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• Are Celtic setting themselves up to fail?

  27-08-2026 11:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]When does a problem become chronic? When it happens half a dozen times in a row?Celtic's failure to negotiate Champions League qualifying has now cursed them six times in succession. LASK of Austria join a list that comprises Kairat Almaty, Midtjylland, Ferencvaros, Cluj and AEK Athens.With the possible exception of the Greeks, all clubs Celtic should expect to beat. That they couldn't speaks to something structurally or strategically wrong at the club.At that frequency, these are not accid
  
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• Novak Djokovic: Your time is now. Why US Open is Serb’s best chance to make history

  28-08-2026 07:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Eyes slapped shut as the sun rises beyond him, a meditating Novak Djokovic steadfastly smacks his chest, his arms and his legs. Then, cutting to the customary docu-series interview chair-of-doom, the Serb says: “I cannot say I feel content with what I have and who I am. I am always looking to be more: better, faster, stronger.” If you had to envisage how a 92-minute documentary about one of world sport’s most successful stars begins, these snippets would not follow the status q
  
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• Is Crystal Palace v Manchester City on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Premier League clash

  28-08-2026 07:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Crystal Palace and Manchester City continue their Premier League campaigns as the pair clash on the second weekend of the season.Palace suffered an early blow with defeat at Everton in their opener, with forward Ismaila Sarr absent from the squad amid a groin issue and transfer interest from clubs including Liverpool.Manchester City, meanwhile, began with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth, and have since sealed a deal for young midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.Enzo Maresca’s side will be eyeing a second
  
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• Europa League draw: Start time, confirmed pots, qualified teams and how to watch

  28-08-2026 07:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bournemouth, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Celtic take their place in the Europa League draw – which will be revealed later this afternoon. Bournemouth have qualified for Europe for the first time in their history while Sunderland are back in a continental competition for the first time since 1974. Crystal Palace will be bidding for more European glory after their victory in the Conference League last season, meaning there will be three Premier League sides involved. Celtic, meanwhil
  
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• Why more football fans are following futsal betting online

  28-08-2026 06:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why more football fans are following futsal betting onlineCreated in 1930 by a Uruguayan teacher, futsal has subsequently become one of the most popular participation sports in the world.The game initially spread quickly around South America, before gaining wider popularity in countries where inclement weather conditions hindered outdoor sports.Fast forward to today, and futsal is a global phenomenon that attracts significant interest from broadcasters, sponsors and betting companies.Many footba
  
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• The New Era of Football Consumption: Revenue Records and Digital Fandom

  28-08-2026 06:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The New Era of Football Consumption: Revenue Records and Digital FandomFollowing global football is no longer confined to watching a match for ninety minutes on a weekend afternoon. The modern supporter operates within a continuous cycle of information consumption, tracking tactical breakdowns, injury updates, and transfer market movements throughout the entire week. The transition from physical matchday attendance to a borderless digital ecosystem has fundamentally altered how the sport is cove
  
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• Chris Sale strikes out 11 in 5-hit shutout as Braves beat Yamamoto and Dodgers 1-0 for 3-game sweep

  28-08-2026 05:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA — Chris Sale struck out 11 in a five-hit shutout, Drake Baldwin launched a leadoff homer against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Atlanta Braves edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.Sale (13-9) did not walk a batter. The left-hander posted his fourth double-digit strikeout game this season and the 95th of his career, which ranks seventh all-time.Fans in the sellout crowd of 39,650 cheered when Sale strolled out to the mound for the ninth inn
  
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• Caglianone goes 5 for 6 with HR, 6 RBIs to power the Royals past the Blue Jays 13-2

  28-08-2026 05:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO — Jac Caglianone had a homer among his career-best five hits and finished with a career-high six RBIs, Noah Cameron pitched six strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2 on Thursday night.The Blue Jays are 3 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the race for the final American League wild-card spot.The Royals took two of three in the series, have won 10 of their last 11 games and four consecutive series, including two straight on the road after starting the
  
