Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-02-25
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Bizarre VAR? Why Kelly's second yellow card became 'awful' straight red (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 23:45:11)
An 'awful' decision, or 'always going to be a red'? Why Juventus' Lloyd Kelly's second yellow card became a straight red in his side's Champions League exit at the hands of Galatasaray.
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Salah happy to stay at Liverpool - Thursday's gossip (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 23:26:19)
Mohamed Salah would be happy to stay at Liverpool until 2027, there are six Premier League clubs interested in Frankfurt's Nnamdi Collins, while Casemiro wants to keep playing in Europe.
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Galatasaray score twice in extra time to oust 10-man Juventus (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 23:22:19)
Galatasaray survived a 10-man Juventus comeback, scoring twice in extra time to win 7-5 on aggregate, despite Lloyd Kelly's red card.
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'Darlings of Italian football' - how Atalanta salvaged national pride (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 23:06:24)
As Italy faced the embarrassment of having no clubs in the Champions League last 16, Atalanta became the saviours of national reputation - and pride.
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PSG avoid late scare against 10-man Monaco (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 22:18:45)
PSG held on despite a late Jordan Teze goal, after Marquinhos and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in quick succesion to seal the tie for French champions, as Mamadou Coulibaly was sent off for Monaco.
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Sorloth hat-trick for Atletico seals last-16 spot (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 22:09:07)
Alexander Sorloth's hat-trick sees Atletico Madrid progress to the Round of 16, after 4-1 win against Club Brugge (7-4 on aggregate). Sorloth becomes only the second player in Atletico's history to net a treble in the competition since 2014.
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Leverkusen advance to face Bayern or Arsenal in last 16 (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 22:08:59)
Bayer Leverkusen advance in the Champions League after a 0-0 draw against Olympiakos. The result was enough to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory, following their first-leg win in Greece. Leverkusen will face either Arsenal or Bayern Munich in the Round of 16.
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Brilliant Bodo/Glimt shock Inter to reach last 16 (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 22:08:32)
Bodo/Glimt produced one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history as they knocked out last year's finalists Inter Milan to reach the last 16 for the first time.
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Atalanta score dramatic late penalty to knock out Dortmund (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 22:05:26)
Atalanta score a penalty with the last kick of the game, as the Italians stage an incredible fightback to beat Borussia Dortmund and progress to the last 16 of the Champions League.
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Newcastle sweep aside Qarabag in Champions League (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 22:05:21)
Newcastle progress to the Round of 16 in the Champions League, after comfortably beating Qarabag 3-2 (9-3 aggregate) in the knockout phase play-offs.
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'He was always going to score' - Real beat Benfica to reach last 16 (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 22:01:58)
Watch as Real Madrid head through to the last 16 in the Champions League after a 2-1 victory against Benfica.
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Britain's Draper beaten by Rinderknech in Dubai (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 20:59:23)
British number one Jack Draper suffers a second-round loss to Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech on his ATP Tour comeback at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
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VAR 'debilitating' for referees - Celtic's O'Neill (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 18:53:14)
Martin O'Neill is of the view VAR is "debilitating" for officials on the pitch as he brands the Scottish FA process for appealing against decisions "worthless".
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'Biggest fight in the world for me' (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 18:50:03)
Daniel Dubois says his fight against Fabio Wardley will be the biggest of his career so far. The world title fight between two of Britain's biggest punchers takes place at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena on 9 May.
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'Biggest fight in the world for me' - Dubois (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 18:50:03)
Daniel Dubois says his fight against Fabio Wardley will be the biggest of his career so far.
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Dubois refuses world champion Wardley's fist bump (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 18:39:35)
Daniel Dubois refuses a fist bump from world champion Fabio Wardley at a lively news conference in London to promote their world title fight in May.
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'No-one's planning to box to a points victory' - Wardley (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 18:34:35)
The world title fight between Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois takes place in Manchester on 9th May. Wardley - with 19 stoppages in 20 wins - will make the first defence of his WBO crown, having claimed the 'interim' title against Joseph Parker before being upgraded to full champion when Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt.
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Why Wardley 'chose' Dubois for world title defence (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 18:34:35)
Fabio Wardley says he "chose" Daniel Dubois as his first defence because "someone needs to pick up the mantle" in the heavyweight division.
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Williams and Robertson progress at Welsh Open (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 18:19:51)
Two-time champions Mark Williams and Neil Robertson both earn 4-1 wins to progress into the third round of the Welsh Open in Llandudno.
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Sri Lanka out of T20 World Cup after heavy defeat by New Zealand (BBC Sport 2026-02-25 18:01:18)
Co-hosts Sri Lanka crash out of the T20 World Cup after collapsing to a 61-run defeat by New Zealand in Colombo.