The Manchester Super Giants won the men's Hundred cricket final by beating the Trent Rockets by five wickets at Lord's. Tim Seifert scored a strong 72 runs, and Liam Dawson hit the winning six to finish the game with two balls to spare.
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The final score was Super Giants 162-5 in 98 balls, beating the Rockets' 158-8 in 100 balls.
Tim Seifert scored 72 runs off 38 balls with seven sixes and four fours.
Liam Dawson hit the final six needed to win with two balls remaining.
Mohammad Amir took three wickets for the Super Giants late in the game.
Trent Rockets finished top of the group but lost the final and missed out on winning both men's and women's titles.
The Super Giants were previously named the Originals and had lost two finals before this win.
The match took place at Lord's cricket ground, with 27,416 people watching.
Seifert was the tournament’s second highest run-scorer, making 394 runs at an average near 50.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are expected to hire a new manager after this season unless interim manager Don Mattingly leads the team to the World Series. Alex Cora, who previously declined the Phillies' offer, is likely to become manager in 2027 if the team does not reach or win the World Series this year.
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Rob Thomson was fired as Phillies manager in April after a poor start to the season (9-19 record).
Alex Cora, former Boston Red Sox manager, was offered the Phillies job but turned it down.
Don Mattingly, previously a bench coach, took over as interim manager on April 28.
To keep his job, Mattingly likely needs to lead the Phillies to the World Series or win it.
The Phillies currently have a 66-58 record and sit second in the National League East.
They are behind the Atlanta Braves by 7.5 games in their division.
The Phillies are competing with the Padres, Diamondbacks, and Marlins for National League Wild Card playoff spots.
Upcoming key games include a road series against the Diamondbacks and a home series against the Marlins.
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Tommy John, a former major league baseball pitcher known for his long career and pioneering elbow surgery named after him, has died at 83. He played for several teams including the New York Yankees and helped change how injured pitchers recover and return to the game.
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Tommy John died at the age of 83.
He was the first person to undergo a specific elbow surgery, now called "Tommy John surgery," which replaces a damaged ligament to save pitchers' careers.
This surgery was developed by Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974.
John played for six major league teams, including the Yankees, over a 26-season career.
He pitched 760 major league games and had a record of 288 wins and 231 losses.
John continued pitching successfully for 14 seasons after his surgery, until he was 46 years old.
The Yankees and medical professionals praised his impact on baseball and sports medicine.
Recently, John had treatment for recurring bladder cancer and said goodbye to fans on social media before passing.
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Great Britain won the mixed 4x100m relay at the European Championships with a new European record time, led by Amy Hunt, who earned her fourth gold medal of the week. Dina Asher-Smith won her seventh gold, making her the most successful athlete in the competition’s history, while Georgia Hunter Bell won gold in the women’s 1500m race.
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Great Britain set a European record of 39.97 seconds in the mixed 4x100m relay.
Amy Hunt won her fourth gold medal this week in sprint events.
Dina Asher-Smith has now won seven gold medals at European Championships, the most ever.
Georgia Hunter Bell won the women’s 1500m gold, adding to her recent international successes.
Great Britain currently leads the medal table with nine gold medals and 16 total medals.
The sprint team included Jeremiah Azu and Zharnel Hughes, who both contributed to multiple gold medals.
The mixed 4x100m relay was held for the first time at this event.
The competition took place in Birmingham with enthusiastic home crowd support.
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Amy Hunt won her fourth gold medal at the European Athletics Championships. Great Britain also won the first-ever mixed 4x100 meter relay at this event.
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Amy Hunt earned four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships.
The mixed 4x100 meter relay was held for the first time at this championship.
Great Britain won the gold medal in the mixed relay race.
The event highlights successful performances by British athletes.
The mixed relay includes both male and female runners on each team.
The race showcased teamwork and speed in a new race format.
The European Athletics Championships is a major track and field competition in Europe.
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Arsenal won the Community Shield match against Manchester City with a 3-0 score, marking their biggest win over City since 2014. Arsenal showed strong performance while Manchester City, now managed by Enzo Maresca, struggled in the game, which was their first competitive match since Pep Guardiola left.
