The Los Angeles Rams are now planning to place Aqib Talib on injured reserve because of his rib injury, the cornerback confirmed to ESPN's Lindsey Thiry.

Talib missed Sunday's loss to the San Francisco 49ers with the injury, which he sustained in Week 5 against the Seattle Seahawks.

Talib could return later this season. He must miss at least eight weeks, and each team can activate only two players from IR.

The schedule for both the AL and NL Championship Series could be altered because of the forecast of heavy rain in New York on Wednesday, sources told ESPN.

With the possibility that ALCS Game 4 between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees is a washout for Wednesday night, Major League Baseball is considering moving a potential NLCS Game 5 between the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals to that night, sources said. The NLCS game is currently scheduled to start at 4:08 p.m. ET, but on days there is only one game, MLB prefers to have the game in prime time.

If the rainout occurs, the Yankees and Astros -- who play Game 3 Tuesday in New York with the series tied at 1-1 -- would be rescheduled to play Games 4 and 5 on Thursday and Friday in New York, before returning to Houston for a potential Game 6 on Saturday.

Sources said MLB would likely announce any change in an NLCS Game 5 prior to Wednesday, giving the teams and fans time to adjust. The Nationals lead the series, 2-0, heading into Monday night's Game 3, so that series could be over as soon as Tuesday night.

If the Yankees and Astros are delayed a day, it could affect pitching plans for both teams. The Astros could bring back Zack Greinke for Game 4 on regular rest, and the Yankees -- who are planning a bullpen day for Game 4-- could instead go back to Masahiro Tanaka on regular rest.

You can't have failed to notice a weekend of sporting brilliance - from a stunning sub two-hour marathon to hosts Japan lighting up the Rugby World Cup.

But there were three phenomenal sportswomen right at the heart of the action as well.

With a combined age of just 62, Simone Biles, Brigid Kosgei and Coco Gauff added their names to the history books.

Barack Obama said athlete Kosgei had shown a "remarkable example of humanity's ability to endure and keep raising the bar".

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Alexandra Raisman said she was "in awe" of gymnast Biles, while tennis legend Billie Jean King congratulated both tennis player Gauff and Biles on Twitter.

BBC Sport takes a look at a trio of stars taking their sports to new heights.

Simone Biles - America's Golden Girl

On Sunday, Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast in World Championships history, adding two more gold medals to her glittering haul.

The 22-year-old American moved clear of Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo with victories in the balance beam and floor in Stuttgart - taking her overall tally to 25 medals, 19 of them gold.

"This is really the best worlds performance I have ever put out," she said after finishing her fifth World Championships with five titles across six events.

The Rio Olympics quadruple gold medallist plans to celebrate when she returns home to Texas, adding "my mom usually likes to throw a worlds party, whether I want one or not".

Brigid Kosgei - Running into the history books

In 2003, Britain's Paula Radcliffe set the longest-standing marathon world record for either men or women in the post-war era, running the London Marathon in two hours 15 minutes 25 seconds.

Fast forward to 2019, and Kenya's Brigid Kosgei eclipsed Radcliffe's 16-year-old record with a time of 2:14:04 as she retained her title at the Chicago Marathon.

Only 22 runners in the men's race finished faster than the 25-year-old, whose time would have been a men's world record in 1964.

Kosgei, who won last year in 2:18:35, admitted: "I am feeling good and happy because I was not expecting to run like this."

Coco Gauff - From lucky loser to singles champion

Biles wasn't the only American to make waves this weekend.

Compatriot Coco Gauff became the youngest player to win a WTA title in 15 years with victory over Jelena Ostapenko in the Linz Open final.

The 15-year-old - who only qualified for the main draw as a lucky loser after defeat in the final round of qualifying - won 6-3 1-6 6-2 and is set to move inside the world's top 75, having started the season ranked well outside the top 600.

"It has been an amazing week, I hope to come back here again. I will remember this moment for the rest of my life," said Atlanta-born Gauff.

Roger Federer has confirmed he intends to play in next summer's Olympics in Tokyo as he chases an elusive gold medal in the men's singles.

The Swiss great, who turns 39 during the Games, is one of the sport's most decorated players but he has never won the Olympic singles title.

Federer won silver at London 2012 after losing to Britain's Andy Murray.

"At the end of the day my heart decided I would love to play the Olympic Games again," Federer said.

Federer, who missed Rio 2016 through injury, did win a gold medal at Beijing 2008 in the men's doubles alongside Stan Wawrinka.

In the singles, 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer finished fourth at Sydney 2000, lost in the second round at Athens 2004 and reached the quarter-finals in Beijing.

"I've been debating with my team for a few weeks now, months actually, what I should do in the summer after Wimbledon and before the US Open," added Federer, ranked third in the world.

"I carried the flag twice for Switzerland in Athens and Beijing, I've got a gold and a silver, and I would love to play again, so I'm very excited."

Dan Evans celebrated becoming the British number one with a hard-fought win over Australian Bernard Tomic at the Stockholm Open.

