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Manchester United make a move for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Juventus could offer Douglas Luiz in a swap deal for Jadon Sancho and also want Yves Bissouma, and Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish could each leave for just £40m

Manchester United are making a move to sign English striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 28, who is a free agent after leaving Everton at the end of his contract this week. (Sun)

Juventus are stepping up efforts to sign England winger Jadon Sancho, 25, from Manchester United and could offer a swap with Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27, moving in the other direction. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)

Juventus are also interested in signing 28-year-old Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma from Tottenham Hotspur this summer. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – Italian)

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 27, and his fellow Englishman, 29-year-old Manchester City attacker Jack Grealish could be allowed to leave for £40m each this summer. (Manchester Evening News)

Barcelona, though, are set to hold talks with Manchester United in the coming days over a deal to sign Rashford on loan with an option to buy. (Footmercato – in French)

Paris St-Germain manager Luis Enrique says he has “no doubt” France winger Bradley Barcola will be staying at the club, despite Bayern Munich showing interest in the 22-year-old. (Goal)

Al-Nassr have held initial talks with Real Madrid forward Rodrygo, 24, who has been a target for several Premier League clubs. (Sacha Tavolieri – in French)

Former Italy striker Mario Balotelli, 34, is attracting interest from Major League Soccer and Liga MX following his departure from Genoa. (Talksport)

Chelsea have told Manchester United they will have to pay £35m if they want to sign France forward Christopher Nkunku, 27. (Mirror)

South Korea forward Son Heung-min, 32, is set to turn down a move to Los Angeles FC despite being open to a move away from Tottenham this summer. (Sun)

Sunderland are in advanced talks with Club Brugge over a deal for 20-year-old winger Chemsdine Talbi, who was born in Belgium but has chosen to represent Morocco. (Sky Sports)

Burnley and Leeds are interested in United States and Norwich forward Josh Sargent, 25, while an offer from German club Wolfsburg was below his £16m valuation. (Pink Un)

Brazilian club Flamengo have made a £5m approach for West Brom and Republic of Ireland winger Mikey Johnston, 26. (Express and Star)

Sporting’s Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, 27, has rejected interest from Saudi Arabia as he holds out for a move to Arsenal. (Record – in Portuguese)

Argentina: (0) 12

Tries: Matera, Rubiolo Cons: Carreras

England: (3) 35

Clinical England produced a second-half masterclass to see off Argentina 35-12 in the first Test at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata.

After holding off the toothless Pumas for 40 minutes to lead by three points at the break, England then took charge, Sale’s Tom Roebuck scoring twice and Freddie Steward of Leicester also finding a try in the space of nine minutes.

Argentina hit back with two scores of their own – but marshalled by the superb George Ford, earning his 100th cap, England showed composure and defensive fortitude to keep their hosts in check.

Ford added two penalties to stretch England’s lead before Harlequins wing Cadan Murley completed the job with a well-taken try five minutes from the end.

At one stage in the first half, England were down to 13 men with Alex Coles and Seb Atkinson in the sin-bin, but held firm in the face of relentless Argentina attacking.

It was while Coles was off the field that Ford, who became the eighth male centurion for England, provided the half’s only score with a drop goal.

After the break, Steve Borthwick’s side cut loose, Roebuck applying the finish to an excellent move, although Ford missed the conversion from the touchline.

Just five minutes later, Ford turned provider to tee up Steward to touch down between the posts before another superb passing move opened the door for Roebuck to notch his second.

The shellshocked Pumas hit back through a try from Pablo Matera, whose 109th cap levelled the record for most appearances for his country, and another fine score from Bristol lock Pedro Rubiolo trimmed the gap to 10 points.

It was not enough, though, as Ford added two composed penalties from distance to put the game out of reach before Murley added the gloss.

Argentina must be sick of the sight of Ford.

In September 2023, the fly-half kicked all 27 points as 14-man England beat the Pumas in the World Cup group stage before helping Steve Borthwick’s side to victory over Argentina again in the bronze medal match a month later.

Overlooked by the Lions this summer and supplanted by Marcus Smith in England’s first-choice XI, he seized his opportunity to impress.

In the face of Argentina’s dominance at the start, Ford – along with co-captain Jamie George – helped marshal an outstanding defensive effort.

