21 minutes agoManchester United want Sporting’s Pedro Goncalves to replace Bruno Fernandes at Old Trafford, Bayern Munich eye Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze while Manchester City are preparing to bid for Lyon’s Rayan Cherki.Manchester United are interested in signing Portugal and Sporting midfielder Pedro Goncalves, 26, as a replacements for Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 30, if he moves to Saudi Arabia this summer. (Sunday Mirror)Bayern Munich are interested in signing England and Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze, 26, after the success of 23-year-old French midfielder Michael Olise’s first season with the German club. (Football Insider)Crystal Palace would like Eze to sign a new contract with them despite interest from fellow Premier League clubs Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City. (The I)Liverpool’s Dutch winger Cody Gakpo, 26, and Brighton’s 28-year-old Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma are also on Bayern Munich’s list of potential transfer targets. (Christian Falk)Brazilian forward Rodrygo, 24, has told Real Madrid he wants to stay at the club despite interest from various Premier League clubs. (Marca – in Spanish)Manchester City will submit an opening bid for Lyon and France Under-21 midfielder Rayan Cherki, 21, this week. (Fabrizio Romano)Barcelona will only pursue their interest in Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, if a deal for Liverpool’s 28-year-old Colombia winger Luis Diaz fails to materialise. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)Newcastle may have to overpay for England and Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford, 22, as manager Scott Parker is keen to keep his best players following their promotion into the Premier League. (Football Insider)Tottenham are weighing up whether to make 20-year-old French forward Mathys Tel’s loan move from Bayern Munich a permanent one. (Sky Sports)Arsenal will make no attempt to sign Raheem Sterling from Chelsea after the 30-year-old English winger’s underwhelming loan spell with the Gunners. (Express)Fulham boss Marco Silva is the leading candidate to become the new head coach of Italian side Juventus with incoming sporting director Damien Comolli a fan of the 47-year-old Portuguese. (Sky Italy – in Italian)Former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt, 44, is among those being considered as Reds boss Arne Slot’s new assistant at Anfield. (Liverpool Echo)Related topicsFootball

Getty ImagesRichard PetrieBBC Sport NI Journalist1 hour agoUnited Rugby Championship quarter-final, after extra-timeSharks (0) 24Tries: Hooker, Fassi, Mbatha Cons: Ja Hendrikse 3 Pen: Ja HendrikseMunster (7) 24Tries: Nash, Wycherley, Kilgallen Cons: Crowley 3 Pen: MurraySharks win place-kick competition 6-4The Sharks defeated Munster 6-4 in a place-kick competition after their hugely dramatic United Rugby Championship quarter-final in Durban ended 24-24 after extra-time.Rory Scannell’s missed penalty in the shootout – which involved six kicks from three players from each side – proved decisive as Sharks trio Jordan Hendrikse, Jaden Hendrikse and Bradley Davids all converted their two shots at the posts.Jack Crowley and Conor Murray were also successful with their couple of kicks apiece for the visitors.The thrilling victory saw Sharks reach the last four of the competition for the first time, having twice previously failed to make it past the quarter-finals.They face a trip to fellow South African side Bulls next weekend, with Leinster hosting Glasgow in the other semi-final.In a fiercely contested tie, a converted Calvin Nash try helped the Irish province to a 7-0 lead at the interval at Kings Park but an Ethan Hooker score and Jaden Hendrikse’s penalty moved the hosts ahead 10-7 early in the second half.Further touchdowns from Josh Wycherley and Diarmuid Kilgallen had Munster seemingly in control, but Aphelele Fassi and Fez Mbatha went over to help the hosts into a three-point lead.Conor Murray’s monster penalty with three minutes remaining took the game into extra-time and with neither side able to add to their score in the additional 20 minutes, it was the South African side who emerged victors and progressed to the last four.Thrilling contest in DurbanMunster began the game in the ascendancy and within 10 minutes they were seven points to the good as Kilgallen weaved his way past three defenders to make it into the Sharks 22 and the ball found its way to Crowley, who sent a cross-field kick bouncing into the corner.Makazole Mapimpi looked to be the favourite to get it but it evaded him and fell perfectly for Nash to finish.Crowley added the extras but was guilty of a bad miss off the tee after the Sharks had