ESPN

Carrington tossed after foul to Cunningham's head

Sky's DiJonai Carrington was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected after a hard foul across the face and neck area of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham during the first quarter of Saturday afternoon's game

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino

Fifa strongly criticises what it calls a "concerted and ongoing effort" to "undermine" the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

Ulster 'need to execute more' after Connacht loss - Tuite

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.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

ESPN

Lynx post 26th victory, secure WNBA playoff spot

The first-place Minnesota Lynx, who defeated the Las Vegas Aces 98-87 on Saturday afternoon to improve to 26-7 on the season, clinched a WNBA playoff berth.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

ESPN

Brees, Fitzgerald, Kuechly enter Hall of Fame

Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald and Luke Kuechly were among those inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

ESPN

Improving Shanahan plans to coach preseason

Kyle Shanahan intends to coach the 49ers' preseason opener against the Titans as he closes in on full recovery from last month's car crash.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

Wissa & Toure star as Jaissle wins first Newcastle friendly - ratings

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?

sports  Aug 8, 2026

ESPN

Ohio State lands top pocket passer in 2028 class

Four-star quarterback Christopher Vargas, the top-ranked pocket passer in the 2028 cycle, committed to Ohio State on Saturday.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

ESPN

Tommy John bids farewell: 'Will never forget you'

Tommy John, the namesake for the elbow surgery of many top MLB players, did not attend the Yankees' Old-Timer's Day as he shared a vague message about his health.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

Barca make second bid for Rodri - Sunday's gossip

Barcelona increase their Rodri bid, Cristian Romero wants to join Arsenal, Forest are set to sign Ousmane Diomande, plus more.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

Super Giants suffer batting collapse but hang on to beat Brave

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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ESPN

New Hall of Famer Craig reveals dementia diagnosis

New Hall of Famer Roger Craig revealed during his taped acceptance speech on Saturday that he has been diagnosed with vascular dementia.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

ESPN

Ravens WR Flowers day-to-day after injury scare

Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers suffered a left quad contusion during training camp practice, avoiding a more concerning injury but still one that could sideline him briefly.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

ESPN

Mahomes testing knee in camp: 'It feels great'

Patrick Mahomes says he has tried to protect his rehabbed knee during practice but that it feels "great" and he sometimes doesn't even think about it.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

Ruthless Wire crush Bulls to go fourth

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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BBC Sport

St Mirren start strongly using relegation scare as 'fuel'

St Mirren were many people's favourites for relegation, so how come they have started with two opening wins in the Scottish Premiership?

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

'They are falling apart' - Super Giants lose eight wickets for 30 runs

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.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

Tielemans cameo against PSG hints at Man Utd future

Manchester United's £35m signing Youri Tielemans makes an impressive debut in the 1-1 friendly draw against Paris St-Germain in Gothenburg.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

Brilliant Ballymena shock Blues to lay down early marker

BBC Sport NI takes a look at some of the talking points from the match when the much-changed Sky Blues shocked David Healy's side.

sports  Aug 8, 2026

BBC Sport

'What a throw!' - Southern Brave's two stunning run outs

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.

sports  Aug 8, 2026