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Sport in brief: October 28, 2024
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Belfast moved up to third in the Elite League after they won 3-1 in Guildford and JJ Piccinich netted a hat-trick in their 5-2 win at second-placed Coventry Blaze, which ended the Midlanders’ unbeaten start to the season.
Elsewhere, Dundee recovered from a 6-1 midweek mauling at Sheffield to edge Nottingham 2-1 and Coventry romped to a 6-2 win at Manchester. Despite not being in league action, Cardiff still top the table.
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