European football: Simeone criticises playing in Spain after floods disaster

  • ‘It doesn’t make any sense,’ says Atlético Madrid manager
  • Harry Kane scores two as Bayern beat Union Berlin

The Atlético Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, said on Saturday it made no sense to play this weekend after catastrophic floods swept through parts of Spain.

The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history – and the second-deadliest European floods of the century – have killed at least 211 people and dozens are unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the region of Valencia, the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said on Saturday. The matches between Valencia and Real Madrid, along with Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano, are among several postponed after the floods.

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Wing Darcy Graham crosses four times in Scotland’s rout of Fiji

  • Scotland 57-17 Fiji
  • Home side run in eight tries in Autumn Series opener

Darcy Graham notched four times to briefly move joint top of Scotland’s all-time try-scoring list, only for his fellow Edinburgh wing Duhan van der Merwe to climb back ahead of him with a late touchdown of his own in a comfortable 57-17 victory over Fiji at Murrayfield.

Glasgow centre Sione Tuipulotu kicked off his captaincy of Gregor Townsend’s team, but it was talismanic wing Graham who stole the show in his first Test outing since the World Cup defeat by Ireland in Paris 13 months ago.

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Giants place Greg Joseph on IR

The Giants ruled kicker Greg Joseph out for Sunday's game against the Commanders when they turned in their final injury report of the week and he'll miss at least three more games as well.