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Getty Images40 minutes agoEmma SmithBBC Sport journalistFrench 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 appBritish pair Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett reached the final of the French Open men’s wheelchair doubles for the sixth straight year.The top seeds beat Casey Ratzlaff of the USA and Japan’s Takuya Miki 6-2 6-3 amid increasingly heavy rain at Roland Garros.An ace from Reid sealed victory in Paris on the pair’s second match point.They will play either Tokito Oda of Japan and France’s Stephane Houdet or the duo of Spaniard Daniel Caverzaschi and Argentine Gustavo Fernandez in the final.Scotland’s Reid and Engand’s Hewett have won the past five titles at Roland Garros.They claimed victory in an hour and 14 minutes amid a sea of umbrellas on court 12, with all the other outdoor courts being covered to protect against the rain.Following a first set which saw six breaks of serve – four of them by the British team – the second was much more straightforward for the perennial champions, in spite of the conditions.It capped a slightly odd day for Reid and Hewett, which they started as opponents in the singles quarter-finals.Hewett, the second seed, triumphed 6-2 6-4. He will play fourth seed Fernandez in the singles semi-finals.Elsewhere, Britain’s Andy Lapthorne suffered double elimination in men’s quad wheelchair events on Thursday.The Englishman’s day started with a 6-4 6-4 defeat in the singles semi-final to top seed Niels Vink of the Netherlands.He then suffered another last-four loss in the doubles as, along with Dutch partner Sam Schroder, he was beaten in the match tie-break by Ahmet Kaplan of Turkey and South Africa’s Donald Ramphadi, losing 6-3 2-6 10-7.Lapthorne and Schroder, the second seeds, fought back from losing the first set by winning the second in 35 minutes, and were ahead in the first-to-10 shootout decider before suffering defeat against their unseeded opponents.Related topicsTennisDisability Sport

Getty ImagesSteve SutcliffeBBC Sport journalist43 minutes ago185 CommentsManchester United may have no European football to look forward to next season but it has not prevented them from delving into the transfer market.A £62.5m deal was agreed to sign Brazil forward Matheus Cunha from Wolves on the opening day of the latest transfer window, which is split into two phases this summer. United are now also are in pursuit of Brentford striker Bryan Mbeumo after submitting a bid of £45m and £10m in add-ons for the Cameroon international. However, this activity is set against the backdrop of part owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe delivering a dire assement of the club’s finances in March and the subsequent ramifications of their Europa League final defeat to Tottenham. That denied the 20-time English champions a Champions League spot and a guaranteed £70m just for participating in Europe’s elite club competition. Since then captain Bruno Fernandes has also rejected the overtures of Saudi Pro-League club Al-Hilal, which may have generated a transfer fee of between £80-100m.And given United ended up 15th in the Premier League last term, and boss Ruben Amorim is wedded to a 3-4-3 formation that is not suited to those at his disposal, the club’s need for new blood seems greater than ever before. But just how can they afford it without breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) which limit clubs to losses of £105m over three years?BBC Sport talks to football finance expert Kieran Maguire, who estimates that the club will still be well within their means even if they outlay £150m on new signings.United have significant headroom to do dealsThe noises coming out of Old Trafford from Amorim and his players felt despondent and defeatist in the immediate aftermath of United’s failure to reach the Champions League. Defender Luke Shaw described a club at “rock bottom”, while the former Sporting boss questioned his own future in Manchester. There were suggestions transfer moves would be downgraded from a Plan A to less expensive alternatives, all while news of a new wave of redundancies to cut costs filtered through. Gallows humour pervaded in the stands prior to United’s final Premier League game of a dismal 2024-25 campaign against Aston Villa – especially when talk turned to their prospects for next year. Yet, for Maguire, talk of a financial crisis and a club struggling to meet PSR obligations is well wide of the mark. “Even without European football they [United] could spend £150m without breaking into a sweat,” Maguire told BBC Sport. “The picture that has been painted of Manchester United’s finances has exaggerated the negativity. They make more cash on a day-to-day basis than any other club in the Premier League.”The club does not lose as much money as is claimed and their position is far better than everybody is looking at because everybody is looking at the wrong company.”Everybody is looking at the New York company – Manchester United plc but there is another company called Red Football which is owned by the Glazers and that is forming the basis of the PSR calculation. “The losses at Red Football Ltd are far lower than they are at Manchester United plc so therefore the extent of the damage is far less than originally envisaged.”Academy graduate sales make PSR senseOn the face of it, deals for former Atletic Madrid player Cunha and potentially Mbeumo would total over £100m and eat into a significant chunk of United’s summer budget before sales.However, accounting practices mean that is not actually the case.”When you bring in a new player you would normally put them on a four or five-year contract. The way the accounting works – you take the cost of the player and divide it by the length of the contract,” added Maguire.”If you sign someone for £150m it would cost them £30m next year plus the wages. “But you only have to go and sell a couple of players of the