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Sport in brief: August 20, 2025

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Crystal Palace finally begin their debut European campaign tomorrow evening at Selhurst Park with a Conference League play-off first-leg tie against Fredrikstad. The Norwegians have won only two matches in Europe since 1960.

Elsewhere in the competition,, an all-Ireland battle takes place in Dublin as Shelbourne host Belfast’s Linfield while Hibernian face Legia Warsaw and Shamrock Rovers meet Santa Clara on the Azores.

MEN’S GOLF: World number one and defending champion Scottie Scheffler will partner Rory McIlroy for the first two rounds of the PGA Tour Championship beginning tomorrow in Atlanta, Georgia.

The tournament sees the world’s top 30 players compete for a first prize of $10 million (£7.4m).

Britons Harry Hall, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose and Ireland’s Shane Lowry are also in the field.

MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League table-toppers Hull KR are at fourth-placed Leeds tonight as they look to seal the league leaders shield.

The east Hull team have a six-point lead over second-placed Wigan with just five games to go until the Grand Final play-offs.

Leeds’s new loan signing Joe Shorrocks goes straight into their squad for tomorrow evening’s game after he became the 14th experienced player to leave struggling Salford this season.

MEN’S CRICKET: Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took a career best 5-33 as South Africa eased to a 98 run win over Australia in the first leg of their three-match one-day series in Cairns on Tuesday.

Opener Aiden Markram had top-scored with 82 as the tourists posted 296-8 with Travis Head claiming 4-57.

The Aussies are currently ranked as the world’s third-best one-day team, three places above South Africa.

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