{
  "id": 13751728,
  "title": "Late Sale penalty try continues Harlequins woes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/late-sale-penalty-try-continues-harlequins-woes-13751728",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T16:21:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sale-penalty-try-continues-harlequins-160350166.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Harlequins suffered another disappointing start to the Premier League season with a heavy defeat to Sale Sharks at the CorpAcq Stadium. Despite their early lead, Quins were unable to maintain their advantage and fell to a 17-24 loss. The Sharks emerged victorious thanks to a late penalty try scored by returning player Marcus Smith. This was Smith's first appearance for Quins this season following a finger injury. The Sharks, who had not been at their best, fought their way back from a tight corner to secure their fifth consecutive win against Quins in domestic and European competition. Before the match, Harlequins had suffered a significant loss against Gloucester, who defeated them 48-0 in the previous weekend's game.",
  "summary": "Harlequins' poor start to the Prem season continues with a third successive loss of the campaign against Sale at CorpAcq Stadium.",
  "key_points": [
    "Harlequins lose 17-24 to Sale Sharks",
    "Marcus Smith scores late penalty try",
    "Sale Sharks win fifth consecutive match"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Late Sale penalty try continues Harlequins woes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/late-sale-penalty-try-continues-harlequins-woes",
        "published": "2026-10-11T16:21:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}