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Friday 23 October 2026 16:35, UK

Nicolas Raskin is "really happy" at Rangers but is unsure about what the future holds for him.

It was widely believed that the 25-year-old midfielder, who signed from Standard Liege in January 2023, would move on after being part of the Belgium side that reached the quarter-final of the 2026 World Cup, where they were knocked out by eventual winners Spain.

However, after missing a few games amid speculation about his future, Raskin has become a mainstay in Derek McInnes' side.

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Asked if he had expected to leave in the summer, he replied: "Of course, when you're an ambitious player, you want to keep going higher and higher and higher, so I thought there was a point where maybe I could try to go and get a new challenge after the World Cup.

"But like I said, I've never been pushing for something because I'm really happy here, it's a big club.

"This club helped me to join the Belgian national team, which is a big thing. So I'm really calm with that.

"If something comes and everybody would be happy with it, then I would have looked to see if I could do it or not. But I don't need to push anything.

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"I'm happy; the manager has been amazing with me since he arrived, so it was good this year to have that support from the manager.

"I was quite calm in the game, just taking it day by day, training after training to see where that would take me."

On the possibility of signing a new deal, he added: "I don't know, it's not up to me. It's up to the club.

"I'm just trying to work every day as hard as I can and try to give a good performance on the pitch and see what happens."

McInnes also expected Raskin to move on but is more than happy to be working with him.

Regarding the Belgian possibly agreeing a new contact, the Gers boss said: "I normally leave those sort of contract discussions between the club, the player and the agent.

"But if there was an opportunity to work with Nico beyond that, then obviously it's something that I would not be against.

"I'm enjoying working with him, but equally I understand players may well have other aspirations.

"Nico said to me that he could have had one or two things that he could have jumped at in the transfer window.

"But he's keen to be here and be part of a successful team.

"Unless something comes up that really turns his head and really turns Rangers' head, then we keep working together.

"And how long that remains, whether it's to the end of the season or whether it's beyond that, too many things can happen." %!s()

Friday 23 October 2026 19:01, UK

Vincent Kompany was taken to hospital after collapsing at Bayern Munich's training ground on Friday.

Kompany's condition is said to be stable, according to Sky in Germany.

"Vincent Kompany had to seek medical treatment on Friday after collapsing during training for FC Bayern's amateurs," said the club in a statement.

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"The first-team coach had been watching the second team's session. Kompany will undergo thorough examination in the hospital and remain in medical care. For the time being, his coaching staff will manage training and match operations."

Director of sport Max Eberl added: "Vincent Kompany's health is our top priority. We at FC Bayern will do everything we can to ensure he makes a speedy recovery.

"Vinnie is receiving all the necessary medical care and support, and all the time he needs. His coaching team, in whom we have complete confidence, will take over his duties. All of us at FC Bayern wish Vinnie a speedy recovery."

Kompany's former club Manchester City also sent their best wishes, with a post on their X feed reading: "Everyone at Manchester City is wishing a speedy recovery to our former captain and club legend, Vincent Kompany.

"Get well soon, Vinny."

The Bayern head coach has been suffering from a viral infection of late and was unable to attend his side's pre-match presser ahead of the midweek Champions League game against Arsenal at the Allianz Arena.

Kompany was well enough to take his place in the dugout though for the 2-2 draw against the Gunners on Wednesday.

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Littler is in Dortmund, trying to win the only big event he has yet to claim in a dominant first two years on the scene.

He got off to a good start on Friday night with a 6-3 win over O'Connor, with six 180s to set up a second-round clash with Nathan Aspinall.

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The teenager is set to take part in a huge Netflix show next week where 24 players are vying to win £501,000 by beating him in a one-off leg, and asked whether his focus is on this tournament, he said: "This is the next one after the World Youths, so I knew how much time I would have off.

"Obviously, (I've played) a few exhibitions, but yeah, just obviously been chilling out, practicing, and this is the one I really want."

The 19-year-old has not played since a surprise defeat in the World Youth Championship and has enjoyed the break.