been penalised at the breakdown, pulling his effort wide.Jordan Hendrikse missed with a penalty attempt from 45 metres and although his side battled their way back into the match with wave after wave of attacks, they were unable to turn their pressure into a score in the first half because of a combination of regular handling errors and some stubborn defence by Munster.Within six minutes of the resumption John Plumtree’s side were level, however, when wing Hooker cut inside and weaved his way past three defenders to score close to the posts.Jaden Hendrikse’s penalty edged his team in front but their advantage proved short-lived as replacement prop Wycherley dived over with his first touch after accepting a flat pass from Craig Casey on the line when Nash had been stopped just short.Just after the hour mark Ian Costello’s charges extended their lead to 14 points when replacement Mike Haley kicked through, Mapimpi slipped and Kilgallen won the race to touch down.The Munster scrum came under pressure and Sharks went over for the score which would reduce their arrears to four.The visitors collapsed the scrum and were fortunate not to concede a penalty try but their opponents subsequently moved the ball quickly to full-back Fassi, who crossed.Six minutes from the end of regulation time the Sharks were ahead as their pressure told. They gained quick ball off the line-out and it came to replacement hooker Mbatha, who barged his way over.Munster weren’t finished, however, and Murray forced extra-time by successfully landing an enormous kick from just inside the Sharks half to level the match.The Sharks dominated extra-time but were unable to add to their score as the Munster defence held fast and the game went to the nerve-shredding place-kick competition.Team line-upsSharks: Fassi; Hooker, Am, Esterhuizen, Mapimpi; Jordan Hendrikse, Jaden Hendrikse; Nche, Mbonambi, Koch; Etzebeth (capt), Jenkins; Venter, Tshituka, Kolisi.Replacements: Mbatha, Mchunu, Jacobs, Van Heerden, Buthelezi, Davids, Venter, Penxe.Munster: Abrahams; Nash, Farrell, Nankivell, Kilgallen; Crowley, Craig Casey; Milne, Niall Scannell, Archer; Kleyn, Beirne (capt); O’Mahony, Hodnett, Coombes.Replacements: Barron, Wycherley, Ryan, Ahern, Kendellen, Murray, Scannell, Haley.Related topicsMunsterNorthern Ireland SportRugby Union

Getty ImagesJonathan JurejkoBBC Sport tennis news reporter at Roland Garros15 minutes agoCameron Norrie maintained his focus to beat British rival Jacob Fearnley in a French Open third-round match disrupted by loud fireworks outside Paris St-Germain’s stadium.Norrie, 29, was replaced by 23-year-old Fearnley as the British number two earlier this year, but laid down his authority in a 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 win.Bangs were heard throughout the majority of the match as PSG fans geared up for their football team’s Champions League final against Inter Milan in Munich.”It was hard managing the fireworks next door – that was the toughest part for both of us,” Norrie, who is ranked 81st in the world, said.Norrie – playing at his best level for a while after a couple of difficult seasons – used his experience to take control against his fellow Scot.It managed to subdue French Open debutant Fearnley, who appeared to pick up an injury in the second set.Fearnley, ranked 55th, produced a double fault on match point as Norrie reached the last 16 of the clay-court Grand Slam for the first time. The reward could be a meeting with former world number one Novak Djokovic, who plays later on Saturday.Norrie and Fearnley – who had never played at ATP level previously – shared a warm embrace at the net after a three-hour contest played in bizarre circumstances.Almost 50,000 supporters were arriving at the Parc des Princes – which is over the road from Roland Garros – to watch the game on big screens.Norrie had to abort his serve when he led 4-1 in the second-set tie-break, but refocused to secure a commanding lead.As well as the fireworks, the players could also hear car horns tooting and police sirens during the opening two sets.The noise subsided in the third set – as the football match’s kick-off time approached – and Norrie cruised to victory.”I feel great – it was really tough to get there,” said Norrie.”It was a tough match playing Jacob. He’s had an amazing season and breakthrough on the tour.”Related topicsTennisScotland Sport