Evans, 29, replaced Kyle Edmund as the nation's leading men's player earlier on Monday, 18 months after being unranked following a drugs ban.

He marked becoming the 13th man to achieve the feat with a 6-4 1-6 6-3 win over former world number 17 Tomic.

Eighth seed Evans faces Norway's Casper Ruud or Serb Filip Krajinovic next.

‘Squash is the greatest game in the world’ says Aussie legend Rhonda Thorne
By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor

Maria Toorpakai, Nicol David, Joel Makin, Declan James, Daryl Selby, Greg Lobban, Campbell Grayson, Nick Matthew, Sarah-Jane Perry, Nick Taylor, Mike Harris, Brad Hindle, Rhonda Thorne, Ritwik Bhattacharya and Pakistani legends Jahangir Khan, Jansher Khan and Qamar Zaman were among the PSA stars past and present who joined in the fun to promote and celebrate World Squash Day.

They all shared their energy and passion for the game at some amazing events on every continent to help to raise the profile of the sport and attract a wave of new players.

Many other star names signed some World Squash Day shirts at major early-season events in Nantes and San Francisco. These will be auctioned off in a special fund-raiser in conjunction with the PSA Foundation.

Three-times world champion Matthew spearheaded a campaign by England Squash to attract at least 5,000 new players on the day. Matthew’s home club of Hallamshire in Sheffield held a week-long campaign to launch the new season in the build-up to some fun events on World Squash Day itself.

Nick kindly reported: “Firstly I would say testament to yourself for having the dedication to grow the event year on year. The end goal for your project, with the help of England Squash and support from so many clubs and national federations, was the feel-good factor that was felt around the world. As we always say, the key is to introduce or reinvigorate people both young and old, male or female, able bodied or not, because once they try squash it is so addictive and you want more.”

Matthew and Perry took part in promotional videos to launch the campaign, which seems certain to smash the initial target figure. This morning, England Squash revealed that more than 4,500 new players had been recorded, with 30% of the registered clubs still to upload their data to a special App set up to track the figures.

Scotland’s Lobban and New Zealand’s Grayson joined English coach Taylor at his Infinitum Academy in Boston, Massachussetts as they coached a large group of juniors before taking to the court for an exhibition match.

British number one Makin popped in to the Hirwaun club near Aberdare in Wales. He explained: “The club is just down the road from my house. It was originally called Aberdare but rebuilt a few years ago and renamed Hirwaun. It was great fun to see so many members and newcomers enjoy World Squash Day.”

Declan James and his manager Daryl Selby, who have both held the England number one position this season, both took to the court. James was down with the kids at Nottingham, while Selby led his family’s Off The Wall WSD session in Essex.

Down Under, one of Australia’s greatest-ever female players, 1981 world champion Rhonda Thorne, was honoured at the Daisy Hill club in Logan City, Brisbane.

Club owner Brad Hindle, who competed on the PSA Tour for many years, said: “Rhonda was our World Squash Day Ambassador for Daisy Hill and Logan City. It was an absolute joy to honour her achievements and services to squash with a beautiful canvas sprint at a reception at the club.

“A copy of that print will now hang on our Legacy Wall alongside all the other great Queensland squash players.”

Rhonda told the crowd of more than 100 well-wishers: “Squash is the greatest game in the world. It can be played by everybody, whatever their age. It was wonderful to see all nine courts here busy with juniors on World Squash Day.”

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In India, former national champion Ritwik Bhattacharya held three events in, supported by former Trinity College player Sachika Balvani. Two were at military bases and one staged at his Start Academy headquarters which provides squash training for tribal children.

Across the border, Pakistani greats Jahangir Khan, Jansher Khan and Qamar Zaman supported events in Peshawar and Islamabad. Zaman displayed his legendary trickery to beat the eight-times world champion Jansher 11-9 in a special one-game challenge! Jahangir, who won the British Open 10 years ina row, supported a massive event in Islamabad.

Maria Toorpakai, who famously fled Pakistan to avoid persecution for playing squash as a child, returned home to hold a coaching session for girls, which showed how times and cultures are evolving.

She said: “We distributed sport equipment and squash rackets among girls in Peshawar. We were pleased to welcome a few children with disabilities. Every girl, every child should feel included, encouraged and supported.”

She then Tweeted support for the World Squash Day event held in Iran which also showed a large number of females taking to the court.

Egypt is proudly leading the way with support for female athletes in the Muslim world.

The Black Ball Sporting Club, host of two major PSA events in New Cairo, attracted TV coverage and had a visit from the Minister for Youth and Sport when they held a World Squash Day event to promote the game with dozens of juniors in attendance.

Squash Director Ashraf Hanafi said: “It was a fantastic day and we recruited more than 200 new junior members, many of them from local schools. The TV coverage was broadcast at a peak time and was seen by millions of people on Egypt’s main TV sports programme.”

