Swansea soaring, Burnley get their first win and Tonda Eckert saga ends - Championship Catch-up

Welcome to The Championship Catch-up, a new Sky Sports column in which Andy Hinchcliffe rounds up some of the key stories from the second tier. This week:

• Soaring Swansea City lead the way
• Burnley finally get their first win
• Saints draw line under Eckert saga

Swansea City are deserved Championship leaders

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Josh Allen clinches first overtime win of NFL career as Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Rams in thriller

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Tony Bloom: Hearts investor reiterates Scottish Premiership title ambition ahead of Celtic Park return

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Doctor Who Is Getting a Christmas Special After All

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2026 Rugby League World Cup: Mikey Lewis out for England opener

Harry Smith has been named alongside captain George Williams in England's half-back roles for their Rugby League World Cup opening match against Tonga - with Mikey Lewis left out.

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CJ ENM, MBC Group Enter Long-Term Pact to Expand Korean Entertainment Across Middle East, North Africa, a ‘Natural Next Step’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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'The X-Files' Creator is Officially Releasing an Ambitious New Time-Travel Movie

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Published Oct 13, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT

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Over the course of 218 episodes spanning 11 seasons, the landmark TV series The X-Files explored a wide array of science fiction concepts, including a few episodes that touched on the idea of time travel. There was the season 4 episode “Synchrony,” where an elderly time traveler goes back to the 1990s to stop his younger self from inventing time travel. Then there’s the Groundhog Day-like season 6 episode “Monday,” which sees Agent Mulder (David Duchovny) and Agent Scully (Gillian Anderson) repeatedly trying to stop a bank bombing while experiencing the same day over and over again. Season 8 also had a time travel episode named “Redrum,” where a man accused of killing his wife experiences several days backwards.

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US emergency call records reveal confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike

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