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PA Media31 May 2025, 17:03 BST25 CommentsUpdated 26 minutes agoGallagher PremiershipSaracens (19) 36Tries: Segun, George 2, Daly, Dan, Burke Cons: Burke 3Bath (7) 26Tries: Green, Offiah, Tuipolutu, Hennessey Cons: Bailey 3Saracens chalked up the bonus-point win over Bath they needed to retain any hope of making the Premiership play-offs but results elsewhere thwarted their bid.Sarries needed a bonus-point victory and for two of the teams above them to fail to prevail on the final day of the regular season, and were always in charge against an under-strength Bath side.Dan George scored two tries, and Rotimi Segun, Elliot Daly, Theo Dan and Fergus Burke all crossed the line but with Saracens’ rivals all winning, they could not move out of sixth place.The win gave Alex Goode, playing his 402nd and final game before retirement, an emotional send-off but scorelines in other parts of the country meant the Men in Black failed to finish in the top four for only the third time since 2009.Bath handed debuts to seven players and their youngsters staged a big finish as 18-year-old Tyler Offiah, son of rugby league legend Martin, marked his debut with a second half try, quickly followed by scores for Kepu Tuipolutu and Louie Hennessey.Saracens’ chances of making the top four were effectively ended a fortnight ago by a late Northampton Saints try which saw them go down 28-24 but on a tense final day they could still have finished second, behind Bath, with the right set of results.A hopeful home crowd was soon silenced as the very young Bath pack, without a single starter above 23 years old, began brightly. They ran the ball directly at the Sarries line for Green to burrow over and put the visitors ahead.That youthful exuberance in attack, however, was soon swamped by the stark reality of trying to defend against an efficient and well-practised set of Sarries forwards who soon put them under intense pressure.Saracens hit back immediately as Fergus Burke’s fine kick took them to five metres and a quick switch to the left sent Segun over.The Sarries pack took full control after that, George finishing two maul tries either side of Daly’s try, which came from an angled run onto Ivan van Zyl’s pass from the base of the scrum.With the bonus-point banked, George was taken off ahead of what would probably have been a hat-trick, and his replacement Dan pocketed the third maul try of the day within 90 seconds of going onto the field as the home forwards imposed themselves.Burke, whose kicking was poor on the day, bagged a try by latching onto van Zyl’s chip and then himself lobbing the cover before gathering to go over under the posts.Bath, who will face local rivals Bristol next Friday in the first play-off semi-final, had the final say with a flourish which gave their supporters a taste of the future.Offiah had a sparkling cameo on his league debut, producing a finish of which his father would have been proud and then coming up with a break that laid the platform for another prospect, 19-year-old Tuipolutu.Bath staged a big finish as Hennessey ran in an interception try which momentarily put the result in doubt until Sarries closed the game out.To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedBath director of rugby Johan van Graan told BBC Radio Bristol:”We wanted to be tough to beat and for the guys to be themselves and we achieved both goals.”Coming to Saracens with seven debutants, I was looking for a typical Bath performance, everything we have become together over the last three years, and what you saw [today] was the future.”It doesn’t matter if you’re Louis Schreuder or Ruaridh McConnochie, at the back end of their careers in terms of age, or youngsters making their debut, it was a fantastic team effort.”You want to see guys given the opportunity take it, and all 23 put up their hands. We’ve got a try-scoring bonus point in 17 of our 18 games and it shows we stayed in it until the end.”Saracens: Carre, George, Riccioni, Itoje, Isiekwe, McFarland, Onyeama-Christie, Willis, van Zyl, Burke, Segun, Tompkins, Daly, Elliott, GoodeReplacements: Dan, Mawi, Beaton, Tizard, Gonzalez, Earl, Bracken, CintiBath: Kirk, Spandler, Griffin, Jeanes, Richards, Staddon, Cowan, Green, Schreuder, Bailey, McConnochie, Parry, Hennessey, Emens, Woods.Replacements: Tuipolutu, Cordwell, Verden, Graham, Timmins, le Roux, Offiah, Stewart.Referee: Karl DicksonRelated topicsSaracensRugby UnionBath

