Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-03-02
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Striker Welbeck extends Brighton contract to 2027 (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 23:00:42)
Striker Danny Welbeck triggers a 12-month extension on his Brighton deal, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2026-27 season.
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Captain Semenyo and go big in defence - FPL team of week (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 22:04:21)
With Erling Haaland possibly out this week, Antoine Semenyo becomes an even better FPL option given his recent goalscoring run for Manchester City.
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Inter & Juve want Alisson - Tuesday's gossip (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 22:00:02)
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is a target for Inter Milan and Juventus, Manchester United want Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes, Tottenham players face relegation wage cut, plus more.
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How Watson 'cheated' Lions concussion test in 2017 (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 20:57:56)
Former England player Anthony Watson reveals he cheated a concussion test during the 2017 Lions tour of New Zealand.
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'I cheated head-injury assessment to play on in 2017 Lions Test' (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 20:49:23)
Former British and Irish Lions wing Anthony Watson says he memorised answers to circumvent head injury protocol in the 2017 series in New Zealand.
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Mbappe has knee sprain with no surgery planned (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 19:51:55)
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe is diagnosed with a left knee sprain and will not have surgery at this stage.
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'I feel very safe now, I haven't always' - George on rugby's concussion issue (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 19:23:00)
England hooker Jamie George says that rugby's relationship with head injuries has changed dramatically during his career.
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'Clubs refused to look at me after my crash' - Antonio on Qatar move (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 18:49:08)
Michail Antonio says he had to "swallow his ego" after a near‑fatal car crash as he joins Qatari side Al‑Sailiya.
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Monday Night Club (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 18:46:52)
Mark Chapman and guests discuss the weekend's football
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Mayweather to fight kickboxer before Pacquiao rematch (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 18:14:22)
Floyd Mayweather will fight veteran Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in an exhibition in June before his rematch with Manny Pacquiao.
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Mbappe set for tests on knee but no surgery planned (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 17:57:25)
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe is set to have further assessments on a knee problem but will not have surgery at this stage.
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Sutton's predictions v singer-songwriter & Chelsea fan Noah Kahan (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 17:40:11)
BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on singer-songwriter Noah Kahan plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this week's midweek Premier League fixtures on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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Farke 'will never jog again' after red card (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 16:34:36)
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke says he "will never jog again" after being "embarrassed in front of the whole world" by his red card against Manchester City
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O'Connell happy to see Irish plans come to fruition (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 16:25:57)
Ireland forwards coach Paul O'Connell says it is pleasing to see pre-match plans come to fruition as Ireland aim to build on their Six Nations win over England when they play Wales on Friday.
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O'Connell happy to see Irish plans coming to fruition (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 16:25:57)
Ireland forwards coach Paul O'Connell says it is pleasing to see pre-match plans come to fruition as Ireland aim to build on their Six Nations win over England when they play Wales on Friday.
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How can football's lawmakers fix Premier League corner chaos? (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 16:20:39)
Holding, wrestling, battling - call it what you will. Corner kicks in the Premier League are becoming dominated by it. Can anything be done?
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How can football's lawmakers fix the corner chaos? (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 16:20:39)
Holding, wrestling, battling - call it what you will. Corner kicks in the Premier League are becoming dominated by it. Can anything be done?
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Spurs given suspended ticket ban over fans' Nazi salutes in Germany (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 15:58:42)
Uefa fine Tottenham Hotspur and give them a suspended ban from selling away tickets after three supporters made Nazi salutes towards Eintracht Frankfurt fans.
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Hickey adds to Scotland injury woes for March friendlies (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 15:22:53)
Aaron Hickey will miss Scotland's World Cup warm-ups against Japan and Ivory Coast as injuries continue to plague several key players in Steve Clarke's squad.
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Rauf leads Pakistan players on final Hundred list (BBC Sport 2026-03-02 15:22:27)
Fast bowler Haris Rauf is put forward as a 'marquee' player in the auction for The Hundred, alongside 13 other men from Pakistan.