Putellas debut as London City beat Man Utd in opener
Alexia Putellas makes her London City Lionesses debut as the home side beat Manchester United 2-1 in the first game of the Women’s Super League season.

Alexia Putellas makes her London City Lionesses debut as the home side beat Manchester United 2-1 in the first game of the Women’s Super League season.

Serena and Venus Williams may have lost in their US Open doubles return, but the veteran pair proved they can still compete on an entertaining night in New York.

Beau Greaves makes darts history by beating Daryl Gurney at the Czech Open to become the first woman to win a match on the European Tour.

Has the real Alexander Isak finally arrived at Liverpool after his two-goal display in their Premier League win at Ipswich Town, asks chief football writer Phil McNulty?

Aryna Sabalenka briefly halts her US Open match against Kamilla Rakhimova because of the smell of cannabis before going on to reach the fourth round.

Troy Parrott scores the only goal of the game and Kylian Mbappe misses an injury-time penalty as Real Betis beat Real Madrid 1-0 in La Liga.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz underlines his US Open title credentials by sweeping aside Wu Yibing to reach the fourth round as the draw opens up further.

Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola said it “feels good” to pick up his first victory in charge as his side beat Ipswich 2-0 at Portman Road.

Leigh Leopards secure a Super League top-six finish by thrashing St Helens, ending Saints’ hopes of reaching the play-offs.

Ipswich Town manager Gary O’Neil describes his team’s performance as “excellent” despite their 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Portman Road.