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4 September 2026
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Cricket
County Championship: rain disrupts opening day's play
Weather curtailed most County Championship fixtures, but Jimmy Anderson impressed with 2-19 for Middlesex while several other counties battled the elements.
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Cricket
Maia Bouchier leads England's record ODI chase
Bouchier struck 104 as England chased down 282 to beat Ireland, their highest-ever successful ODI run chase, ahead of next year's Ashes.
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Cricket
Lord's pitch under fire again in Pakistan Test
Extravagant seam movement and erratic bounce at Lord's revive old complaints, months after the MCC apologised for the surface used against New Zealand.
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Basketball
Bill Simmons draws criticism over ChatGPT podcast sponsorship
Simmons let ChatGPT answer a question about Russell Westbrook on his podcast and touted the AI firm as sponsor, drawing accusations of betraying media and writing.
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American football
Aaron Donald returns as Rams overhaul defence for Seahawks rematch
Los Angeles brought Donald out of retirement on a one-year deal worth up to $30m, capping a defensive rebuild that also landed Trent McDuffie and Myles Garrett.
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American football
Nate Boyer: MVP sponsor pulled out over Kaepernick meeting
The Green Beret and former NFL long snapper says a five-figure sponsorship for his veterans' foundation MVP collapsed after a brand learned he once met Colin Kaepernick.
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American football
Athletic Finds Russini-Vrabel Ties Broke Standards
A five-month internal review found Dianna Russini's relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel breached editorial standards and should have been disclosed.
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Basketball
Clippers Fined $30m, Stripped of Picks Over Leonard Deal
The NBA hit the Clippers with record penalties for circumventing the salary cap in Kawhi Leonard's 2019 contract, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for a year.
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Basketball
Cathy Engelbert to Step Down as WNBA Commissioner
The WNBA's first-ever commissioner will retire on 30 December after seven years marked by league expansion, revenue growth and clashes with players.
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Handball
Maria Rumyantseva Steals the Show at Basta Concert
Deaf national team handball player Maria Rumyantseva went viral signing lyrics on screen at a Basta concert in Luzhniki, while training for Grêmio Women.
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Football
Man City sign Enzo Fernández from Chelsea for £125m
City break their club-record fee for the second time this summer, paying Chelsea a joint-British record £125m for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández.
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Football
MLS Clubs Return to U.S. Open Cup in Full for 2027
All 27 U.S.-based MLS clubs will enter the 2027 U.S. Open Cup, joining at the Round of 64 in July, ending the league's partial withdrawal since 2023.
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Football
Real Madrid's €260m Mourinho Rebuild
Real Madrid spent around €260m this summer under new boss Jose Mourinho, signing Konate, Bernardo Silva, Cucurella, Dumfries, Espi and Diomande.
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Football
Lionel Messi retires from Argentina national team
After 21 years and 125 goals, Messi ends his Argentina career, revealing he wrote the decision weeks ago, shortly after his father's death.
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Football
Iliman Ndiaye eyed as wide reinforcement by Manchester City
City are weighing a move for Everton's Iliman Ndiaye to boost their wide options, with Doku injured and Semenyo their only fit out-and-out winger.
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Baseball
Stan Kroenke Set to Buy Majority Stake in Angels
CNBC reports Kroenke has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno, valuing the MLB club at $4 billion.
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Rugby
Wallabies bench Carter Gordon, start Ben Donaldson at No 10
Les Kiss drops Carter Gordon to the bench for the second Test against Argentina, giving Ben Donaldson his first Wallabies start at flyhalf in two years.
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Rugby
Noah Caluori: playing through wrist injury for Saracens
The Saracens back explains why he chose to play on with a torn wrist rather than have immediate surgery, before earning his first England caps.
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Cricket
Fisher and Crocombe shine as 23 wickets fall at the Oval
Yorkshire's Matt Fisher took six for 25 and Essex's Henry Crocombe claimed a hat-trick as bowlers dominated day two of the county cricket season.
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Rugby
Jai Arrow plays 100th game for Rabbitohs amid MND battle
Arrow walked out as captain for South Sydney's final round against the Roosters, with over 40,000 fans singing as his motor neurone disease advances.
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Ice hockey
HK Norilsk Beat Sokol 3:0 in VHL Season Opener
HK Norilsk opened their new VHL campaign with a 3:0 win over Sokol at the Arctic Ice Palace, scoring on 8, 26 and 43 minutes.
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Cricket
PCB recalls players after England series loss
Pakistan's cricket board recalled nearly half its touring squad right after losing the Lord's Test series to England, a move critics call typical PCB volatility.
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American football
LSU's $162m Football Coaching Gamble
LSU has spent or committed about $162m on Orgeron, Kelly and Kiffin as head coach, with Kiffin now facing Clemson in his season opener.
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Cricket
Mike Hesson named interim coach amid Pakistan chaos
New Zealander Mike Hesson steps in as Pakistan's interim head coach for the third Test after seven players were axed following the loss at Lord's.
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