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• The GuardianCarabao Cup: Millwall keeper saves four penalties, Preston prevail in Goodison home game

  Lukas Jensen the shootout hero for Millwall at QPRKyle Walker hits winner in Burnley shootout victoryAlex Neil felt Lukas Jensen deserved his moment of glory after the fit-again goalkeeper saved all four QPR penalties to take Millwall through to the second round of the Carabao Cup.After a 1-1 draw, with a late Mark Sykes own goal bringing Rangers level after Luke Cundle’s opener, Millwall won 2-0 in a shootout which included six missed spot-kicks. Jensen, back after a long injury lay-off, kept out penalties from Ilias Chair, Harvey Vale, Koki Saito and Kwame Poku. Continue reading...

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• BBC SportSuper Giants close in on knockout stages after beating Brave

  Richa Ghosh scores a quickfire half-century as Manchester Super Giants beat Southern Brave by 27 runs to boost their chances of reaching the knockout stages of The Hundred women's competition.

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• BBC SportSwansea fear serious injury to key man Burgess

  Swansea City fear Cameron Burgess has a significant Achilles injury after the centre-back limps off in their Carabao Cup defeat to Birmingham City.

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• The GuardianTour de France Femmes 2026: Vollering wins stage eight after dramatic late break – as it happened

  Demi Vollering took the yellow jersey on the Tour’s penultimate stage via a dramatic finish in Nice113km to go Coston is about one minute ahead of the peloton but sitll more than three minutes behind the lead pair, who will reach the summit Col des Robines shortly.123km to go Morgane Coston (Ma Petite Enterprise) has gone off after the breakaway pair, she has 2mins 35secs to make up. The peloton is more than three minutes behind the leaders. Continue reading...

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• BBC SportVollering wins stage to claim Tour lead before final day

  Demi Vollering races clear to win stage eight of the Tour de France Femmes and snatch the leader's yellow jersey with just one stage remaining.

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• The GuardianWNBA commissioner says league will continue discussing issue of transgender eligibility

  Commissioner sends memo to teams on eligibility rulesPlayers’ union refuses to be used as a political pawnCunningham remarks have prompted rallies and protestsWNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has sent a memo to teams that addresses ongoing discussions around transgender athletes in women’s basketball.“I know many of you have received questions in recent weeks regarding transgender athlete participation in women’s basketball, and I expect this topic will continue to receive significant attention,” Engelbert wrote in the memo, which was sent Friday afternoon and obtained by the Associated Press. “I wanted to reach out to share how we are approaching these conversations at the league office and to thank those of you who have responded to questions from the media with thoughtfulness and professionalism.” Continue reading...

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• The GuardianTour de France Femmes: Vollering’s late escape for yellow leaves Niewiadoma fuming

  Victory on penultimate stage secures eight-second leadPrevious leader claims she was blocked by rival’s teamDemi Vollering took the overall lead from Kasia Niewiadoma in the Tour de France Femmes with a vicious attack in the hills behind Nice to lead the race by eight seconds, with one stage remaining. It was Vollering’s fifth stage victory in the Tour de France Femmes and also her fifth yellow jersey and came after she had regretted failing to mount a meaningful pursuit of Niewiadoma on Friday’s summit finish to Mont Ventoux.Vollering eked out a slim advantage on Niewiadoma on the final climb of the Cote de la Ginestière and after a breakneck descent, extended her lead on the long straight road to the finish on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Continue reading...

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• BBC SportSantner sends Rockets eight points clear at the top

  Mitch Santner smashes 52 off 23 balls as Trent Rockets move eight points clear at the top of The Hundred with a six-wicket victory over MI London at The Oval.

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• BBC SportRockets beat MI London to reach knockout stage

  Trent Rockets book their place in the knockout stages of the men's Hundred with a six-wicket victory against MI London at The Oval.

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• The GuardianCarabao Cup first round: wins for West Ham, Burnley and Millwall – as it happened

  ⚽ West Ham come from behind to see off Pompey⚽ Kyle Walker seals shootout win for Burnley⚽ Millwall keeper Lukas Jensen saves all four QPR spot-kicksQPR 0-0 Millwall. There’s not a lot going on at Loftus Road in today’s only 2pm kick-off. Rangers have had most of the ball, Millwall have just had their first (off-target) shot at goal, and that’s it.Pre-main-flurry-of-matches postbag. “How is there football already?” splutters Kári Tulinius. “Doesn’t it ever stop? Someone should campaign to stop football.” An admirable idea, though if we’re heading down that road, wouldn’t there first need to be a campaign to re-start the Fiver? And nobody’s going to agitate for that, are they. Continue reading...

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• BBC SportGarcia hopes long-term friend Alonso's Chelsea finish second to Liverpool

  As two Liverpool legends meet in pre-season, Luis Garcia says he hopes Xabi Alonso's Chelsea finish behind their former club in the Premier League.

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• BBC SportSciver-Brunt guides Rockets to Hundred knockouts, Super Giants beat Brave

  Nat Sciver-Brunt's stylish 67 fires Trent Rockets into The Hundred knockout stage with an emphatic nine-wicket win over MI London, while Manchester Super Giants beat Southern Brave.

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