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• Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye seeks Manchester City move

  27-08-2026 22:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye seeks Manchester City moveEverton’s Iliman Ndiaye (26) is reported to have made Manchester City his preferred destination should he leave before the transfer window closes, according to French media outlet Foot Mercato.The two clubs, who may well find themselves doing business over the Jack Grealish (30) deal, are said to have already begun talks regarding the Senegalese player. Reports suggest these talks are progressing well.Having returned to England two ye
  
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• Leknessund seals first Grand Tour stage win

  28-08-2026 19:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andreas Leknessund claimed his first win since last June [Getty Images]Norway's Andreas Leknessund secured an emotional first Grand Tour stage win as he led home a Norwegian one-two on stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana.The 27-year-old was part of the break from the start of the stage and after 137 kilometres he left behind his remaining companions on the last climb to ride the final seven kilometres solo, winning by 34 seconds from fellow Norwegian and Uno-X Mobility team-mate Tobias Halland Jo
  
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• Blackburn midfielder Henriksson joins Randers

  28-08-2026 19:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Axel Henriksson last made a competitive appearance for Blackburn on 17 January [Shutterstock]Blackburn Rovers midfielder Axel Henriksson has joined Randers on loan for the rest of the season.The 24-year-old joined the Championship side from Swedish team Gais last August and made 18 league appearances last season.The Danish side have the option to make the move permanent at the end of the campaign.All done deals in August 2026Latest Blackburn Rovers news, analysis and fan views
  
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• 💸 Notes on the pitch: second-tier fans protest at their own club

  28-08-2026 19:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  💸 Notes on the pitch: second-tier fans protest at their own clubAnyone currently watching the Friday night 2. Bundesliga conference will likely have noticed the banknotes unusually flying through the air on one of the pitches and at times lying on the green grass. They were thrown by VfL Bochum fans. The target of the protest and the chants of “Football must be affordable”: their own club. The fans wanted to express their displeasure that their club had imposed a marquee-matc
  
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• Chris Sale’s career-defining performance, Tarik Skubal prepares for Detroit return & Jake Bauers joins

  28-08-2026 19:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-CastApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeThe Atlanta Braves completed a sweep of the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at Truist Park on Thursday night. The game featured a matchup between Chris Sale and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and while the latter threw a great game, it was the 2024 NL Cy Young Award winner who stood out with a complete-game shutout.On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about what was a career-defini
  
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• 'Heartbroken' O'Hora defends Hibs' mentality

  28-08-2026 19:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Warren O'Hora has denied Hibs have a mentality issue after their "very cruel" Conference League exit to Gent.David Gray's side blew a 2-1 lead in the closing stages of Thursday's play-off second leg at Easter Road, with Miguel Chaiwa's stoppage-time own goal giving the Belgians a 3-2 aggregate victory."Football is very cruel at times," said defender O'Hora. "Sometimes you don't get what you deserve. I'm heartbroken. We deserved more, the fans deserved more, the club deserved more, but ultimately
  
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• Official: Miretti to Besiktas on loan with option to buy from Juventus, total €15.1m deal

  28-08-2026 19:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Official: Miretti to Besiktas on loan with option to buy from Juventus, total €15.1m dealJuventus have officially sent Fabio Miretti to Besiktas on loan for €2.1m, with an option to buy for a further €13m at the end of the season.The midfielder had already flown out for his medical tests and passed without issues.This evening, he put pen to paper on the contract, completing the transfer to the Turkish Super Lig.Juventus confirm Miretti detailsFabio Miretti holds up his Besiktas je
  
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• Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Larsson negotiating €25m Premier League switch

  28-08-2026 19:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Larsson negotiating €25m Premier League switchEintracht Frankfurt midfielder Hugo Larsson could leave the Bundesliga before the conclusion of the summer transfer window. Sky Germany reports that the 22-year-old Swedish international is currently in London holding negotiations with two Premier League clubs. Crystal Palace are confirmed to be one of the interested parties, while the identity of the second English club remains unclear.Frankfurt have granted Lar
  
