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Ken Bates: Former Chelsea and Leeds owner was never far from the headlines

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:28:15 +0000

Ken Bates, who has died aged 94, was one of the most colourful, controversial - and highly significant - figures in the modern football era.

Bates was best known for his ownership of Chelsea over more than two decades of turbulence and success, buying the club for £1 in 1982 before selling to Roman Abramovich in a £140m deal in July 2003.

He started his time in football as chairman of Oldham Athletic in the 1960s, becoming owner and vice-chairman of Wigan Athletic in the early '80s before purchasing Chelsea.

Evian Championship: Lottie Woad slips out of lead as Haeran Ryu cards record round in majors

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:27:26 +0000

Evian Championship - third round

-19 H Ryu (Kor); -16 A Iwai (Jpn); -12 M Saigo (Jpn), B Henderson (Can); -11 C Alexander (SA); -10 L Woad (Eng), M Yamashita (Jpn), J Thitikul (Tha)

Selected others: -8 C Gainer (Eng); -6 C Hull (Eng), L Ko (NZ); -5 J Ewart (Eng); -2 HJ Kim (Kor), R Yin (Chn); -1 SY Kim (Kor)

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England's Lottie Woad slipped off the top of the leaderboard at the Evian Championship as Haeran Ryu carded the lowest round in major championship history.

Wimbledon 2026 results: Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara reclaim men's doubles title

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:36:56 +0000

After being presented with the men's doubles trophy on Centre Court, Patten took time to defend doubles tennis after the men's ATP Tour proposed significant changes earlier this month.

A group of leading doubles players accused the tour of trying to "end doubles as a viable profession", after discussions were held around halving the size of future doubles draws and cutting prize money in order to allocate a greater share to singles players.

Fiji 8-73 England: Henry Pollock hat-trick as England rout sorry Fiji to end losing run

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:27:20 +0000

Nations Championship - round two

Fiji (3) 8

Try: Ikanivere, Pen: Muntz

England (35) 73

Tries: M Smith, George, Pepper, Janse van Rensburg, Atkinson, Feyi-Waboso, Pollock (3), Slade, Caluori Cons: F Smith (9)

Replacement Henry Pollock scored a second-half hat-trick as England cruised to victory and ended a five-Test losing streak against an ill-disciplined and disjointed Fiji in Liverpool.

Playing against 14 men for half the match after scrum-half Simione Kuruvoli was shown a straight red for a kick out at Ellis Genge, England raced away to their largest ever win over Fiji.

Belgian GP 2026: Dates, schedule, weather, UK start time and how to watch or stream F1 race at Spa-Francorchamps live on Sky Sports

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:56:32 +0000

The final double-header before Formula 1's summer break begins with the Belgian Grand Prix, live on Sky Sports, on July 17-19.

Everything is to play for at Spa-Francorchamps after Kimi Antonelli's championship lead was significantly reduced at the British Grand Prix following more misfortune at Silverstone.

His Mercedes team-mate George Russell finished second to close within 25 points after nine rounds, while Lewis Hamilton is just seven points further back after claiming another podium as his team-mate Charles Leclerc earned Ferrari a second win in three races.

Rangers transfer news: Cammy Devlin leaves Hearts and links up with former boss Derek McInnes at Ibrox

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:56:23 +0000

Rangers have completed the signing of Cammy Devlin after the midfielder departed Hearts.

The Australian has penned a two-year deal with the option of a further year at Ibrox, where he will link up with former Hearts boss Derek McInnes.

The 28-year-old impressed under McInnes at Tynecastle; however, his five-year stay at the Edinburgh club is over after he failed to agree a new deal.

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Devlin made over 150 appearances for Hearts and was a key figure as the Edinburgh club recorded their highest Scottish Premiership points tally last season, as they were just pipped to the title by Celtic on the final day.

Next Up: Jeremy Monga

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:56:20 +0000

Caution should be made when analysing a player so young, especially for someone who has played very few minutes. Out of his 30 Championship appearances last season, only eight were starts.

It is probably why Arsenal were cautious about the fee Leicester wanted for their young winger.

However, while the sample size on Monga is small, the underlying numbers hint that there is an exciting, raw talent in the works.

Thomas Tuchel reveals England still yet to receive explanation over Jarell Quansah's upgraded two-game suspension after Mexico red card

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:45:58 +0000

Thomas Tuchel has claimed that England have not been offered an explanation as to why defender Jarell Quansah was handed a two-game suspension following his red card against Mexico.

Quansah was shown a straight red card after a VAR review early in the second half at the Azteca for an ankle-high challenge on Jesus Gallardo.

While dismissals of this nature usually carry a one-game ban, it was upgraded to two as a result of the challenge being considered 'serious foul play'.