At the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in California, Australian swimmer Lani Pallister beat U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky in the 800 meters freestyle, ending Ledecky’s long winning streak in that event. Meanwhile, American Kate Douglass broke the 50 meters freestyle world record twice and won multiple medals.
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Lani Pallister won the 800m freestyle in 8 minutes, 6.1 seconds, beating Katie Ledecky who finished second.
This was Ledecky’s first loss in the 800m freestyle at a major international meet since 2012.
Pallister also won gold in the 200m and 400m freestyle and the 4x200m freestyle relay.
Kate Douglass set a new 50m freestyle world record twice in one day, with a best time of 23.19 seconds.
Douglass also won silver in the 200m breaststroke and gold in the 4x100m medley relay with the U.S. team.
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh was beaten by Chinese Yu Yiting in the 200m individual medley.
Australia won men’s 50m freestyle and 200m breaststroke events.
Katie Ledecky has won four Olympic golds and seven world titles in the 800m freestyle since 2012.
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Islam Makhachev won a UFC welterweight title fight against Ian Machado Garry, making his 17th straight UFC win and breaking a 13-year-old record. Makhachev controlled most of the fight and beat Machado Garry by unanimous decision at UFC 330 in Philadelphia.
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Islam Makhachev is now the UFC fighter with the longest winning streak at 17 fights.
He previously was lightweight champion and now holds the welterweight title.
Machado Garry lost his second fight of his career and was trying to be Ireland’s first UFC champ since Conor McGregor.
The fight was held at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Makhachev used wrestling skills to control the fight, including seven takedowns.
Machado Garry landed more significant strikes but was controlled on the ground.
Makhachev’s record is now 29 wins and 1 defeat.
In the co-main event, Mackenzie Dern defended her strawweight title by beating Gillian Robertson by points.
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Nashville defeated Inter Miami 4-1 in a Major League Soccer (MLS) game, with Lionel Messi missing a penalty and receiving a yellow card. Nashville leads the MLS standings, while Inter Miami is second.
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Lionel Messi missed a penalty kick and was given a yellow card during the game.
Inter Miami’s only goal was assisted by Messi and scored by Telasco Segovia.
Nashville scored four goals, including two by Hany Mukhtar and one by Sam Surridge.
Nashville goalkeeper Brian Schwake saved Messi’s penalty attempt.
Nashville is at the top of the MLS table with 43 points; Inter Miami has 38 points.
Nashville remains unbeaten at home this season and had previously knocked Miami out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Messi hit both goalposts in stoppage time but could not score.
Inter Miami had a seven-game undefeated streak snapped in this match.
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Medal ceremonies at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham were postponed after a man was arrested on suspicion of fraud. Transport at the stadium was paused for security checks, causing delays for thousands of spectators before normal service resumed early Sunday.
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A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of fraud during the championships.
The arrest led to suspending transport services at Alexander Stadium.
Thousands of spectators were held outside the venue for over an hour due to security procedures.
Six medal ceremonies scheduled between 22:00 and 23:00 BST were canceled.
The stadium's crowd was close to its 23,000-person capacity.
Great Britain won gold medals in both men's and women's 4x100m relays during the event.
Tournament organizers apologized for delays and thanked people for their patience.
West Midlands Police confirmed the arrested man remains in custody for questioning.
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Islam Makhachev defended his UFC welterweight title by beating Ian Machado Garry through a unanimous decision at UFC 330 in Philadelphia. Makhachev set a new UFC record with 17 consecutive wins, surpassing Anderson Silva’s 16-fight streak.
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Islam Makhachev won UFC 330 in Philadelphia by unanimous decision over Ian Machado Garry.
The judges scored the fight 49-46, 49-46, and 48-47 in favor of Makhachev.
Makhachev extended his winning streak to 17 fights, setting a new UFC record.
He used strong control on the ground and striking, including a head kick in the second round.
Ian Machado Garry tried to defend well but couldn’t score enough points to win.
In the co-main event, Mackenzie Dern defended her UFC women’s strawweight title against Gillian Robertson.
Dern used grappling and submission threats to win by unanimous decision.
The UFC will next hold a fight night in Sacramento, California, featuring middleweight fighters Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues.
