https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/sport/ The latest Flip News stories on sport. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:26 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/oman-gulf-cup-drawing-of-lots-semis/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/oman-gulf-cup-drawing-of-lots-semis/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Oman and Iraq finished Group A of Gulf Cup 27 identical on every tiebreaker — points, goals, head-to-head and discipline — so a midnight draw of lots at a Jeddah hotel sent Oman through as runners-up behind Saudi Arabia, while Graham Arnold protested that Iraq's superior FIFA ranking should have decided it. Tom Ellery gulf cup oman iraq football sport Shafaq News https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/brad-oneill-man-of-steel-2026/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/brad-oneill-man-of-steel-2026/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:15:00 GMT Wigan Warriors hooker Brad O'Neill has been named the 2026 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel, with teammate Jenna Foubister taking the Woman of Steel award in a Wigan double at rugby league's end-of-season awards. Tom Ellery rugby league Super League Man of Steel Wigan Warriors sport BBC Sport