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• 4 takeaways from Braves' sweep of Dodgers include Atlanta's Chris Sale flexing and L.A.'s continued tinkering of rotation

  28-08-2026 05:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Until Atlanta’s uncharacteristic down season in 2025, the Braves and Dodgers enjoyed a lengthy parallel run as the gold standards atop the National League. From 2018-2024, they racked up more regular season wins than any other NL team by a healthy margin and made annual trips to the postseason. During that run, they met three times in October. The Dodgers toppled the Braves in the 2018 NLDS en route to the pennant. In 2020, L.A. again emerged victorious over Atlanta in the NLCS in seven ga
  
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• Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal expects Detroit homecoming against former teammates will test his emotions

  28-08-2026 04:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA — Tarik Skubal knows he will feel emotions when he makes his return to Detroit on Friday night to pitch against the Tigers only four weeks after he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.Skubal says he hopes to focus on representing the Dodgers instead of dwelling on his memories with the Tigers at Comerica Park. He acknowledged it may not be easy to keep his emotions in check.“We’ll see, right?” Skubal told SI.com on Wednesday. “The whole process was emotion
  
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• Aaron Judge hopes to skip minor league rehab assignment before returning to Yankees

  28-08-2026 04:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK — Aaron Judge is hoping to skip a minor league rehabilitation assignment before returning to the New York Yankees as he nears the three-month mark in his recovery from a stress fracture in his right rib.“If I tell them I’m ready to go play, I think we’re ready to go play,” Judge said Thursday before the Yankees concluded a three-game series with Houston. “I’m not a pitcher. I’m a position player. I can get my reps down here in the cage. I&
  
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• Manchester City will have their work cut out for them in the Champions League league phase

  28-08-2026 04:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City will have their work cut out for them in the Champions League league phaseThe draw for the league phase of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League took place in Monaco yesterday. Manchester City have learned the path they must navigate to progress from the league phase of their UEFA Champions League campaign. Some tasty and testing fixtures and heartfelt reunions await Enzo Maresca’s side when the UEFA Champions League gets underway on the week beginning September 7.Some tantaliz
  
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• Kirk Cousins has another solid outing for Raiders, while Fernando Mendoza struggles

  28-08-2026 04:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Las Vegas Raiders decided months ago that they preferred Kirk Cousins starting the season at quarterback while Fernando Mendoza sat and learned. Based on preseason results, it seems like that might be a reasonable call. Cousins played in two of the Raiders' preseason games and generally looked sharp and confident in new coach Klint Kubiak's offense. He played two possessions on on Thursday night against the San Francisco 49ers and the Raiders got a field goal on each of them. Mendoza, the fi
  
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• Chris Sale shuts out Dodgers to finish sweep, throws his fastest pitch in 8 years against Shohei Ohtani

  28-08-2026 04:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chris Sale clearly wanted that one.The Atlanta Braves ace threw a shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, finishing off a three-game sweep with a 1-0 win. The game was billed as a pitchers’ duel against Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and he most certainly delivered.Sale’s final line: 9 innings, 5 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks and 11 strikeouts (tying a season high) on 109 pitches. He finished things off with a punchout of Alex Call.COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT FOR CHRIS SALE 👏
  
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• Texas judge puts SEC’s new eligibility rule on hold

  28-08-2026 03:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Two days after the Southeastern Conference passed a rule barring players from returning to the league from the pros, a Texas judge put that rule on hold Thursday in a case involving more than 40 players.It was the latest piece of news in what has turned into a breakneck week of legal wrangling over the NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rule. The rule does not apply to college players who exhausted their fourth year of eligibility last spring; many are suing across the country for that fifth
  
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• Twins calling up top prospect Walker Jenkins amid Byron Buxton injury concerns

  28-08-2026 03:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Minnesota Twins are calling up top prospect Walker Jenkins for this weekend's series with the Chicago White Sox amid uncertainty regarding Byron Buxton's availability due to a hip injury. The team announced the move Thursday.Jenkins, 21, had a .308/.407/.532 slash line with Triple-A St. Paul, adding 12 home runs, 17 doubles, 28 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 307 plate appearances while dealing with hamstring and shoulder injuries. In August, he is slashing .411/.488/.795 with 8 home runs and 7 s
  