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Last Sunday, five horses linked to Maryland’s Fair Hill Training Center surprised many by winning or performing unexpectedly well at Monmouth Park and Saratoga racetracks in the U.S. At the same time, bettors placed large bets in London on these horses, causing a potential loss of over £800,000 ($1.08 million) for British bookmakers. The U.S. horse racing authority is investigating whether this was a clever betting strategy or something improper.
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Five horses connected to Fair Hill Training Center won or did well on the same day at U.S. racetracks.
The horses had long breaks from racing and poor recent results before their surprising performances.
Large bets were placed in at least 12 betting shops in London on these horses, not affecting U.S. betting odds.
The estimated potential losses for British bookmakers could be around £800,000 (about $1.08 million).
Trainers Angel Quiroz and Ernesto Ochoa were linked to these horses.
The horses had recorded workouts at Fair Hill, a private training facility in Maryland.
The U.S. Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is investigating the unusual betting and racing results.
There is no proof yet of doping, race-fixing, or misconduct, but the situation has raised questions.
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Bangladesh won a Test cricket match against Australia by nine wickets in Darwin. This is Bangladesh’s first-ever Test win in Australia and is seen as a major upset in international cricket.
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The match took place in Darwin and was the first Test of a two-match series.
Australia scored 198 and 284 in their two innings, while Bangladesh scored 426 and 57-1 to win.
Bangladesh’s spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 5 wickets for 66 runs in Australia’s second innings.
Hasan Mahmud was named player of the match, taking 6 wickets for 55 runs in the first innings and 3 for 56 in the second.
Cameron Green scored 104 runs for Australia but was dismissed by Hasan Mahmud.
This victory is Bangladesh’s first Test win in Australia since they began playing Test cricket 26 years ago.
The second Test match will start on 22 August.
Australian captain Pat Cummins said Bangladesh outplayed them in all parts of the game.
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Bangladesh won their first-ever Test cricket match in Australia by defeating the top-ranked Australian team in the series opener in Darwin. Bangladesh chased 57 runs quickly to secure a nine-wicket victory in four days, with strong performances from players like Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mominul Haque.
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Bangladesh beat Australia in the first Test match of the series in Darwin.
This is Bangladesh’s first Test win in Australia since they started playing Test cricket 26 years ago.
Bangladesh chased a target of 57 runs and won by nine wickets.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz took a total of nine wickets in the match and also scored 65 runs.
Cameron Green scored a century for Australia but it was not enough to secure a win.
Australia was all out for 284 in their second innings.
Bangladesh scored 426 runs in their first innings, while Australia made 198 in their first innings.
The match lasted four days and was played in hot weather at Marrara Oval.
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Lani Pallister of Australia won the women’s 800-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, beating Katie Ledecky for the first time in an international 800 free race. Kate Douglass of the United States set a new world record in the women’s 50-meter freestyle at the same event.
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Lani Pallister won the 800-meter freestyle in 8:06.10, breaking the championship record set by Katie Ledecky in 2018.
This was Katie Ledecky’s first international loss in the 800 free since 2010.
Katie Ledecky finished second with a time of 8:07.26, her best swim of the week.
Kate Douglass broke her own world record in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 23.19 seconds.
Douglass won three events on the final night of the Pan Pacific Championships.
In the 200-meter breaststroke, Douglass finished second behind Canada’s Alexanne Lepage.
Gretchen Walsh, another American swimmer, briefly held the 50 free record in the morning preliminaries before Douglass broke it again.
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place in Irvine, California.
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Claressa Shields won the WBA and WBC middleweight boxing titles by defeating Australia’s Kaye Scott in Atlanta. Shields moved down from heavyweight to middleweight, stopping Scott in the sixth round to regain championship status in the 160-pound division.
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Claressa Shields dropped from heavyweight to middleweight for this fight.
She stopped Kaye Scott in the sixth round at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Shields won the WBA and WBC middleweight titles.
Shields’s professional record improved to 19 wins, 0 losses, with 4 knockouts.
Scott’s record dropped to 5 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Shields cut 38 pounds over 14 weeks to make the middleweight limit of 160 pounds.
This was the first women’s headline fight at State Farm Arena and Shields’s first fight outside Michigan since 2022.
Shields wants her next fight to be against Britain’s Lauren Price or possibly Mikaela Mayer or Tammara Thibeau in the middleweight division.
