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VIDEO SHOWS: PHOTO CALL WITH "RIKISHI" (SUMO WRESTLERS) OUTSIDE OF LONDON'S ROYAL ALBERT HALL / RING BLESSING CEREMONY AHEAD OF THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT  TEMPLATE AND SHOTLIST ONLY. SCRIPT TO FOLLOW.  SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 15, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  1. SUMO WRESTLER FIXING ANOTHER SUMO WRESTLER'S ROBE 2. TWO SUMO WRESTLERS WALKING DOWN STEPS  3. FEET OF SUMO WRESTLER WEARING SOCKS WITH TRADITIONAL JAPANESE FOOTWEAR / SUMO WRESTLERS GATHERED 4. CLOSE-UP OF ROBES 5. SUMO WRESTLERS TAKING A SELFIE  6. SUMO WRESTLER WALKING DOWN 7. VARIOUS OF SUMO WRESTLERS GATHERED 8. SUMO WRESTLER ADJUSTING LANYARD AROUND NECK 9. VARIOUS OF SUMO WRESTLERS AND OFFICIALS POSING FOR PHOTO 10. SUMO WRESTLERS WALKING AWAY  11. SIGN INSIDE ROYAL ALBERT HALL READING: "ROYAL ALBERT HALL. THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT" 12. SUMO REFEREES WALKING IN FOR BLESSING CEREMONY  13. HEAD SUMO REFEREE BOWING 14. OFFICIALS WATCHING 15. VARIOUS OF REFEREES PERFORMING BLESSING CEREMONY 16. DRUMMERS WALKING AROUND RING WITH DRUMS  17. AUDIENCE WATCHING, DRUMMING IN BACKGROUND 18. DRUMMERS WALKING AROUND RING 19. VARIOUS OF OFFICIALS COVERING HOLE IN RING WITH EARTH AND PATTING DOWN 20. INTERIOR OF ROYAL ALBERT HALL 

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VIDEO SHOWS: PHOTO CALL WITH "RIKISHI" (SUMO WRESTLERS) OUTSIDE OF LONDON'S ROYAL ALBERT HALL / RING BLESSING CEREMONY AHEAD OF THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT  RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT. SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 15, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  1. SUMO WRESTLER FIXING ANOTHER SUMO WRESTLER'S ROBE 2. TWO SUMO WRESTLERS WALKING DOWN STEPS  3. FEET OF SUMO WRESTLER WEARING SOCKS WITH TRADITIONAL JAPANESE FOOTWEAR / SUMO WRESTLERS GATHERED 4. CLOSE-UP OF ROBES 5. SUMO WRESTLERS TAKING A SELFIE  6. SUMO WRESTLER WALKING DOWN 7. VARIOUS OF SUMO WRESTLERS GATHERED 8. SUMO WRESTLER ADJUSTING LANYARD AROUND NECK 9. VARIOUS OF SUMO WRESTLERS AND OFFICIALS POSING FOR PHOTO 10. SUMO WRESTLERS WALKING AWAY  11. SIGN INSIDE ROYAL ALBERT HALL READING (English): "ROYAL ALBERT HALL. THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT" 12. SUMO REFEREES WALKING IN FOR BLESSING CEREMONY  13. HEAD SUMO REFEREE BOWING 14. OFFICIALS WATCHING 15. VARIOUS OF REFEREES PERFORMING BLESSING CEREMONY 16. DRUMMERS WALKING AROUND RING WITH DRUMS  17. AUDIENCE WATCHING, DRUMMING IN BACKGROUND 18. DRUMMERS WALKING AROUND RING 19. VARIOUS OF OFFICIALS COVERING HOLE IN RING WITH EARTH AND PATTING DOWN 20. INTERIOR OF ROYAL ALBERT HALL  STORY: Japan's top sumo wrestlers rolled into London's Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday evening (October 15) for the start of a five-day tournament to showcase their ancient sport heaving under the weight of tradition, ritual and huge, semi-naked men. More than 40 elite rikishi (wrestlers) flew in at the weekend with a supporting cast of organizers, referees and sumo elders (managers) ahead of the Grand Sumo Tournament – the first event of its kind held outside Japan since one hosted at the same venue in 1991. Eleven tons of clay and earth have been hauled into the centre of the hall to create a "dohyo" platform, with a ring marked out on it by bales of rice pounded into shape and into place with beer bottles. The tournament has been more than a decade in the making, overseen by sumo elder Hakkaku, the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, who won the 1991 event when he himself was a "Yokozuna" or Grand Champion, the highest rank in the sport. Following a ring-blessing ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, all the niceties have been observed and the wrestling begins. Every night, wrestlers from Japan's top sumo division will fight around 20 bouts to contest the London title. Many of the elite wrestlers, who go by their fighting names, are from Mongolia, while ticket holders in London will also have the chance to cheer on two Ukrainians – Aonishiki and Shishi. From the highly skilled Midorifuji – the lightest wrestler in London weighing a mere 114 kg (18 stone) – right the way up to Onosato, who tips the scales at 191 kg, it is anyone's guess who will win the tournament. As each wrestler only fights once a day it is likely there will be a playoff on Sunday (October 19) to decide the winner. (Production: Ben Makori, Natasha Montague)