Getty ImagesBen CollinsBBC Sport journalist31 May 2025, 15:21 BST174 CommentsUpdated 8 minutes agoBritish rider Simon Yates produced a stunning performance on the penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia to snatch the pink jersey from Isaac del Toro and effectively ensure his second Grand Tour title.Del Toro came into the 20th and final competitive stage of the race with a 43-second lead over Richard Carapaz, with Yates trailing by one minute and 21 seconds in third.Mexico’s Del Toro, 21, would have clinched victory in his maiden Giro by successfully negotiating the Colle delle Finestre, the highest point of this year’s race and where Yates’ hopes of winning evaporated in 2018.But Yates, 32, exorcised those ghosts as he attacked on the brutal ascent to leave Del Toro, who had held the race lead since stage nine, and Carapaz in his wake.He not only wiped out Del Toro’s advantage but was one minute 41 seconds clear of his general classification rivals when he crested.His Visma-Lease A Bike team had pulled off a masterstroke as team-mate Wout van Aert was in the breakaway group and allowed Yates to catch him on the descent, helping him build a comprehensive lead over the final 20km.Jayco-Alula’s Australian rider Chris Harper, who was the first over the Colle delle Finestre summit, claimed the second Grand Tour stage win of his career, with Yates crossing one minute 57 seconds later, third on the day.Yates was in tears as he hugged team staff at the finish, surrounded by media, with Del Toro of UAE Team Emirates crossing the line five minutes after him.It means the Briton leads Del Toro by three minutes 56 seconds, with Carapaz in third, heading in to Sunday’s processional stage in Rome.”I’m not really an emotional person but I couldn’t hold back the tears,” said Yates.”It’s something I’ve worked towards year after year and I’ve had a lot of setbacks but I’ve finally managed to pull if off.”Yates lost 30 seconds to Del Toro during Friday’s stage but recovered to become just the third British rider to win the Giro, after Chris Froome (2018) and Tao Geoghegan Hart (2020).Yates ‘always had’ redemption in mindFroome memorably snatched the pink jersey on the penultimate mountain stage in 2018, as Yates cracked and ultimately lost more than 38 minutes.This year, the same climb was scheduled for late in the 205km stage from Verres to Sestriere and Yates, who bounced back from the 2018 Giro to win that year’s Vuelta a Espana, said after today’s stage he “always had it in the back of my mind” once the route was announced.The 18.5km climb has an average gradient of 9.2% and started 43km from the finish.Within a kilometre of the climb, Carapaz’s EF Education team attacked, but Del Toro was alert to the danger and soon closed the gap to Carapaz, with the rest of the peloton dropping back.Yet Yates then came from nowhere to join his general classification rivals and made a series of attacks before ultimately breaking clear.When Yates hit the gravel section, he extended his lead, while Del Toro and Carapaz – the 2019 Giro winner – continued to trade blows.But by the time they also reached the summit, some 2,178m above sea level – they knew the race was gone and Yates would be wearing the pink jersey for the first time since Froome took it from him in 2018.”It’s incredible, said Van Aert. “It was such a brave effort from Simon to go all in from so far. I love it when people are not racing for a place of honour.”Stage 20 resultsChris Harper (Aus/Jayco-Alula) 5hrs 27mins 29secsAlessandro Verre (Ita/Arkea-B&B Hotels) +1min 49secsSimon Yates (GB/Visma-Lease A Bike) +1min 57secsGianmarco Garofoli (Ita/Soudal Quick-Step) +3mins 52secsRemy Rochas (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +3mins 57secsMartin Marcellusi (Ita/VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizane) +4mins 31secsCarlos Verona (Spa/Lidl-Trek) Same timeMax Poole (GB/Team Picnic PostNL) +6mins 45secsIsaac del Toro (Mex/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +7mins 10secsGiulio Pellizzari (Ita/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) Same timeGeneral classification after stage 20Simon Yates (GB/Visma-Lease A Bike) 79hrs 18mins 42secsIsaac del Toro (Mex/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +3mins 56secsRichard Carapaz (Ecu/EF Education-EasyPost) +4mins 43secsDerek Gee (Can/Israel-Premier Tech) +6mins 23secsDamiano Caruso (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) +7mins 32secsGiulio Pellizzari (Ita/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +9mins 28secsEgan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) +12mins 42secsEiner Rubio (Col/Movistar) +13mins 5secsBrandon McNulty (US/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +13mins 36secsMichael Storer (Aus/Tudor Pro Cycling) +14mins 27secsRelated topicsCycling

