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Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 2:00 p.m. GMT/ 10:00 a.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect. TOP STORIES SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ISRAEL/ Security concerns overshadow Israel's World Cup qualifiers in Norway and Italy Israel's World Cup qualifiers in Norway and Italy are being overshadowed by security concerns, with the mayor of the northern Italian city of Udine warning about the situation ahead of the match scheduled to be played there next week. BRITAIN-SOCCER/ UK appoints Richard Monks as CEO of new Independent Football Regulator LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday that regulatory expert Richard Monks had been appointed as chief executive of the newly established Independent Football Regulator (IFR), tasked with overseeing governance and financial sustainability in English soccer. TENNIS-WUHAN/ Exhausted Raducanu retires from Wuhan Open after medical timeout An exhausted Emma Raducanu had her blood pressure checked during a medical timeout before retiring while trailing 6-1 4-1 to Ann Li in the Wuhan Open first round on Tuesday, with the temperature nearing 35 degrees Celsius on a humid afternoon. UPCOMING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BASEBALL-MLB-DET-SEA/ (PIX) Detroit Tigers v Seattle Mariners 2025 MLB Season (Postseason) – Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan 7 Oct 16:08 ET / 20:08 GMT BASEBALL-MLB-NYY-TOR/ (PIX) New York Yankees v Toronto Blue Jays 2025 MLB Season (Postseason) – Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York 8 Oct 20:08 ET / 00:08 GMT NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ICEHOCKEY-NHL-FLA-CHI/ (PIX) Florida Panthers v Chicago Blackhawks 2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) – Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida 7 Oct 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NYR-PIT/ (PIX) New York Rangers v Pittsburgh Penguins 2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) – Madison Square Garden, New York, New York 8 Oct 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT ICEHOCKEY-NHL-LAK-COL/ (PIX) Los Angeles Kings v Colorado Avalanche 2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) – Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California 8 Oct 22:30 ET / 02:30 GMT

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(Adds comment from minister in paragraph 14) * Canadian government plays down chances of imminent trade deal * Carney's visit aims to protect US-Canada relationship * Carney's meeting seen as a calculated risk By Maria Cheng WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney is making his second visit to the White House in five months on Tuesday under increasing pressure to address U.S. tariffs on steel, autos and other goods that are hurting Canada's economy. A Canadian government official and several analysts played down the chances of an imminent trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump and said the mere fact that discussions are continuing should be considered a success for Carney. The prime minister last visited the Oval Office in May, when he bluntly told Trump that Canada would never be for sale in response to Trump's repeated threat to purchase or annex Canada. Since then, the prime minister has made numerous concessions to Canada's biggest trading partner, including dropping some counter-tariffs and scrapping a digital services tax aimed at U.S. tech companies. Carney's office has said the working visit will focus on forging a new economic and security relationship with the U.S. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Monday: "I'm sure trade will be a topic of discussion … and all of the other issues that are facing both Canada and the United States." While the majority of Canada's exports are entering the United States tariff-free under the U.S.-Canada-Mexico free trade agreement, tariffs have pummeled Canada's steel, aluminum and auto sectors and a number of small businesses. "The reality is that right now, Canadian products have among the lowest tariff rate," said Jonathan Kalles, a former adviser to Carney's predecessor, Justin Trudeau. "You don't want to poke the bear when things could be much worse," he said, adding that any meeting with Trump is a calculated risk. "Carney will probably get a better deal through private negotiations, not the pomp and ceremony of going to the White House," he said. Carney won an election in April promising to be tough with Trump and secure a new economic relationship with the United States. Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, said polls show Canadians have largely been willing to give Carney time to deal with Trump. "But that amount of time is finite," Kurl said, noting pressure may build with job losses mounting and economic growth hobbled by U.S. tariffs. The U.S. is the destination for nearly three-quarters of Canadian exports. Canada's opposition leader, Pierre Poilievre, has criticised Carney's approach to Trump, noting the prime minister's earlier pledge to "negotiate a win" by July 21. He said on Monday it did not look like Carney would accomplish much in the trip. Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, said in response Canada has work to do on sectoral tariffs. "Was the Leader of the Opposition suggesting that if the President of the United States invites us to go to Washington for a meeting and a working lunch we should have just said no and hung the phone up?" LeBlanc said in Parliament. Asa McKercher, a specialist in Canada-U.S. relations at St. Francis Xavier University, said Carney's meeting with Trump would be a success if there is any recognition that Canada has moved to address some of Trump's persistent grievances. "Carney has just set up this new defense agency and boosted military spending, so it would be great if Trump could reduce some of those sectoral tariffs on autos," McKercher said, citing Trump's past complaint that Canada is a "military free-rider." (Reporting by Maria Cheng; Additional reporting by Steve Holland and Katharine Jackson in Washington and David Ljunggren in Ottawa; Editing by Caroline Stauffer and Franklin Paul)

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Oct 7 (Reuters) – Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Tuesday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record closing highs, with focus now shifting to a slate of Federal Reserve speakers for policy signals. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 5.9 points, or 0.01%, at the open to 46,700.9. The S&P 500 rose 5.9 points, or 0.09%, at the open to 6,746.14​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 30.7 points, or 0.13%, to 22,972.369. (Reporting by Niket Nishant and Sukriti Gupta in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)

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