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League MVP A'ja Wilson hit a seven-foot fadeaway jumper with three-tenths of a second remaining to cap her third double-double of the series and the Las Vegas Aces survived a furious Phoenix comeback for a 90-88 victory over the host Mercury in Game 3 of the WNBA playoffs Wednesday. Wilson had 34 points and 14 rebounds, Jackie Young had 21 points and Jewell Loyd had 16 as the Aces took a 3-0 lead in the league's first best-of-seven championship series to move within one game of their third WNBA title in the last four seasons. Wilson took an entry pass from Chelsea Gray and shot from the left side of the lane over Alyssa Thomas for the game-winner. Thomas had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Satou Sabally had 24 points before leaving with an apparent head injury with 4:26 remaining and DeWanna Bonner had 25 for the Mercury. Thomas found Bonner at the foul line extended on the Mercury's final play, but Bonner's catch-and-shoot drew iron but did not fall. The Mercury will try to dig out of a 3-0 hole starting in Game 4 on Friday. The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs are the only major professional sports team in history to come back from a 3-0 deficit and win a championship series. Chelsea Gray had 11 points, five assists, three steals and three blocks on her 33rd birthday for the Aces, who had eight blocked shots. Kahleah Copper scored 11 straight Phoenix points in the fourth quarter as the Mercury rallied from a 17-point deficit to tie the game at 86 on Bonner's 3-pointer. Gray hit a layup and Bonner made two free throws to set up the final sequence. The Aces opened the game as if their third WNBA championship in four years was just a matter of time. Loyd entered three minutes into the first quarter and quickly took center stage, making four 3-pointers in less than two minutes. The last, with 3:48 left, capped a 17-0 Aces' run for a 21-8 lead. The Mercury came back with a 13-0 run of their own to tie the game at 21 on DeWanna Bonner's 3-pointer. Sabally had 13 points in the first quarter, which ended with the Aces taking a 26-23 lead. Young's 3-pointer three minutes into the second quarter made it 36-29 and forced a Phoenix timeout. Wilson's 3-point play gave the Aces a 44-36 lead with four minutes left in the half, and the Aces used a late 11-2 run for a 55-43 halftime lead. Young had nine points in the second quarter. The Aces made nine of 16 3-pointers in the first half after going 17 of 50 from distance in Games 1-2. Loyd had four and Dana Evans had two, also off the bench. Wilson scored nine straight Las Vegas points midway through the third quarter as the Aces opened a 68-52 lead. Loyd made two free throws with 27.2 seconds left in the third for a 76-59 lead after three quarters, their largest, after being struck in the face by Kahleah Copper on a scramble under the Mercury basket. She was tended to on the bench but returned as the foul was reviewed. –Field Level Media

