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Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy navigated tricky conditions to put themselves in contention after the first round of Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Florida. Ireland’s Lowry carded a three-under par 69 to sit in a tie for second alongside Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners and Christiaan Bezuidenhout. World number two McIlroy, finished with a 70, three shots adrift of …

In tricky conditions created by a brisk wind in the Californian desert, Raducanu looked uncomfortable throughout as Uchijima adapted impressively. The 2021 US Open champion made a host of errors to allow Uchijima, a tenacious opponent who continued to put balls back into court, to come out on top of the often scrappy rallies. Raducanu faced break points in her …

Ulster GAA say they “sympathised with Antrim GAA’s situation” but that the Saffrons must move their Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Armagh to Pairc Esler. Andy McEntee’s side were drawn to be at home for the last-eight meeting on 12 April but Ulster GAA previously stated that their Corrigan Park stadium does now meet the “required health and safety …

Gregor Townsend says Scotland will be up against a Wales side “playing with freedom” when the sides meet in the Six Nations on Saturday.

Trainer Joe Gallagher complained about “uncalibrated” scales before world champions Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price successfully weighed in for Friday’s welterweight unification fight. Just as WBA belt-holder Price was about to step on to the stage, Jonas’ trainer Gallagher questioned why the scales were missing a sticker of authenticity. He claimed all undercard fighters were “about a pound lighter” than …

BBC Sport follows Brooklyn Beckham on a training day as he prepares to race a Jaguar Formula E race car on Thursday. This is part of Formula E’s latest drive to raise the profile of the sport by getting 11 influencers – including Beckham and former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero – to race against each other in Miami.

Mohamed Salah (captain), Liverpool, £13.8m – Southampton (h) One of the easiest captain choices of the season, I’m expecting at least two returns. Cole Palmer (vice captain), Chelsea, £11.1m – Leicester (h) Despite blanking in Chelsea’s 4-0 win last gameweek, you just can’t ignore Palmer in what should be another comfortable victory at Stamford Bridge. Another blank and there’s a …

Emma Raducanu will begin a trial period with Slovakian coach Vladimir Platenik when she plays her first-round match at Indian Wells on Thursday. The 49-year-old was coaching Lulu Sun when the New Zealand qualifier beat Raducanu in the fourth round of Wimbledon last July. Platenik worked with compatriot Dominika Cibulkova when she reached the semi-finals of the French Open in …

BBC Sport pundits Thomas Hitzlsperger and Nedum Onuoha discuss how Aston Villa manager Unai Emery’s substitutions “changed the game” against Club Brugge by bringing more “energy” resulting in Villa scoring two late goals in Champions League. MATCH REPORT: Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa Available to UK users only.

As well as being perplexed at how their side lost, PSG fans will also feel aggreived at some decisions that went against them early on. Kvaratskhelia had a fine goal in the first half disallowed by the video assistant referee (VAR) for a marginal offside. Ibrahima Konate was also fortunate not to have been sent off after a last-man foul …