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• No football! Inter and Grêmio draw blanks in 1st Copa do Brasil tie 🇧🇷

  28-08-2026 03:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  No football! Inter and Grêmio draw blanks in 1st Copa do Brasil tie 🇧🇷It was — as expected — a FIERY Gre-Nal 453 on Thursday night (27).But with few real scoring chances in front of the 43,970 fans at Beira-Rio.And the score could hardly have been anything else: 0-0 in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.Check out the highlights below.
  Controversy in the first halfCarlos Vinicius was one of the main protagonists. The Tricolor center-forward was al
  
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• No football! Inter and Grêmio all square in 1st Copa do Brasil decider 🇧🇷

  28-08-2026 03:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  No football! Inter and Grêmio all square in 1st Copa do Brasil decider 🇧🇷It was — as already expected — a HEATED Gre-Nal 453 on Thursday night (27).But with few real scoring chances in front of 43,970 fans at Beira-Rio.And the scoreline could hardly have been any different: 0-0 in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.
  Controversy in the 1st halfCarlos Vinicius was one of the main figures. The Tricolor striker was already locked in a fierce battle w
  
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• Little football! Inter and Grêmio draw 0-0 in 1st Copa do Brasil tie 🇧🇷

  28-08-2026 03:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Little football! Inter and Grêmio draw 0-0 in 1st Copa do Brasil tie 🇧🇷It was — as expected — a HEATED Gre-Nal on Thursday night (27).But with few real scoring chances in front of 43,970 fans at Beira-Rio.And the score could hardly have been any different: 0-0 in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.
  Controversy in the first halfCarlos Vinicius was one of the main protagonists. The Grêmio striker was already locked in a fierce battle with Mer
  
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• Was it a second yellow? Watch Gre-Nal 453's flashpoint and judge 📹

  28-08-2026 02:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Was it a second yellow? Watch Gre-Nal 453's flashpoint and judge 📹It was a goalless first half, but one packed with fouls (22) and scuffles at Beira-Rio in Internacional vs. Grêmio in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.And one specific incident drew the most attention in the clash overseen by referee Ramon Abatti Abel this Thursday (27).Check out the details below. 
  Did it deserve another card?Carlos Vinicius was one of the main protagonists.The Grêmio ce
  
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• Bundesliga 2026/27 Tactical Previews | The full 18-club index

  28-08-2026 01:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bundesliga 2026/27 Tactical Previews | The full 18-club indexAll eighteen clubs are finally in the books. After enough handwritten arrows to suggest the author has been planning an invasion, a scouting notebook that has begun to qualify as structural support, and a desk operating several notches below accepted fire-safety standards, the Get German Football News Bundesliga 2026/27 Tactical Previews are complete.As was the case last season, the index below doubles as the author’s p
  
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• Will Bayern face a real rival? OneFootball's Bundesliga 26/27 guide 🇩🇪

  28-08-2026 01:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Will Bayern face a real rival? OneFootball's Bundesliga 26/27 guide 🇩🇪La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Premier League, Liga Portugal...Only the ball rolling in the Bundesliga was missing among Europe’s top football leagues.That wait will end this Friday (28), with Bayern vs Stuttgart from 3:30 p.m. (Brasília time).Will Bayern (already Super Cup champions) have a rival up to the task?Check out OneFootball’s full rundown of the competition’s 2026/27 season below.
  
