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By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The NFL is developing a tech platform geared toward flag football training, the league’s senior vice president for global flag football Brian Flinn said ​on Thursday, as it continues an aggressive push into the ‌game. The platform will address the training and development gap in the sport, said Flinn, with the non-tackle form of the game seeing a surge in participation ahead of its Olympic debut at LA28.

By Field Level Media Oct 15 (Field Level Media) – Thomas Pieters will not sign up for ​LIV Golf 2.0 and plans ‌to play on the DP World Tour next year, he confirmed to Flushing It Golf. The 34-year-old Belgian was a ‌member ​of captain Dustin ⁠Johnson’s 4 Aces ⁠team for the past two seasons in LIV Golf. Pieters is a six-time winner on the DP ​World Tour, most recently at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship ⁠in January 2022.

By Field Level Media Oct 15 (Field Level Media) – Amar’e Stoudemire has traded in his jersey and shorts for a dress uniform and a badge. Now ​43, the former All-NBA player and recent enshrinee ‌to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, graduated from the Miami Dade College School of Justice’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy on Thursday. He will move into a position as an officer ‌with ​the county’s school police department.

By Dan Burns Oct 15 (Reuters) – The skyrocketing price of diesel is plain for Americans to see anytime they fuel up their cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, though only a fraction of US drivers own a diesel-powered vehicle so they may think they are dodging that massive sticker shock. Think again.

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Ollie Bearman is ready to step up as leader on the track at Haas next season, the ​US-owned team’s principal Ayao Komatsu said ‌on Thursday. The Japanese was speaking to reporters after Haas announced Brazilian rookie Rafael Camara as Esteban Ocon’s replacement on a multi-year deal from 2027.

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Celebrated actor Al Pacino will receive a lifetime achievement award for his career achievements and humanitarian work next year, the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA announced on Thursday. The American actor, ​best known for playing Michael Corleone in “The Godfather” films is the ‌62nd recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy Oct 15 (Reuters) – Private credit direct lenders are raising record sums even as deal activity slows and borrowers return to the banking system’s syndicated loan market, increasing pressure to deploy capital into ​a shrinking pool of attractive opportunities. Direct-lending funds raised $129.15 billion in ‌the first nine months of 2026, up 35% from a year earlier and the highest nine-month total in Preqin data going back to 2016.

Oct 15 (Reuters) – FIFA will amend its disciplinary regulations after controversy over its decision to suspend U.S. forward Folarin Balogun’s automatic World Cup ban, the Belgian Football Association (RBFA) said on Thursday ​after raising the issue with soccer’s governing body. The decision follows ‌criticism of FIFA’s move to suspend Balogun’s automatic one-match ban for a red card, allowing the striker to play against Belgium in their last-16 clash.

By Field Level Media Oct 15 (Field Level Media) – Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev is week-to-week with an upper-body ​injury, the team announced on ‌Thursday. He exited in the first period of Saturday’s 6-3 win at Colorado, logging just 3:29 of ice time across five shifts after a collision ‌with ​Avalanche forward Artturi Lehkonen. The Leafs ⁠placed Tanev, 36, ⁠on injured reserve on Monday, retroactive to Oct. 10, but didn’t provide a timeline for his recovery until Thursday.

DAKAR, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a new province bordering Central African ​Republic, two health officials said on Thursday, ‌posing a fresh challenge for authorities struggling to contain it.