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VIDEO SHOWS: ARNE SLOT PRESS CONFERENCE FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "Yeah, Alisson is not part of the squad tomorrow and he's not going to travel to Brazil as well for the national team. So he will be out for Saturday. Hugo (Ekitike) is going to train today again and let's see where he is, and the same can be said for Federico (Chiesa). So we have to wait and see after the session where we exactly are." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "That depends also on how you, how fast a recovery goes. So it's clear that he's not there Saturday, it's clear he's not going to play for Brazil. And I would be surprised if he would be there in the first game after the international break. But from there on, sometimes things can go a bit faster or a bit slower. So it's always difficult to say the amount of days and weeks. But for the upcoming games, he will not be part of us or the Brazil team." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     "If the reaction is after you lose against Palace, you lose another game, you can argue if that is positive. But I saw a team that wanted to try from the first to the last second everything to get a result. Different than to the Palace game, we won much more second balls. We were, like in the Palace game, close to a result.      "And I've said many times last season, the margins are so small, and that's the same this season again, and we are trying to find a way of, that is not about luck or bad luck, or it's not about a set-piece goal scored or against." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, SAYING:     " Juergen (Klopp) gave me a lot of gifts, but one of the gifts he also gave me was ending up first the year before and fifth that year before, and him being so well known that a new manager came in and everybody thought, 'oh, let's start to play against Liverpool'. Teams played in a completely different way in the first half of the season against us than they did when we were top of the league after the half of the season and when we were top of the Champions League after the first part of the season. And I can see this going now into the second half of, or in this part of this season. And we have to find answers to that, and last season, one of the answers was a set piece. Like many teams unlock low blocks with set pieces and this season, we haven't done that… yet." 8. WHITE FLASH 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARNE SLOT, LIVERPOOL MANAGER, TALKING ABOUT DEFENDER IBRAHIMA KONATE MAKING MISTAKES, SAYING:     "Now, what I think is, if you are losing a game of football, what we did against Galatasaray and against (Crystal) Palace, then it doesn't help if you lose a ball a few times very easily. He's been one of them, definitely not the only one, because against Galatasaray, I think, apart from the penalty, they've maybe… not created, got three or four moments, all three or four, from us losing a very simple ball without any pressure, which happened to him once in the Crystal Palace game and once against Galatasaray. So then, if you lose a game of football, there's so much focus on that moment, and all of a sudden, 90 minutes have been very, very, very poor. Which is not the way I analyze a game, especially not afterwards, where I have the time to analyze, to watch it one more time and see what we did well and what we did wrong." STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES TEAM TRAINING / SOUNDBITES FROM WALLABIES CAPTAIN HARRY WILSON SHOWS: PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 1. WALLABIES DOLL AND RUGBY UNION BALL 2. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES POSING FOR PHOTOS 3. WALLABIES COACH JOE SCHMIDT POSING FOR PHOTOS PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "Yeah we're obviously really excited to get the opportunity to verse the All Blacks on our territory this weekend. And obviously tough match last weekend – disappointing result, but it's always very exciting to know we get another opportunity at them." PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 5. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES POSING FOR PHOTOS PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "The Bledisloe means so much to the two teams and they've obviously been able to retain it this year. But saying that, I feel that as if this team is in the right direction and even in those 10 losses, there's been a lot of matches where it's neck and neck and the Wallabies could've got the result there. So there's a lot of confidence in this group this weekend." PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 7. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES PASSING BALL AROUND ON STADIUM PITCH PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "Yeah it's always exciting when you get someone like Will Skelton coming back in the team. When you have a person of his size, it definitely gives everyone a lot of confidence and he's a real calm person and a real leader in our group. We love having him and whenever he is available and comes in, he always makes everyone pretty excited to have him on the field."   PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 9. WALLABIES PLAYER JAMES SLIPPER 10. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES DURING TRAINING STORY: Lock Will Skelton and scrumhalf Jake Gordon are among five changes to Australia's starting 15 for their final Rugby Championship test against New Zealand in Perth on Saturday (October 4). Australia lost the bilateral Bledisloe Cup to New Zealand at Eden Park last week but can claim the Rugby Championship title with victory over the visitors provided South Africa lose to Argentina at Twickenham. Wallabies Captain Harry Wilson said the team are excited and confident ahead of the clash, and were aiming to give prop James Slipper a victorious send-off in his 151st and final international. Scott Barrett will lead the All Blacks after recovering from injury, while Leicester Fainga'anuku has been named on the wing for his first test since the 2023 World Cup. (Production: James Redmayne)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF 2026 SOCCER WORLD CUP MATCH BALL 'TRIONDA' SHOWS: UNKNOWN (RELEASED ON OCTOBER 3, 2025) (FIFA – See restrictions) 1. FOUR STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF 'TRIONDA' THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL FOR 2026  WORLD CUP 2. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW BALLS TRIONDA 3. TWO STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO POSING WITH OFFICIAL MATCH BALL STORY: FIFA has launched the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, a vibrant sphere called TRIONDA that celebrates the tournament's historic three-nation hosting arrangement while packing cutting-edge technology to help referees make split-second decisions. The adidas-designed ball takes its name from the Spanish for "three waves" – a nod to Canada, Mexico and the United States jointly staging football's biggest show for the first time. Its eye-catching red, green and blue color scheme honors each host nation, while a revolutionary four-panel construction creates wave-like geometry across its surface. "The Official Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup 26 is here and it's a beauty!" declared FIFA President Gianni Infantino after unveiling it on Friday (October 3). "I can't wait to see this beautiful ball hitting the back of the net. The countdown to the greatest FIFA World Cup ever is on – and the ball is rolling!" TRIONDA features national symbols for each host – Canada's maple leaf, Mexico's eagle and the United States' star – with gold touches paying tribute to the World Cup trophy itself. But beyond the aesthetics lies serious technology: intentionally deep seams create optimal flight stability, while embossed icons boost grip in wet conditions. Most significantly, the ball contains a 500Hz motion sensor chip that tracks every movement in real time, feeding precise data to video assistant referees to help with crucial decisions including offside calls. The launch adds to mounting excitement ahead of the tournament, following the unveiling of official mascots and news that over 4.5 million fans from 216 countries entered the initial ticket draw. The final tournament draw takes place in Washington DC on December 5, 2025. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES TEAM TRAINING / SOUNDBITES FROM WALLABIES CAPTAIN HARRY WILSON SHOWS: PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 1. WALLABIES DOLL AND RUGBY UNION BALL 2. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES POSING FOR PHOTOS 3. WALLABIES COACH JOE SCHMIDT POSING FOR PHOTOS PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "Yeah we're obviously really excited to get the opportunity to verse the All Blacks on our territory this weekend. And obviously tough match last weekend – disappointing result, but it's always very exciting to know we get another opportunity at them." PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 5. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES POSING FOR PHOTOS PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "The Bledisloe means so much to the two teams and they've obviously been able to retain it this year. But saying that, I feel that as if this team is in the right direction and even in those 10 losses, there's been a lot of matches where it's neck and neck and the Wallabies could've got the result there. So there's a lot of confidence in this group this weekend." PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 7. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES PASSING BALL AROUND ON STADIUM PITCH PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "Yeah it's always exciting when you get someone like Will Skelton coming back in the team. When you have a person of his size, it definitely gives everyone a lot of confidence and he's a real calm person and a real leader in our group. We love having him and whenever he is available and comes in, he always makes everyone pretty excited to have him on the field."   PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 9. WALLABIES PLAYER JAMES SLIPPER 10. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES DURING TRAINING STORY: Lock Will Skelton and scrumhalf Jake Gordon are among five changes to Australia's starting 15 for their final Rugby Championship test against New Zealand in Perth on Saturday (October 4). Australia lost the bilateral Bledisloe Cup to New Zealand at Eden Park last week but can claim the Rugby Championship title with victory over the visitors provided South Africa lose to Argentina at Twickenham. Wallabies Captain Harry Wilson said the team are excited and confident ahead of the clash, and were aiming to give prop James Slipper a victorious send-off in his 151st and final international. Scott Barrett will lead the All Blacks after recovering from injury, while Leicester Fainga'anuku has been named on the wing for his first test since the 2023 World Cup. (Production: James Redmayne)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF 2026 SOCCER WORLD CUP MATCH BALL 'TRIONDA' SHOWS: UNKNOWN (RELEASED ON OCTOBER 3, 2025) (FIFA – See restrictions) 1. FOUR STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF 'TRIONDA' THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL FOR 2026  WORLD CUP 2. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW BALLS TRIONDA 3. TWO STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO POSING WITH OFFICIAL MATCH BALL STORY: FIFA has launched the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, a vibrant sphere called TRIONDA that celebrates the tournament's historic three-nation hosting arrangement while packing cutting-edge technology to help referees make split-second decisions. The adidas-designed ball takes its name from the Spanish for "three waves" – a nod to Canada, Mexico and the United States jointly staging football's biggest show for the first time. Its eye-catching red, green and blue color scheme honors each host nation, while a revolutionary four-panel construction creates wave-like geometry across its surface. "The Official Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup 26 is here and it's a beauty!" declared FIFA President Gianni Infantino after unveiling it on Friday (October 3). "I can't wait to see this beautiful ball hitting the back of the net. The countdown to the greatest FIFA World Cup ever is on – and the ball is rolling!" TRIONDA features national symbols for each host – Canada's maple leaf, Mexico's eagle and the United States' star – with gold touches paying tribute to the World Cup trophy itself. But beyond the aesthetics lies serious technology: intentionally deep seams create optimal flight stability, while embossed icons boost grip in wet conditions. Most significantly, the ball contains a 500Hz motion sensor chip that tracks every movement in real time, feeding precise data to video assistant referees to help with crucial decisions including offside calls. The launch adds to mounting excitement ahead of the tournament, following the unveiling of official mascots and news that over 4.5 million fans from 216 countries entered the initial ticket draw. The final tournament draw takes place in Washington DC on December 5, 2025. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF 2026 SOCCER WORLD CUP MATCH BALL 'TRIONDA' RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: UNKNOWN (RELEASED ON OCTOBER 3, 2025) (FIFA – See restrictions) 1. FOUR STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF 'TRIONDA' THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL FOR 2026  WORLD CUP 2. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW BALLS TRIONDA 3. TWO STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO POSING WITH OFFICIAL MATCH BALL STORY: FIFA has launched the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, a vibrant sphere called TRIONDA that celebrates the tournament's historic three-nation hosting arrangement while packing cutting-edge technology to help referees make split-second decisions. The adidas-designed ball takes its name from the Spanish for "three waves" – a nod to Canada, Mexico and the United States jointly staging football's biggest show for the first time. Its red, green and blue colour scheme honours each host nation, while a revolutionary four-panel construction creates wave-like geometry across its surface. TRIONDA features national symbols for each host – Canada's maple leaf, Mexico's eagle and the United States' star – with gold touches paying tribute to the World Cup trophy itself. But FIFA says beyond the aesthetics lies serious technology, with intentionally deep seams creating optimal flight stability, while embossed icons boost grip in wet conditions. The ball also contains a 500Hz motion sensor chip that tracks every movement in real time, feeding precise data to video assistant referees to help with crucial decisions including offside calls. The launch follows the unveiling of official mascots and news that more than 4.5 million fans entered the initial ticket draw. The final tournament draw takes place in Washington DC on December 5, 2025. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF 2026 SOCCER WORLD CUP MATCH BALL 'TRIONDA' RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: UNKNOWN (RELEASED ON OCTOBER 3, 2025) (FIFA – See restrictions) 1. FOUR STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF 'TRIONDA' THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL FOR 2026  WORLD CUP 2. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW BALLS TRIONDA 3. TWO STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO POSING WITH OFFICIAL MATCH BALL STORY: FIFA has launched the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, a vibrant sphere called TRIONDA that celebrates the tournament's historic three-nation hosting arrangement while packing cutting-edge technology to help referees make split-second decisions. The adidas-designed ball takes its name from the Spanish for "three waves" – a nod to Canada, Mexico and the United States jointly staging football's biggest show for the first time. Its red, green and blue colour scheme honours each host nation, while a revolutionary four-panel construction creates wave-like geometry across its surface. TRIONDA features national symbols for each host – Canada's maple leaf, Mexico's eagle and the United States' star – with gold touches paying tribute to the World Cup trophy itself. But FIFA says beyond the aesthetics lies serious technology, with intentionally deep seams creating optimal flight stability, while embossed icons boost grip in wet conditions. The ball also contains a 500Hz motion sensor chip that tracks every movement in real time, feeding precise data to video assistant referees to help with crucial decisions including offside calls. The launch follows the unveiling of official mascots and news that more than 4.5 million fans entered the initial ticket draw. The final tournament draw takes place in Washington DC on December 5, 2025. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF 2026 SOCCER WORLD CUP MATCH BALL 'TRIONDA' RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: UNKNOWN (RELEASED ON OCTOBER 3, 2025) (FIFA – See restrictions) 1. FOUR STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF 'TRIONDA' THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL FOR 2026  WORLD CUP 2. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW BALLS TRIONDA 3. TWO STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO POSING WITH OFFICIAL MATCH BALL STORY: FIFA has launched the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, a vibrant sphere called Trionda that celebrates the tournament's historic three-nation hosting arrangement while packing cutting-edge technology to help referees make split-second decisions. The adidas-designed ball takes its name from the Spanish for "three waves" – a nod to Canada, Mexico and the United States jointly staging football's biggest show for the first time. Its red, green and blue colour scheme honours each host nation, while a revolutionary four-panel construction creates wave-like geometry across its surface. Trionda features national symbols for each host – Canada's maple leaf, Mexico's eagle and the United States' star – with gold touches paying tribute to the World Cup trophy itself. But FIFA says beyond the aesthetics lies serious technology, with intentionally deep seams creating optimal flight stability, while embossed icons boost grip in wet conditions. The ball also contains a 500Hz motion sensor chip that tracks every movement in real time, feeding precise data to video assistant referees to help with crucial decisions including offside calls. The launch follows the unveiling of official mascots and news that more than 4.5 million fans entered the initial ticket draw. The final tournament draw takes place in Washington DC on December 5, 2025. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES TEAM TRAINING / SOUNDBITES FROM WALLABIES CAPTAIN HARRY WILSON SHOWS: PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 1. WALLABIES DOLL AND RUGBY UNION BALL 2. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES POSING FOR PHOTOS 3. WALLABIES COACH JOE SCHMIDT POSING FOR PHOTOS PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "Yeah we're obviously really excited to get the opportunity to verse the All Blacks on our territory this weekend. And obviously tough match last weekend – disappointing result, but it's always very exciting to know we get another opportunity at them." PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 5. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES POSING FOR PHOTOS PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "The Bledisloe means so much to the two teams and they've obviously been able to retain it this year. But saying that, I feel that as if this team is in the right direction and even in those 10 losses, there's been a lot of matches where it's neck and neck and the Wallabies could've got the result there. So there's a lot of confidence in this group this weekend." PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 7. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES PASSING BALL AROUND ON STADIUM PITCH PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia. Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN WALLABIES CAPTAIN, HARRY WILSON, SAYING: "Yeah it's always exciting when you get someone like Will Skelton coming back in the team. When you have a person of his size, it definitely gives everyone a lot of confidence and he's a real calm person and a real leader in our group. We love having him and whenever he is available and comes in, he always makes everyone pretty excited to have him on the field."   