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Arsenal scored three goals early and won 3-0 against Manchester City in the Community Shield.
This was Arsenal’s biggest win over Manchester City without conceding a goal since 2014.
Arsenal created almost three times as many good scoring chances as Manchester City.
Arsenal’s captain, Martin Odegaard, praised the team’s performance and readiness for the season.
Manchester City’s new manager is Enzo Maresca, who said the loss was painful but it's just the start.
This Community Shield win is Arsenal’s 18th overall and their second trophy in four months.
Since 1992, only eight teams that won the Community Shield went on to win the Premier League.
Manchester City has lost several key players this summer and has yet to make many new first-team signings.
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Barcelona has agreed to pay about £65 million to sign Rodri, the Spain captain, from Manchester City. Rodri will join Barcelona on a four-year contract after winning the 2024 Ballon d'Or and leading Spain to a World Cup victory.
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Rodri, a 30-year-old midfielder, will move from Manchester City to Barcelona.
The deal is worth approximately £65 million and is expected to finalize soon.
Rodri won the Ballon d'Or in 2024, an award for the best football player in the world.
He captained Spain to win the World Cup in 2024 and was named the tournament’s best player.
Rodri played for Manchester City since 2019, making 298 appearances and winning 12 major trophies, including the Premier League and Champions League.
He missed much of the 2024-25 season due to knee and hamstring injuries but returned strong for the World Cup.
Manchester City is interested in signing Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea but has not made an official offer yet.
Chelsea wanted £120 million for Fernandez, but no bids were received by the deadline, and the transfer status remains uncertain.
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Islam Makhachev won the UFC 330 welterweight title fight by decision against Ian Machado Garry after five rounds. Both Makhachev and UFC CEO Dana White said Machado Garry was too respectful and not aggressive enough during the fight.
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Makhachev defended his UFC welterweight title with a unanimous decision win over Ian Machado Garry.
The fight lasted five rounds, with Makhachev controlling most of the time.
Machado Garry showed respect to Makhachev during the fight, including trying to hug him between rounds.
Makhachev and UFC CEO Dana White both criticized Machado Garry for being too nice during a competitive fight.
Makhachev said fighting is not a game and opponents should be more aggressive.
Makhachev plans to gain more size and power for his next fight.
Makhachev mentioned Carlos Prates as a possible future opponent.
The fight scorecards were 49–46, 49–46, and 48–47 in favor of Makhachev.
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The Cleveland Browns are planning to sign defensive end Za'Darius Smith after a successful workout. Smith, a three-time Pro Bowl player, previously played for the Browns and retired early last season but is ready to return.
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The Browns recently received Jared Verse in a trade involving Myles Garrett.
They held a workout with Za'Darius Smith, who passed his physical exam.
The Browns expect to finalize Smith’s signing by Sunday.
Smith has played for the Browns, Vikings, Lions, and Eagles in recent years.
He retired early last season with the Eagles but is now ready to return to football.
Smith is a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end and has 70.5 career sacks.
He is expected to play as a rotational player, not a full-time starter, with the Browns this season.
The Browns want veteran players to support their young defensive line before the regular season.
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The United States men’s team won the flag football world championship by beating Italy and kept their title for the sixth time in a row. The Canadian women’s team won the women’s championship by defeating the United States. Both Canada’s men and Mexico’s women earned spots to play flag football in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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The U.S. men beat Italy 46-26 in the final to win their sixth straight flag football world title.
Canada’s women won the final 27-20 against the U.S., ending the U.S. women’s run of three straight titles.
The championships were held in Düsseldorf, Germany, and run by the International Federation of American Football.
The top two men’s teams and top two women’s teams earned qualification for the 2028 Olympics.
The U.S. men’s and women’s teams were already qualified as hosts for the Los Angeles Games.
Mexico’s women won the bronze medal match against Great Britain 20-19 and qualified for the Olympics.
