Day Headlines in Sports News: 2025-12-16
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'Very strict' sanctions needed in Turkish betting scandal (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 12:58:47)
The response to the Turkish football betting scandal must have the same cultural impact as the punishments for the Calciopoli affair in Italy, says the assistant manager of Galatasaray.
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Hampton and Donnarumma win Fifa goalkeeper awards (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 12:44:33)
England's Hannah Hampton and Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma win the Best Fifa Goalkeeper awards.
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PSG ordered to pay Mbappe 60m euros (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 12:26:56)
Paris St-Germain have been ordered to pay former striker Kylian Mbappe 60 million euros (£52.5m) in unpaid salary and bonuses by a French court.
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Visually impaired Palace fan makes commentary history (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 12:03:58)
Crystal Palace fan Neale Ormston becomes first visually impaired person to commentate on a Premier League game using a specially made headset.
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Green becomes most expensive overseas IPL player (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 11:55:02)
Kolkata Knight Riders sign Australia all-rounder Cameron Green for 25.2 crore (£2.1m) for next year's Indian Premier League.
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'Fight, determination and grit' - Stokes' team orders (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 11:45:54)
England Test captain Ben Stokes tells BBC Sport's Jonathan Agnew that he has "used my voice more than I have at any time in the past three and a half years" going into the must-win third Ashes Test against Australia in Adelaide.
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Gloucester confirm exit of Wales scrum-half Williams (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 11:38:59)
Wales international scrum-half Tomos Williams is to leave Gloucester at the end of the season.
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Erratic Newcastle give Howe 'horrible feeling' (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 11:20:22)
Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe says it is a "horrible feeling" to not know what he is going to get from his side.
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Van de Ven 'never expected' Postecoglou sacking (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 11:17:37)
Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven "never expected" the club to sack former manager Ange Postecoglou just 16 days after winning the Europa League.
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Brighton U-turn over tribute wall after fan anger (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 11:16:53)
Brighton apologise after plans to remove a tribute wall at Amex Stadium were criticised by fans.
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'England have been treated like adults - now they must play like adults' (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 10:51:53)
As England go into the third Ashes Test in Adelaide 2-0 down in the series, Stephan Shemilt examines what it will take for Ben Stokes' men to bounce back.
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'Now is the time for England to play like adults' (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 10:51:53)
As England go into the third Ashes Test in Adelaide 2-0 down in the series, Stephan Shemilt examines what it will take for Ben Stokes' men to bounce back.
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Paralympic long jump medallist Hum dies aged 32 (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 10:37:21)
Australian Para-athlete Nicholas Hum, who won bronze in long jump at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021, dies at the age 32.
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ATP announces new rules over playing in extreme heat (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 09:29:43)
The ATP introduces a new extreme heat rule from 2026 which will allow players on the men's tour to take a 10-minute cooling break during best-of-three sets singles matches.
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Portuguese GP to return to F1 calendar in 2027 (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 09:17:11)
Portugal will return to the F1 calendar in 2027 and 2028, with a race held at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao.
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All you need to know about Sports Personality of the Year 2025 (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 07:58:02)
BBC Sport has everything you need to know about BBC Sport's Personality of The Year 2025 and how to vote.
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Teenager Flagg makes history in Mavericks defeat (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 07:42:17)
Cooper Flagg, 18, becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score at least 40 points in a game.
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For four days, I didn't know if my family was alive - Williamson (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 06:45:22)
British boxer Troy Williamson - who faces Callum Simpson live on BBC on Saturday - reveals how Hurricane Melissa ruined his family home and bar in Jamaica.
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Khawaja left out for Stokes' most 'important game' (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 06:23:11)
Australia opt against recalling batter Usman Khawaja for the vital third Ashes Test – a match Ben Stokes has called the most important game in his time as England captain.
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Innovation, evolution, revolution - golf's new faces championing change (BBC Sport 2025-12-16 06:07:05)
With an influx of new people at the head of the sport's most important bodies, the groundwork is being laid for rapid change, writes Iain Carter.