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• Lionel Messi lands back in Rosario after father Jorge's death at 68... as Inter Miami teammate pays heartfelt tribute during game

  09-08-2026 03:15 via dailymail.com
  
  In the absence of their captain, Inter Miami players honored Jorge Messi by wearing black armbands, while fans paused for a moment of silence before kickoff.
  
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• 'If we maximise everything, it's achievable': TOM CLEVERLEY on Plymouth's promotion charge, working 14-hour days and asking old friend Michael Carrick for help with signings

  09-08-2026 03:00 via dailymail.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LUKE POWER: As a man who once sang Stand by Me at his Aston Villa initiation in 2014, Tom Cleverley is grateful that Plymouth Argyle tuned in more than a decade on.
  
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• Victory for Caitlin Clark as her WNBA suspension is OVERTURNED after Fever star was embroiled in another clash with officials

  09-08-2026 02:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Clark threw a pass in the direction of a teammate. As her momentum carried forward, the Fever star made contact with official Genesis Perrymond.
  Perrymond then called a technical foul on Clark.
  
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• Sophie Cunningham slams WNBA rival for 'playing the race card' after she claimed 'white privilege' caused her to be kicked off the court for brutal foul that left Fever star bloodied

  09-08-2026 01:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Carrington was ejected from the clash between the Sky and the Indiana Fever after her nasty foul left Cunningham bloodied and on the floor. She later posted: 'WHITE PRIVILEGE'
  
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• Jaissle starts with win but not planning to 'smash locker room'

  09-08-2026 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It was a night which ended with Newcastle United lifting a trophy, but there was certainly no danger of head coach Matthias Jaissle getting carried away.
  
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• Sophie Cunningham embroiled in WNBA race storm as rival claims 'white privilege' after Fever star is slammed in the face: 'Why the f*** would you do that?'

  09-08-2026 01:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Cunningham has been at the center of a storm in recent weeks after comments she made about transgender athletes. She said she wants to 'protect young girls' from 'biological men.'
  
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• Newest NFL Hall of Famer Adam Vinatieri causes carnage live on ESPN as he makes brutal swipe at Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson... before NSFW joke about Pat McAfee

  09-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Despite the formality of the occasion, legendary NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri turned his Hall of Fame induction speech into a roast of his former teammates and coaches.
  
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• Simpson avenges only loss in Williamson rematch

  09-08-2026 00:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Callum Simpson reclaims the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles as he earns a unanimous decision in his rematch with Troy Williamson.
  
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• Katarina Johnson-Thompson is 33 and has suffered countless 'horrible' injuries... but she has no plans to hang up her spikes just yet

  09-08-2026 00:43 via dailymail.com
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: There are two conversations that have kept Katarina Johnson-Thompson from calling it quits. To date, only one of them has taken place.
  
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• 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan makes shocking revelation about horror car crash that nearly cost him his eye

  09-08-2026 00:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The incident left Shanahan with a concussion, broken ribs, a broken nose, a broken hand and more than 40 stitches to close a cut over his eye. A few symptoms from the concussion remain.
  
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• Gianni Infantino comes out fighting: FIFA hit out at campaign to bring president down following bombshell allegation of his 'affair' with former UEFA staffer

  09-08-2026 00:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Gianni Infantino has launched a front-footed assault on UEFA as he battles to save his FIFA presidency. UEFA announced on Thursday that they will continue to boycott FIFA competitions.
  
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• Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino

  09-08-2026 00:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fifa strongly criticises what it calls a "concerted and ongoing effort" to "undermine" the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino.
  
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• EOIN BRANNIGAN: It's been total Mayo overkill... greatest All-Ireland of all time? This wasn't even the best win of the last 10 years

  09-08-2026 00:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Mayo's All-Ireland win has sparked fiery debate about the comparative merits of various GAA wins and famine-ending victories.
  
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• Gianni Infantino comes out fighting: FIFA hit out at campaign to bring him down following bombshell allegation of president's 'affair' with former UEFA staffer

  09-08-2026 00:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Gianni Infantino has launched a front-footed assault on UEFA as he battles to save his FIFA presidency. UEFA announced on Thursday that they will continue to boycott FIFA competitions.
  
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• In the rabble of racecourses, The Jockey Club may well have fired the starting pistol on a commercial arms race

  09-08-2026 00:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Racing politics does not quite garner the interest as the footballing equivalent.
  
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• Furious Caitlin Clark faces SUSPENSION by the WNBA as Fever star is embroiled in another clash with officials

  08-08-2026 23:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Barring an overturn of a call made by an official on the floor, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is set to be suspended for her next game.
  