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• Juventus want to finalise talks in deal for Liverpool defender

  28-08-2026 19:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Juventus want to finalise talks in deal for Liverpool defenderLiverpool’s current focus is on getting players in. The signing of Bradley Barcola may well be followed up by a couple more wingers. Barcola, 23, is joining from Paris Saint-Germain for £120m after a breakthrough in talks.And Yankuba Minteh as well as Ismaila Sarr could both become Liverpool players before the transfer deadline on Tuesday.Liverpool outgoings now inevitableBut in the background are departures and Richard Hu
  
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• Hrgovic slaps Itauma after being pushed off stage

  28-08-2026 19:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Filip Hrgovic climbed back on stage after being pushed by Moses Itauma and slapped the British heavyweight [Getty Images]British heavyweight Moses Itauma pushed Filip Hrgovic off the stage before the Croat slapped him as chaos erupted at the weigh-in for Saturday's world-title bout.The pair will fight for the vacant IBF heavyweight title at London's O2 Arena, with Itauma bidding to become the second-youngest heavyweight champion in history.The 21-year-old had refused to engage with Hrgovic's att
  
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• Dutch beat Scotland women by 58 runs in first ODI

  28-08-2026 19:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  First one-day international, TitwoodNetherlands 270-4 (50 overs): Molkenboer 106, De Leede 69; Maqsood 1-35Scotland 212-10 (48.5 overs): Sproul 79, McColl 33; Siegers 3-42Netherlands win by 58 runsScorecardThe Netherlands comfortably beat a youthful Scotland side to take the lead in a three-match ODI series.Having won the toss, stand-in Scotland captain Abtaha Maqsood opted to bowl at Clydesdale Cricket Club but the hosts struggled to make inroads on a good pitch.Maqsood dismissed Sanya Khurana
  
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• Leeds United reach agreement to sign Michael Zetterer

  28-08-2026 19:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Leeds United reach agreement to sign Michael ZettererEintracht Frankfurt’s 31-year-old goalkeeper Michael Zetterer has edged closer to a move to English Premier League side Leeds United. According to Sky Germany, the two clubs have reached an agreement for a permanent deal worth around €5m. Zetterer is now negotiating with Leeds on personal terms, but an agreement is yet to be reached, according to the report. Leeds want the German keeper to be their number two after the departure of
  
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• Arsenal’s chances of signing Barcelona top target this summer rising – report

  28-08-2026 19:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal’s chances of signing Barcelona top target this summer rising – reportBarcelona may have been trying to sign Julian Alvarez since the start of the summer transfer window but it looks increasingly likely that the Catalans won’t get him.Atletico Madrid have been stubborn in their stance that they won’t sell Alvarez to Barca right from the beginning.They have doubled down on that stance in recent days, revealing that Alvarez can leave if he wants to but at no cost to
  
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• Cambridge sign Stockport midfielder Moxon on loan

  28-08-2026 18:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Owen Moxon made 23 appearances in all competitions for Stockport last season before a loan move to Wigan Athletic [Shutterstock]Cambridge United have signed midfielder Owen Moxon from Stockport County on a season-long loan deal.The 28-year-old becomes the U's eighth signing of the summer window.Moxon spent the second half of last season on loan at Wigan Athletic, playing 16 times for the Latics as they preserved their League One status.Last February, Moxon joined Stockport from Portsmouth where
  
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• Trent Alexander-Arnold tipped to make shock Liverpool return

  28-08-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Trent Alexander-Arnold tipped to make shock Liverpool returnTrent Alexander-Arnold Return to Liverpool Rumour Assessed as Real Madrid Stance EmergesFresh speculation has surfaced around a possible Trent Alexander-Arnold return to Liverpool, with IndyKaila cited as the original source of the claim. The suggestion is that any move would hinge on Liverpool reaching an agreement with Real Madrid, following the right-back’s departure from Anfield in 2025.At this stage, there is understandable i
  
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• O'Neill calls for show of character after Euro calamity

