Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6:30 p.m. GMT/ 2:30 p.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect. TOP STORIES MOTOR-F1-SINGAPORE/ Motor racing-Piastri back on top in eventful Singapore practice Championship leader Oscar Piastri put McLaren back on top of the timesheets at the Singapore Grand Prix in an eventful second practice session disrupted by three accidents on Friday night. SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ESP/ Soccer-Barcelona's Yamal sidelined again with groin injury, to miss Spain's World Cup qualifiers Barcelona's Lamine Yamal will be sidelined for "two to three weeks" after aggravating a groin injury, the club announced on Friday. CYCLING-FRANCE/EIFFEL-RECORD Social media star Fontenoy breaks world record cycling up Eiffel Tower Cyclist and social media sensation Aurelien Fontenoy became the fastest athlete ever to climb to the second floor of France's Eiffel Tower on an all-terrain bike, the monument's operator said on Friday. UPCOMING SPORTS SOCCER SOCCER-ENGLAND-BOU-FUL/ (PIX) Soccer – England – English Premier League – AFC Bournemouth v Fulham AFC Bournemouth play Fulham in the English Premier League at the Vitality Stadium. 3 Oct 19:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEE-TOT/ (PIX) Soccer – England – English Premier League – Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur Leeds United play Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League at Elland Road. 4 Oct 11:30 ET / 11:30 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-SUN/ (PIX) Soccer – England – English Premier League – Manchester United v Sunderland Manchester United play Sunderland in the English Premier League at Old Trafford. 4 Oct 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-WHU/ (PIX) Soccer – England – English Premier League – Arsenal v West Ham United Arsenal play West Ham United in the English Premier League at the Emirates Stadium in London. 4 Oct 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT SOCCER-ITALY-INT-CRE/ (PIX) Soccer – Italy – Italian Serie A – Inter Milan v Cremonese Inter Milan play Cremonese in the Italian Serie A. 4 Oct 16:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-LIV/ (PIX) Soccer – England – English Premier League – Chelsea v Liverpool Chelsea play Liverpool in the English Premier League at Stamford Bridge in London. 4 Oct 16:30 ET / 16:30 GMT CRICKET CRICKET-TEST-IND-WIN/ Cricket-India v West Indies 1st test India and West Indies clash in the first test of the two-match series in Ahmedabad. 4 Oct CRICKET-T20-NZL-AUF/ Cricket – Twenty20 International – New Zealand v Australia New Zealand host Australia in the third T20 at Bay Oval 4 Oct 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT MOTORCYCLING MOTOR-MOTOGP-INDONESIA/ (PIX) (TV) Motorcycling – MotoGP – Indonesian Grand Prix – Qualifying Qualifying for the Indonesian Grand Prix – the 18th round of the MotoGP world championship at the Mandalika International Street Circuit. 4 Oct 02:50 ET / 02:50 GMT MOTOR-MOTOGP-INDONESIA/ (PIX) (TV) Motorcycling – MotoGP – Indonesian Grand Prix – Sprint Race / Moto 2 & Moto3 Qualifying Action from the MotoGP Sprint Race and qualifying for Moto2 and Moto3 ahead of the Indonesian Grand Prix – the 18th round of the MotoGP world championship at the Mandalika International Street Circuit. 4 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT FORMULA ONE MOTOR-F1-SINGAPORE/ (PIX) Motor racing – Formula One – Singapore Grand Prix – Qualifying Action from the Singapore Grand Prix – qualifying ahead of the 18th race of the 2025 Formula One world championship. 4 Oct 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT TENNIS TENNIS-BEIJING/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis – WTA 1000 – China Open The semi-finals of the China Open – a WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing. 4 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS-NZL/ Rugby – Rugby Championship – Australia v New Zealand Australia take on New Zealand at Perth Stadium in the final round of the Rugby Championship with both teams still in with a chance of landing the title. 4 Oct 09:45 ET / 09:45 GMT RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG-ZAF/ (PIX) Rugby – Rugby Championship – Argentina v South Africa Argentina host their last clash of this year's Rugby Championship campaign against world champions South Africa at Twickenham in London. 4 Oct 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG-ZAF/ (TV) Rugby – Rugby Championship – Argentina v South Africa – Post-match press conference South Africa speak to the media following their Rugby Championship match against Argentina at Twickenham. A victory for the Springboks would secure their second successive Rugby Championship title. 4 Oct 15:45 ET / 15:45 GMT
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