"I think I'm more focused because of the amount of time we've had off," he added. "I mean, I have not been doing too much, but I've been practising.

"I've just got to take it one game at a time, and obviously it's the last one missing, so I can't be putting too much pressure on myself.

"I'm just happy to get back on stage and do my job."

Littler also revealed he had changed his grip and throw during a lengthy recent lay-off from competitive action to stave off a feeling of boredom in practice.

"I think it's just having so much time off. I had loads of weeks to prepare for this, so I can just go to the practice board at home and just kind of change it, really," he said.

"I hit a nine-darter the other night on DartCounter as well, so I was like... 'I think I will stay with this until something does go wrong'. But it is all going well so far."

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Van Gerwen crashes out

After Luke Humphries withdrew with illness, Littler's possible path to glory looks even easier as Michael van Gerwen crashed out on Friday night.

Van Gerwen is not the player of old and went out 6-3 to Dutch compatriot Kevin Doets.

"It was a tough game," assessed Doets, who will take on Krzysztof Ratajski on Saturday evening.

"The draw comes out and I get Michael… it's still Michael van Gerwen. He is the one I looked up to for years and the most successful player from the Netherlands.

"He didn't play like he can, but I'm really happy to win. I felt through the whole game that I was the better player.

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Ryan Joyce also had a day to forget as he suffered a 6-3 defeat to Jermaine Wattimena.

Joyce travelled from the North East on Friday morning, but his luggage did not make it to Dortmund.

He had to borrow some darts from a local collector, who had a similar set to the one he uses.

But he found himself 5-0 down and faced darts for a whitewash before putting up a brief fightback.

Aspinall set up his tie with Littler after reeling off four straight legs to see off Cristo Reyes, including finishes of 134, 112 and 90 to come back from behind.

There were also wins for Josh Rock and Martin Schindler.

The European Championship continues with a crucial double session on Saturday, as all 16 remaining players return for round two.

Defending champion Gian van Veen takes on Luke Woodhouse in the pick of the afternoon ties, while Littler and Aspinall lock horns in the evening session.

Saturday October 24
Afternoon session (12pm)
Round Two x4
Cameron Menzies v Gerwyn Price
Stephen Bunting v Kim Huybrechts
Ross Smith v Damon Heta
Gian van Veen v Luke Woodhouse
Best of 19 legs

Evening Session (6pm)
Round Two x4
Krzysztof Ratajski v Kevin Doets
Martin Schindler v Jermaine Wattimena
Nathan Aspinall v Luke Littler
Jonny Clayton v Josh Rock
Best of 19 legs

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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler could be open to taking the "next step" in his career at the end of the season - Daily Express

Managerial candidates in contention to replace Michael Carrick as Manchester United boss believe the dressing room is "out of control" and players "talk too much" - Daily Telegraph

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A defiant Michael Carrick refused to rule out stripping Bruno Fernandes of the captaincy as the Manchester United manager told his players to cut out their public sniping and start doing their talking on the pitch - Daily Telegraph

Premier League

Real Madrid's Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 33, is fully focused on life at the Bernabeu despite links with Tottenham - Bild

England winger Jadon Sancho, 26, who is a free agent, wants to meet Getafe's manager before making a decision over joining the Spanish side on a deal until the end of the season - Daily Telegraph

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Bukayo Saka will have an MRI scan today on his thigh injury but the Arsenal winger will definitely be sidelined for weeks - the Sun

Former Arsenal sporting director Edu has landed himself a new role with Northampton Town, who are sitting 23rd in League Two - the Mirror

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Scotland

Nico Raskin insists he's got too much respect for Rangers to push for an Ibrox exit - Daily Record

Martin O'Neill has shot own suggestions Celtic are a Jekyll and Hyde outfit who are out their depth in Europe - Daily Record

Rangers are considering a January move for Swedish winger Oskar Fallenius - Scottish Sun

Europe

Spain forward Dani Olmo has no plans to leave Barcelona, despite the 28-year-old being linked with Bayern Munich - Sky Sports in Germany

Atletico Madrid are open to triggering the 25m euro (£21m) option to turn 26-year-old Canada forward Jonathan David's loan move from Juventus into a permanent switch, although no final decision has been made - Sky Sports in Germany

Formula One

Max Verstappen has described the bumpy track at the Circuit of the Americas as "unacceptable" and warned it can cause spinal issues - The Times

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Getting older is something few of us want to think about. Yet how we fund our later years, and how much we'll get, has been a hot topic.