  28-08-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Martin O'Neill has challenged his side to show traditional Celtic "character" against Falkirk in the wake of their shambolic Champions League exit.The play-off capitulation against LASK in Linz - where Celtic had a four-goal cushion after half an hour - has fans in uproar before the return of domestic action on Saturday."I've known this from my time at this football club, you're always one game away from a crisis, and that's the case," said 74-year-old manager O'Neill."It's a major disappointmen
  
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• Brighton & Hove Albion appoint Ruiz as new head coach

  28-08-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Brighton & Hove Albion appoint Ruiz as new head coachBrighton & Hove Albion have appointed Arturo Ruiz as their new head coach.WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Seagulls this afternoon.The 29-year-old Spaniard replaces former Brighton & Hove Albion boss Dario Vidošić who left the club earlier today to pursue a new opportunity in the game.Ruiz is one of the brightest young coaches in the game. He started out coaching a rese
  
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• Glamorgan and Hampshire frustrated by rain

  28-08-2026 18:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Paceman Sonny Baker, 23, has made one England appearance in each format of the game- Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Rothesay County Championship, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day two)Hampshire 162 (40.2 overs): Lehmann 51*; Ul Hassan 3-33, Hamza 3-39Glamorgan 149-9 (57 overs): Kellaway 57; Baker 3-26, Jack 3-27, Abbott 3-33Glamorgan 3 pts, Hampshire 3 ptsMatch scorecardGlamorgan and Hampshire were frustrated by a constant series of showers in Cardiff with only 19 overs
  
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• Sky Sports: 20-year-old Chelsea star in talks to join European giants

  28-08-2026 18:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sky Sports: 20-year-old Chelsea star in talks to join European giantsChelsea Transfer News: Blues Move for Honest Ahanor as Marc Guiu Nears ExitChelsea’s transfer strategy has rarely been characterised by a shortage of ambition, or indeed patience. Even after years spent accumulating some of Europe’s most promising young players, the club’s appetite for potential appears undiminished.According to Sky Sports, Chelsea are now in talks with Atalanta over a deal for teenage centre-
  
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• Hill fifty helps Yorkshire to 263 against Leics

  28-08-2026 18:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  George Hill was one of two Yorkshire players to make a half-century in their first innings against Leicestershire [Getty Images]Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Scarborough (day two)Yorkshire 263: Wharton 70, Hill 62; Hull 3-57Leicestershire 12-0Yorkshire 1 pt, Leicestershire 3 ptsMatch scorecardGeorge Hill posted an increasingly-aggressive 62 and Josh Hull completed a three-wicket haul as Yorkshire and Leicestershire played out a heavily weather-interrupted day of County Championship
  
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• Crawley sign Torquay winger Morgan on two-year deal

  28-08-2026 18:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Crawley Town have signed Dylan Morgan from Torquay United [Shutterstock]Crawley Town have completed the signing of winger Dylan Morgan from Torquay United on a two-year deal.The 23-year-old joins the League two side for an undisclosed fee after an 18-month spell at Plainmoor, which saw him score 13 goals in 42 appearances for the Gulls last season.Morgan, who started his career at Southampton, was part of the Yeovil side that won the National League South title in 2024, helping to secure their r
  
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• El Aynaoui falls on Crystal Palace and Leverkusen’s radar

  28-08-2026 18:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  El Aynaoui falls on Crystal Palace and Leverkusen’s radarNeil El Aynaoui’s future continues to be a hot topic in the final days of the Roma transfer window. Following Crystal Palace’s interest, Bayer Leverkusen has reportedly also made an interest in the Moroccan midfielder. According to Nicolò Schira’s report, both the English and German clubs have expressed interest in the 2001-born player. At this time, these are merely inquiries, and no official offer has been
  
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• Middlesex strike on rain-shortened day in Derby

  28-08-2026 18:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Higgins took 2-18 from his 11 overs on day two against Derbyshire [Getty Images]Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, OurCoop County Ground, Derby (day two)Derbyshire 79-3: Jewell 32*; Higgins 2-18Middlesex: Yet to batDerbyshire 0 pts, Middlesex 1 ptMatch scorecardRyan Higgins again delivered for Middlesex on another rain-affected day of the County Championship match against Derbyshire.After the opening-day washout, Higgins exploited helpful conditions to take two wickets in the morni
  
