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Middlesbrough have signed Manchester United goalkeeper Radek Vitek for an undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old Czech spent last season on loan in the Championship with Bristol City and made 41 league appearances. He is the seventh player to join Boro, who started the campaign with a 1-0 win over Wrexham in …

Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson has spoken publicly for the first time since Grand Slam Track went bankrupt, and has clarified details of payments to himself and competing athletes. Contracted runners were promised lucrative prize money and salaries in the competition’s inaugural season last year, but the final event in …

Former Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Phil Parkes has died at the age of 79. Parkes spent 18 years with Wolves between 1960 and 1978 and made 382 appearances after joining the club as a schoolboy. After retiring from playing in 1983, he went on to serve on the committee of Wolves’ …

Nat Sciver-Brunt and Beth Mooney make unbeaten half-centuries as Trent Rockets beat already-eliminated MI London by nine-wickets at The Oval. BBC News

Lukic joined Fulham from Torino in January 2023 and made a total of 106 appearances for the Cottagers. “I have played at Portman Road before in the Premier League and the atmosphere was one of the best I have experienced,” Lukic said. Lukic has won 62 caps for Serbia and …

The Hundred women’s competition, The Oval MI London 121-5 (100 balls): Chathli 31 (27); Bates 3-13 Trent Rockets 125-1 (82 balls): Sciver-Brunt 67 (36); Norris 1-26 Trent Rockets won by nine wickets Scorecard. Table Nat Sciver-Brunt made a stylish unbeaten 67 as Trent Rockets booked their spot in the knockout …

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke’s death in May was caused by the “effects of heroin and cocaine”, the Los Angeles authorities have revealed. The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner ruled that the death was accidental., external The 29-year-old was found unresponsive in a bedroom at a house …

Ireland’s Sharlene Mawdsley has withdrawn from the European Athletics Championships after failing to recover from a hamstring injury sustained at the national championships last month. The championships get under way in Birmingham on Monday and run until 16 August. Mawdsley was set to race in the individual 400m and the …

The Scottish FA has identified a preferred candidate to be Scotland’s new head coach and hopes to make an appointment within two weeks. It would mean the new boss is in place for Scotland’s opening four-game block of Nations League fixtures, which begins away to Slovenia on 26 September. Steve …

Watch Bruno Guimaraes’ best Premier League moments after Arsenal sign the Brazil midfielder from Newcastle. BBC News

Arsenal have signed Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United for £75m. The former Newcastle captain made it clear he wanted to join the Premier League champions earlier this summer. The 28-year-old Brazil midfielder, who has signed a four-year deal with the option of a further 12 months, called the move one …

Fijian Saimoni Vunilagi has died of suspected heatstroke after a training session, his club Kyuden Voltex have announced. The Japanese second division team, based in Fukuoka, said the 26-year-old was taken to hospital and died on Friday, 7 August. Temperatures in the southern city of Fukuoka this week have reached …

Britain’s Raven Chapman could travel back to the UK next week after undergoing a second successful surgery on a brain bleed she suffered following a sparring session in Denmark. The 32-year-old former world title challenger collapsed after training on 24 July and was taken by helicopter to hospital, where she …

PSV Eindhoven have rejected Rangers’ improved £6m offer for winger Couhaib Driouech and Burnley and Celta Vigo have now entered the race to sign the 24-year-old, with talks at an early stage. (Sky Sports, external) Couhaib Driouech has a slight preference for Celta Vigo after the Spanish club entered the …

Welcome to a special cricket edition of our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. For each day of The Hundred there’s a cricketer, taking part in this year’s tournament, who we want you to identify in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a …

Fourth round, 30 October 2012, Madejski Stadium An incredible match, the joint-highest scoring EFL Cup tie in history, and it took extra-time to find a winner. Still without a win in their return to the Premier League, Reading threw away any joy their fans were feeling as they led Arsenal …

Welcome to our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. Each day there’s a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. The fewer clues you need to get the right …

Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign Argentina goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from Marseille for £1.7m. The 34-year-old returns to Etihad Stadium – where he spent the 2016-17 season without making a first-team appearance – and has signed a two-year deal. Rulli famously scored a penalty in Villarreal’s 2021 Europa …

Training always goes up a level when a new manager arrives, as players look to impress, but the intensity of the German’s double sessions are said to have been “off the charts”. Such effort is a non-negotiable for Jaissle who, like Howe, wants his players to train the way they …

For now, Jessica’s career in law is on hold, she instead has a job in social media and works from home. She also posts about her experiences on TikTok, regularly using #wag and #waglife. “My career can be picked up at any time – whereas his career is right now …