Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-08-19
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Celtic find value in 'special' Duran - but does ambition reach further still? (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 23:34:09)
Now that the Champions League money may be nigh, we will get to see the scale of Celtic's ambition, asks Tom English?
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Algorithms amplified World Cup racism, says report (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 23:02:14)
Racist abuse aimed at England footballers on social media was amplified during the World Cup by algorithms designed to maximise engagement and profit, according to new research.
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Tongue & Robinson cut Headingley ball in half (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 22:33:05)
England seamers Josh Tongue and Ollie Robinson find a solution as to who keeps the ball after the both claim a five-wicket haul at Headingley - split it in half.
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Champions League play-offs, first legs (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 22:26:45)
Featuring Celtic v LASK and six more matches
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Man City join Man Utd in Kone race - Thursday's gossip (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 21:30:46)
Manchester City look set to rival neighbours Manchester United for Manu Kone, Aston Villa interested in Tosin Adarabioyo and Tottenham in talks over Man City duo.
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Bodo/Glimt in strong position following first-leg win at NEC (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 21:29:50)
Last season's Champions League fairytale side Bodo/Glimt look set to qualify for this year's edition of the competition after winning 3-1 away at NEC Nijmegen of the Netherlands.
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Duran stars as Celtic ease to comfortable win over LASK (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 21:28:08)
Celtic take a huge step towards the Champions League as two stunning Camilo Duran strikes help carve out a commanding first-leg play-off lead against LASK.
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Celtic take the lead through Nygren's 'magnificent' strike (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 21:00:45)
Celtic take the lead in their Champions League play-off first leg against LASK, as Benjamin Nygren finds the top corner in spectacular fashion from outside of the box.
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Duran's incredible double edges Celtic closer to Champions League (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 21:00:41)
Camilo Duran scores two excellent goals for Celtic in the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Austria's LASK, finding the top corner with a volley and curling an effort past Lukas Jungwirth in the visitors' goal.
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Rashford wants to play football 'without name mentioned every day' (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 20:56:50)
Marcus Rashford says he would like to play football without his "name being mentioned every day" after Gary Neville tried to start a conversation about the Manchester United forward on a podcast.
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'Tough road back' to PGA Tour from LIV - McIlroy (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 20:33:53)
Rory McIlroy feels it could be a "tough road back" to the PGA Tour for those players currently signed up to LIV Golf.
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How Root brought welcome calm on return as England captain (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 19:49:23)
Joe Root took advice from Harry Brook and adopted a hands-off approach with his bowlers on his return as England Test skipper.
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Robinson and Tongue guide England to strong start against Pakistan (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 19:25:21)
Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue both took five-wicket hauls to put England in early control of the opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley, as the home side closed on 112-2 at stumps on day one, just 59 runs behind the tourists' first-innings total of 171.
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Second rider killed in Manx Grand Prix qualifying (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 19:19:52)
The 37-year-old dies in a crash at Doran's Bend during Wednesday afternoon's session.
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Cricket: Today at the Test (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 19:00:05)
New captain, new coach and some old faces. England start the series at Headingley
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Robinson & Tongue give Root an ideal start to England's new era (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 18:58:02)
Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each take five wickets to give Joe Root the ideal start to his second spell as England captain as Pakistan are skittled for 171 on the opening day of the series at Headingley.
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'Parents shouldn’t fear their children not coming home from a race' (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 18:13:30)
Parents should not be scared their children might not come back from a cycling race following the death of Finlay Tarling, Lorena Wiebes says after winning the opening stage of the Tour of Britain Women.
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Cliftonville 'not a plaything for TIG' - Devine (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 17:35:38)
New Cliftonville director Conor Devine says Champions League nights at Solitude are "not too far away" after the Toronto Investment Group‘s takeover of the club.
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England's two-man show - Tongue and Robinson take five wickets each (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 17:34:30)
Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue have a day to remember as they both take five-wicket hauls, as England bowl Pakistan out for 171 on day one of the first Test at Headingley.
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Kane plays down returning to Premier League in future (BBC Sport 2026-08-19 17:14:38)
Harry Kane says "the itch isn't there as much anymore" to one day return to England from Germany and try and break the all-time scoring record in the Premier League.