Canada’s men won overtime 34-26 against Mexico in the bronze match and qualified for the Olympics.
Flag football is a five-on-five game with no tackling, played in two 20-minute halves, focused on speed and dodging.
Flag football was awarded Olympic status for the 2028 Games in 2023.
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Leicestershire cricket team won against Notts Outlaws by 23 runs in the One-Day Cup semi-final. Hamza Shaikh scored 104 runs and helped his team set a target of 303 runs. Leicestershire will play Middlesex in the final.
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Leicestershire scored 303 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs.
Hamza Shaikh scored 104 runs with seven fours and two sixes.
Notts Outlaws scored 280 runs and were all out in 49 overs.
Dillon Pennington took 3 wickets for 65 runs for Notts.
Alex Green took 4 wickets for 40 runs for Leicestershire.
Notts started well but lost key wickets including Ben Martindale and Kyle Verreynne.
The final will be played at Trent Bridge, where Leicestershire will face Middlesex.
This is Leicestershire’s second One-Day Cup final in four years.
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Tommy John, a Major League Baseball pitcher who won 288 games and was the first to undergo a famous elbow surgery named after him, has died at age 83. The surgery, done in 1974, helped save his career and has since helped thousands of pitchers recover from serious elbow injuries.
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Tommy John pitched in the major leagues for 26 years, from 1963 to 1989.
He won 288 games and was selected as an All-Star four times.
At age 31, he tore a ligament in his elbow that was usually career-ending for pitchers.
Dr. Frank Jobe, team doctor for the Dodgers, performed a new surgery replacing the ligament with a tendon, later called Tommy John surgery.
This surgery was the first successful ligament replacement on a pitcher’s elbow and had very low odds of success at the time.
Since then, more than 2,600 professional players and many amateurs have had the procedure.
Tommy John never made the Baseball Hall of Fame, despite having one of the highest win totals without induction.
John passed away at his home in Bradenton, Florida, after being in hospice care.
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Tommy John, a former baseball pitcher known for a surgery named after him that helps injured pitchers recover, has died at 83. He died at home in Florida after recently being in hospice care and battling bladder cancer. The surgery he underwent in 1974 saved his career and has since helped many other pitchers continue playing.
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Tommy John was a major league pitcher who played for six teams, including the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
In 1974, he had a torn ligament in his elbow repaired by Dr. Frank Jobe using a tendon from his forearm, a surgery that became known as "Tommy John surgery."
The surgery had a low chance of success at the time but allowed John to pitch for 14 more seasons.
About 35% of major league pitchers in 2024 have had Tommy John surgery, including several award-winning players.
John had a career record of 288 wins and was a four-time All-Star but is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
After retiring, John worked as a broadcaster for baseball teams like the Twins and Yankees.
John expressed mixed feelings about the surgery’s legacy, especially its increasing use in young athletes.
His oldest son became a chiropractor and wrote about injury prevention to help young athletes avoid surgery.
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French swimmer Léon Marchand won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle race at the 2026 European Swimming Championships in Saint-Denis, near Paris. This was his second gold at the event, adding to his earlier win in the 200m butterfly.
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Léon Marchand won the 400m freestyle with a time of 3 minutes 43.14 seconds.
He finished 1.32 seconds ahead of Hungary's Oliver Papai, who won silver.
Germany's Lukas Martens, the world record holder, took bronze in the 400m freestyle.
Marchand also won gold in the 200m butterfly at these championships.
He was a top swimmer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning four golds and one bronze.
Marchand is 24 years old and is racing fewer events to recover from a thigh injury.
Hungarian swimmer Hubert Kos won the 200m individual medley, his third gold of the championships.
Italy’s Simona Quadarella won the women’s 400m freestyle, completing a strong performance with multiple titles in the competition.
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Tommy John, a famous baseball pitcher and four-time MLB All-Star, died at age 83 in Florida. He is best known for a surgery named after him that saved his career and helped many other pitchers continue playing.
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Tommy John won 288 games over 26 years in Major League Baseball.
He died at home in Florida, surrounded by family.
In 1974, he had a torn elbow ligament that could have ended his career.
He underwent a new elbow surgery invented by Dr. Frank Jobe, now called "Tommy John surgery."
After the surgery, he won an additional 164 games.
He played for teams including the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians), Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, Oakland Athletics, and New York Yankees.
He was selected as an MLB All-Star four times (1968, 1978, 1979, 1989).
Shortly before his death, he wrote a farewell letter thanking fans and Dr. Jobe for saving his career.
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Washington Commanders backup quarterback Marcus Mariota has a sprained ligament in his right knee. He got injured during a preseason game and is expected to miss part of the regular season.
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Marcus Mariota injured the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee.
The injury happened in Washington’s preseason game against the Miami Dolphins.
Mariota is expected to miss time into the regular NFL season.
The team has not officially announced the injury yet.
Starter Jayden Daniels did not play in the preseason opener.
Other quarterbacks on the team are Sam Hartman and rookie Athan Kaliakmanis.
Coach Dan Quinn will talk to reporters about the situation soon.
The injury leaves questions about how the team will handle the quarterback position in training camp.
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Rangers will play Celtic in the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals after beating St Mirren. The matches will take place on the weekend of September 12-13, with other quarter-final games involving Stenhousemuir, Hearts, Ross County, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, and Aberdeen.
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Rangers defeated St Mirren to reach the quarter-finals.
Rangers will host Celtic in the Old Firm quarter-final match.
Matches are scheduled for the weekend of September 12-13.
Stenhousemuir will play Hearts at home.
Ross County will host Hibernian.
Kilmarnock will face Aberdeen.
Rangers’ manager Derek McInnes recently won his first game 5-1.
Other recent results include Kilmarnock beating Ayr United and Aberdeen defeating Dundee 3-0.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, the 41-year-old Portuguese football player, said this year might be his last season before retiring. He has scored 976 goals in his career and will keep playing for the Saudi club Al-Nassr this season.
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Ronaldo is 41 years old and captain of Portugal’s national team.
He started his professional career in 2002 with Sporting Lisbon.
He has won major trophies with Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or award five times.
He has scored 976 goals for clubs and country combined.
Ronaldo mentioned wanting to leave a great legacy before retiring.
He plans to enjoy other activities like traveling and playing padel after football.
Ronaldo is close to reaching 1,000 career goals while playing this season.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, age 41, said this season will probably be his last as a professional football player. He recently married Georgina Rodriguez and is planning a future focused on his family and new activities after retiring.
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Ronaldo is 41 years old and currently plays for Al-Nassr, the Saudi Pro League champions.
He has one year left on his contract with Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or five times and the Champions League five times.
He is the top goalscorer in men's international football and has won league titles in England, Spain, Italy, and Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo is close to scoring 1,000 senior career goals, needing 24 more to reach that milestone.
He said he wants to leave a "spectacular legacy" and has plans to enjoy family life, travel, and play padel (a racket sport) after retiring.
Ronaldo and his longtime rival Lionel Messi have both expressed uncertainty about how much longer they will keep playing football.
Ronaldo’s Portugal was eliminated in the round of 16 at the recent World Cup, while Messi’s Argentina reached the final.
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Arsenal defeated Manchester City 3-0 in the Community Shield match, showcasing strong form ahead of the new Premier League season. Arsenal scored quickly and kept control throughout the game, while new Manchester City coach Enzo Maresca faced challenges in his first competitive match.
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Arsenal won the Community Shield 3-0 against Manchester City.
The match took place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Arsenal scored within 24 seconds through Riccardo Calafiori, the fastest Community Shield goal since 1968.
Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard also scored for Arsenal.
Arsenal’s new signings Bruno Guimaraes (£75 million) and Christos Tzolis (£34 million) played well.
This is Arsenal’s first season opening as Premier League champions since 2004-05.
Manchester City’s new manager, Enzo Maresca, faced difficulties as his team struggled to match Arsenal’s intensity.
Arsenal are considered favourites to win back-to-back English titles for the first time since the 1930s.
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