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Brighton defender Marc Cucurella has reportedly handed in a transfer request to try and push through a move to Manchester City. The left-back joined Brighton from Getafe last summer and was voted the club’s player of the season in 2021. Ad/> He has emerged as a target for City following the sale of Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal.
Sean Crocker retained the lead at the Hero Open, but Ewen Ferguson stole the show with a stunning course record at Fairmont St Andrews. After a dire run of form that featured nine missed cuts in a row, Crocker found his stride with a brilliant opening round of 63 — a course record for 24 hours. Ad/> Backing up a hot round is not always easy, but Crocker did that as he made six birdies in his round of 66 to move to 15-under par at the halfway stage.
Alex Yee won the Commonwealth Games gold triathlon at Sutton Park in Birmingham. The gold medal follows on from the silver medal that the 24-year-old secured in the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics last year, and came after he outpaced New Zealander Hayden Wilde. Ad/> “This is a home Games, it’s the first time I’ve been able to race in front of my parents for a long time,” said Yee after his success.
When it comes to winning streaks the end is always usually more memorable than the beginning. Certainly that was the case with Iga Swiatek’s 37-match unbeaten run, the longest on the WTA Tour this century, which started against Viktorija Golubic in Doha in February and ended in surprisingly one-sided fashion against Alize Cornet at Wimbledon on July 2. Now Swiatek is starting again, returning to action at the Poland Open in Warsaw this week, hoping to spark another streak ahead of the North American swing.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz (1:18.750) topped the opening practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Spanish driver finished 0.130 seconds quicker than Max Verstappen (Red Bull), who leads the Drivers' Championship standings. Ad/> Verstappen split the two Ferraris, with his closest title rival Charles Leclerc a place further back ahead of Lando Norris, lapping well in the McLaren.
Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) sprinted to Stage 6 victory at the Tour de France Femmes to extend her lead in the yellow jersey to 30 seconds ahead of the mountains, and practically secure the green jersey. Vos followed up her victory on Stage 2 with another dominant sprint success, although she was helped by the absence of Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) who was unable to latch back on after crashing on a descent at high speed.
Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) was involved in a nasty high-speed crash on Stage 6 at the Tour de France Femmes. The two-time stage winner was unseated along with fellow sprinter Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) and Alena Amialiusik (Canyon/SRAM) with 23km remaining of the undulating run from Saint-Die-des-Vosges to Rosheim. Ad/> “That’s a disaster,” said Dani Rowe on Eurosport commentary as Wiebes sat crumpled on the floor.
Greg Norman has said his goal is for LIV Golf to co-exist with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, but warned that he will fight his corner if challenged. The third LIV Golf event gets underway at Bedminster on Friday, with the tournament competing for eyeballs against the Rocket Mortgage Classic on the PGA Tour. Ad/> The tours are at loggerheads, with the PGA Tour suspending all players who have joined LIV.