt pretty confident going into the final and was just ready to send it, and then with 600m to go in the world final, fully pulled my calf,” Kerr said on Instagram.

“Grade two is what I’m getting told,” he added.

“I definitely did some more damage to that in that last 600 than right away, but my job is to get to the finish line as quickly as possible and that’s what I wanted to commit to, you never know what can happen in these races.

“Frustrating and the journey on the way back is going to be an interesting one.

“Getting better already and on my journey back. Definitely feeling the fire for 2026.”

Kerr also posted photographs of his injured calf and a video of him doing some work in the pool.

He explained he had kept a low profile since the final to “process” the injury and “to keep the focus where the focus is supposed to be – on the winners and the medals of that race and not of the sob stories”.

“Massive congrats to the medallists, massive congrats to Jake – huge result for him and so awesome to see him back on the podium,” Kerr said.

“Massive congratulations to the new world champion.”

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All your FPL stats and Premier League team news in one place

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Ahead of the latest round of Premier League fixtures, here is all the key injury news alongside essential Fantasy Premier League statistics.

The gameweek kicks off with Brentford at home to Manchester United at Saturday lunchtime (12:30 BST) – here is the full fixture list.

This article will be updated as Premier League managers give their weekly news conferences.

For more FPL help, don’t miss our regular Friday Q&A from 15:30 BST live on the BBC Sport website, with one of our four experts answering your questions

Saturday

Brentford v Manchester United (12:30 BST)

Team news will appear here later on Friday.

Key FPL notes:

  • Damsgaard (£5.9m) scored his first goal of the season in Gameweek 5. He is Brentford’s highest chance creator (five), has delivered more crosses (27) than any teammate and takes corners and free-kicks for the Bees.

  • No player has created more chances (15) than Bruno Fernandes (£9.0m) this season, while only two midfielders have scored more goals (two) or had more shots (12). He also ranks joint-fourth among midfielders for defensive contribution (DefCon) points.

  • No midfielder has attempted more shots than the 15 of Bryan Mbeumo (£8.1m), while only four have had more penalty-area touches (30) and only seven have created more chances (nine).

Chelsea v Brighton (15:00 BST)

Team news will appear here later on Friday.

Key FPL notes:

  • João Pedro (£7.8m) is the second-highest scoring forward in FPL (35 points), thanks to two goals and three assists. No forward has created more big chances than the Brazilian (three).

  • Trevoh Chalobah (£5.2m) is not only Chelsea’s highest-scoring player (38 points), but he is also the highest-scoring defender in FPL. He has two goals and an assist, two clean sheets and only one defender has attempted more shots (eight).

  • Only one midfielder in FPL has had more penalty-area touches this season than the 36 of Yankuba Minteh (£5.9m), who scored in Gameweek 5, assisted in Gameweek 4 and is Brighton’s leading points scorer with 24.

Crystal Palace v Liverpool (15:00 BST)

Team news will appear here later on Friday.

Key FPL notes:

  • Marc Guéhi (£4.7m) has blanked only once in five matches. On top of a goal and an assist in the last three games, he has accrued three clean sheets and four goal attempts this season. He is the third-highest scoring defender overall (36 points).

  • Maxence Lacroix (£5.1m) has 30 FPL points thanks to three clean sheets and an assist. A nailed-on starter in a solid defence, he is also among the top 11 defenders for DefCon points with four.

  • Ryan Gravenberch (£5.6m) was involved in eight of Liverpool’s 27 chances against Burnley in Gameweek 4, having four shots of his own and creating a further four chances for his teammates. The Dutchman also scored and assisted in last week’s Merseyside derby.

Leeds United v Bournemouth (15:00 BST)

Leeds right-back Jayden Bogle has shaken off the foot injury he suffered against Wolves and is expected to be fit.

Daniel James is back in training and could also feature but fellow winger Wilfried Gnonto remains out with a calf injury.

Goalkeeper Lucas Perri remains sidelined so Karl Darlow will again deputise.

Team news for Bournemouth will appear here later on Friday.

Players out: Leeds – Lucas Perri

Doubts: Leeds – Daniel James

Key FPL notes:

  • Anton Stach (£5.0m) produced a free-kick goal and an assist in Gameweek 5. This season, only five midfielders have attempted more than his 11 shots, and only two have created more chances (12). He has also taken 12 corners.

  • Only one midfielder has attempted more shots than the 13 of Antoine Semenyo (£7.7m), who has three goals, two assists and is the second-highest points scorer in the game after Erling Haaland (£14.3m).

  • Marcos Senesi (£4.8m) is the second-highest scoring defender in Fantasy. He has three clean sheets and an assist, but what marks him out are his DefCon points. No defender has more than the Bournemouth man’s 10 this term.

Manchester City v Burnley (15:00 BST)

Burnley will give a late fitness test to Jacob Bruun Larsen, who has not played since picking up a heel injury on international duty for Denmark.

Head coach Scott Parker says new signing Armando Broja “needs more training” as he builds up match fitness.

Team news for Manchester City will appear here later on Friday.