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• Inside Matthias Jaissle's first 72 hours as Newcastle boss: A magician, a new training ground mantra and the banned topic of discussion among Toon bosses - plus insiders reveal how 38-year-old dazzled in job interview

  08-08-2026 23:52 via dailymail.com
  
  CRAIG HOPE: In a restaurant in Murcia on Friday night, Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle was struck by two things about the magician entertaining him and his squad.
  
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• Ulster 'need to execute more' after Connacht loss - Tuite

  08-08-2026 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ulster second row Fiona Tuite says her side "need to execute more" after their narrow 15-10 defeat against Connacht in the first round of their Interprovincial Championship.
  
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• 40 years on: How Graeme Souness saw red in an explosive debut as Rangers player-manager... in a match that ended with 21 players booked!

  08-08-2026 23:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Forty years ago, this weekend, Hibernian and Rangers met in the opening game of season 1986-87.
  
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• Michael Carrick provides Mason Mount injury update after Man United star hobbled off just 20 minutes into pre-season draw against PSG - sparking fears over team's midfield options

  08-08-2026 23:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Mason Mount limped off with an injury during Manchester United's friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain.
  
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• Man United flop Antony is SENT OFF as pre-season friendly between Bournemouth and Real Betis descends into a brawl - with Cherries star also seeing red

  08-08-2026 23:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Players from both sides clashed in the closing stages of the first half at the Benito Villamarin Stadium in Seville, with Scott and Antony both dismissed as tempers flared.
  
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• Wissa & Toure star as Jaissle wins first Newcastle friendly - ratings

  08-08-2026 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United forward Yoane Wissa scores twice in a 2-1 win against Valencia in Matthias Jaissle's first game in charge - but how did the Magpies players perform?
  
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• Tottenham star Jan Paul van Hecke hits out at Getafe's dirty tactics - and claims Spaniards could have had THREE red cards - in fiery training ground friendly

  08-08-2026 23:10 via dailymail.com
  
  An angered Jan Paul van Hecke hit out at Getafe's dirty tactics after Tottenham's clash with the Spanish side descended into a bruising affair.
  
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• Sophie Cunningham embroiled in WNBA race war as rival claims 'white privilege' after Fever star is slammed in the face: 'Why the f*** would you do that?'

  08-08-2026 23:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Cunningham has been at the center of a storm in recent weeks after comments she made about transgender athletes. She said she wants to 'protect young girls' from 'biological men.'
  
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• Barca make second bid for Rodri - Sunday's gossip

  08-08-2026 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barcelona increase their Rodri bid, Cristian Romero wants to join Arsenal, Forest are set to sign Ousmane Diomande, plus more.
  
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• Super Giants suffer batting collapse but hang on to beat Brave

  08-08-2026 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite a huge batting collapse, Manchester Super Giants do enough to beat Southern Brave by 10 runs in Southampton, to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the knockout stages of the men's Hundred.
  
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• Newcastle suffer pre-season injury scare as Anthony Elanga is stretchered off following horror challenge from Valencia star - but new boss Matthias Jaissle receives positive update on winger

  08-08-2026 22:24 via dailymail.com
  
  CRAIG HOPE: The incident sparked a mass brawl after the home midfielder was given a straight red card for a high lunge that connected with Elanga's shin.
  
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• Confident Barcelona press on with Rodri swoop as LaLiga champions seek compromise with Man City over  £68m asking price for World Cup-winning captain

  08-08-2026 22:14 via dailymail.com
  
  SIMON JONES: Barcelona are confident they can reach a compromise agreement with Manchester City for £68 million-rated Rodri as they prepare a revised bid.
  
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• Tom Brady's embattled Raiders reveal punishment for Kirk Cousins and Maxx Crosby after practice descended into chaos with shocking fight

  08-08-2026 22:07 via dailymail.com
  
  After two Las Vegas Raiders veterans went at it on the practice field in training camp, the team ensured that their antics would not carry over into a second day.
  
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• Rockets beat MI London to reach knockouts as Super Giants eliminate Brave

  08-08-2026 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trent Rockets book their place in the knockout stages of the men's Hundred with a six-wicket victory against MI London while Southern Brave are eliminated after defeat by Manchester Super Giants.
  
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• Inside the UNC disaster threatening to derail Bill Belichick's job: An absent GM, rumors rife over his son's mysterious medical leave... and a police hunt for his daughter-in-law

  08-08-2026 21:54 via dailymail.com
  
  The ties that bind the Belichick family had already begun to fray by last November, when one night - in a hidden corner of Kenan Memorial Stadium - someone snapped.
  
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• Has Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler had ANOTHER hair transplant at 33? German shows off drastic new look just months after sporting a full head of hair

  08-08-2026 21:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The 33-year-old was seen with a shaved head on the touchline as he took charge of the Seagulls friendly against Roma at the Amex Stadium on Saturday.
  