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a third straight session on Thursday, tracking rival Dalian oils, although weaker crude oil prices capped the gains. The benchmark palm oil contract for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 28 ringgit, or 0.62%, to 4,573 ringgit ($1,085.71) a metric ton in early trade. FUNDAMENTALS * Dalian's most-active soyoil contract rose 2.49%, while its palm oil contract climbed 3.74%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade were down 0.31%. * Palm oil tracks price movements of rival edible oils, as it competes for a share of the global vegetable oils market. * Trading resumed in Chinese markets after the National Day holiday from October 1 to 8. * Oil prices fell in early trade after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war in Gaza, weighing on oil's war risk premium and pushing investors to sell. * Weaker crude oil futures make palm a less attractive option for biodiesel feedstock. * The ringgit, palm's currency of trade, strengthened 0.05% against the dollar, making the commodity slightly expensive for buyers holding foreign currencies. MARKET NEWS * Asian stock markets resumed their ascent as investors doubled down on all things AI-related, while gold held atop $4,000 and the dollar retained its recent hefty gains. DATA/EVENTS 0900 Germany Overall Comprehensive Risk Q4 0900 France Overall Comprehensive Risk Q4 0900 UK Overall Comprehensive Risk Q4 ($1 = 4.2120 ringgit) (Reporting by Ashley Tang; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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Tyrique Stevenson returns this week to the scene of his worst moment as an NFL player, and he is working hard to get over that incident. The Chicago Bears cornerback took the brunt of the criticism after he and his teammates allowed Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels to complete a 52-yard Hail Mary as time expired to steal an 18-15 victory last Oct. 27. When the play began, Stevenson had his back to the action, taunting the fans. He subsequently got involved in the action and accidentally tipped the ball to receiver Noah Brown, who made the winning catch. The Bears return to Washington to play the Commanders on Monday night. "Going back to a hostile environment, they're going to do their best job to rattle me as much as they can," Stevenson said. "The best thing I can do is come out here and show (my teammates) I'm locked in and ready to go." Stevenson credited the other Chicago players with helping him most past the blunder. "They gave me support," Stevenson recalled on Wednesday. "Being honest, I got a couple side-eyes. But … this is what we do for a living. This is who we are in some cases. And the best thing we can do is go out there and make great plays. "I put a bad play on film. The best thing they could do was come around and put their arm around me and be like, ‘We got you.' That's what they showed me all last year." The play, which came to be dubbed the "Fail Mary," helped sink the Bears' season. Chicago was 4-2 entering that game, but the defeat was the first of 10 in a row for the Bears. They won their finale to finish 5-12. Fan anger over the slump focused on Stevenson. "It was harsh, it hurt my feelings," Stevenson said. "That's the best way I can explain it. It just hurt my feelings being a football player and having one of those mistakes that's going to linger around. Even when my son grows up, I've gotta explain that to him. It definitely hurt. "But just use it as fuel." Chicago is 2-2 this year, having won its past two games. Stevenson has a team- high five passes defensed to go with one interception and 19 tackles. –Field Level Media

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TAIWAN DEFENCE MINISTRY REPORT: CHINA IS INCREASING ITS 'GREY ZONE' ATTACKS AND FREQUENCY OF MILITARY ACTIVITIES

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Oct 9 (Stats Perform) – Standings from the NHL games on Wednesday Atlantic Division W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0 0 5 2 2 2. Boston Bruins 1 0 0 3 1 2 3. Florida Panthers 1 0 0 3 2 2 4. Buffalo Sabres 0 0 0 0 0 0 5. Detroit Red Wings 0 0 0 0 0 0 6. Ottawa Senators 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 0 0 0 0 8. Montreal Canadiens 0 1 0 2 5 0 Metropolitan Division W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 0 3 0 2 2. Carolina Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. Columbus Blue Jackets 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. New Jersey Devils 0 0 0 0 0 0 5. New York Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 6. Philadelphia Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Washington Capitals 0 1 0 1 3 0 8. New York Rangers 0 1 0 0 3 0 Central Division W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Colorado Avalanche 1 0 0 4 1 2 2. Dallas Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. Minnesota Wild 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. Nashville Predators 0 0 0 0 0 0 5. St. Louis Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 6. Utah Mammoth 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Winnipeg Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 8. Chicago Blackhawks 0 1 0 2 3 0 Pacific Division W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Anaheim Ducks 0 0 0 0 0 0 2. Calgary Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. Edmonton Oilers 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. San Jose Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 5. Seattle Kraken 0 0 0 0 0 0 6. Vancouver Canucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Vegas Golden Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 8. Los Angeles Kings 0 1 0 1 4 0 Thursday, October 9 schedules (EST/GMT) Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins (2300/2300) New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres (2300/2300) Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings (2300/2300) Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers (2300/2300) New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins (2300/2300) Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning (2300/2300) New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes (2330/2330) Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators (0000/0000) Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues (0000/0000) Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets (0000/0000) Utah Mammoth at Colorado Avalanche (0100/0100) Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks (0200/0200) Anaheim Ducks at Seattle Kraken (0200/0200) Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks (0200/0200) Saturday, October 11 schedules (EST/GMT) Los Angeles Kings at Winnipeg Jets (1730/1730) St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames (2000/2000) Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks (2300/2300) Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins (2300/2300) Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes (2300/2300) Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings (2300/2300) Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers (2300/2300) Washington Capitals at New York Islanders (2300/2300) New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins (2300/2300) New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning (2300/2300) Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild (0000/0000) Utah Mammoth at Nashville Predators (0000/0000) Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche (0100/0100) Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks (0200/0200) Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken (0200/0200) Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers (0200/0200) Sunday, October 12 schedules (EST/GMT) Washington Capitals at New York Rangers (2300/2300) Monday, October 13 schedules (EST/GMT) Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres (1630/1630) Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins (1700/1700) Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders (1700/1700) Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators (1700/1700) Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs (2000/2000) New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets (2300/2300) Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers (2300/2300) St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks (2330/2330) Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild (0000/0000) Utah Mammoth at Chicago Blackhawks (0030/0030)