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The Community Shield is an annual football match in England between the Premier League champions and the FA Cup winners or runners-up. Statistics show that winning the Community Shield does not often predict winning the Premier League in the same season. The performance of players who score in the Community Shield varies in their following season.
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The Community Shield match is held in Cardiff, Wales, between the previous season’s Premier League winner and the FA Cup winner or runner-up.
Since 1992, only 8 out of 34 Community Shield winners have gone on to win the Premier League in the same season.
More teams that lose the Community Shield have won the league that season (10 times) compared to the winners.
About 47% of Premier League champions were not involved in the Community Shield match that season.
Since 2005, FA Cup winners have claimed more Community Shields, winning 8 of the last 12 editions by 2025.
Sometimes neither the league winners nor FA Cup winners win the Shield; runners-up have occasionally won it instead.
Players who score in the Community Shield have mixed results; some go on to have great seasons while others do not.
Recent Community Shield matches have seen some players use the game as a breakthrough moment, while others performed better in later parts of the season.
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Arsenal won the Premier League last season and are now defending champions for the first time since 2004-05. They are among the favourites to win again, benefiting from stability in management and key player signings, while their main rivals start the season with new managers.
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Arsenal won the Premier League last season, finishing seven points ahead of Manchester City.
This is Arsenal’s first season as defending champions since 2004-05.
Defending a Premier League title is difficult; it only happened a few times before Pep Guardiola’s era.
Pep Guardiola led Manchester City to defend the title successfully four times before leaving this summer.
Other clubs with new managers this season include Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, and Manchester United.
Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta has been in charge for seven years, providing continuity.
Arsenal made two major signings: Christos Tzolis for £34 million and Bruno Guimaraes for £75 million.
Arteta believes Guimaraes will bring leadership and strength to help Arsenal defend their title.
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French swimmer Léon Marchand won his first European title by taking gold in the 200-meter butterfly at the European Swimming Championships in Paris. Later the same day, Mary-Ambre Moluh set a new European record to win the 100-meter backstroke.
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Léon Marchand is a four-time Olympic champion from France.
He won the 200m butterfly final at the European Swimming Championships held in Saint-Denis, near Paris.
This victory marked Marchand’s first European Championship title.
Mary-Ambre Moluh from France broke the European record in the 100m backstroke final on the same day.
Paris Saint-Germain football team will start their domestic season with a match against Lens for the Trophée des Champions.
Manchester City will play Arsenal in the Community Shield match in Cardiff as part of the football season opener.
These events highlight ongoing major European sports competitions in swimming and football.
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Rookie wide receiver Camden Brown caught two touchdown passes, helping the Dallas Cowboys beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-7 in a preseason NFL game. Quarterbacks Joe Milton and Sam Howell shared playing time and threw touchdown passes to Brown, who impressed during training camp and this game.
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Camden Brown had two touchdown catches, including a one-handed catch and a fade in the end zone.
Brown caught a 39-yard touchdown pass from Sam Howell in the second quarter.
Brown caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Joe Milton in the third quarter.
Joe Milton completed 12 of 15 passes for 107 yards and one touchdown.
Sam Howell completed 8 of 12 passes for 94 yards and one touchdown.
The Cowboys won the preseason game against the Seahawks 17-7.
Seattle’s backup quarterbacks included Drew Lock, who threw a touchdown in the first quarter.
Running back Jaydon Blue had limited success, gaining 19 yards on eight carries.
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Mackenzie Dern kept her 115-pound strawweight UFC title by defeating Gillian Robertson in a unanimous decision at UFC 330 in Philadelphia. Islam Makhachev aims to set a UFC record by winning his 17th consecutive fight in the event’s main match, while Edson Barboza retired after a loss.
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Mackenzie Dern won the strawweight championship defense against Gillian Robertson by unanimous decision at UFC 330.
Dern won with two judges scoring the fight 49-46 and one scoring 48-47.
Dern nearly finished the fight early with a chokehold but the round ended before the submission.
Islam Makhachev is tied for the UFC record with 16 straight wins and can set a new record with a 17th win.
Makhachev is defending his 170-pound welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330.
Edson Barboza retired after a loss in his lightweight fight, ending his MMA career that began in 2009.
Barboza received a standing ovation and was joined in the octagon by his family during his retirement announcement.
