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Tour de France Femmes stage six results 1. Kim Le Court (Mau, AG Insurance-Soudal) 4hours, 1 minute and 48 seconds 2. Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra, EF Education-Oatly) same time 3. Puck Pieterse (Ned, Fenix-Premier Tech) 4. Sarah Van Dam (Can, Visma-Lease A Bike) 5. Celia Gery (Fra, FDJ United-Suez) 6. Liana …

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been impressed by the maturity and focus shown by Northern Ireland international Ceadach O’Neill. The 18-year-old, who made his international debut in June, has been involved in the Gunners’ pre-season preparations, featuring in friendlies against Girona and Real Betis this month. The former Linfield winger …

More than £80m has now been spent on Trafford in initial transfer fees. As part of the deal taking him to Leeds, BBC Sport understands City will retain a 20% sell-on clause and have matching rights – meaning if they match a future offer for Trafford they will get first …

Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has agreed a new six-year contract with Real Madrid that will keep him at the Bernabeu until 2032. The 26-year-old had entered the final 12 months of his contract and attracted interest from Arsenal in recent weeks. However, sources have told BBC Sport he has now …

The Scottish FA has scrapped its independent panel that reviewed major refereeing decisions in the Premiership. Since 2024, the voluntary three-man key match incidents (KMI) panel, which included former players and a club representative, had given verdicts on a weekly basis in a bid to provide transparency. In February last …

Melie Kerr plays a magnificent lone hand with the bat to keep struggling MI London’s faint qualification hopes alive in the women’s Hundred. BBC News

Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle says a decision about Bruno Guimaraes’ future had already been taken by the time he first met the club’s departing captain. Arsenal are set to complete their protracted £75m move for the midfielder after a breakthrough in discussions. Jaissle briefly spoke to Guimaraes at the …

The Hundred women’s competition, Lord’s MI London 122-9 (100 balls): Kerr 69* (41); Dean 3-26 London Spirit 119-8 (100 balls): De Klerk 35 (29); Matthews 2-21 MI London won by three runs Scorecard. Table Melie Kerr played a magnificent lone hand with the bat to keep struggling MI London’s faint …

Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle says a decision about Bruno Guimaraes’ future had already been taken by the time he first met the club’s departing captain. Arsenal are set to complete their protracted £75m move for the midfielder after a breakthrough in discussions. Jaissle briefly spoke to Guimaraes at the …

Approaching the second week of August and City have only signed one player, Elliot Anderson, who is likely to be in the first XI this season. The fee paid to Nottingham Forest for the England international is a club record £116m, with the 23-year-old seemingly a replacement for Bernardo Silva, …

The Chequered Flag podcast look ahead to the second half of the F1 season and make some predictions for the remainder. BBC News

The first European Athletics Championships to be held in Great Britain take place in Birmingham from 10-16 August. The Championships get under way at Alexander Stadium on Monday, just over a week after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Among the British stars on show are defending champions …

Uefa is in something of a pickle as it tries to get rid of Infantino. The easiest route to success was the slow turning of the vice throughout this week, hoping to exert enough pressure to force him to quit. Yet the Swiss appears to have no intention of walking …

Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan has agreed to become Uruguay head coach on an interim basis. Forlan succeeds Marcelo Bielsa, who stepped down after Uruguay failed to qualify from the group stage at the World Cup. The 47-year-old is set to be in charge for the national team’s friendlies …

Real Madrid’s move for Diomande reflects the club’s commitment to signing elite young talents before they reach their peak. At just 19 years old, the Ivorian winger has become one of the game’s most exciting prospects thanks to his explosive pace, dribbling, creativity and attacking impact. After scoring 13 goals …

Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s nutritionist was the reason traces of cocaine were found in a UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) test on the day of his defeat to Fabio Wardley, according to an investigation conducted by Ukad. The New Zealander is free to fight again after serving a three-month suspension …

London previously hosted the World Championship in 2017, while Birmingham will host the European Championships this August. Great Run Company CEO Paul Foster hailed London as “the world’s number one sporting city” while UK Athletics CEO Jack Buckner emphasised the importance of the event in the UK’s “Olympic legacy”. Buckner …

Liverpool have signed Spanish midfielder Natalia Ramos from CD Tenerife Femenino, subject to visa approval and international clearance. The 27-year-old becomes the Reds’ sixth signing of the summer after completing a permanent move from the Liga F club. Ramos made more than 200 appearances for Tenerife, including 30 in Spain’s …

Bournemouth have announced the signing of right-back Juanlu Sanchez from Spanish club Sevilla in a deal worth up to £11.1m. The 22-year-old arrives at the Cherries with more than 100 senior appearances after breaking into the Sevilla first team, and has played in the Champions League, Uefa Super Cup and …

A consortium including former AC Milan, Chelsea and Brazil forward Alexandre Pato is set to buy a majority stake in League Two club Northampton Town, BBC Sport understands. Sports Alpha Capital was in discussions about taking over Colchester United earlier this year but decided to pull out of a potential …