Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-03-09
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Nolan sacked as Northampton boss after poor run (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 17:18:37)
Northampton Town sack manager Kevin Nolan after a run of one win in 16 games with the club in the League One relegation places.
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'Everything was groundbreaking' - 50 years since historic Cheltenham ride (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 16:22:07)
Gillian Fortescue-Thomas remembers the 1976 Cheltenham Festival where she became the first female rider to complete a race.
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Bowen aiming for first Cheltenham Festival victory (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 16:16:35)
Sean Bowen has achieved most of what there is to achieve as a jockey but there is one glaring omission on his impressive CV - a Cheltenham Festival win.
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Dolphins to release Tagovailoa at record £74m cost (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 16:12:00)
The Miami Dolphins are to release quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, which will cost them a record dead cap hit of $99.2m (£74.2m).
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Why is figure skating not in the Paralympics? (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 14:59:36)
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explain why figure skating is missing from the Winter Paralympics and when it might be added.
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Man City's Rodri fined £80,000 for ref comments (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 14:55:54)
Manchester City midfielder Rodri is fined for saying the referee was not "neutral" in last month's Premier League draw at Tottenham.
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Sri Lanka announce Kirsten as new head coach (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 14:26:15)
Sri Lanka name former South Africa batter Gary Kirsten as their new head coach.
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Ngannou to make MMA return on Rousey v Carano card (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 14:24:43)
Francis Ngannou will make his long-awaited MMA return after a 19-month absence from the sport when he faces Brazil's Philipe Lins in May.
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What now for 'atrocious' and 'embarrassing' Aberdeen? (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 14:22:54)
What now for Aberdeen after the holders were dumped out of the Scottish Cup by second-tier Dunfermline Athletic?
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Five Iranian footballers 'in Australian safe house' after Asian Cup protest (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 14:11:03)
Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.
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'We've not moved on from Old Firm cup final 45 years ago' (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 13:55:14)
After ugly scenes at Sunday's Old Firm derby, what do we know about the fan clashes and what could happen next?
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Old Firm chaos: What happened? Who said what? What now? (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 13:55:14)
After ugly scenes at Sunday's Old Firm derby, what do we know about the fan clashes and what could happen next?
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'Disciplined, brave, relentless' - new NI boss McArdle lays out plans (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 13:47:52)
Michael McArdle, the Scottish FA's head of elite women's football and former interim head coach of Scotland, is appointed Northern Ireland manager.
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Wales want Phillips to join World Cup campaign (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 13:35:00)
Wales hope Tottenham defender Ashley Phillips could boost their World Cup qualifying hopes, if they can persuade the 20-year-old to switch allegiance from England.
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Quiz: How much do you remember from this weekend's FA Cup action? (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 12:44:12)
Seven of the eight FA Cup fifth-round ties have been played, but were you paying attention? Take on our quiz.
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Six Scotland players ruled out of Ireland match (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 12:33:22)
Scotland will be without first-choice second-row pair Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings, winger Duhan van der Merwe and three others in Dublin.
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Verstappen to compete in 'bucket list' 24-hour race (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 12:25:16)
Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will tick off one of his "bucket list" events when he drives in May's Nurburgring 24-Hours endurance race.
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Can Wolves dream of the Premier League's greatest escape? (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 12:08:20)
Wolves are bottom of the Premier League, 12 points off safety. But two wins in a row have raised faint hopes that they could survive relegation.
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Will Wolves pull off the Premier League's greatest escape? (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 12:08:20)
Wolves are bottom of the Premier League, 12 points off safety. But two wins in a row have raised faint hopes that they could survive relegation.
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'Greener Bantams' leading tree-planting initiative (BBC Sport 2026-03-09 11:57:37)
Bradford City plant 154 trees - one for each goal scored by its men's and women's teams last season - at its training ground as part of its commitment to sustainability.