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• Furious boss Stephen Robinson brands Aberdeen's display at Dundee 'unacceptable'

  08-08-2026 21:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Aberdeen boss Stephen Robinson labelled his side's performance in yesterday's woeful defeat at Dundee as 'unacceptable'.
  
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• Donald Trump Jr weighs in on WNBA trans carnage and insists ex-NBA star will 'break every record: 'She is going to make a spectacular player'

  08-08-2026 21:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The WNBA is in the middle of an ugly culture war, and Golden State Valkyries star Gabby Williams recently sparked a huge reaction when she claimed she would happily welcome a trans player.
  
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• Tipped for drop but sitting top - St Mirren defying expectations

  08-08-2026 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  St Mirren were many people's favourites for relegation, so how come they have started with two opening wins in the Scottish Premiership?
  
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• Ruthless Wire crush Bulls to go fourth

  08-08-2026 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warrington keep alive their outside hopes of a top-two finish with a ruthless 42-4 victory against struggling Bradford Bulls at Odsal.
  
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• 'They are falling apart' - Super Giants lose eight wickets for 30 runs

  08-08-2026 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From being 119-0, Manchester Super Giants lose eight wickets for 30 runs to stumble to 149-8 in their men's Hundred match against Southern Brave in Southampton.
  
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• Tielemans cameo against PSG hints at Man Utd future

  08-08-2026 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's £35m signing Youri Tielemans makes an impressive debut in the 1-1 friendly draw against Paris St-Germain in Gothenburg.
  
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• Revealed: Bruno Guimaraes reveals the 'no more fights' text he received from Declan Rice ahead of £75m Arsenal move

  08-08-2026 21:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Bruno Guimaraes has revealed Declan Rice jokingly asked him to put an end to their on-field rivalry after completing his £75million move to Arsenal.
  
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• Manchester United vs PSG - friendly RECAP: All the reaction as Red Devils hold European champions to a draw in Sweden - but Michael Carrick is hit with fresh injury concern

  08-08-2026 21:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's coverage of Manchester United draw with back-to-back European champions PSG in a pre-season friendly in Gothenburg, Sweden.
  
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• Eight-try Wigan thump Toulouse to move into second

  08-08-2026 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Try-machine Zach Eckersley and Liam Marshall both score twice as Wigan Warriors beat Toulouse Olympique 48-18 to go second in Super League.
  
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• Trump is given a hero's welcome at LIV Golf as he drives golf cart through the crowds to watch Bryson DeChambeau and Co play at his New Jersey course

  08-08-2026 20:50 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump made another appearance at a New York-area golf event just under one year on from his showing at the first day of the Ryder Cup.
  
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• 'What a throw!' - Southern Brave's two stunning run outs

  08-08-2026 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Moeen Ali and Tristan Stubbs produce two moments of magic in the field as they run out Tim Seifert and Leus du Plooy respectively, with two superb direct hits as Southern Brave fight back against Manchester Super Giants in Southampton.
  
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• NFL legend Roger Craig reveals heartbreaking health diagnosis during his Hall of Fame speech in Canton

  08-08-2026 20:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The 11-year NFL pro, now 66, is most famous for his time with the San Francisco 49ers, where he won three Super Bowl rings. His incredible talents have now landed him in Canton.
  
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• Stubbs 'fuming' after stunning elbow catch is overturned

  08-08-2026 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tristan Stubbs is left "fuming" after taking a brilliant catch with his elbow, only for the decision to be given not out after review in Southern Brave's match against the Manchester Super Giants in Southampton.
  
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• Welcome to Canton! Emotional moment NFL legend Larry Fitzgerald is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame by his Notre Dame star son

  08-08-2026 19:39 via dailymail.com
  
  After an introduction from ESPN's Chris Berman and a video played showing off his career highlights, Fitzgerald's son helped reveal his father's statue.
  
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• Super Giants close in on knockout stages after beating Brave

  08-08-2026 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Richa Ghosh scores a quickfire half-century as Manchester Super Giants beat Southern Brave by 27 runsto boost their chances of reaching the knockout stages of The Hundred women's competition.
  
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• Swansea fear serious injury to key man Burgess

  08-08-2026 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Swansea City fear Cameron Burgess has a significant Achilles injury after the centre-back limps off in their Carabao Cup defeat to Birmingham City.
  
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• Vollering wins stage to claim Tour lead before final day

  08-08-2026 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Demi Vollering races clear to win stage eight of the Tour de France Femmes and snatch the leader's yellow jersey with just one stage remaining.
  
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• Unlucky Man United star's injury concern will force Michael Carrick into a transfer rethink, hungry Amad Diallo is set to hit the ground running  - and why Bryan Mbeumo's new role bodes well for the season

  08-08-2026 19:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Manchester United have plenty of reasons to smile after holding European champions Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-1 draw in Gothenburg. Here is what NATHAN SALT learned from the clash.
  
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