World Series 2017 Game 7: Houston Astros v Los Angeles Dodgers – live!

• Championship heads to winner-takes-all decider at Dodger Stadium
• Remembering the greatest Game 7s in World Series history
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9.59pm GMT

David will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s Tom Dart on a brilliant series so far:

Game 7 (* if necessary).

Of course it’s necessary. The greatest sporting events do not come with caveats, and it feels right that a World Series as evenly-matched yet helter-skelter as this one should end with the built-in drama of a title-decider at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.

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