Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Motor racing-Title beckons for Antonelli but he may have to wait a week or two

Kimi Antonelli is ​set to become Formula One's youngest champion, and Italy's first in 73 years, but the 20-year-old Mercedes driver ​will have to win and hope the stars align if he is to ‌convert ​his first 'match point' in Texas on Sunday. Four years old when Sebastian Vettel became the hitherto youngest champion at 23 with Red Bull in 2010, the racer from Bologna has a mighty 102-point lead over teammate George Russell ahead of the US Grand Prix in Austin.

Swimming-World Aquatics names 2027 Swimming World Cup hosts

World Aquatics on Wednesday named ‌Berlin, Paris and London as the host cities for the 2027 Swimming World Cup, with the three-stop series also offering direct qualification opportunities for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Berlin will host the opening leg from October 15-17, followed by Paris from October 22-24 and London from October 29-31.

NBA-LeBron James spoils Knicks party in winning start to Sixers era

LeBron James overcame a hostile New York Knicks crowd to get off to a winning start in his tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, beating ‌the NBA champions 106-100 to kick off a record-extending 24th season. The 41-year-old hopes to deliver a title for the long-suffering Sixers, and his season debut for Philadelphia at Madison Square Garden drove interest in the most hotly anticipated ‌contest of the NBA's opening day.

Kalshi could be headed for Supreme Court showdown, CEO says

A legal clash between prediction markets and US states over who should regulate the industry could eventually end up at the Supreme Court, Tarek Mansour, the co-founder of Kalshi, told Reuters. "I think the process will play out the way it’s going to play out," Mansour, who is chief executive of the platform, said on the Reuters Econ World podcast.

Motor racing-Formula One statistics for the U.S. Grand Prix

Formula One statistics for this weekend's US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, ⁠Texas. The ​race is the 18th round of the 23-race calendar and start ⁠of a 'triple header' of races on successive weekends in the Americas with Mexico and Brazil. Lap distance: 5.513km. Total distance: 308.405 km (56 laps)

World Series Game 1 tickets surge above $3K, nearing Super Bowl level

The price to get into Game 1 of the World Series when the Tampa Bay Rays visit the ⁠Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night has soared to near Super Bowl prices. The get-in price for Game 1 at American Family Field reached $3,107 by midday Tuesday, according to TicketData.com. That slightly was down from a spike to $3,169 on Monday night after the Rays clinched the ​American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians, but still represented a 14% increase over the past three days.

NFL-Paris game to go forward with heightened security amid unrest

A game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the ⁠New Orleans Saints in Paris on Sunday will go ahead as planned with ramped up security, the NFL said on Tuesday, after a weekend of violence that engulfed the French capital. French officials will mount a "massive" security operation for protests planned on Saturday, with troops reinforcing police, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on ⁠Tuesday, ​after rioting and looting swept through Paris and other French cities on October 17.

Thunder, Spurs open NBA season as co-favorites to win title

The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are co-favorites to win the title as they close out the opening day of the 2026-27 NBA regular season in San Antonio on Tuesday night. BetMGM is offering the Western Conference rivals at +260 to win the title. The Spurs' odds have shifted slightly from opening at +270 to match ⁠the Thunder by opening day.

Figure skating-Grand Prix opens new Olympic cycle with reshaped field

The figure skating season kicks off with the Grand Prix circuit in France this week, ushering in a new Olympic cycle with a reshaped field ⁠following a wave of post-Milano Cortina Games retirements and breaks from ⁠competition. Some of the biggest names are back, while others have retired or opted to sit out the season, creating opportunities for a new crop of contenders.

Tennis-Players to face stricter anti-doping whereabouts rules from 2027

Tennis players will lose a longstanding exemption from strict anti-doping whereabouts requirements during tournaments from January 2027, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Wednesday. Changes ‌to the World Anti-Doping Code require players in ‌a sport's Registered Testing Pool (RTP) to provide a daily 60-minute testing window during competition from 2027, ending an exemption previously ​granted to tennis because of the unpredictability of players' schedules.