Then, when presented with a rare opportunity in front of the posts, he showed his ruthless instinct, drilling home a vital three points when an under-numbered England looked in trouble.

After half-time, England acquired more possession and Ford assumed the role of conductor, having a hand in all three tries, albeit missing one conversion from the touchline.

When Argentina had hauled themselves back into the game, two fine Ford penalties from distance in the second half, as well as two excellent conversions, rendered any comeback impossible.

“We understand how difficult it is against Argentina so it is a great win for us,” Ford said afterwards. “We’ve got to back it up now – we know they’ll come back at us next week. “

His composure showed up Argentina. Opposing fly-half Santiago Carreras missed a penalty when the game was scoreless and his woeful conversion attempt damaged momentum after Matera had finally found a try for Argentina.

Rubiolo’s wonderful counter-attacking try with 20 minutes to go hinted at the Argentina form they had produced to beat New Zealand and world champions South Africa over the past 12 months.

England: Steward; Roebuck, Slade, S Atkinson, Muir; Ford, Spencer; Baxter, George, Heyes, Ewels, Coles, B Curry, Underhill, Willis.

Replacements: Dan, Rodd, Opoku-Fordjour, Cunningham-South, Pepper, Dombrandt, Van Poortvliet, Murley.

Argentina: Elizalde; Isgro, Cinti, Piccardo, Cordero, Carreras, Bertranou; Vicas, Montoya, Delgado, Paulos, Rubiolo, Matera, Gonzalez, Isa.

Replacements: Bernasconi, Gallo, Marchetti, Grondona, Moro, Cruz, Roger, Moroni.

Referee: Angus Gardner (Aus)

Assitant referees: Luc Ramos (Fra) and Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)

Welshman Gerwyn Price evaded a Stephen Bunting fightback to seal the title with an 8-7 success in a thrilling final at the Polish Darts Masters.

Bunting found himself 7-5 down and looked to have missed the opportunity to keep his chances alive when he missed three darts at double 12 at 7-6, but he eventually pinned a double three after Price missed three match darts.

Price strayed into the single 17 with 91 left but hit a double-double finish on 34 and 40 to secure his fourth World Series triumph.

Price won matches against Rob Cross, Chris Dobey and Sebastian Bialecki to reach the final, while Bunting set aside defending champion Luke Littler as well as Krzystof Ratajski and Tytus Kanik.

Littler, who failed to defend his Polish Masters crown, was knocked out of the US Masters in the quarter-finals last week and lost in the last 16 at the World Cup of Darts alongside Luke Humphries.

Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Chelsea winger Noni Madueke ahead of a possible move for the England international.

An agreement between the Premier League teams is yet to be reached but 23-year-old Madueke is believed to be open to moving across London should the clubs strike a deal.

Multiple sources are indicating that while there is yet to be a club-to-club agreement with regards to a transfer fee, there is a sense from all parties that a deal is possible.

Chelsea are understood to be aware of Arsenal’s interest in Madueke but the Gunners are still to make a formal approach for the attacker.

BBC Sport reported Arsenal’s interest in Madueke on Thursday, with the winger’s ability to operate on either flank a key factor in the north London side’s interest.

Arsenal are looking to strengthen their creative options in the summer window with Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze among the other options considered.

The financial outlay attached to an approach for Rodrygo has raised questions over whether the Gunners can execute a successful deal for the Brazil international, nevertheless the club have explored a swoop for the 24-year-old.

Eze, who has a release clause worth a total of £68m, is another player the club have a serious interest in.

Juventus could offer Douglas Luiz in a swap deal for Jadon Sancho and also want Yves Bissouma, and Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish could each leave for just £40m

Juventus are stepping up efforts to sign England winger Jadon Sancho, 25, from Manchester United and could offer a swap with Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27, moving in the other direction. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)

Juventus are also interested in signing 28-year-old Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma from Tottenham Hotspur this summer. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – Italian)

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 27, and his fellow Englishman, 29-year-old Manchester City attacker Jack Grealish could be allowed to leave for £40m each this summer. (Manchester Evening News)

Barcelona, though, are set to hold talks with Manchester United in the coming days over a deal to sign Rashford on loan with an option to buy. (Footmercato – in French)

