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Last updated: August 11, 2026, 6:34 PM ET

Track & Field

Amy Hunt stormed to 100m gold at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, delivering her “coming of age” moment. Hosts Great Britain celebrated a sensational one-two in the men’s 100m as Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu took the top two spots. Nearly 10,000 seats were empty at Alexander Stadium, drawing sharp criticism of empty seats and ticket prices. In the women’s 800m, Keely Hodgkinson won her heat, keeping her on course for a tantalising showdown with Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol. Defending 100m breaststroke champion Adam Ramsay-Peaty finished fifth at the European Aquatics Championships, his first defeat at the meet. Meanwhile, US 1500m champion Jonah Koech received a three-year ban for blood doping.

Basketball

The NBA announced its opening week schedule, with the Knicks set to face LeBron James and the 76ers in a tripleheader on Oct. 20. In the WNBA Power Rankings, time is running out as teams jockey for playoff seeds, with several needing a dramatic late-season run. For fantasy managers, a detailed playoff strategy guide offers player picks and expert advice for the women’s hoops postseason.

Soccer

Wales forward Brennan Johnson is tipped to thrive under David Moyes after his transfer from Crystal Palace to Everton, with his pace and directness expected to fit the manager’s system.

Rugby

Ulster captain Iain Henderson will miss the start of the new season after undergoing hip surgery during the summer, sidelining him for several months.

College Football

In a bizarre training incident, an Arkansas high school player unknowingly wore a helmet with a venomous snake inside it for nearly an hour before discovering the intruder. Northwestern football received a $35 million donation from Liz and Dick Uihlein, aimed at strengthening the program over three years. We spoke to GMs, staffers and agents to put a price on each position, revealing how much a Power 4 starter could earn in 2026. Coaches across the country anonymously broke down 43 quarterbacks, naming stars, concerns and Heisman candidates. Several freshman phenoms — not the top-ranked recruits — could reshape conference and CFP races this fall.

Baseball

The Little League World Series is around the corner, with full schedules, results and coverage updated daily. A Tulsa team disqualified from the Southwest tournament due to an ineligible player was granted a temporary restraining order by a judge, allowing them to compete for a LLWS berth.

Cricket

Rocky Flintoff, the 18-year-old son of former England all-rounder Andrew, struck his first professional century for Lancashire. In the One Day Cup, Glamorgan coach David Harrison highlighted the positives from young players despite the team winning only two of eight matches.

Tennis & Snooker

Teenage Spaniard Rafael Jodar is on the verge of smashing the record for the fastest rise to the top 10 at the Canada Open, outpacing the sport’s modern greats. On the baize, Zhang Anda stunned world No. 3 Zhao Xintong 6-5 in a China Open thriller, potting a respotted black ball on the final ball.

Golf

An amateur golfer resigned from his St. Louis-area club after admitting to a viral cheating scandal in which he faked making a hole-in-one.

Other Sports

Scottish judoka Summer Shaw won Scotland’s first Commonwealth bronze medal — then went back to work at McDonald’s a week later. In Formula, the latest F1 Q&A addresses whether Liam Lawson can keep his seat for the 2027 season, plus sprint races and title challengers.