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Neil Robertson beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-9 in a classic encounter to claim the Saudi Arabia Masters title in Jeddah. The Australian takes home £500,000 for the 26th ranking title of his career and climbs to third in the world rankings. It represents another huge step forward in Robertson’s return towards …

Watch Moses Itauma and Dillian Whyte’s best knockout before their fight on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. READ MORE: ‘Whyte playing a sheep to catch the wolf’ – Itauma Follow live text commentary and listen on BBC 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app from 19:30 BST before …

Barcelona’s finances have proved an issue in recent years, with them only being able to register Dani Olmo for the first half of the 2024-25 season as a special exception. They then had two appeals rejected in their attempt to register him for the rest of the season. The club …

Manchester United will not proceed with a move for Carlos Baleba, Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson is considering his future and Newcastle want to complete a deal for Brentford’s Yoane Wissa Manchester United will not proceed with a move for Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba, 21, this summer, with Brighton’s £115m valuation …

He had not previously recorded a competitive maximum since the 2018 English Open. He is only the second player to make two 147s in the same match, after Welshman Jackson Page achieved the feat in qualifying for the Worlds in April. O’Sullivan’s tally of 17 is four more than that …

Ronnie O’Sullivan comes back from 5-2 down to beat Chang Bingyu 6-5 and reach the quarter-finals of the Saudi Arabia Masters. BBC News

British heavyweight Dillian Whyte says Anthony Joshua should fight Jake Paul for a lucrative purse, but insists he still has unfinished business with Joshua himself. Whyte, 37, will be a huge underdog against the highly rated Moses Itauma in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Meanwhile, talks about an unlikely match-up between …

Liverpool fan writer Jordan Chamberlain, Empire of the Kop What went wrong for Nunez? If Darwin Nunez had a composure and calmness under stress to match his physical ability, we’d be talking about the best striker on the planet. And I mean that. He is ferociously quick and powerful, but …

Liverpool’s busy summer of signings include Germany playmaker Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a club record £116m plus French forward Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt in a deal worth £79m, pushing their spending past £250m. Nunez has also been a target for Italian champions Napoli this summer while other …

Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign Nice striker Evann Guessand for £26m plus £4.3m in add-ons. The 24-year-old Ivory Coast forward scored 12 goals last term and was named player of the season as Nice finished fourth in France’s Ligue 1. He is expected to have a medical …

Mason Greenwood is close to a return to international football after being granted citizenship and given a Jamaican passport. Greenwood has not played an international since his only England cap against Iceland in September 2020. Within 48 hours he had been sent home, along with Manchester City’s Phil Foden, for …

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a student from Saudi Arabia. Cambridgeshire Police was called to Mill Park in Cambridge on Friday at about 23:27 BST. Twenty-year-old Mohammed Algasim – in the city on a 10-week study placement – was pronounced dead at the scene. …

Newcastle United have submitted a £65.5m bid for Slovenia and RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, 23. (Sky Sports), external Manchester United remain in talks to sign Sesko, who is yet to decide between a move to Manchester United or Newcastle. (Fabrizio Romano), external Liverpool will submit a second bid for …

Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has rejoined Marseille on a free transfer – a year after leaving the French club. The 36-year-old joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah from Marseille last summer, but left them earlier this month on a free transfer. Aubameyang has reportedly signed a contract …