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VIDEO SHOWS: PHOTO CALL WITH "RIKISHI" (SUMO WRESTLERS) OUTSIDE OF LONDON'S ROYAL ALBERT HALL / RING BLESSING CEREMONY AHEAD OF THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT  TEMPLATE AND SHOTLIST ONLY. SCRIPT TO FOLLOW.  SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 15, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  1. SUMO WRESTLER FIXING ANOTHER SUMO WRESTLER'S ROBE 2. TWO SUMO WRESTLERS WALKING DOWN STEPS  3. FEET OF SUMO WRESTLER WEARING SOCKS WITH TRADITIONAL JAPANESE FOOTWEAR / SUMO WRESTLERS GATHERED 4. CLOSE-UP OF ROBES 5. SUMO WRESTLERS TAKING A SELFIE  6. SUMO WRESTLER WALKING DOWN 7. VARIOUS OF SUMO WRESTLERS GATHERED 8. SUMO WRESTLER ADJUSTING LANYARD AROUND NECK 9. VARIOUS OF SUMO WRESTLERS AND OFFICIALS POSING FOR PHOTO 10. SUMO WRESTLERS WALKING AWAY  11. SIGN INSIDE ROYAL ALBERT HALL READING: "ROYAL ALBERT HALL. THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT" 12. SUMO REFEREES WALKING IN FOR BLESSING CEREMONY  13. HEAD SUMO REFEREE BOWING 14. OFFICIALS WATCHING 15. VARIOUS OF REFEREES PERFORMING BLESSING CEREMONY 16. DRUMMERS WALKING AROUND RING WITH DRUMS  17. AUDIENCE WATCHING, DRUMMING IN BACKGROUND 18. DRUMMERS WALKING AROUND RING 19. VARIOUS OF OFFICIALS COVERING HOLE IN RING WITH EARTH AND PATTING DOWN 20. INTERIOR OF ROYAL ALBERT HALL 

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP250 ALMATY OPEN COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 15, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – See restrictions before use) ALEX MICHELSEN v BEIBIT ZHUKAYEV 6-2 6-3 1. MICHELSEN SERVING / MICHELSEN WINNING WITH SLICED DROP SHOT 2. MICHELSEN SERVING AT MATCH POINT / ZHUKAYEV UNABLE TO RETURN SERVE / MICHELSEN WINS 3. PLAYERS AT NET CORENTIN MOUTET v ALEXANDER SHEVCHENKO 7-5 6-3 4. SHEVCHENKO SERVING / RALLY ENDS WITH SIMPLE MOUTET VOLLEY WINNER AT NET (MOUTET WOULD GO ON TO WIN THE SET 7-5 5. SHEVCHENKO SERVING AT MATCH POINT TO MOUTET / SHORT RALLY ENDS WITH SHEVCHENKO HITTING BALL LONG / MOUTET WINS 6. PLAYERS AT NET FABIAN MAROZSAN v BRANDON NAKASHIMA 7-6(5) 6-1 7. NAKASHIMA SERVING / RALLY ENDS WITH MAROZSAN BACKHAND VOLLEY WINNER 8. MAROZSAN SERVING AT MATCH POINT / MAROZSAN HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO CLINCH THE GAME 9. PLAYERS AT NET

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VIDEO SHOWS: PHOTO CALL WITH "RIKISHI" (SUMO WRESTLERS) OUTSIDE OF ROYAL ALBERT HALL / RING BLESSING CEREMONY AHEAD OF THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT  TEMPLATE ONLY. SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW.  SHOWS:

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VIDEO SHOWS: PHOTO CALL WITH "RIKISHI" (SUMO WRESTLERS) OUTSIDE OF ROYAL ALBERT HALL / RING BLESSING CEREMONY AHEAD OF THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT  TEMPLATE ONLY. SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT TO FOLLOW.  SHOWS:

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP250 ALMATY OPEN RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 15, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – See restrictions before use) ALEX MICHELSEN v BEIBIT ZHUKAYEV 6-2 6-3 1. MICHELSEN SERVING / MICHELSEN WINNING WITH SLICED DROP SHOT 2. MICHELSEN SERVING AT MATCH POINT / ZHUKAYEV UNABLE TO RETURN SERVE / MICHELSEN WINS 3. PLAYERS AT NET CORENTIN MOUTET v ALEXANDER SHEVCHENKO 7-5 6-3 4. SHEVCHENKO SERVING / RALLY ENDS WITH SIMPLE MOUTET VOLLEY WINNER AT NET (MOUTET WOULD GO ON TO WIN THE SET 7-5 5. SHEVCHENKO SERVING AT MATCH POINT TO MOUTET / SHORT RALLY ENDS WITH SHEVCHENKO HITTING BALL LONG / MOUTET WINS 6. PLAYERS AT NET FABIAN MAROZSAN v BRANDON NAKASHIMA 7-6(5) 6-1 7. NAKASHIMA SERVING / RALLY ENDS WITH MAROZSAN BACKHAND VOLLEY WINNER 8. MAROZSAN SERVING AT MATCH POINT / MAROZSAN HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO CLINCH THE GAME 9. PLAYERS AT NET STORY: Alex Michelsen, Corentin Moutet and Fabian Marozsan all cruised through to the next round of the Almaty Open on Wednesday (October 15). American Michelsen beat Kazakh Beibit Zhukayev 6-2 6-3 to reach the second round. Frenchman Moutet beat Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko 7-5 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals, awaiting the winner from the second round game between Russian top seed Karen Khachanov and German Jan-Lennard Struff. Hungary's Marozsan beat American Brandon Nakashima 7-6(5) 6-1 to reach the final eight, awaiting the winner of second seed Daniil Medvedev from Russia and Australia's Adam Walton. (Production: Mussab Al-Khairalla)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATP250 ALMATY OPEN COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 15, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – See restrictions before use) ALEX MICHELSEN v BEIBIT ZHUKAYEV 6-2 6-3 1. MICHELSEN SERVING / MICHELSEN WINNING WITH SLICED DROP SHOT 2. MICHELSEN SERVING AT MATCH POINT / ZHUKAYEV UNABLE TO RETURN SERVE / MICHELSEN WINS 3. PLAYERS AT NET CORENTIN MOUTET v ALEXANDER SHEVCHENKO 7-5 6-3 4. SHEVCHENKO SERVING / RALLY ENDS WITH SIMPLE MOUTET VOLLEY WINNER AT NET (MOUTET WOULD GO ON TO WIN THE SET 7-5 5. SHEVCHENKO SERVING AT MATCH POINT TO MOUTET / SHORT RALLY ENDS WITH SHEVCHENKO HITTING BALL LONG / MOUTET WINS 6. PLAYERS AT NET FABIAN MAROZSAN v BRANDON NAKASHIMA 7-6(5) 6-1 7. NAKASHIMA SERVING / RALLY ENDS WITH MAROZSAN BACKHAND VOLLEY WINNER 8. MAROZSAN SERVING AT MATCH POINT / MAROZSAN HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO CLINCH THE GAME 9. PLAYERS AT NET

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VIDEO SHOWS: BARCELONA PLAYER FRENKIE DE JONG POSING WITH BARCA JERSEY DURING HIS CONTRACT RENEWAL CEREMONY, REMARKS BY DE JONG AT NEWS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 15, 2025) (FORTA – No use Spain) 1. VARIOUS OF BARCELONA MIDFIELDER FRENKIE DE JONG POSING WITH CLUB JERSEY WITH THE YEAR 2029 PRINTED ON THE BACK 2. DE JONG DURING NEWS CONFERENCE 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARCELONA MIDFIELDER FRENKIE DE JONG, SAYING:     "No, very happy. I've always wanted to be in Barcelona as a kid already, so I'm very happy to be here. Hopefully I can reach until the ten years you mentioned that would be very great and I'm very proud of it and I can conquer a lot more things here. Of course, we didn't win the Champions or I didn't win the Champions League yet here with Barcelona." 4. DE JONG HOLDING HIS JERSEY 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BARCELONA MIDFIELDER FRENKIE DE JONG, SAYING:     "If they read newspapers and stuff saying that Frenkie earns that much, that he's the highest‑paid player in Europe, which wasn't true, it does affect how people see me. And I do think it was your fault (journalists). But I'm very happy because otherwise I wouldn't have renewed my contract. And the club is happy too." 6. DE JONG DURING NEWS CONFERENCE 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BARCELONA MIDFIELDER FRENKIE DE JONG, SAYING:     "It's just that people have talked a lot about that (De Jong prime form) since I arrived. First at Ajax, then the second year here, and then the third. I try to reach a new prime every year." 8. VARIOUS OF DE JONG POSING WITH BARCA'S JERSEY AND LEAVING STORY: Frenkie de Jong said on Wednesday (October 15) one of his main goals is to win the Champions League with Barcelona. Speaking at a ceremony to mark his contract extension with LaLiga champions until 2029, the Dutch midfielder said he feels expectations have been higher because of media speculation about his salary, with some reports even claiming he was the highest-paid player in Europe. Asked whether he is currently at the peak of his career, De Jong said he aims to reach a new 'prime' each season in order to help his team win as much silverware as possible. De jong joined Barca in 2019 from Ajax and has so far won two Spanish leagues, two Copa del Rey and two Spanish Super Cup. (Production: Silvio Castellanos)

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