At the other end of the continent, the World Squash Day event at Camps Bay Squash Club in South Africa featured a game called Street Racket designed to offer a cheap introduction to racket sports with no courts required.

Camps Bay is the home club to former pros Stuart Hailstone, Trevor Wilkinson, Gunner Way, Grant Isaacs, Craig Wapnick and Mark Allen.

World Squash Day was celebrated in America with events that coincided with the finals of the US Open, with a number of clubs concluding their day’s events by watching the two finals live on SquashTV.

At a special luncheon in Philadelphia before the finals, US Squash inducted Ginny Akabane and Bunny Vosters into the United States Squash Hall of Fame.

Further south, the Squashinhos project in Brazil took to the courts to provide exercise and education in a safe environment for children in Rio de Janeiro.

The campaign’s leader, English coach Danny Lee, held a timed tournament fund-raiser at the St George’s Hill Club in Weybridge, England.

He has launched a Just Giving page to raise funds for the project and said: “Squashinhos is a sports and educational development project which helps suffering children from communities in Rio de Janeiro. Three times a week they receive English and squash lessons.

“The aims is to create a social and healthy learning environment for these children, opening their eyes to another world away from drugs and weapons.”

Social media was ablaze with World Squash Day activities throughout the weekend, with messages of support from Nicol David and Jahangir, and loads of fun themes, including a limerick competition launched by Patrick Kidd, the venerable Diary Editor of The Times newspaper in London.

Mike Harris took time out from organising a busy day of activities at the Exeter Golf and Country Club to pen this offering, with a special poetic resonance for PSA members:

There once was a man from Devon
Who thought hitting a squash ball was heaven
He whacked it about
And gave a great shout
But was rubbish playing to eleven

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There was a spirit of revival in Denmark, where experienced promoter Kim Frederiksen chose World Squash Day to launch a new club in the quaintly named town of Middlefart.

He said: “We just have two courts right now, but we want to dream big to grow this wonderful game.”

Among the thousands of social media messages flying through cyberspace, a large number of World Squash Day posts featured the food on offer.

As well as an impromptu Best Buffet Competition, two outstanding offerings from Sri Lanka and Warwickshire (England) led to a Bake Off-style vote on Twitter!

But the best location for a World Squash Day Barbie was an easy choice, the Kawaroa Park Squash Club in New Plymouth, with the club balcony overlooking the beach on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island.

We even had Glow squash at the “Fluoro” court at the Squash Logic club in Melton, Australia.

And World Squash Day is far from over Down Under. Peta Murphy, a squash-loving MP in the constituency of Dunkley, near Melbourne, is hosting an open day at the Australian government courts on Wednesday

Pictures courtesy of some amazing people who did great things all over the planet for World Squash Day 

Ali Price says there is no need for Scotland to change coaches or develop a new style, despite an early exit from the World Cup.

The Scots fell short of the quarter-finals for only the second time after pool defeats by Ireland and Japan.

But Price thinks Gregor Townsend is the right man to lead a squad full of emerging talent.

"I don't think we change how we want to play," the Glasgow Warriors scrum-half told BBC Scotland.

"That's our identity and that's what suits us. We've not got massive men that are going to run over people.

"We're good at trying to find the space through quick ball. We do that by hitting them up and then moving the ball quickly. I feel like we've got the players to do that. We've got a back three to expose sides out wide."

Price had his first World Cup cut short by a foot injury sustained in the opening loss to Ireland.

Scotland hit back with big wins over Samoa and Russia but fell short against the host nation on Sunday.

"At key moments, we weren't accurate or clinical enough," the 26-year-old said. "We didn't build enough pressure against the better teams in the pool.

"We let them get out to a score and then we were always chasing. Against these sides, whether they fill the field well or bring line speed, it's very hard to get yourself back into the match.

"How we finished the Japan game was never say die. We were still trying right up to the final whistle.

"It will be known as the World Cup when we never got out of the group, which is disappointing. But in terms of players coming through, there is promise for the future.

"Some of the older guys will call it a day, so it's probably the start of a new cycle.

"There's a good core of guys at 22, 23, 24 that now have a World Cup behind them, whether they played in all the games or one or two. They're the guys who will take it forward to France in 2023."

Townsend has come in for criticism after a disappointing sequence of results this year, but Price praised the "level of detail he puts on to you as a player".

"As a player, he was quite a free spirit and I feel that, during the game, we are given that opportunity as well," he said. "Our set-piece is structured to who we are playing, but during the match, it's down to us. We're given the chance to express ourselves when we can, which I like and a lot of the other players like.

"If it doesn't work, you have to hold your hands up. But at least guys feel comfortable enough to do that."

Price is aiming to return to action in four to six weeks.

"It's going well," he said of the rehabilitation process. "I'm out of the boot and off crutches, walking around. So, in the next couple of weeks, I'll progress - in the pool and then start some light running. Fingers crossed, middle of November I'm targeting to be back.

"All the international boys will be back by then as well, so Glasgow will have a full squad in. We can carry on the league campaign and hopefully go well in Europe."