Paris St-Germain manager Luis Enrique says he has “no doubt” France winger Bradley Barcola will be staying at the club, despite Bayern Munich showing interest in the 22-year-old. (Goal)

Al-Nassr have held initial talks with Real Madrid forward Rodrygo, 24, who has been a target for several Premier League clubs. (Sacha Tavolieri – in French)

Former Italy striker Mario Balotelli, 34, is attracting interest from Major League Soccer and Liga MX following his departure from Genoa. (Talksport)

Chelsea have told Manchester United they will have to pay £35m if they want to sign France forward Christopher Nkunku, 27. (Mirror)

South Korea forward Son Heung-min, 32, is set to turn down a move to Los Angeles FC despite being open to a move away from Tottenham this summer. (Sun)

Sunderland are in advanced talks with Club Brugge over a deal for 20-year-old winger Chemsdine Talbi, who was born in Belgium but has chosen to represent Morocco. (Sky Sports)

Burnley and Leeds are interested in United States and Norwich forward Josh Sargent, 25, while an offer from German club Wolfsburg was below his £16m valuation. (Pink Un)

Brazilian club Flamengo have made a £5m approach for West Brom and Republic of Ireland winger Mikey Johnston, 26. (Express and Star)

Sporting’s Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, 27, has rejected interest from Saudi Arabia as he holds out for a move to Arsenal. (Record – in Portuguese)

Wales’ most-capped player Jess Fishlock says her side “will figure it out,” after suffering a 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands in their first major tournament match.

Wales are the lowest ranked side at Euro 2025 and contained the 2017 winners the Netherlands until the final minute of first half stoppage time when Vivianne Miedema curled home a brilliant opener, her 100th international goal.

Rhian Wilkinson’s side conceded against moments after the restart and were 3-0 behind on 57 minutes, with the Netherlands hitting the woodwork three times and forcing goalkeeper Olivia Clark to make several saves.

Despite a chastening first match at a major finals, Wales’ key performer and top goalscorer Fishlock is confident they can improve ahead of equally daunting contests against France and England.

“It was tough tonight. To concede just before half-time and then so quickly after half-time, it is probably lapses of concentration and at this level, you switch off and you get punished,” Fishlock said.

The Seattle Reign midfielder, 38, says Wales will need to show a big improvement ahead of their next match against France on Wednesday, 9 July.

“What I do know is that we are going to regroup and get better as this tournament goes on,” Fishlock said.

“I think we have learned we can’t switch off and we have to be better on the ball. At this level you have to keep the ball and move the ball and create space. We’ll figure it out.

Wales boss Rhian Wilkinson says her side must learn lessons from their opening defeat.

“I mean, like the very first question we get at the draw is what a group, right? And we have a hard group, there’s no getting away from that,” she said.

“To concede a goal right before half is always painful.

“We have to create more opportunities and we have to make sure that those moments of lapses get fewer and fewer. But this is the world stage.

“This is the big event and, you know, it’s intimidating. It’s the first game, but equally this is what we want. “

Wilkinson is confident her players will improve against France in St Gallen on Wednesday night.

“Getting into the half at 0-0 would have gone a long way. In the second half, that quick goal definitely hurt us,” she added.

“We have a huge, huge mountain in front of us in this tournament and we’re excited about that. We want to play at the world stage and to be courageous in doing that. “

Wilkinson says she was “emotional,” seeing the Welsh fans, with almost 4,000 making the trip to Lucerne and knows this is a chance to showcase the country.

“We’re here now and forever Wales women have made it to a major tournament. These women will turn this around. I’m not worried about that,” she added.

“It’s disappointing to lose 3-0, but it’s not calamitous. It is a new opportunity for us to go towards the next which will be another huge test.

Wales captain Angharad James admitted her side were not at their best.

“We looked a bit sluggish and didn’t play the game we know we can but we knew it could go that way,” she told Match of the Day Wales.

“We’ve waited a very long time to have this special occasion. Our fans were incredible, we could not ask for any more from them.

“I hope we did them and everyone at home proud but we know we’ve got a lot to improve on.

“Captaining Wales at a major tournament was a moment I will never forget. It was such a proud moment. I can’t quite believe little Wales is here on this world stage.