A consortium led by former Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley holds talks about purchasing a 25% stake in Championship club West Ham.

England defender John Stones joins Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan on a free transfer and signs a two-year contract.

Highlights of the opening day of the Women’s Open from Royal Lytham & St Annes.

Marcos Senesi arrives in Enfield for the first time

First-team stars expected to come in for second summer outing

Views on Matt Richardson aired after gold in team sprintOne of three Australian cycling golds won on day sevenLeigh Hoffman has bid Matt Richardson good riddance after Australia’s gold medal in the team sprint on day one of the Commonwealth Games track cycling program.Teammate Ryan Elliott also joked they had cleared Hoffman as their leader, checking his …

Everything was looking rosy for Howe at St James’ Park until Alexander Isak’s departure led to rushed signings and a messy seasonLast September, David Hopkinson, just installed as Newcastle’s chief executive, perched on a stool at a downstairs corner table in Shearer’s Bar at St James’ Park and between sips of zero alcohol lager, likened Eddie Howe …

Hull: ‘I think people need to lighten up’Thitikul leads on -7; double major winner Ryu on -5Charley Hull has delivered an emphatic, unapologetic response towards those who criticised a prank on the eve of the Women’s Open.Hull used pre-tournament media duties to reveal she bought fake scratchcards in a Blackpool joke shop, before using one to trick her …

Athlete set a new Commonwealth record in +86kg final before revealing she is to appear on cookery showBy the time Emily Campbell stepped on to the platform for a final time on Thursday, the women’s +86kg weightlifting final had all the fervour of a revivalist meeting.Everyone was cheering. There were loud shouts and exhortations. People who didn’t …

The news comes just days after the Philadelphia 76ers confirmed the signing of the 41-year-old four-time NBA champion following his departure from the LA Lakers.

SIMON JONES: The deal is not a club record as it falls just short of the £42m Brentford paid to Bournemouth for Dango Ouattara last summer, with a sell-on clause included in the deal.

BOBBY MANZI: The couple have progressed towards buying the late David Gold's 25 per cent shareholding in the club from his daughter, Vanessa.

LEWIS STEELE IN CHICAGO: Van Dijk has begun work back in Liverpool but is not on the pre-season tour, while Jeremy Jacquet is yet to feature and Giovanni Leoni is in rehabilitation.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has suffered another blow to his plan to sell off a World Cup stake to external investors after UEFA announced its boycott

Jeeno Thitikul raced into the early lead after the opening round of the AIG Women's Open, as Charley Hull made a mixed start to her bid for an elusive major victory.

Highlights from Round One of the AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

World champion Wu Yize overcomes "a lot of mistakes" to edge past Shaun Murphy 6-5 and reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals.

Southern Brave make it four wins from four in the women's Hundred as they beat Birmingham Phoenix by 24-runs at the Utilita Bowl.

World number two Jeeno Thitikul leads the first round of the AIG Women's Open by two shots after a spectacular seven-under 64 at Royal Lytham & St Anne's.

Thitikul, the former world No 1 still seeking a first major, shot a first-round 64 to lead at Royal Lytham & St Annes