FOOTBALL
The NFL is prepared “to make a change or two” to its concussion protocol, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at a fan forum in London on Saturday as the league faces questions about how the Miami Dolphins handled quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s recent injuries.
The commissioner took questions only from fans in London ahead of Sunday’s game between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He wasn’t made available to the media Saturday. The league did not elaborate on what the potential protocol changes are or when they could come into effect.
Earlier this week, the NFL Players Association fired the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant who evaluated Tagovailoa after he stumbled off the field against Buffalo on Sept. 25 following a hit. The quarterback was evaluated for a concussion, but he quickly returned to the game and the Dolphins said a back injury had caused his wobbly gait.
The quarterback subsequently suffered a concussion four days later at Cincinnati and is out indefinitely.
GOLF
SPANISH OPEN: Jon Rahm took a one-shot lead after carding a 6-under 65 in the third round in Madrid.
Rahm won the Spanish Open in 2018 and 2019. A third title would tie him with Seve Ballesteros for the tournament record.
Min Woo Lee of Australia was in second place after a 66.
SOCCER
ENGLAND: Christian Pulisic made the most of a rare start by scoring in a 3-0 win for Chelsea over Wolverhampton.
The American forward was handed just his second Premier League start this season and made it 2-0 with a delicate chip in the 49th minute at Stamford Bridge.
• Erling Haaland netted his 15th league goal to put the finishing touches on Manchester City’s 4-0 win over Southampton in the Premier League, taking the Norway striker’s remarkable scoring streak to 10 games in all competitions.
• Harry Kane scored on a header in the 22nd minute as third-place Tottenham won at Brighton, 1-0.
• Newcastle climbed up to fifth place with a 5-1 win over Brentford, as Bruno Guimaraes scored twice.
GERMANY: Borussia Dortmund substitute Anthony Modeste scored in the last minute of injury time against Bayern Munich to salvage a dramatic 2-2 draw.
Dortmund overcame a 2-0 deficit to remain level on points with the 10-time defending champions after nine rounds.
TENNIS
ASTANA OPEN: Novak Djokovic survived a second-set tiebreaker in the semifinals in Kazakhstan before his opponent, Daniil Medvedev, retired because of a leg injury.
Djokovic, who dropped the first set against Medvedev, will play Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s final. Tsitsipas rallied to beat Andrey Rublev, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
JAPAN OPEN: Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American final by winning three-set semifinals.
Tiafoe beat Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4, to reach his second final of the season.
Fritz fought back from 3-1 down in the third set to beat Denis Shapovalov, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
AGEL OPEN: No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek became the first WTA Tour player since 2017 to achieve 60 wins in a calendar year when she outlasted Ekaterina Alexandrova, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4, to reach the final in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Swiatek, who is 7-0 in finals this year, next faces home favorite Barbora Krejcikova, who rallied past Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
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