Britain’s Emma Raducanu lost in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open as she went down in straight sets to former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova. Raducanu was beaten 6-3 6-4 as she proved unable to take advantage of her late wildcard entry to the main draw. She made a positive start against Czech Vondrousova…
Manchester United have completed the signing of Denmark defender Patrick Dorgu from Lecce on a five-and-a-half-year deal. The deal for the 20-year-old is worth £25m (30m euros), with a potential £4.1m (5m euros) in add-ons. Dorgu has made 57 appearances for Lecce since his senior debut at the start of last season, having joined the…
England Captain Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich survived a remarkable comeback by strugglers Holstein Kiel to move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Kiel, who showed positive glimpses throughout the game, pulled the score back to 4-3 in stoppage time despite Bayern having been 4-0 up, but could not find…
Aston Villa Striker Jhon Duran has completed his move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr from in a deal that could be worth up to £71m. The 21-year-old Colombian will join new team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane in Riyadh. “Aston Villa can confirm that Jhon Duran has joined Al Nassr,” the club said. “Everyone…
Aston Villa Striker Ollie Watkins has told manager Unai Emery he wants to stay at the club amid interest from Arsenal. Arsenal made an approach for the England international on Monday but it was turned down with Villa saying they have no plans of selling their man Emery said Watkins, who scored in Wednesday’s 4-2 Champions League…
Premier League side Aston Villa have rejected an approach from Arsenal for England striker Ollie Watkins. The Gunners made their enquiry for the 29-year-old on Monday. Reports of a £60m Arsenal bid first surfaced just hours before Aston Villa’s Champions League game against Celtic on Wednesday night at Villa Park a game Unai Emery team…
English Premier League side Arsenal have submitted an appeal to have Myles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial red card overturned. The defender was sent off during his side’s 1-0 win against Wolves on Saturday. Lewis-Skelly was dismissed for catching Wolves’ Matt Doherty above the ankle with a late tackle to break up a counter-attack just outside the Wolves…
English Premier League side Arsenal have submitted an appeal to have Myles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial red card overturned. The defender was sent off during his side’s 1-0 win against Wolves on Saturday. Lewis-Skelly was dismissed for catching Wolves’ Matt Doherty above the ankle with a late tackle to break up a counter-attack just outside the Wolves…
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has warned Marcus Rashford that there is “no way back for him” at Manchester United after his professionalism was questioned by manager Ruben Amorim. Rashford, 27, has not played for United since 12 December and on Sunday Amorim said he would rather have 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital in…
Brazilian club Santos are in talks to re-sign Neymar after his contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal was cancelled by mutual consent. The 32-year-old Brazil international is expected to sign a short-term deal at the club where he began his career. The termination of his contract at Al-Hilal ends an injury-hit spell in Saudi…
