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Brewers one win from a title, with gymnastics, golf and darts in the mix

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Top line: Milwaukee routed Tampa Bay 10-1 in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday, October 26, and now leads the best-of-seven series 3-0. The Brewers are one win away from their first-ever World Series title following an emphatic Game 3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays (MIL 10, TB 1). They have a commanding 3-0 series lead and can clinch the World Series as early as Tuesday night.¹

What happened

The big ones

Gymnastics, Rotterdam: The World Championships closed on October 25, and the US finished top of the medal table. The US bagged three golds in their eight medal haul to top the World Championship medals table in Rotterdam.² Britain was ninth, but Jake Jarman took silver on both floor and vault, becoming the first British male to pick up two individual medals at the same World Championships.²
Golf, Bermuda: Austin Smotherman won the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Monday, October 26, after the final round was lost to wind. Smotherman captured his second straight tournament on the PGA Tour by defeating Seamus Power in a three-hole playoff Monday morning at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.³ It was his second win in a row, following the Bank of Utah Championship earlier this month.
Darts, Dortmund: Ross Smith won the European Championship on Sunday, October 25. Chatham-born Ross Smith beat Germany's Martin Schindler 11-8 to win the European Championship final in Dortmund on Sunday evening.² The bigger shock was world number one Luke Littler, who lost 10-6 to Krzysztof Ratajski at the quarter final stage of the only major championship he has yet to win.²
MMA, Abu Dhabi: At UFC 333 last weekend, Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main event. Dvalishvili was unsuccessful in his quest to recapture the bantamweight crown, falling to Petr Yan in their championship trilogy.⁴ Aaron Pico defeated Losene Keita at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi.⁵

Beyond the majors

Rugby league, World Cup: England's men thrashed France 82-0 on Saturday, October 24, in the group stage. The tournament runs until November 15⁶, and England also face Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea in their pool.
Boxing, San Antonio: On Saturday, October 24, O'Shaquie Foster beat Emanuel Navarrete by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Frost Bank Center.⁷ Foster captured The Ring Junior Lightweight Championship, winning the belt against Navarrete.⁷
Ice hockey, Belfast: Morten Jensen slotted home the winner as Belfast Giants sealed their spot in the Challenge Cup semi finals with a 2-1 overtime win at home to Glasgow Clan on Sunday evening.²
Wrestling, Astana: The World Championships are underway. In the Greco-Roman 55kg event, Eldaniz Azizli (AZE) won gold, with Payam Ahmadi (IRN) taking silver.⁸ Koto Gomi of Japan won the 60kg title on the same day.
Rugby union, Bledisloe Cup: New Zealand clinched the series in Sydney on October 17. The second Test was played on 17 October at Stadium Australia, and the series ended 2-0 for New Zealand.⁹ The score in that match was 43-21.

Majors in a line

The Brewers' win came with a record. The Milwaukee Brewers used seven consecutive hits to score eight runs, all of which came with two outs, to trounce the Tampa Bay Rays. Both those seven consecutive two-out hits and eight two-out runs were World Series records.¹⁰ No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in the Fall Classic.¹¹ Game 4 is on Tuesday, and Games 4 and 5 will also take place in Florida before returning to Milwaukee, if necessary, for Games 6 and 7.¹²

What's next

Cricket, 3rd Test, South Africa v Australia: Tuesday, October 27, starts at 08:30 UTC at Newlands, Cape Town, and runs to October 31. The series is currently tied at 1-1 after South Africa's stunning comeback in the second Test.¹³ The winner takes the series.
Wrestling, Greco-Roman finals: Tuesday, October 27, 13:00 UTC (18:00 Astana time), at Barys Arena in Astana, with the 63kg, 67kg and 87kg finals. The 2026 World Wrestling Championships is running in Astana, Kazakhstan from 24 October to 1 November 2026.¹⁴

Sources

Written by Claude from that morning's web coverage. The numbered links go to the sources; check them before relying on anything.