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Emma Raducanu beats Germany’s Jule Niemeier in straight sets to give Great Britain a crucial 1-0 lead in the Billie Jean King Cup in Malaga.

Ireland’s Katie Taylor defends her undisputed light-welterweight crown in a rematch against Amanda Serrano in Texas on Friday. The pair meet at Dallas’ AT&T Stadium on the undercard of 58-year-old Mike Tyson’s controversial bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, 27. You can follow live text commentary of Tyson-Paul from 03:00 GMT on Saturday, 16 November on BBC Sport website and app. …

Ex-England union internationals Danny Cipriani, Billy Twelvetrees and Tom Youngs, and league players Keith Senior, Adrian Morley and Danny McGuire, are among those taking part in the match. It will include unlimited tackles in your own half but six after halfway, uncontested scrums and line-outs, with five points awarded for a try, and two each for a conversion and a …

Harlequins scrum-half Will Porter has signed a new contract with the Premiership club. The news comes one day after Quins announced vice-captain Cadan Murley had also extended his deal at Twickenham Stoop. Porter, 25, joined Harlequins from Bristol Bears in 2023 and has made 28 appearances for the club, scoring seven tries. He has played in all six Premiership fixtures …

Some of England’s netball stars, including Imogen Allison, Beth Cobden and Funmi Fadoju, tell BBC Sport about the moments in their careers they would rather forget. Watch live coverage of England vs Jamaica from 15:45 GMT on Saturday, 16 November on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. Coverage continues on Sunday, 17 November from 14:00 GMT on …

While the pitch was no minefield there was certainly enough to keep the bowlers interested, so having got England three down early, West Indies would have been confident of pressing home their advantage. The impressive Hosein removed Phil Salt and Buttler, England’s standout batters in the first two games, while the returning Joseph had Bethell caught behind. However, Will Jacks …

Former New Zealand captain Tim Southee has announced he will be retiring from Test cricket later this year. Southee, 35, will call time on his Test career following the three-match series with England across November and December, unless the Black Caps qualify for next year’s World Test Championship final. Southee’s final Test will be at his home ground of Seddon …

Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to reject contract offers from Liverpool, West Ham stand firm on Mohammed Kudus’ £85m release clause, Xabi Alonso set to leave Bayer Leverkusen in the summer. Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to reject offers to renew his contract at Anfield as Real Madrid press on with negotiations to sign the 26-year-old when his current deal expires next …

If Raducanu is picked against Germany as expected, she will be tasked with putting her team ahead in the three-match tie before Katie Boulter plays in the second singles match. It has been a winning formula. Raducanu and Boulter won three of their four singles matches as GB beat France in April’s qualifier. Boulter, ranked 24th in the world, is …

Paolo Basarri has left his position as the compliance officer of Formula 1’s governing body the FIA. Multiple sources, both at and close to the FIA, said the Italian had been fired as a consequence of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem losing confidence in him. Basarri is said to have pushed back against or tried to navigate around a number …