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FC Barcelona and Manchester City have reached an agreement in principle for midfielder Rodri at a total package of €76.5 million, structured as a €60 million upfront fee plus performance-related add-ons tied to trophies and appearance thresholds. Documentation exchange between the clubs is ongoing, with Rodri's medical scheduled for 18 August and his formal presentation set for 19 August at Barcelona's training facilities. When transfer fee, agent commissions, and a four-year salary estimated at roughly $40 million gross per season are combined, AS calculates Barcelona's total outlay at over $246 million.

Scottie Scheffler closed at 17-under 263 to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight strokes, the largest winning margin at TPC Southwind in 68 years, earning $3.6 million and 750 FedExCup points. His victory moved him to 4,873 cumulative FedExCup points, well clear of second-place Matt Fitzpatrick at 3,425. Sungjae Im was the only player to enter the BMW Championship field through his St. Jude performance, while Jordan Spieth finished T-4 but ended the week at No. 52 and was eliminated from the playoffs.

At UFC 330 on August 15, 2026, Islam Makhachev defeated Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision to retain the UFC welterweight title and extend his consecutive-win streak to 17, surpassing Anderson Silva's previous record of 16. The UFC Stat Leaders record book now lists Makhachev first, ahead of Silva, Kamaru Usman (15), Merab Dvalishvili (14), and Georges St-Pierre (13). Makhachev indicated he intends to return before Ramadan, targeting a fight in late 2026 or January 2027, with top contenders Michael Morales and Carlos Prates among the likely next opponents.

Cameroon claimed its first Women's Africa Cup of Nations championship on August 16, 2026, beating debutant Malawi 3-0 in Rabat with all three goals scored in the first half by Marie Ngah Manga (twice) and Naomi Eto. The win ends a run of three consecutive final losses to Nigeria spanning 2004 to 2016, during which Cameroon had never scored in a final. The result also secured direct qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil, while ten-time champions Nigeria were eliminated before the semi-finals and missed out entirely.

Pascal Wehrlein secured the 2025/26 Formula E Drivers' Championship with 169 points, five ahead of teammate Jake Dennis, despite finishing fourteenth in the London finale after a collision penalty. The race was won by Taylor Barnard, who at 22 years and 76 days became the youngest driver to win a Formula E race, surpassing a record set in 2020. The result also closed out DS Automobiles' eleven-season presence in the championship and confirmed the ExCeL London circuit's final appearance on the Formula E calendar before the series moves to Brands Hatch in 2027.