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Five games into the 2025 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars have matched last year's win total. After finishing 4-13 a season ago and firing head coach Doug Pederson, Jacksonville improved to 4-1 in Liam Coen's debut season with Monday's dramatic 31-28 win over Kansas City. It's the franchise's best start since a 4-1 start in 2007. They'll look to keep things rolling this week on a short turnaround when they host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. "It doesn't worry me," Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence said when asked if he's concerned about this team handling success. "Obviously it's something that we do have to handle the right way. We've got to know that we haven't done anything. "The only thing we're guaranteed is that we're going to win four games this year, which isn't enough." Seattle (3-2) is coming off the other side of a heartbreaker, losing 38-35 on Sunday to Tampa Bay. The Seahawks led late and appeared poised to be the team with a chance to win in regulation before a Sam Darnold pass deflected off a defensive lineman's helmet and was intercepted, setting up a game-winning field goal for the Buccaneers. "At the end of the day, I've got to protect the football in that situation. Can't give them a short field to put the game away like that," Darnold said postgame. It was a tough end to what was an exceptional game for Darnold, who threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns. Through five games as a Seahawk, Darnold ranks seventh in the NFL in passing yards (1,246) and is tied for seventh with seven passing TDs. It has taken Darnold little time to build chemistry with leading receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, whose 534 receiving yards this season rank second in the league. Jacksonville's passing defense ranks 27th in the league, allowing 250.4 yards per game. However, the Jaguars also have a league-leading 10 interceptions. Linebacker Devin Lloyd made history Monday when he returned an interception a franchise-record 99 yards for a touchdown. It was his league-leading fourth interception, giving him as many picks as he had in his first three seasons combined. While Jacksonville's run game has set the tone for the offense this season, ranking fifth in rushing yards per game (137.0), Lawrence and the passing game may be tasked with a larger burden facing a Seattle defense that ranks third against the run (83.0). "Nobody is running the ball on those guys, really," Coen said. "Their front is so deep. They've got eight guys up front who have played high-level football in the NFL." The QB was the hero against Kansas City, running in a touchdown after tripping on an offensive lineman's feet with 23 seconds left for the game-winning score. It was a happy ending to an erratic game for Lawrence, who fumbled on the goal line and was intercepted, giving him six turnovers (five picks, one fumble) in five games this season. Only four quarterbacks have turned the ball over more. Jacksonville will be without a primary receiving weapon Sunday. Tight end Brenton Strange (hip) went on injured reserve this week and will miss at least the next four games. He's second on the team with 204 receiving yards. Running back Bhayshul Tuten (shoulder), receiver Dyami Brown (shoulder) and defensive end Travon Walker (wrist) were all limited during Wednesday's practice. Seattle's defense enters the week down four starters. Cornerback Devon Witherspoon (knee), linebacker DeMarcus Lawrence (quad) and safety Julian Love (hamstring) missed last week's game while linebacker Derick Hall left Sunday's game with an oblique injury. All four did not practice on Wednesday, and Seattle coach Mike Macdonald said decisions on their availability would likely come later in the week. –Field Level Media

