Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-08-03
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UFC's Nascimento, 34, dies after apparent heart attack (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 23:15:39)
MMA fighter Allan Nascimento dies at the age of 34, says the sport's leading promotion the UFC.
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Tierney shows value as Celtic title defence begins (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 22:18:02)
BBC Scotland looks at the impact of Kieran Tierney in Celtic's win over Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.
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Fulham sign Garcia and Palacios from Real Madrid (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 21:18:39)
Fulham sign Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios from Real Madrid on five-year deals.
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Welsh Fire make light work of low-scoring Southern Brave (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 20:59:18)
Welsh Fire claim their fourth win in five matches in this season's Hundred as a well-crafted half-century from Matt Short helps them defeat Southern Brave by six wickets in Cardiff.
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Superb Short half-century guides Fire past Brave (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 20:42:20)
Welsh Fire claim their fourth win in five matches in this season's Hundred as a well-crafted half-century from Matt Short helps them defeat Southern Brave by six wickets in Cardiff.
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Fenerbahce ready huge Rashford offer - Tuesday's gossip (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 20:26:32)
Fenerbahce prepared to break the bank for Marcus Rashford, RB Leipzig hold out on Real Madrid over Yan Diomande deal, Arsenal open talks for Bruno Guimaraes
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Eala becomes first Filipino to win WTA singles title (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 20:13:20)
Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino to win a WTA singles title as she beats top seed Jessica Pegula in a delayed Washington Open final.
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West Ham co-owner David Sullivan advised to stay away from home matches (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 20:09:46)
London Stadium recommends West Ham's co-owner stay away amid fears of fan unrest following sexual misconduct claims.
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Larne's Europa League qualifier could be delayed (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 19:55:29)
The first leg of Larne's Europa League qualifier at Inver Park with Georgian side FC Iberia 1999 on Tuesday could be delayed by 24 hours.
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Williams sisters set to play Cincinnati Open doubles (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 18:20:56)
Serena Williams and Venus Williams are given a wildcard entry for the women's doubles at the Cincinnati Open.
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Raducanu to miss US Open to continue recovery (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 17:45:48)
Emma Raducanu will miss the US Open as she continues her recovery from a stress fracture.
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Fire earn dramatic win over Brave (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 17:41:32)
Welsh Fire prevail in a nervy end to a tight fixture to end Southern Brave's winning streak, punishing the visitors and their costly mistakes to complete their chase of 122 runs with the final ball of the game.
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Real to resume talks with Arsenal target Vinicius Jr (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 17:30:32)
Real Madrid and Vinicius Jr will resume contract talks this week as Arsenal wait in the wings.
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Fire inflict first defeat on leaders Brave (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 17:25:42)
Welsh Fire condemn Southern Brave to their first defeat of this season's Hundred as they post a dramatic four-wicket victory in Cardiff.
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Haugset takes shock Tour stage win after huge break (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 17:25:22)
Norway's Sigrid Haugset wins stage three of the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift following a 68km solo breakaway.
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Ireland 'laser-focused' on World Cup qualification (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 17:15:19)
Ireland's five-game ODI series against Afghanistan this week marks the start of their preparations for next year's World Cup qualifying tournament.
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USA cricketer gets eight-year ban for match-fixing (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 16:11:42)
United States international Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy is banned from all forms of cricket for eight years after being found guilty of match-fixing.
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Palace sign Tottenham defender Bartrip (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 16:00:37)
Newly promoted Women's Super League club Crystal Palace have signed Tottenham defender Molly Bartrip for an undisclosed fee.
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Como agree £31m deal to sign Chalobah from Chelsea (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 15:39:32)
Como agree a deal worth more than £30m to sign Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.
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Ex-Man City striker Dzeko, 40, pens new Schalke deal (BBC Sport 2026-08-03 15:37:14)
Bosnia and Herzegovina captain Edin Dzeko, 40, signs a one-year contract extension at newly promoted Bundesliga side Schalke.