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British junior Hannah Klugman suffered defeat on her WTA main-draw debut as she lost to Yulia Putintseva at the Nottingham Open. The 16-year-old, runner-up in the French Open girls final in May, fell 6-2 6-2 to world number 27 Putintseva in the first round. Klugman is one of a number of highly-rated British juniors, having […]

Crystal Palace are on the brink of signing PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Walter Benitez on a free transfer. Benitez, whose contract with the Dutch club expires this month, has completed a medical and Palace will announce the signing once all the relevant documents have been completed. The Argentina goalkeeper, 32, was an ever-present in PSV’s league

Newport County have signed Wales midfielder Matt Smith following his exit from St Johnstone. The 25-year-old, who has 19 caps, has agreed a two-year deal with the League Two club and becomes new boss David Hughes’ first Exiles signing. Smith played 25 times for St Johnstone last season as they were relegated from the Scottish

Former Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale is part of a US-based consortium’s attempt to take over League One club Plymouth Argyle. Talks with the private equity firm are said to be at an early stage. Plymouth owner Simon Hallett said last month that a previous agreement to sell a stake in the club

Harlem Eubank would prefer his cousin, Chris Eubank Jr, to chase a legacy-defining fight against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez rather than revisit his rivalry with Conor Benn. The unbeaten welterweight says if Eubank Jr does fight Benn again, however, the weight discrepancy between the two Britons must be addressed. Eubank Jr outpointed Benn in a grudge

According to Real Madrid, 14 people have now been convicted of racist attacks against the club’s players. “This criminal conviction comes in addition to the several already handed down in recent months for racist insults received by Real Madrid players at the stadiums in Valladolid, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca and Madrid,” the club said in

The 28 teams in the Champions League’s first qualifying round have been split into two pots – seeded and unseeded. The New Saints and Linfield are both seeded, meaning that – on paper – they have a more advantageous draw. Teams they could potentially face include Dinamo Minsk of Belarus, Shelbourne from the Republic of

The tours, though, would struggle to impose mandatory interviews because they are organisations effectively run by the players themselves. Not so the majors. Augusta National, the PGA of America, USGA and R&A – who are responsible for the Masters, US PGA, US Open and The Open respectively – might, and probably should, consider making such

Director of football Richard Montague is confident Swansea City will have a stronger squad next season than they had in 2024-25, courtesy of the club’s new-look recruitment set-up. The Championship side have agreed deals for four new recruits in the close season, with Ipswich Town defender Cameron Burgess the latest addition to Alan Sheehan’s squad.