calibre of [Alejandro] Garnacho, [Marcus] Rashford and co to get more than £60m of profit coming in so it effectively pays for itself.”So you can pay out a far bigger multiple than the sales proceeds of those that might be departing.”The likes of Tyrell Malacia, Jadon Sancho, Rashford, Garnacho and Antony have all been tipped to depart permanently this summer. In addition there has also been speculation over the future of goalkeepers Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir and 20-year-old midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, who almost 12 months ago was in the England starting XI for the final of the European Championship. “If a football club sells a player, normally the profit which goes into your PSR calculations is the difference between the sales price and the book value. Without getting too technical the book value is how much you originally pay for the player less how much you have written off to date. “With an academy player you have not paid anything for the player’s registration so if we look at other clubs and Chelsea in particular, the sales of Conor Gallagher, Fikayo Tomori, Tammy Abraham, Billy Gilmour and Mason Mount – they all came through the academy and when you sell them it is 100% profit.”In the case of Manchester United they have three players [Rashford, Garnacho and Mainoo] who have been mentioned in media outlets as being possibly for sale and they are going to generate pure profit. “It is far better [PSR wise] than selling a player who has only been at the club a couple of years and who has underperformed.”Related topicsManchester UnitedFootball

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedEmma SandersBBC Sport women’s football news reporter at St George’s Park5 June 2025, 16:20 BST55 CommentsUpdated 16 minutes agoEngland manager Sarina Wiegman says “there is no crisis” despite a chaotic 10 days which has seen three high-profile senior players either retire from international football in the build-up to Euro 2025 or withdraw from the tournament.Wiegman named a 23-player squad on Thursday for the tournament in Switzerland, which starts on 2 July, where England are defending champions.She will be without goalkeeper Mary Earps and midfielder Fran Kirby, who have both retired from international football, while defender Millie Bright, who captained the side to the World Cup final in 2023, withdrew from selection to focus on her mental and physical wellbeing.The loss of three players, who have won a combined 217 caps, in such a short time has led to a potentially unsettling period for the Lionesses – and distractions off the pitch dominated discussions at the end of their Women’s Nations League campaign this week.”Yeah, of course, [it] has been hard,” said Wiegman. “I think there are three different stories and every story is one on its own. “[These are] players who have been with us for a long time, who I have been working with for a long time and so that’s hard.”But the Dutchwoman says she is happy with the atmosphere inside the England camp.”You [the media] see part of it, you are not in our environment all the time and I can ensure that the training sessions were really good last week,” she said.”I didn’t see anything [to suggest] that there were no connections within the team. I am really happy [with] where we are right now.”Wiegman had to address issues around player’s performance-related bonuses in the build-up to the World Cup and there was also heavy scrutiny on her decision to omit former captain Steph Houghton from the Euro 2022 squad in her first year in charge. “My experiences before is that there is always noise. We expect noise until we go into the tournament,” said Wiegman. “The difference is, between 2015 and 2017 to now, is that the attention and visibility of the women’s game has increased so much.”It seems like there is more noise but there’s just more journalists here. Which is right. It shows what we are doing. We have to deal with it and move on. Which we have.”‘I don’t go around the bush’Getty ImagesWiegman said she was feeling “good” despite it being a week full of difficult decisions and conversations.Kirby’s retirement followed Wiegman’s decision not to include her in the Euros squad, while goalkeeper Earps was unhappy at her position as number two. Wiegman said it is “part of the job” to endure those experiences but she can “move forward” to the Euros now.”Yes, those hard conversations are not nice. I know what players do and how hard they work to make the squad. It’s hard to give disappointing messages,” she added. “At the same time, I also had very nice messages to give so that gives me more energy.”After I have conversations with players, I always think, ‘OK, what went well?’ For me, it is really important that I am honest, that I treat people in the right way.”Sometimes, you have very good news and, sometimes, you don’t have good news – and I don’t go around the bush with that. “I just give that message, then I can’t always control how people respond to that. I just hope that they have the clarity to move on.”Wiegman also said part of the growth of women’s football, and the success of the Lionesses, has added increased demands on her players.Bright’s withdrawal has been a blow for England as Wiegman said the Chelsea captain would have been selected had she not ruled herself out.Asked when she was made aware of Bright’s decision, she said: “In the last couple of days I found out. It was sad and disappointing. “It’s not nice when you don’t feel well physically and mentally and I just hope she feels better soon. “England’s profile is growing. That’s life changing and very exciting but at the same time players are not robots. They have to deal with these things too. “That’s also why we’re trying to support them as well as possible on and off the pitch. Hopefully many players stay fit and healthy.”Head here to get involvedRelated topicsEngland Women’s Football TeamUEFA Women’s EUROFootballWomen’s Football