Sports News from Sunday, August 23rd, 2026

Mohamed Salah has opened his account in the Turkish Super Lig with a double as Trabzonspor beat Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 to clinch their first win of the season on Sunday.

Manchester City's post-Pep Guardiola era has begun with Josko Gvardiol's stoppage-time winner earning a 2-1 victory at home to Bournemouth in Enzo Maresca's first Premier League game in charge on Sunday.

Lando Norris has given McLaren a third successive Dutch Grand Prix victory on Sunday in an intense race of shifting fortunes that had to be restarted after home hero Max Verstappen crashed on the opening lap.

Manchester City are set to sign midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from French side Lille, with British media reporting the Premier League club could pay up to 100 million euros ($116.80 million) for the 18-year-old.

Max Verstappen has crashed out of his home Dutch Grand Prix at the end of the first lap on Sunday, halting the race and forcing a re-start.

Formula One will ⁠end the 2026 season in Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit, reaffirming the championship’s commitment to the scheduled calendar.

Evergreen paceman Mitchell Starc took four wickets and spinner Nathan Lyon three to propel Australia to a thumping innings and 51-run victory over Bangladesh in Mackay on Sunday as the hosts hit back hard after their humiliation in Darwin.

A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, faster than the men's world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt.