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Benfica have confirmed the terms of Darwin Núñez’s transfer to Liverpool, announcing that the striker will move for an initial €75m (£64.2m) and that the fee could reach €100m with add-ons. Núñez is due to start his medical on Monday Read more
What we talk about when we talk about current British tennis: Emma Raducanu’s rapid rise, and Andy Murray’s nascent comeback. It’s unsurprising that the teenage Raducanu’s truly extraordinary feat of triumphing in the US Open from the qualifying stages – Read more
The Collingwood Magpies have qualified for the Super Netball semi-finals in dramatic fashion after holding onto their top-four place despite a nerve-wracking 56-54 defeat to the Melbourne Vixens. Needing a victory or narrow loss to finish fourth ahead of defending Read more
Olivia Moultrie made history on Sunday night by becoming the youngest goalscorer in National Women’s Soccer League history. The 16-year-old scored in the 74th minute for the Portland Thorns, the third goal in a 4-0 rout of the Houston Dash Read more
In 1995, the previously undefeated Carlton hit a flat spot, dropping games to the bottom two sides. At training on Monday, captain Stephen Kernahan stopped the group mid lap and growled in that gravelly gutted voice of his – “we’re Read more
Daniel Suárez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a Nascar Cup Series race Sunday, holding off Chris Buescher for a historic victory at Sonoma Raceway. Suárez, a 30-year-old native of Monterrey, finally won in the 195th career start of Read more
He’d rather it doesn’t come to it but Socceroos coach Graham Arnold is confident his team will be ready should their World Cup play-off with Peru have to be decided by a dreaded penalty shootout. Australia will discover in 24 Read more