Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-10-18
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'Why not?' - are 'breathtaking' Brighton in title race? (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 22:59:46)
Match of the Day pundits Shay Given and Dion Dublin analyse Brighton's emphatic 5-0 victory over Crystal Palace, with Dublin saying the Seagulls could be in the title race.
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Mbappe scores twice as Real Madrid beat Sevilla (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 21:39:04)
Kylian Mbappe scores twice as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 in La Liga to close the gap on Barcelona to six points ahead of next weekend's El Clasico.
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'Four points is nothing' - O'Neill stays cool after statement win (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 20:50:09)
Amid supporter discontent, a recent protest against the major shareholder and a veteran manager deciding now is not the time to "wrap things up", as Martin O'Neill put it, you'd be forgiven for scratching your head when examining Celtic's current domestic situation.
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Ramos could make La Liga return - Monday's gossip (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 20:21:54)
Sergio Ramos could make a surprise return to football in Madrid, Bournemouth put a high price on Alex Scott, and Florian Wirtz is staying at Liverpool.
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'Pure relief' as St Brigid's claim first Antrim title (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 20:14:24)
Joseph Finnegan, JJ Higgins and Jack Dowling react to St Brigid's historic first Antrim SFC title after they beat O'Donovan Rossa in the decider.
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Madueke's 'anger and conviction' shows he's more than a 'finisher' (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 19:55:41)
Noni Madueke may not have the role he wants at Arsenal but his winning goal against Nottingham Forest showed why he is one of Mikel Arteta's valued players.
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Sage feels 'shame' at Palace thrashing with future in doubt (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 19:51:22)
Crystal Palace manage Pierre Sage says he feels "shame" at the Eagles' performance during their 5-0 thrashing by Brighton and does not know if he will be given time to save his job.
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Impressive London City extend winning run against Everton (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:59:30)
London City Lionesses keep up their impressive start to the Women's Super League season with a victory at home to Everton.
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Bournemouth pick up first league victory with win over Sunderland (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:59:15)
Bournemouth beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium to pick up their first league victory of the season and move out of the relegation zone.
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Leeds extend Man Utd's winless run to six games (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:59:10)
Dominic Calvert-Lewin earns a point for Leeds and extends Manchester United's winless run to six games.
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Madueke's strike enough as Arsenal pick up narrow win over Forest (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:59:06)
Noni Madueke comes of the bench to score the winning goal as Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at The City Ground.
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Gomez scores extraordinary goal as Brighton put five past Palace (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:59:02)
Diego Gomez scores a sensational goal from the halfway line as Brighton hammer rivals Crystal Palace.
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'Maybe we became arrogant' - Sunderland struggles continue (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:49:00)
Sunderland defender Nordi Mukiele suggested the Black Cats may have become "arrogant" as last season's surprise package stutter in the Premier League this term.
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Shades of Barca and Beckham - Brighton aim to maintain superb start (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:33:29)
With 23 goals in seven Premier League matches, including some stunning strikes, Brighton continue to delight their fans and get them dreaming of what might be.
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Arsenal substitutes change game - Arteta (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:31:09)
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says their substitutes changed the game as they beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the Premier League.
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Northampton beat Cardiff for only English win of Champions Cup openers (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:23:30)
Northampton edge to a nervy Champions Cup pool win against tenacious Cardiff at Franklin's Gardens.
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Battling Cardiff lose to Northampton on top-tier return (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:23:30)
Northampton edge to a nervy Champions Cup pool win against tenacious Cardiff at Franklin's Gardens.
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Hearts roll out red carpet ... and Celtic walk all over it (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:22:50)
Hearts thought attack was the best form of defence at Celtic Park. They were badly wrong, writes Tom English.
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Hearts roll out red carpet... and Celtic walk all over it (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:22:50)
Hearts thought attack was the best form of defence at Celtic Park. They were badly wrong, writes Tom English.
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Selby out but Lisowski advances in NI Open defence (BBC Sport 2026-10-18 18:12:49)
Reigning champion Jack Lisowski begins his defence of the Northern Ireland Open with a 4-1 victory over Huang Jiahao in Belfast, but Mark Selby makes a surprise first-round exit.