Getty ImagesJonathan JurejkoBBC Sport tennis news reporter at Roland Garros31 May 2025, 15:41 BST32 CommentsUpdated 12 minutes agoFrench Open 2025Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland GarrosCoverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and appBritain’s Jack Draper underlined his status as one of the world’s leading players with a ruthlessly efficient win over Brazilian rising star Joao Fonseca in the French Open third round.Fifth seed Draper was a cut above his 18-year-old opponent in a 6-2 6-4 6-2 victory.Fonseca only broke into the world’s top 100 earlier this year, but has created a buzz with his explosive style and ferocious forehand.Draper quickly diffused what could have been a tricky encounter, showing his superior quality and experience from the start.”Joao has caught the attention of the players and the fans. Today my experience came through,” Draper said.The 23-year-old Englishman, who had never won a match at Roland Garros until this week, will face either Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik or Portugal’s Henrique Rocha in the fourth round.There is also guaranteed to be a second British man in the last 16 with Jacob Fearnley and Cameron Norrie playing each other later on Saturday.Mature Draper diffuses Brazilian energyDraper has developed into a top player with ambitions of challenging for the biggest titles over the past 12 months.Possessing tools which are effective across all surfaces has seen Draper turn into a French Open contender.Reaching the Madrid Open final was an early sign of improvement and his performances in Paris have backed that up.Patience was needed in victories over Italy’s Mattia Bellucci and French veteran Gael Monfils. It was similar against Fonseca – by biding his time in the rallies and picking attacking shots at the right time, Draper quickly gained control.In increasingly faster conditions, the speed and spin of Draper’s forehand was particularly difficult for Fonseca to handle as the Briton quickly went a double break up.A double fault for 30-30 in the eighth game offered Fonseca faint hope, before Draper rediscovered his first serve and returned well to take the opening set in 29 minutes.Momentum – and crowd support – started to build for Fonseca in a tighter second set, but Draper quickly extinguished hope with solid service games.He broke for a 4-3 lead which – after saving two break points in the 10th game – was enough for a two-set lead.Draper continued to play smartly at the start of the third set, mixing depth of return with deft drop-shots on his way to wrapping up victory.Tempestuous teen still not the real deal The hype around Fonseca has continued to grow – but this was another reminder of how he still needs time to develop.A carnival mood led by thousands of Brazilians has followed Fonseca from Melbourne to Paris this year.Fans patiently queue to see his matches on the smaller courts at the majors, with some people setting up camp at Roland Garros hours before his first two matches.But his clash against Draper being switched to the ticket-only Court Suzanne Lenglen late on Friday evening – after home favourite Arthur Fils withdrew from the tournament injured – worked in the Briton’s favour.While there was plenty of Brazilian support – easily identified by splashes of yellow and green national flags and Selecao football shirts – it was far from a difficult atmosphere for Draper to handle.”Joao hasn’t played as many Grand Slams as I have but he has got an unbelievably bright future so all the best to him,” Draper added.Related topicsTennis

Getty Images31 May 2025, 13:12 BST16 CommentsUpdated 47 minutes agoURC play-off quarter-final: Bulls v EdinburghBulls (18) 42Tries: Hanekom, Kriel, Vorster, Moodie, Johannes, Nortje Cons: Johannes 3 Pens: Johannes 2Edinburgh (21) 33Tries: Goosen 2, Thompson 2, Ashman Cons: Thompson 4Bulls fought back to beat visitors Edinburgh and set up a United Rugby Championship play-off semi-final against Sharks or Munster.The Scottish side built up a commanding 16-point lead in Pretoria with Wes Goosen going over early on and Ross Thompson crossing either side of Cameron Hanekom’s try for the hosts.David Kriel and Harold Vorster’s scores reduced the Bulls’ deficit as half-time neared.And Jake White’s side took command after the restart as Canan Moodie burst through to put them in front for the first time early in the second period and Keagan Johannes exploited another gap for their fifth try.Sean Everitt’s Edinburgh side reduced the arrears with Ewan Ashman’s score and another from Goosen, but Bulls remained in control to reach the last four, where they will be the home side.It was a second semi-final loss in four weeks for Edinburgh after they were beaten by eventual winners Bath in the Challenge Cup.Sharks and Munster meet in Durban later (20:30 BST).More to follow.Line-upsBulls: Le Roux, Moodie, Kriel, Vorster, De Klerk, Johannes, Papier, Wessels, J Grobbelaar, W. Louw, Wiese, Van Heerden, Coetzee, Nortje, Hanekom.Replacements: Van der Merwe, Matanzima, M. Smith, Kirsten, Van Staden, Z Burger, Gans, Williams.Edinburgh: Goosen, Graham, M Currie, Lang, Paterson, Thompson, Price, Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Sykes, Skinner, Ritchie, Watson, Bradbury.Replacements: Harrison, Venter, Sebastian, McConnell, Muncaster, McAlpine, Healy, Bennett.Related topicsEdinburghScottish RugbyRugby Union