The triple lock formula - state pensions increasing by the greatest of 2.5%, earnings growth, or inflation - means those benefits have risen far faster than the earnings of workers since its introduction in 2011.

But as housing costs have also been rising fast, pensioner poverty has actually increased slightly in the last decade.

Nevertheless, even if you take those costs into consideration, pensioners are less likely to be in relative poverty - that is, having to get by on less than 60% of the income of the typical household - than families with children or working-age people.

And funding the triple lock has already cost the state billions more than initially envisaged. With that cost set to balloon further, the debate over whether that is sustainable, or fair, has raged for a while.

Andy Burnham intends to start a new system in a few years, which would see the state pension increase by at least inflation or 2.5%, and remove the automatic annual link with average earnings. It will likely mean less generous increases, although it will keep track with earnings growth over the longer term.

But are pensioners being short-changed in other ways? How do we compare with other countries?

One way of measuring that is to look at how generous the typical pension is relative to workers' average earnings - the replacement rate.

The OECD considers the outlook for those born at the start of the millennium in different countries on average wages, and assumes the pension system as it existed in 2022 is in place.

On that basis, looking at the basic state pension, retirement benefits in the UK look low compared with other wealthy countries.

And that is even when you consider that our system compels workers to be automatically enrolled in occupational schemes.

If you consider both of those, then after tax, UK retirement benefits would be 54.2% of average UK earnings, compared with an average of 63.2% across wealthy countries.

But then there is income from other occupational and personal pensions, which are more prevalent in the UK. Include those and the gap narrows.

However, that does also mean that those relying on just the state pension for their incomes are a fair bit worse off than many retired people elsewhere.

So does that make the case for boosting spending on public pensions in the UK?

Well, the amount spent on the state pension is set to top £150bn a year, the single most expensive benefit to fund.

But other figures from the OECD show that the UK state spends a lower amount on total retirement benefits, relative to the size of its economy, than the average wealthy country.

But there are two issues to consider.

Firstly, this is about political choices, and the UK chooses to dedicate larger amounts to items such as universal healthcare.

And secondly, with ageing populations, the OECD reckons the amount needed for pensions may be set to soar in many nations by 2060 (the exceptions largely being those that are deploying changes).

Its predictions for the UK are likely to rise by less under the revised triple lock system being put in place by Andy Burnham but it may still mean more borrowing.

As it is, £1 in every £13 the UK government spends is to pay the interest on existing debt. And countries with more generous pensions, such as Italy, have faced pressure to reform.

So in many ways, with auto-enrolment into workplace pensions, the UK appears to be ahead of the game in insisting on universal privately funded pensions for workers. But that system raises another issue: the gender pension gap.

The gender pension gap is the difference between the average pension income of men and women aged 65 and over, as a percentage of men's average pension income.

It found that the typical gap in most wealthy countries is around 22.8% in favour of men.

But in the UK women typically get a pension that is a third less than what a man gets - in the main, due to the reliance on private pensions - although it should be noted that the most recent data the OECD has for the UK is for 2021.

Women are more likely to have received lower pay over the course of their working lives, taken career breaks or worked part time. And the hit to pension pots can be stark.

So step back and look at the big picture and British pensioners - and those who have yet to retire - may feel others have it better elsewhere.

But the message from all of this isn't to dwell on outrage but to take action.

The state pension has become more generous over the years, but if you want to enjoy the same kind of retirement as those elsewhere, get saving.

That is - if you can, and if you haven't left it too late. %!s()