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Ronaldo scores after match delayed by missile alert

Al-Nassr won the AFC Champions League match in Riyadh after an hour's wait; Formula 1 also confirmed a ten-year Rwanda deal starting in the early twenty thirties.

On air: Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Vera Bullock on Wake Up, America
Published 5:59 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by BBC Sport: “Ronaldo scores after match delayed by missile alert”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:59 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Vera Bullock.

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BBC SportRonaldo scores after match delayed by missile alert

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCristiano Ronaldo scored as Al-Nassr won an AFC Champions League match in Riyadh that was delayed an hour by a missile alert.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAn hour's delay, and he still turned up and scored. That is professionalism.

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