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US Olympic hero Nancy Hogshead launches petition calling for WNBA to restrict gender eligibility
Nancy Hogshead, a three-time Olympic swimming gold medallist, has launched a Change.org petition urging the WNBA to explicitly restrict player eligibility to biological women, amid a wider debate over gender identity policy in women’s sport. Although the league’s 2026 collective bargaining agreement states that “only players who are women are eligible to play,” it does…
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St Helens legend Lomax to retire at end of season
St Helens playmaker Jonny Lomax has announced he will retire at the end of the current Super League season, bringing an end to a 20-year career with his hometown club. The 35-year-old has not played since fracturing his jaw in a defeat by Warrington Wolves in June, and injuries have limited him to just 10…
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The Game Says He Reconsidered Including Drake Verse on ‘No Brakes’ to ‘Protect the Coast’: ‘I Pulled Certain Things Off the Album’
The Game has suggested that he removed or altered a Drake verse on “No Brakes”, a track from his new album The Documentary III, in order to avoid stoking tension within West Coast hip-hop. Speaking on Real 92.3’s The Cruz Show, the Compton rapper said he had made changes to the record to keep the…
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GB’s Dart and Jones advance in US Open qualifying
Britain’s Harriet Dart and Fran Jones both won their opening matches in US Open qualifying in New York, keeping their hopes alive of reaching the main draw at Flushing Meadows. It was a mixed day for the British contingent overall, with Dart and Jones progressing while Jodie Burrage and teenager Henry Searle both lost their…
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Dolly Parton Tribute Specials Set on CBS, CMT
Tributes to Dolly Parton, who died on 25 August 2026 in Nashville at the age of 80, were broadcast across CBS and Paramount’s sister networks in the days following her death. The centrepiece was the CBS News special “Dolly Parton – An American Icon”, which aired the same evening from 10-11pm ET/PT and streamed on…
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Bruno Fernandes and Khadija Shaw land PFA Player of the Year awards
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was named Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year, voted for by fellow professionals after a record-breaking 2025-26 season, while Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw claimed the women’s award for the second time. Arsenal’s Olivia Smith and City’s Nico O’Reilly won the young players’ honours, and the ceremony also recognised veterans…
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Celtic surrender four-goal lead as Lask prevail in extra time
Celtic’s Champions League campaign ended in dramatic fashion as they surrendered a 4-0 aggregate lead against Austrian side Lask, losing the second leg 5-1 after extra time in Linz to crash out for the second successive year. Callum McGregor’s early goal had appeared to seal qualification, but the collapse ranks among the club’s worst European…
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De Zerbi hopes Sávio’s fresh start will help Spurs’ much-needed rebrand
Roberto De Zerbi has completed Tottenham’s £75m signing of Manchester City winger Savinho, who has asked to be known as Sávio, as part of a summer of heavy spending aimed at reviving the club’s fortunes. The move follows Spurs’ dismal 3-0 defeat at Brentford in their Premier League opener, a result De Zerbi has attributed…
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Victor Torp seals Coventry’s Carabao Cup win at Plymouth in six-goal thriller
Coventry City progressed to the Carabao Cup third round with a dramatic 4-2 win away at Plymouth Argyle, coming from a leveller to score twice late on despite fielding nine changes from the side beaten by Arsenal in the Premier League. Frank Lampard’s team raced into a two-goal lead inside five minutes through Taiwo Awoniyi…
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Xavi hopes time at the ‘university of football’ will end with Dutch success
Xavi Hernández has been unveiled as the new head coach of the Netherlands, describing his appointment as joining the “university of football” and pledging to build on the Dutch tradition of total football pioneered by Johan Cruyff. The Barcelona legend, whose footballing education at La Masia was steeped in Dutch influence via figures such as…