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This manifested through her forehand – another area where she has struggled to find consistency over the years – while her serve held up well. Eleven unforced errors from the forehand took the first set away from her. Framing a return from that wing also proved pivotal in the second set. The mishit brought up…

The Cork-born player leaves Celtic having scored 29 goals in 76 appearances across two spells in Glasgow, first while on loan in 2023-24 and then after joining for a reported fee of £9.5m last summer. Idah moved to Scotland from Norwich City, where he scored 17 goals in 116 appearances – 39 of which were…

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over a ruling which prevents the athlete fighting in the female category without a genetic sex test. The Algerian has filed an appeal which is attempting to overturn a decision made by World Boxing in May to introduce mandatory…

Fast bowler Sonny Baker will make his England debut in the first one-day international against South Africa at Headingley on Tuesday. The 22-year-old has impressed in The Hundred for Manchester Originals and could be part of the squad for the Ashes tour of Australia later this year. It is the latest step in a rapid…

World number two Carlos Alcaraz maintained his quest for a second US Open title with a straight-set victory over unseeded Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the fourth round. The 22-year-old, who is through to the last eight in New York for the fourth time in five years, is still yet to drop a set at this…

Liverpool have agreed a £125m fee with Newcastle to sign Alexander Isak. Sources close to the deal have told BBC Sport that an agreement for the Sweden international to join the Anfield club is now in place. Isak will undergo a medical on Monday ahead of signing a six-year deal at the club. Liverpool had…

Aberdeen’s model under chairman Dave Cormack has been to invest money in young players in undervalued markets who can then be re-sold. It is the strategy lots of clubs now employ and, with a trophy to show for it and more money in player sales than any club outside Celtic and Rangers since 2018, Aberdeen…

Kate Cross takes two wickets in two balls for Northern Superchargers and her No Balls podcast co-host and best friend Alex Hartley is delighted as Maia Bouchier and Laura Wolvaardt are dismissed for in the women’s Hundred final. FOLLOW LIVE: The Hundred final – Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers Available to UK users only. Source…

Striker Yoane Wissa has called on Brentford to “keep their word” and let him leave before the transfer deadline, accusing the club of “unduly standing in his way” of a move to Newcastle United. With two days of the transfer window remaining, the Democratic of Congo international is furious the west London club are refusing…

Semi-professional Canada flexed their muscles by running 11 tries past Fiji and then easing past Wales, that after needing a fundraising campaign before the tournament. ‘Mission: Win World Cup 2025’ was launched to fill a $1m (£740k) shortfall in paying for the preparation plan. Canada have 32 contracted players for this World Cup while Wales…