The UFC 330 event was held on August 15, 2026, in Philadelphia.
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Joey Logano won the NASCAR Cook Out 400 race at Richmond Raceway by overtaking Christopher Bell near the end. Chase Briscoe led most of the race but finished second, while Austin Cindric came in third.
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The race took place at Richmond Raceway in Virginia on August 15, 2026.
Joey Logano, driving for Team Penske, started the race 17th and finished first.
Logano’s win was his 39th career victory and third win at Richmond.
Chase Briscoe led 171 of 400 laps but lost the lead before his final pit stop.
Briscoe had never finished in the top 10 at Richmond before this race.
Austin Cindric finished third, with Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott rounding out the top five.
Richmond Raceway honored Denny Hamlin’s late father by dedicating grandstand seats.
Ty Gibbs has suggested removing the digital rearview camera used in NASCAR to improve racing.
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Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2026. The ceremony also honored other players, coaches, and referees, including the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team and NBA figures like Doc Rivers and Amar’e Stoudemire.
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Candace Parker won three WNBA titles, two MVP awards, two college championships, and two Olympic gold medals.
Parker referred to her basketball career as a “love story” in her Hall of Fame speech.
Elena Delle Donne won MVP awards in 2015 and 2019 and led the Washington Mystics to their only WNBA championship.
Delle Donne set a league record by shooting over 50% from the field, 40% from three-point range, and 90% from free throws.
The 2026 Hall of Fame class also included the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, Chamique Holdsclaw, Amar’e Stoudemire, Joey Crawford, Doc Rivers, Mike D’Antoni, and Mark Few.
Doc Rivers has the sixth most regular-season wins in NBA history with 1,194.
Elena Delle Donne mentioned her sister Lizzie, who is blind and deaf, as a major source of strength during her career.
The ceremony took place in Springfield, Massachusetts, on August 15, 2026.
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Ariana Grande is currently touring the UK as part of her Eternal Sunshine tour, her first UK tour since 2019. The show features her powerful singing and a narrative about dealing with personal loss and challenges, and she plans to take a break from public life after the tour ends.
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Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine tour kicked off in California two months ago.
This is her first UK tour since 2019, delayed by Covid and her role in the movie Wicked.
The tour show lasts about two hours and focuses on Grande’s strong singing voice.
The tour is named after the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, reflecting themes of memory and healing.
Grande has faced personal tragedies including the death of her boyfriend Mac Miller and the Manchester bombing at her concert in 2017.
She plans to take a long break from public life after the final London shows next month.
Fans at the London O2 arena enjoy the energetic show despite the hot weather.
Grande’s emotional performance includes reflecting on media portrayal and online criticism.
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Ty Simpson, a rookie quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, played impressively in his first preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He completed 21 of 25 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Rams win 20-12.
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Ty Simpson entered the game in the second quarter, replacing Stetson Bennett IV.
He completed 21 out of 25 passes with zero interceptions.
Simpson threw two touchdown passes to rookie running back Dean Connors in the fourth quarter.
His passer rating for the game was 125, a strong performance for a quarterback.
Simpson was drafted 13th overall in the April NFL Draft by the Rams.
The Rams' starting quarterback is Matthew Stafford, the reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP).
The Rams won the preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a score of 20-12.
Simpson’s performance suggests he could be the Rams’ quarterback for the future.
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The Tennessee Titans won their preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers 19-13. However, two key players, rookie tight end Jaren Kanak and defensive end Jaylen Harrell, both suffered injuries that will keep them out for the entire season.
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The Titans won their preseason opener with a score of 19-13.
Jaren Kanak tore his pectoral muscle, and Jaylen Harrell tore his ACL, causing season-ending injuries.
Kanak was a 7th-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and switched from linebacker to tight end in college.
Harrell was a 7th-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and had improved his performance each year.
Harrell played college football at Michigan, earning honors and helping win a national championship.
The Titans will now depend more on other tight ends and defensive ends to fill the gaps left by these injuries.
Other tight ends on the team include Gunnar Helm, Daniel Bellinger, Kyle Granson, and David Martin-Robinson.
Defensive ends stepping up include John Franklin-Myers, Jermaine Johnson II, Keldric Faulk, and Jacob Martin.
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