PERTH, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (SEVEN NETWORK – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (MUTE) 9. WALLABIES PLAYER JAMES SLIPPER 10. VARIOUS OF WALLABIES DURING TRAINING STORY: Lock Will Skelton and scrumhalf Jake Gordon are among five changes to Australia's starting 15 for their final Rugby Championship test against New Zealand in Perth on Saturday (October 4). Australia lost the bilateral Bledisloe Cup to New Zealand at Eden Park last week but can claim the Rugby Championship title with victory over the visitors provided South Africa lose to Argentina at Twickenham. Wallabies Captain Harry Wilson said the team are excited and confident ahead of the clash, and were aiming to give prop James Slipper a victorious send-off in his 151st and final international. Scott Barrett will lead the All Blacks after recovering from injury, while Leicester Fainga'anuku has been named on the wing for his first test since the 2023 World Cup. (Production: James Redmayne)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM GAME THREE OF THE MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES BETWEEN THE CHICAGO CUBS AND THE SAN DIEGO PADRES AT WRIGLEY FIELD / SOUNDBITE OF CUBS' MANAGER CRAIG COUNSELL  RESENDING VIDEO WITH UPDATED SLATE SHOWS: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 2, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions) TOP 1ST 1. CHICAGO CUBS’ STARTER JAMESON TAILLON STRIKES OUT SAN DIEGO PADRES’ FERNANDO TATIS JR. / FERNANDO TATIS JR. WALKING BACK 2. CROWD CHEERING / CUTAWAY OF TAILLON 3. MANNY MACHADO LINES OUT SHARPLY TO CENTER FIELDER PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG / TAILLON CHEERING 4. REPLAY OF PETE CROW-ARMSTONG’S CATCH TOP 2ND 5. TAILLON STRIKES OUT PADRES’ JACKSON MERRILL  / REPLAY 6. TAILLON STRIKES OUT GAVIN SHEETS STRIKES   BOTTOM 2ND 7. PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG SINGLES ON A LINE DRIVE TO CENTER FIELDER JACKSON MERRILL / KYLE TUCKER SCORES TO PUT CUBS 1-0 UP 8. PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG CELEBRATING 9. REPLAY OF PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG’S HIT AND CELEBRATIONS 10. DANSBY SWANSON WALKS / SEIYA SUZUKI SCORES TO MAKE IT 2-0 FOR CUBS 11. SUZUKI BEING CONGRATULATED IN DUGOUT BOTTOM 6TH 12. PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG SINGLES ON A SHARP LINE DRIVE TO RIGHT FIELDER FERNANDO TATIS JR. AND CELEBRATING BOTTOM 7TH 13. MICHAEL BUSCH HOMERS ON A FLY BALL TO RIGHT CENTER FIELD TO MAKE IT 3-0 FOR CUBS 14. REPLAY / BUSCH  CELEBRATING TOP 9TH 15. JACKSON MERRILL HOMERS ON A FLY BALL TO RIGHT CENTER FIELD TO PULL ONE BACK FOR PADRES 1-3  16. REPLAY / MERRILL CELEBRATING  17. PADRES’ FREDDY FERMIN FLIES OUT SHARPLY TO CENTER FIELDER PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG AS CUBS SEAL 3-1 WIN 18. PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG CELEBRATING 19. VARIOUS OF CUBS CELEBRATIONS 20. DISAPPOINTED PADRES’ MANAGER MICHAEL SHILDT 21. CHICAGO CUBS MASCOT WAVING FLAG IN CELEBRATION 22. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHICAGO CUBS MANAGER CRAIG COUNSELL, SAYING: (SOUNDBITE PART OVERLAID BY MATCH CUTAWAYS) “I mean, the defense was, you know, certainly stands out tonight. You know, especially our Our middle infielders, Pete this series, Matt Shaw this series, like absolutely some huge plays.” 23. WHITE FLASH 24. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHICAGO CUBS MANAGER CRAIG COUNSELL, SAYING:  “That's why teams are so connected because you need that stuff to make everybody affect each other. And we played a great defensive game tonight, absolutely." 25. CUBS CELEBRATING WIN STORY: Michael Busch homered to cap a three-hit performance, helping the host Chicago Cubs advance to the National League Division Series with a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday (October 2). Chicago secured a 2-1 victory in the best-of-three NL wild-card series, paving the way for a matchup against the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS. Game One of the best-of-five series is set for Saturday in Milwaukee. Pete Crow-Armstrong delivered an RBI single in the second inning to highlight his own three-hit outing. Dansby Swanson worked a bases-loaded walk later in the second and turned in several stellar defensive plays for the Cubs, who rebounded from a 3-0 setback on Wednesday. Chicago had 13 hits Thursday after totaling just 10 in the previous two games. Daniel Palencia (2-0) allowed two hits in 1 1/3 scoreless innings to pick up his second win of the series. He struck out two batters without surrendering a hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings in the Cubs' 3-1 victory in Game One on Tuesday. Drew Pomeranz retired all three batters he faced in the seventh inning and Brad Keller worked the eighth before allowing a lead-off homer to Jackson Merrill in the ninth. Keller rebounded to strike out Xander Bogaerts on a controversial 3-2 pitch before hitting both Ryan O'Hearn and Bryce Johnson with a pitch. Andrew Kittredge, working on his third straight day, induced Jake Cronenworth to ground out and Freddy Fermin to fly out to secure the save. Busch deposited a 2-2 fastball from Robert Suarez over the wall in right-center field to lead off the seventh inning and stake Chicago to a 3-0 lead. The Cubs seized a 2-0 lead after their first five batters reached base in the second inning. Kyle Tucker singled and advanced to third on Seiya Suzuki's double to left field. Carson Kelly was hit by a pitch from Yu Darvish (0-1) to load the bases before Crow-Armstrong's RBI single plated Tucker with the game's first run. Darvish departed in favor of fellow former Cubs pitcher Jeremiah Estrada, who promptly walked Swanson on seven pitches with the bases loaded. Darvish permitted two runs on four hits in one-plus inning. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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