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Enzo Maresca says Neto will make decision if he is ready Portuguese teammates won Uefa Nations League last month Enzo Maresca said that he will let Pedro Neto decide if he is ready to face Palmeiras after Chelsea excused the winger from training following the death of his friend and international teammate Diogo Jota . Neto played with Jota at Wolverhampton Wanderers and won the Uefa Nations Leagu…

Liverpool’s Diogo Jota has died in a car accident in Spain. It is devastating news and still hard to get our head around. Jota was 28, a father of three young children and married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso less than two weeks ago. His younger brother André Silva, a footballer for Penafiel, also died in the crash. It is an unimaginable loss for their friends and family to process and we h…

An initial £45m bid was rejected by Forest last week Newcastle look to bolster squad for Champions League Newcastle United are optimistic of striking a deal to sign the Nottingham Forest forward Anthony Elanga after submitting an improved offer worth about £55m. Last week Newcastle had a £45m bid rejected but have returned with an increased offer. Newcastle and Eddie Howe are long-term admirers o…

An unforgiving pitch and some uninspiring bowling gave Shubman Gill’s tourists an inch … and they took a mile The sun shone, the wind blew, the grass grew, and India batted. And batted. And batted. They batted on so long that summer’s roses had budded, bloomed and withered again before they were finished. Excited little kids who had taken seats in the family stand first thing in the morning left …

The minute’s silence was immaculate, poignant, loaded, and ultimately broke into applause. “Rest in piece Diogo Jota,” spelled a series of cards held up behind Inês Pereira’s goal; the air was thick with emotion in those moments and one of the first things to say is that Portugal’s players deserve the highest admiration for turning out to compete. They may not have shared a dressing room with Jot…

Swiatek recovers to overcome American 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 2022 champion Elena Rybakina safely progresses It should not really be possible for someone who has won five grand slam titles and been world No 1 for 125 weeks to slip under the radar. But at Wimbledon, where she has made the quarter-finals only once and where grass-court nous is still a work in progress, Iga Swiatek somehow seems to go about h…

College student misses out on majority of £99,000 earnings, Novak Djokovic brings back serve and volley, and celebrity spotting in the royal box When Oliver Tarvet revealed that he would be unable to accept the vast majority of the £99,000 in prize money he earned for reaching the second round here because, as a US college student, he is still an amateur, the fairness of the rules was widely ques…

Britain’s mens No 1 Draper beaten 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6 Cilic previously reached Wimbledon finals, losing in 2017 Questions over how next to rename The Hill can wait another year. Jack Draper, the new hope of British men’s tennis, was taught a grand slam lesson by the veteran Marin Cilic on Court One on Thursday and exits Wimbledon with fresh learnings to take on board in his burgeoning career. Ther…

His loved ones’ lives are changed for ever and at one level this is not a sports story. But Jota’s footballing talent, heart and will should be cherished, amid the grief Bad moon, bad times and a river that will be overflowing for some time yet. It is impossible not to feel a deep sense of pain, sadness and shared heartbreak at news of the sudden death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva in…

Italy kicked off their Euro 2025 challenge with a controlled victory in their Group B opener in Sion. Arianna Caruso’s spectacular first-half goal proved the difference in a close encounter against a well-organised Belgium. With the game evenly matched, it was one that required just a moment of quality. Caruso is Italy’s puppet-master, pulling the strings with ease from the heart of the midfield.…

Russell confident of new contract despite Verstappen links Mayer to stand against Ben Sulayem for FIA presidency George Russell believes he “won’t be going anywhere” and is set to have a new contract confirmed with Mercedes as he played down suggestions that he could lose his seat to Max Verstappen. As he prepared for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Russell, whose contract with Mercedes has ye…

England manager has adapted since taking the job four years ago with far fewer rules in her camp and more responsibility given to players “My approach is the same – I just worry a little bit less,” says a relaxed Sarina Wiegman in a crowded meeting room at England’s hillside hotel in Zurich. With their European Championship Group D opener against France approaching on Saturday evening why shouldn…

Boxer Chávez Jr arrested by Ice in Los Angeles DHS flagged him as threat but let him reenter US Linked to Sinaloa cartel and faces deportation Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has arrested Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr in California and begun proceedings to deport him, citing cartel affiliations, multiple criminal convictions and an active arrest warrant in Mexico for weapons traff…

Tourists slump to 93-4 with Travis Head again the key man Returning Steve Smith dismissed for three Australia’s batting troubles continued after they slumped to 93-4 at lunch after winning the toss and opting to bat first on the first day of the second Test against West Indies in Grenada. Captain Pat Cummins chose to take first dig at St George’s on Thursday (Friday AEST) as Australia hunt a seri…

British No 1 has poor record against top-seeded players ‘Playing slam champions … it’s a different ball game’ Hours after Emma Raducanu’s latest convincing defeat to Iga Swiatek just a few weeks ago at Roland Garros, the 22-year-old was understandably still seething. Once again, she had given herself an opportunity to face one of the best players in the world, and once again she simply could not …