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Last updated: August 12, 2026, 6:56 AM ET

MLB & NFL

  • Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson extended his major-league-record errorless streak to 113 games after a controversial call was overturned to a hit in a 12-4 loss to the Rays. NFL training camp intel highlights 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy impressing in a joint practice against the Titans, alongside other team observations from reporters. Meanwhile, a high school player in Arkansas unknowingly practiced for nearly an hour with a venomous snake — a viper — inside his helmet before discovering the intruder.

Football

  • Croke Park in Dublin will host its first association football match between two English clubs when Manchester United face Leeds in a historic pre-season game on Wednesday. Former Liverpool head coach Arne Slot confirmed he held talks for the Netherlands managerial vacancy but will remain in club football, stating his next role will be at a club.

Rugby & Athletics

  • Former All Blacks star Ma'a Nonu, now, performed a solo haka in response to the New Zealanders before his South African club's game in Durban. The women's 800m record — set 43 years ago — remains the longest-standing world record in athletics; a BBC feature explores why it has proven so tough to break. Also, test your knowledge with the latest The Hundred cricket star quiz.

Other Sports

  • Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White was booed by fans before Tuesday's win over the Liberty but received strong support from Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham after defending her players against critics. A Texas judge upheld Little League's decision to remove a Tulsa team from the Southwest Region, keeping them from Tuesday's title game and a potential World Series berth. The NBA released its opening-week schedule, headlined by a tripleheader on Oct. 20 that includes the Knicks face LeBron James and the Lakers, plus a matchup against the 76ers, with Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day games also announced. Additionally, the solar eclipse forced the Ffos Las horse racing meeting in South Wales to start two hours earlier on Wednesday.