Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-03-08
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'Wrong reason, right decision' - Why referee blew whistle to deny Fulham goal (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 23:54:43)
Match of the Day's Ellen White and Glenn Murray analyse why referee Jarred Gillett blew his whistle to deny Fulham a goal in their 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Southampton.
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Bhatia beats Berger in play-off to win at Bay Hill (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 23:41:00)
Akshay Bhatia beats fellow American Daniel Berger on the first sudden death play-off hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando.
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Two brilliant headers and a 'Shearer-style' celebration in Port Vale win (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 23:26:56)
Watch as Ellen White and Glenn Murray dissect two brilliant headers in Port Vale's 1-0 FA Cup win over Sunderland, including an Alan Shearer-inspired celebration from Vale hero Ben Waine.
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Ireland claim World Cup place with shootout win (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 23:06:47)
Ireland clinch a place in the Hockey World Cup finals with a dramatic shootout win over Japan to finish third at the qualification tournament in Santiago.
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Sabalenka 'super-focused' for Indian Wells win (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 23:06:35)
World number one Aryna Sabalenka hits 23 winners as she beats Jaqueline Cristian to move into the fourth round at Indian Wells.
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Littler 'digs deep' to go back-to-back at UK Open (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 22:51:21)
World number one Luke Littler successfully defends his UK Open title, beating James Wade in the final in Minehead.
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Wilson agrees new West Ham deal - Monday's gossip (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 22:23:28)
Callum Wilson agrees to stay with West Ham, Ibrahim Sangare added to Manchester United shortlist and Manchester City close in Tino Livramento.
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If anyone is letting Borthwick down, it's us - Earl (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 21:14:42)
England's Ben Earl defends Steve Borthwick's record as head coach following their defeat by Italy and claims that "large parts of their performance were brilliant".
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'I thought we played pretty well' - Earl defends Borthwick (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 21:14:42)
England's Ben Earl defends Steve Borthwick's record as head coach following their defeat by Italy and claims that "large parts of the performance were brilliant".
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Leeds ease past Norwich to reach FA Cup quarter-finals (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 20:58:57)
Leeds reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in over 20 years, after comfortably beating Championship side Norwich 3-0 at Elland Road.
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India triumphant again - do the rest have any hope of catching them? (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 20:53:58)
India's dominant T20 World Cup title win - their third white-ball trophy in a row - shows the other nations need to catch up, writes Matthew Henry.
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Kiplimo regains world half-marathon record in Lisbon (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 19:49:46)
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo regains the world half-marathon record as he claimed victory in Lisbon on Sunday.
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'Sloppy' England display against Italy shows 'lack of confidence' (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 19:13:06)
Rugby Special's John Barclay and Sam Warburton believes there is a "lack of clarity" within the England squad after a "disjointed" performance against Italy, which saw Steve Borthwick's side lose 23-18 in the Six Nations at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
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League One side Port Vale stun Sunderland in FA Cup upset (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 18:48:52)
League One side Port Vale knock out Premier League team Sunderland to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954.
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'Shameful' pitch invasion by Celtic and Rangers fans condemned by police (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 18:47:55)
Arrests were made with both police officers and fans injured during clashes following Celtic's 4-2 win on penalties.
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Watch Celtic beat Rangers on penalties to reach Scottish Cup semis (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 18:36:58)
Watch highlights as Celtic beat Rangers on penalties at Ibrox to reach the Scottish Cup semi-finals.
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'Disgraceful scenes as toxicity spills over in Old Firm cup tie' (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 18:13:23)
As if the ugliness of the 120 minutes wasn't enough there was disgrace as Rangers and Celtic fans invaded the pitch at Ibrox, writes Tom English.
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Leicester beat youthful Bath to gain home cup final (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 18:12:14)
Leicester Tigers overpower defending champions Bath to set up a Prem Rugby Cup final meeting with Exeter at Welford Road.
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India outclass New Zealand to retain T20 World Cup (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 18:06:39)
India put on a show with bat and ball on their way to a dominant 96-run win over New Zealand, as the host nation retain their ICC Men's T20 World Cup title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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Bottom of the league, magic in the cup - Port Vale's 'incredible' run (BBC Sport 2026-03-08 17:58:57)
Port Vale are bottom of League One, but they have reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the second time in their history.