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• Vrancken on 'tough' Euro draw, Hearts belief & Ageu

  28-08-2026 18:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Head coach Wouter Vrancken has been speaking to the media before Hearts host St Johnstone in the Premiership on Saturday.Here are the key lines:Vrancken says Hearts have been dealt a "tough draw" in the Conference League where their opponents include Monaco and and Trabzonspor.He believes they have been "unlucky" in landing the top two teams from pots five and six, Nordsjaelland and Thun respectively.On the prospect of advancing from the league phase, Vrancken says: "I think we always have to be
  
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• Report Solet targeted by Crystal Palace with €25m bid after Ordonez problem

  28-08-2026 18:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report Solet targeted by Crystal Palace with €25m bid after Ordonez problemCrystal Palace are ready to offer €25m for Udinese defender Oumar Solet after Joel Ordonez failed his medical, claim Sport Mediaset.The Udinese centre-back had been at the centre of numerous approaches during the summer, including from Inter, Milan, Juventus and Roma, plus Leeds United in the UK, but ultimately stayed put.Solet now on Crystal Palace radarUDINE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Oumar Solet of Udinese c
  
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• Moses Itauma shoves Filip Hrgovic off stage before getting slapped at weigh-in

  28-08-2026 18:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The tension cracked at the weigh-in for Moses Itauma’s fight with Filip Hrgovic, with the young Briton pushing his rival off the stage before receiving a slap in return.Itauma, 21, will puts his unbeaten record on the line when he fights Hrgovic for the vacant IBF heavyweight belt, as the pair headline at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday.And Itauma had been typically stoic until Friday’s weigh-in, refusing to rise to the Croatian’s taunts that he is “delusional”
  
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• Rafael Leao will say goodbye to Milan fans tonight, fly for Galatasaray on Aug 29

  28-08-2026 18:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rafael Leao will say goodbye to Milan fans tonight, fly for Galatasaray on Aug 29Rafael Leao will be at San Siro for tonight’s Serie A match against Venezia to salute the Milan fans, so should fly out for his Galatasaray medical on Saturday.It kicks off at the iconic Stadio Giuseppe Meazza at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 08: The AC Milan fans show their support during the Serie A match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on March 08, 2
  
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• 💣 Juve sale, after Leao and Napoli sell 3️⃣: today’s transfer news 🤑

  28-08-2026 18:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  💣 Juve sale, after Leao and Napoli sell 3️⃣: today’s transfer news 🤑The big story of the day is certainly Leao’s move to Galatasaray, along with the Europa League draw involving Milan and Juventus.The final four days of the transfer window will bring several big moves, and now let’s look at today’s most important news involving Italy’s top clubs.Juventus, Licina heading to CremoneseAdam Licina’s future will be away from Juventus, a
  
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• Bolton sign goalkeeper Bazunu and midfielder Ito

  28-08-2026 18:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gavin Bazunu ended last season on loan with Stoke City [Shutterstock]Bolton Wanderers have signed Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu and Gent midfielder Atsuki Ito for undisclosed fees on three-year deals.Republic of Ireland international Bazunu, 24, made 92 appearances for the Saints after joining from Manchester City in June 2022.Ito, 28, scored six goals in 63 league appearances for the Belgian side.The duo's arrival brings Bolton's total of summer signings after winning promotion to the Cha
  
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• College football's battle for LA: As USC and Lincoln Riley run out of excuses, Bob Chesney has UCLA dreaming big again: 'We've awoken the masses'

  28-08-2026 18:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The sun shines almost every day in America's largest college football city, but there never seems to be enough for both of its power conference programs at the same time. In the recent history of the USC-UCLA rivalry, there is almost always a gray cloud hovering somewhere.Against significant odds given what's happened the last two seasons, UCLA has managed to blow it out of Westwood. It's largely thanks to new coach Bob Chesney, the relentlessly positive and perfectly coiffed
  
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