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Bournemouth to 'do better' after 'disgusting' email
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BBC Sport Sports

Bournemouth to 'do better' after 'disgusting' email

Bournemouth vow to "do better" after changes to matchday staffing were handled in a manner which "did not reflect the standards we expect".

Aug 15 Read
O'Connor leads heptathlon before final event, while Hunt eyes third gold
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BBC Sport Sports

O'Connor leads heptathlon before final event, while Hunt eyes third gold

Ireland's Kate O'Connor is in pole position for heptathlon gold with just the 800m remaining at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, but Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson finds herself out of cont...

Aug 15 Read
Harmanpreet Singh's brace powers India to 3-1 win over Wales in World Cup opener
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Times of India Sports Sports

Harmanpreet Singh's brace powers India to 3-1 win over Wales in World Cup opener

India began their FIH Hockey World Cup campaign with a strong 3-1 victory over Wales. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals, leading the team's dominant performance. Sanjay opened the scoring for India in the eight...

Aug 15 Read
Ex-tennis player Bautista Agut scores on football debut
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BBC Sport Sports

Ex-tennis player Bautista Agut scores on football debut

Roberto Bautista Agut scores twice on his debut for Spanish seventh-tier side CD Els Ibarsos - just over a month after retiring from tennis.

Aug 15 Read
Bolton v Preston, Middlesbrough v Lincoln, Bristol City v Millwall and more: football - live
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Guardian Sport Sports

Bolton v Preston, Middlesbrough v Lincoln, Bristol City v Millwall and more: football - live

⚽ EFL updates on the first weekend of the season ⚽ Live scores | Wolves 2-2 Blackburn | Email ScottDown in League One, there’s a real humdinger going on at the Madejski Stadium. Reading were 3-1 up against Luton Town at...

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Devine knows he needs 'silverware in the cabinet'
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BBC Sport Sports

Devine knows he needs 'silverware in the cabinet'

Glentoran manager Declan Devine said he "needs to put silverware in the cabinet this year" after failing to win a trophy last season.

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Spain's WC final hero Torres leaves Barcelona for new challenge in France
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Times of India Sports Sports

Spain's WC final hero Torres leaves Barcelona for new challenge in France

PSG have signed Barcelona forward Ferran Torres on a five-year deal, reportedly paying 50 million euros. The 26-year-old Spanish star, who scored the World Cup-winning goal, will wear No. 9. Torres reunites with coach L...

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Fertility medication caused drug ban, says NFL player
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BBC Sport Sports

Fertility medication caused drug ban, says NFL player

Two-time Super Bowl winner Nazeeh Johnson believes he tested positive for a banned substance because of fertility medication he was taking.

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Wicket: Beyond the boundary – a photo essay
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Guardian Sport Sports

Wicket: Beyond the boundary – a photo essay

Through the Royal Photographic Society’s Eamonn McCabe bursary programme, Nathan McGill set out to explore women’s cricket across Bradford. What emerged was a close and extended engagement with one club: Bradford Park A...

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Carter Gordon impresses on return as Wallabies surge clear of Japan for dominant win
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Guardian Sport Sports

Carter Gordon impresses on return as Wallabies surge clear of Japan for dominant win

Australia 56-17 Japan in Nations Championship Test in TownsvilleNo 10 shows why he could be solution to coach Les Kiss’s problemLes is proving more for the Wallabies, with new coach Les Kiss leading the side to a second...

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Women’s U20 World Cup boycott may hurt in short term but can send Fifa a vital message | Tom Garry
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Guardian Sport Sports

Women’s U20 World Cup boycott may hurt in short term but can send Fifa a vital message | Tom Garry

Women’s football has much to gain from the kind of reforms that threats to snub upcoming tournaments might prompt. Infantino should be taken on“And I say to all the women … Pick the right battles. Pick the right fights....

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Bangladesh move closer to historic win in Australia
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BBC Sport Sports

Bangladesh move closer to historic win in Australia

Spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz takes the crucial wicket of Steve Smith as Bangladesh move closer to a historic first Test victory in Australia on day three in Darwin.

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Struggling Venus Williams suffers 14th straight defeat in Cincinnati rout
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Guardian Sport Sports

Struggling Venus Williams suffers 14th straight defeat in Cincinnati rout

Seven-time major champion beaten 6-2, 6-2Williams, 46, loses 11th match of the seasonTsitsipas advances as Dimitrov squanders leadColombian Emilia Arango handed Venus Williams a 14th straight loss dating to July of last...

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PSG sign World Cup final match-winner Torres from Barcelona
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BBC Sport Sports

PSG sign World Cup final match-winner Torres from Barcelona

Ferran Torres, who scored the winning goal for Spain at the World Cup, has joined European champions Paris St-Germain from Barcelona.

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Palace sign Khalaili from Union Saint-Gilloise
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BBC Sport Sports

Palace sign Khalaili from Union Saint-Gilloise

Crystal Palace sign Israel international Ana Khalaili on a deal which runs until 2031.

Aug 15 Read
Scary moment in Galle: SL player hit on helmet by KL Rahul sweep - WATCH
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Times of India Sports Sports

Scary moment in Galle: SL player hit on helmet by KL Rahul sweep - WATCH

A scary moment unfolded during the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Galle when Nishan Madushka was hit on the helmet by a KL Rahul sweep. The incident happened off the final delivery of Prabath Jayasuriya's ove...

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No player bigger than a club - is that changing for some fans?
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BBC Sport Sports

No player bigger than a club - is that changing for some fans?

From Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham, are star names a bigger draw than clubs for young fans?

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'Pressure will follow him' - Rocky Flintoff faces up to tests ahead
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BBC Cricket Sports

'Pressure will follow him' - Rocky Flintoff faces up to tests ahead

With one former England coach calling for Rocky Flintoff to be "fast-tracked" to international cricket, what should be next for the talented teenager?

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