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Oct 9 (Stats Perform) – Results from the NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) San Antonio 112 MIAMI 107

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By Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) – The yen's current weakness benefits the economy and the hit to households from rising import costs can be offset by aggressive fiscal spending, said Takuji Aida, an economist advising the policy circle of Japan's likely new premier Sanae Takaichi. In an interview with Reuters, Aida brushed off concern that aggressive spending could further weaken the yen, which in turn would push up import costs, potentially accelerate inflation and weigh on consumption. "We've developed a defeatist mindset, thinking that a weaker yen is bad. That's a major mistake," Aida, chief Japan economist at Credit Agricole, said on Wednesday. The yen's current depreciation is beneficial, as it coincides with rising stock prices and growing investor confidence in Japan, he said, adding that burdens from rising import costs could be eased by proactive fiscal policy. The Japanese currency's sharp appreciation after the burst of an asset-inflated bubble prompted companies to cut or shift overseas jobs and investment, Aida said. "At 140 or 150 yen to the dollar, it becomes viable to manufacture goods domestically. This exchange rate level is helping drive the capital investment cycle upward and also serves as a buffer against U.S. tariffs," said Aida, who advises a group of reflationist-minded ruling party lawmakers. Takaichi's economic platform strongly reflects the group's policy principles advocating aggressive government spending to revitalise the economy. On monetary policy, Aida said the BOJ is likely to keep interest rates steady until 2027 after one more hike possibly by early next year. "Obviously, the BOJ has already set itself on a path toward tightening, so it will likely raise the policy rate to 0.75% by January," he said. The BOJ will then pause to support the government's spending plans and resume a gradual tightening in 2027, Aida said. "In 2027, the effects of (Takaichi's) proactive fiscal policy will start to kick in, and we'll see a clear expansion in domestic demand," he said. "Inflation is then likely to pick up in line with domestic demand, prompting the BOJ to begin small, incremental rate hikes." The BOJ ended a decade-long, massive stimulus last year and raised interest rates to 0.5% in January on the view Japan was on the cusp of durably achieving its 2% inflation target. Governor Kazuo Ueda has signaled the BOJ's readiness to keep raising interest rates if economic and price developments move in line with its forecasts. (Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro Sugiyama; Editing by Sam Holmes)

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Oct 9 (OPTA) – Summaries for the Friendlies on Wednesday (start times are GMT) Friendlies 2 ……………………………………………………….. Gibraltar (0) 0 New Caledonia (0) 2 Scorers: J. Katrawa 61, G. Haéwégéné 90+5 ……………………………………………………….. Friendlies 3 ……………………………………………………….. Grenada (22:00) British Virgin Islands ……………………………………………………….. Friendlies 2 ……………………………………………………….. St. Vincent / Grenadines (0) 1 Scorers: O. Anderson 75 Cuba (0) 0 ……………………………………………………….. Friday, October 10 fixtures (GMT) Japan v Paraguay (1020) Korea Republic v Brazil (1100) Uruguay v Dominican Republic (1245) Jordan v Bolivia (1600) Russia v IR Iran (1700) Chile v Peru (2300) Canada v Australia (2330) Saturday, October 11 fixtures (GMT) Argentina v Venezuela (0000) United States v Ecuador (0030) Grenada v Cuba (2330) Sunday, October 12 fixtures (GMT) Mexico v Colombia (0100) Malta v Bosnia-Herzegovina (1700) Monday, October 13 fixtures (GMT) Uzbekistan v Uruguay (1245) Montenegro v Liechtenstein (1600) Puerto Rico v Argentina (2300) Tuesday, October 14 fixtures (GMT) IR Iran v Tanzania Venezuela v Belize (0100) Japan v Brazil (1030) Korea Republic v Paraguay (1100) Norway v New Zealand (1600) Albania v Jordan (1700) Russia v Bolivia (1700)

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Oct 9 (Reuters) – GBM Resources Ltd: * TO RAISE A$39.85M VIA PLACEMENT FOR A$0.053 PER SHARE Further company coverage:

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