Players out: Burnley – Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts, Zeki Amdouni

Doubts: Burnley – Jacob Bruun Larsen

Key FPL notes:

  • After netting his sixth goal of the season in Gameweek 5, Erling Haaland (£14.3m) is the highest-scoring player in the game with 46 points. He is averaging 9.2 points per match, has struck six more shots (21) than his nearest rival, and the nearest player to his xG of 6.26 is Bruno Fernandes with 2.75.

  • Jérémy Doku (£6.4m) has the third-most FPL points (18) of any Man City teammate. Only three midfielders have attempted more take-ons this season than the Belgian’s 20, while only seven have created more than his nine chances.

  • Only Erling Haaland has scored more goals than Jaidon Anthony (£5.5m) in the Premier League this season. His three goals and one assist make Anthony the second-highest scoring midfielder in FPL with 34 points.

Nottingham Forest v Sunderland (17:30 BST)

Sunderland midfielder Habib Diarra is likely to be out until December after suffering a groin injury.

Left-back Reinildo is suspended but midfielder Luke O’Nien could be in contention to feature for the first time since suffering a shoulder injury in last season’s play-off final.

Team news for Nottingham Forest will appear here later on Friday.

Players out: Sunderland – Habib Diarra, Reinildo, Leo Hjelde, Romaine Mundle, Dennis Cirkin, Aji Alese

Doubts: Sunderland – Luke O’Nien

Key FPL notes:

  • Neco Williams (£5.0m) scored in Gameweek 5 and came close to a second. Only two teammates have had more shots than his five this season and only three have had more penalty-area touches (12).

  • On his Forest debut against Burnley in Gameweek 5, Oleksandr Zinchenko (£4.9m) had three shots on goal. No player had more in the match. He also led the way for successful passes in the final third (21).

  • Wilson Isidor (£5.5m) had more goal attempts (six) than any player in Gameweek 5. He is the joint-second highest scorer in the Premier League with three goals, and, among forwards, only Haaland has rattled off more than his 13 shots.

Tottenham v Wolves (20:00 BST)

Team news will appear here later on Friday.

Key FPL notes:

  • Only Wilson Isidor had more shots than Richarlison’s (£6.7m) five in Gameweek 5, while among forwards, only Erling Haaland has scored more goals or had more shots than his three and 13 respectively this season. The Brazilian is the fourth top-scoring forward in FPL (29 points).

  • Mohammed Kudus (£6.6m) produced two assists in Gameweek 5 to take his total for the season to four – no player has more. Kudus also leads the way among midfielders for crosses (39) and ranks second for corners taken (17).

  • In Gameweek 5, Hugo Bueno (£4.4m) came joint-top for chances created (three) and second for crosses delivered (14) – despite only coming on at half-time. He has created more chances (eight) and produced more crosses (30) than any Wolves player.

Sunday

Aston Villa v Fulham (14:00 BST)

Team news will appear here later on Friday.

Key FPL notes:

  • Matty Cash (£4.6m) scored Aston Villa’s first Premier League goal of the season in Gameweek 5. The defender is Villa’s leading points scorer with 25. He has also produced the most crosses of any teammate (24) and created the third-most chances (four).

  • Joachim Andersen (£4.5m) is Fulham’s second-highest scoring player. He ranks third among all players for DefCon points with eight.

  • Alex Iwobi (£6.5m) produced the third-most points of Gameweek 5 with 13, thanks to a goal and an assist. He is Fulham’s leading scorer with 26 points and the club’s second-leading shot taker with seven.

Newcastle v Arsenal (16:30 BST)

Team news will appear here later on Friday.

Key FPL notes:

  • Nick Pope (£5.0m) has kept four clean sheets in five matches. He leads the goalkeepers’ charts in Fantasy and is Newcastle’s joint-leading point scorer with 32.

  • Riccardo Calafiori (£5.7m) had more shots (three) and more penalty-area touches (seven) than any other player in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Man City. One goal, two assists and three clean sheets make him the sixth-highest scoring player in the game.

  • Jurrien Timber (£5.8m) is level on points with Calafiori. No defender has scored more goals (two) than the Dutchman, who also has an assist and two clean sheets. He is averaging 8.8 points per start.

Monday

Everton v West Ham (20:00 BST)

Team news will appear here later on Friday.

Key FPL notes:

  • Everton’s highest-scoring player, Iliman Ndiaye (£6.5m) has two goals and an assist for 28 points, making him the seventh-highest-scoring midfielder. He faces a West Ham side next with the worst defence in the division.

  • Jack Grealish (£6.8m) produced more crosses (five) and created more chances (three) than any other player in last week’s Merseyside derby.

  • Jarrod Bowen (£7.7m) has produced two goals in his last three matches. No forward has attempted as many take-ons as Bowen’s 18, and only three have had more goal attempts (12).

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The URC is back | Women’s World Cup final

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Ciarán Kennedy and Murray Kinsella preview the opening round of URC fixtures. The lads chat team news and pick out some players who are likely to catch your eye this season.

We also have the World Cup final to look forward to on Saturday. Can Canada upset England?

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