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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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