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• Can anyone match Bayern? OneFootball’s Bundesliga 26/27 guide 🇩🇪

  28-08-2026 01:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Can anyone match Bayern? OneFootball’s Bundesliga 26/27 guide 🇩🇪La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Premier League, Liga Portugal...Only the ball rolling in the Bundesliga was still missing among Europe’s top football leagues.That wait will end this Friday (28), with Bayern vs Stuttgart kicking off at 3:30 p.m. (Brasília time).Will Bayern (already Super Cup champions) have a rival up to the task?Check out OneFootball’s big roundup of the competition’s 26/27
  
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• Chelsea outline new Enzo Fernandez stance amid Man City interest

  28-08-2026 01:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea want a higher price than £120m for Enzo Fernandez amid Manchester City’s ongoing interest in the midfielder.Chelsea had long been open to business for a £120m fee for the Argentina international in what was already a complicated saga, but it is understood that no longer applies, partly due to how summer market valuations have risen. One of the higher prices was the £116m fee City themselves paid to Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson this summer, and it now appe
  
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• Fleetwood in contention as Lee leads Tour Championship

  28-08-2026 00:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tommy Fleetwood claimed his first win on the PGA Tour in this event in 2025 [Getty Images]Tour Championship - first round-8 MW Lee (Aus); -6 V Hovland (Nor), C Morikawa (US), C Gotterup (US); -5 R Gerard (US), A Bhatia (US), L Aberg (Swe), S Scheffler (US)Selected others: -4 T Fleetwood (Eng), M Fitzpatrick (Eng), R Fox (NZ); -3 R MacIntyre (Sco), W Clark (US); -2 J Rose (Eng), A Fitzpatrick (Eng), R McIlroy (NI)Full leaderboardDefending champion Tommy Fleetwood shot a four-under 66 to put himse
  
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• Inter Miami interim HC Guillermo Hoyos suspended, fined by MLS after 'repeated violations' of kickoff policy

  28-08-2026 00:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MLS is finally cracking down on Inter Miami’s tendency to keep their opponents waiting on the field before kickoff. The league announced Thursday that the team’s interim head coach, Guillermo Hoyos, has been suspended one game for “repeated violations of the League's Late Kickoff Policy.”Hoyos and the team were also both fined an undisclosed amount for repeatedly violating the policy, will dictates that teams be on the field at the time that kickoff is scheduled in the fi
  
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• Inter Miami interim HC Guillermo Hoyos suspended by MLS after 'repeated violations' of kickoff policy; team announces Kily González as new coach

  28-08-2026 00:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s been a busy day for Inter Miami, who has seen its interim coach suspended and hired a new coach in the span of a couple of hours — seemingly by coincidence.On Thursday afternoon, MLS announced that Miami’s interim coach Guillermo Hoyos has been suspended one game for "repeated violations of the League's Late Kickoff Policy,” referring to Miami’s tendency to keep their opponents waiting on the field before kickoff.And then, in the evening, Miami announced that t
  
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• Have expensively-assembled Rangers improved at all under McInnes?

  28-08-2026 00:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Where do you start? How do you catalogue the insipidness of Derek McInnes' Rangers team in Jablonec? How do you catalogue the Pedro-Caixinha-in-the-bushes level embarrassment that the club experienced in their exit from European football on Thursday?In Jablonec, Rangers were unspeakably awful, devoid of any cohesion, desire, threat, their manager reduced to saying how embarrassed and mortified he was multiple times post-match. They had one shot on target the whole night, one goal scored in 210 m
  
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• How to follow US Open on the BBC

  28-08-2026 00:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz are the defending champions in the singles draws [Getty Images]The fourth and final Grand Slam of the year is approaching, with the US Open getting under way on Sunday - and there is comprehensive coverage across the BBC.The world's top players will gather in New York where, in addition to one of the sport's major prizes, record prize money is on line.From the return of entertainer Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles to an eagerly anticipated doubles reunion fo
  
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• Monaco and Chelsea negotiating for Lamine Camara transfer to replace Enzo Fernández

  28-08-2026 00:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Monaco and Chelsea negotiating for Lamine Camara transfer to replace Enzo FernándezAS Monaco and Chelsea are reportedly in negotiations over the transfer of Lamine Camara (22), according to information from journalist Sacha Tavolieri.The Senegalese midfielder is seen as the ideal replacement for Enzo Fernández (25), who could himself join Manchester City before the transfer window closes. Thiago Scuro, ASM’s managing director, is said to have taken charge of the matter, with
  
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