Rangers host Celtic in League Cup quarter-finals

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Rangers’ reward for knocking out Premier Sports Cup holders St Mirren is a mouth-watering quarter-final against Old Firm rivals Celtic.

Derek McInnes earned his first win as boss with a thumping 5-1 victory on Sunday and will now host Celtic.

Stenhousemuir, who stunned Motherwell in extra time, will host last season’s Scottish Premiership runners up Hearts.

Aberdeen will go to Kilmarnock in an all top-flight tie, while Ross County welcome Hibernian to the Highlands.

The games will be played across the weekend of 12-13 September.

More to follow.

'Outstanding!' GB's Macinnes wins 200m butterfly gold with 'gutsy' swim

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Great Britain’s Keanna Macinnes holds on to win gold in the women’s 200m butterfly at the European Aquatics Championships, swimming a lifetime best to do so.

Zan Vipotnik: Hull City’s £10m bid for Swansea City striker ‘pathetic’ – Andy Robinson

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Vipotnik started his side’s 2-1 win at Stoke City on Saturday and claimed an assist for Joseph Opoku’s 22nd-minute equaliser at bet365 Stadium.

He was replaced in the 65th minute by match-winner Adam Idah, who netted with his first touch after coming off the bench to clinch all three points for Vitor Matos’ men.

Regardless of whether or not Vipotnik remains at the club beyond the summer transfer deadline, Robinson believes Swansea are in a strong position.

“For Swansea City, we’re hearing from behind the scenes that it’s alright, it’s quite rosy in terms of the financial situation,” he added.

“We’ve got [Melker] Widell who can play in behind as a false nine, [Moussa] Yeo’s come in, there are still options there.

“[Ross] Stewart who has come in as well, if we can get him punching this season, we’ve got a player on our hands, we know what he can do at this level of football.

“They’ve done business well behind the scenes.

“If he (Vipotnik) did decide to go or the board decide to sell him, but for £10m, it’s pathetic. At that, he’s got to stay at the football club and he’s going to keep scoring goals hopefully.”

How to watch Cardinals vs. Cubs: TV channel and streaming options for August 16

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Aug. 16, 2026 Updated 1:16 pm EDT

The Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals at 3:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, with both teams hoping to win the series. Edward Cabrera (5-4, 5.10 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 72-52 this season and second in the NL Central. Hunter Dobbins (2-3, 3.40 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 62-61 and third in the NL Central.

How to watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

Cardinals vs. Cubs odds

Favorite Moneyline: Cubs -189
Underdog Moneyline: Cardinals +154
Total: 9
Total Over Odds: +100
Total Under Odds: -120

Injury reports

Cubs

Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Hand), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hoby Milner: 15 Day IL (Appendicitis), Gavin Hollowell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck)

Cardinals

Ramón Urías: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know

Chicago’s Pete Crow-Armstrong is slashing .277/.375/.530 this season with 27 home runs (9th in MLB), 73 RBIs (17th in MLB) and an OPS of .905 (7th in MLB). He has a 26.9% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate in 550 plate appearances, and he has scored 86 total runs. Crow-Armstrong has recorded 30 steals on 37 attempts.
In 553 plate appearances, Alex Bregman is hitting .253/.344/.405 with a .749 OPS. He has hit 16 long balls, driven in 61 runs and scored 69 times.
St. Louis’ Alec Burleson is slashing .285/.353/.484 this season with 20 home runs, 86 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of .837. He has a 16.3% strikeout rate and an 8.7% walk rate in 516 plate appearances, and he has scored 68 total runs.
In 507 plate appearances, Jordan Walker has hit 23 long balls, tallied 84 RBIs (5th in MLB) and scored 72 runs. He is batting .280/.339/.482 and has posted a 24.3% strikeout rate and a 7.9% walk rate. Walker has recorded 16 steals on 21 attempts.

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