Match results
Match reports, scores, post-match analysis.
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Allardyce reverses City title prediction after Maresca's shaky Premier League debut
Manchester City survived a scare to beat Bournemouth 2-1 at the Etihad on the opening weekend, with Marc Guehi's 92nd-minute own goal sealing the win — but Sam Allardyce has already abandoned his pre-season prediction that City would win the title, switching his pick to Arsenal.
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Celtic blow four-goal aggregate lead to LASK and miss out on £40m Champions League windfall
Celtic were eliminated from Champions League qualifying by Austrian side LASK on Tuesday after surrendering a four-goal aggregate advantage in Linz, a collapse that costs the Scottish champions an estimated £40 million in prize money and commercial revenue.
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Unbeaten Bilal Hasan opens UFC Shanghai main card against Nilson Rojas on Aug. 29
Bilal Hasan makes his UFC debut against fellow unbeaten newcomer Nilson Rojas on the UFC Shanghai main card on Aug. 29 — a date the prospect calls near-prophetic, as it falls on Michael Jackson's birthday.
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McGregor slams 'scared' Celtic after 5-1 collapse costs club £20m Champions League place
Celtic captain Callum McGregor condemned his team-mates as 'passive' and 'scared' after they squandered a 4-0 aggregate lead against LASK, losing 5-1 in Austria to fall into the Europa League and forfeit at least £20m in Champions League revenue.
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Asakura vows knockout and 'new combination' against Aori at UFC Shanghai on Aug. 29
Kai Asakura has promised to stop Qileng Aori and debut new striking combinations at UFC Shanghai on 29 August, as the former Rizin champion looks to extend his bantamweight win streak after a rocky UFC debut.
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UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey joins Jena Bishop's camp for Carmouche rematch
Jena Bishop is training with UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey ahead of her Oct. 16 rematch with Liz Carmouche at PFL Chicago, where the inaugural PFL women's flyweight championship will be on the line.
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Kabras Sugar halve KCB's lead with Driftwood 7s title as Kenya's stars head to Europe
Kabras Sugar closed to within three points of defending champions KCB at the top of Kenya's National 7s Circuit after beating them 15-5 in the Driftwood 7s final in Mombasa, with Kevin Wekesa named player of the final.
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Nurmagomedov demands Dvalishvili rematch after rivalry turns personal off the mat
Umar Nurmagomedov has called out Merab Dvalishvili for a rematch, saying the feud is now personal for "all of Dagestan" following an off-mat altercation involving a mutual associate. Nurmagomedov first faces Yadong Song at UFC Shanghai on Aug. 29.
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Apodaca stuns -6000 favourite Bella Mir to seal UFC contract in biggest DWCS upset ever
Alex Apodaca defied historic odds to defeat Bella Mir by unanimous decision at Dana White's Contender Series Week 3 on 26 August 2026, earning a UFC contract in what stands as the biggest upset in DWCS history.
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DWCS graduate Joseph Kropschot booked for UFC debut against Nick Klein on Oct. 31
Just weeks after earning his UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series, Joseph Kropschot will make his promotional debut against Nick Klein at UFC Fight Night on October 31 in Las Vegas.
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Unbeaten Ronald Humphrey earns UFC deal with first-round submission at DWCS and targets welterweight gold
Ronald Humphrey improved to 5-0 with a first-round rear-naked choke finish of Alexis Miranda on Week 3 of Dana White's Contender Series 2026, earning a UFC contract and declaring his intention to chase the welterweight title.
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Uriel earns UFC contract with 50-second guillotine after learning from DWCS defeat
Guilherme Uriel submitted Mario Piazzon with a standing guillotine in 50 seconds at Dana White's Contender Series Season 10, Week 3 on Aug. 25, securing a UFC contract at heavyweight after a knockout loss in his first DWCS appearance last year.
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Galanti silences 'just a grappler' doubters with 35-second DWCS knockout to earn UFC deal
Nick Galanti (8-1) stopped Carlos Petruzzella in just 35 seconds at Dana White's Contender Series Week 3 on 25 August 2026, dropping him with a right hook and finishing with ground-and-pound to secure a UFC contract.
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Bella Mir stunned by massive underdog Apodaca in biggest Contender Series upset
Bella Mir, the daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and the heaviest betting favourite in Contender Series history at -6000, dropped a unanimous decision to Alex Apodaca in the Week 3 main event, shocking the MMA world.
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Bella Mir stunned at -6000 odds as Dana White hands out five UFC contracts at DWCS
Alex Apodaca pulled off the biggest upset in Dana White's Contender Series history on August 25, defeating -6000 favourite Bella Mir by unanimous decision. All five winners on the Week 3 card in Las Vegas earned UFC contracts.
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Makhachev targets 20-fight win streak before retirement after breaking Silva's UFC record
Islam Makhachev says he has at least three fights left before retiring, with the UFC welterweight champion chasing a 20-fight winning streak after surpassing Anderson Silva's all-time UFC record at UFC 330.
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Walsh vows to build full-time Wallaroos environment after record 66-19 loss to Black Ferns
Australia's Director of Women's High Performance Tim Walsh says the Wallaroos' second-heaviest defeat — a 66-19 loss to New Zealand in their 100th Test — has sharpened his resolve to place every player in a full-time high-performance programme, inspired by the impact of sevens crossovers on debut.
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Tavatavanawai's 137-metre masterclass powers All Blacks comeback at Ellis Park
Timoci Tavatavanawai ran for 137 metres, made three linebreaks and busted eight tackles as the All Blacks rallied to beat the Lions in Johannesburg on Tuesday, with coach Dave Rennie praising the midfielder's return after a fitness-driven omission in July.
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Bella Mir submits to DWCS debut pressure against Alex Apodaca in Las Vegas bantamweight clash
Bella Mir, daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, made her Dana White Contenders Series debut against Alex Apodaca in a bantamweight main event at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas on Tuesday night.
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Celtic squander four-goal aggregate lead to crash out of Champions League in Linz
Celtic suffered one of their worst European nights as LASK overturned a 4-0 aggregate deficit to win 5-1 in extra time in Linz, eliminating the Scottish champions from the Champions League qualifying play-offs 5-4 on aggregate.
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