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British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic was denied a first ever WTA win after an agonising 6-4 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (8-6) defeat by Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open. The 15-year-old, the reigning US Open girls’ champion, held a 3-2 lead against Uchijima, ranked 57th in the world, but was broken three games in a row …

The Republic of Ireland will be without Louise Quinn and Megan Connolly for their Euro 2025 play-off games against Georgia. Centre-back Quinn has injured her hip while Lazio midfielder Connolly is out with a hamstring issue. Republic of Ireland head coach Eileen Gleeson, who is already without several players through injury, has opted against calling up replacements. Goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan …

Forwards: Allan Alaalatoa, Angus Bell, Matt Faessler, Nick Frost, Langi Gleeson, Isaac Kailea, Fraser McReight, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Billy Pollard, Tom Robertson, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Will Skelton, James Slipper, Carlo Tizzano, Taniela Tupou, Seru Uru, Rob Valetini, Jeremy Williams, Harry Wilson. Backs: Ben Donaldson, Tane Edmed, Jake Gordon, Len Ikitau, Max Jorgensen, Andrew Kellaway, Samu Kerevi, Noah Lolesio, Tate McDermott, Hunter Paisami, …

Crystal Palace spent much of the summer fending off interest in their best players, but while Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi both stayed, they were unable to keep hold of star man Michael Olise. Bayern Munich spent about £50m to lure him from south London and he has proved impossible to replace. The 22-year-old scored 10 goals in 19 league …

Bayern Munich and Marseille are interested in Marcus Rashford, Manchester United are willing to offload Antony on loan, Francesco Totti might come out of retirement. Bayern Munich and Marseille have joined Paris St-Germain in the race to sign 26-year-old England forward Marcus Rashford from Manchester United. (Teamtalk), external Manchester United are prepared to entertain loan offers in January for Brazil …

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner says his side’s Premier League loss at Nottingham Forest – which leaves the Eagles winless after eight games – was “very frustrating and very disappointing”. READ MORE: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace Available to UK users only.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said his team “cannot continue to play with 10 men” in the wake of William Saliba’s red card at Bournemouth. The France centre-back was sent off in the first half against the Cherries and the Gunners went on to lose 2-0 – their first defeat of the Premier League campaign. He is the third Arsenal …

TGL, which will feature six squads of four players, is run by TMRW Sports, the technology-focused sports company launched by Woods and McIlroy in August 2022. Serena and Venus Williams, Stephen Curry and Liverpool owners the Fenway Sports Group are among the backers. Each team will play five matches in a round-robin league format between 7 January and 4 March, …

Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw will be available to make his seasonal debut when Leinster host the Lions at Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The United Rugby Championship fixtures this weekend are the last provincial action before Ireland host New Zealand on 8 November. Henshaw has not played since Ireland beat South Africa in Durban last July with what was described as …

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is moving into a new role from January, as head of global soccer at Red Bull – who own the Reds’ Champions League opponents RB Leipzig. Will he feel a little torn when the two sides meet on Wednesday? To mark the match, we’ve produced a rather special quiz. Yes, this isn’t just a simple …