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Mentor receives guard of honour as netball legend retires

Netball legend Geva Mentor receives a guard of honour after her final game before retirement and tells the BBC's Lindsey Chapman she is "excited to see where netball can go" after her 24-year career.

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Qualifier Maria wins shock Queen’s title – best shots

Watch the best shots from Tatjana Maria's victory against Amanda Anisimova in the Queen's Club singles final as she becomes the event's first women's champion since 1973.

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Scott, Slegers & Houghton join BBC team for Euro 2025

Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Jeanette Kwakye will lead the BBC's coverage of the Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland on TV and iPlayer.

England's all-time record goal scorer Ellen White, along with former Lionesses players Jill Scott, Steph Houghton and Fara Williams have been named on the BBC's pundit team as the Lionesses prepare to defend their title.

They're joined by Anita Asante and Ellie Roebuck, along with former Wales international Katie Sherwood.

Arsenal boss Renee Slegers, Scotland's Rachel Corsie, ex-England defender Nedum Onuoha and former Germany international Josie Henning will also provide tournament analysis.

"Few things bring excitement and nerves like a big football tournament and Uefa Women's Euro 2025 will be no different," said Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport.

"Whether you're sitting in front of the TV, listening on the radio, following our live pages, social channels or website and app coverage, the BBC will be bringing the drama to life."

Euro 2025 gets under way on 2 July as 16 teams compete for glory in Switzerland.

Kay-Jelski added: "The Uefa Women's Euro 2025 is part of a top-tier line-up of women's sports on the BBC this summer.

"We are celebrating the names being made and telling the homegrown stories that matter to audiences. Will we see another iconic moment like Russo's backheel? You'll have to stay tuned and follow all the action with us."

The confirmed Euro 2025 squads so far

Euro 2025 group games – BBC TV schedule confirmed

Wales' major tournament debut will be shown live on BBC One as they take on the Netherlands on 5 July (17:00 BST kick-off).

Sarina Wiegman's reigning European champions kick off their campaign against France later that day (20:00).

"I'm absolutely buzzing to be part of the BBC team for the Euros," said former midfielder Scott, who was part of England's Euro-winning squad in 2022.

"Tournaments like this are what football's all about: the passion, the drama, the unforgettable moments. I can't wait to get stuck in, share some insight and hopefully bring a bit of fun along the way too."

Ex-England players Rachel Brown-Finnis, Gilly Flaherty, Izzy Christiansen and former Wales striker Helen Ward are on co-comms, joining commentators Robyn Cowen, Jonathan Pearce and Vicki Sparks.

Jo Currie is reporting on all the latest news stories from inside the England camp throughout the tournament, while Catrin Heledd brings the breaking news from Wales.

On BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds, there will be 25 live match commentaries – including every England and Wales game.

Katie Smith will present from Switzerland, with Vicki Sparks and Eilidh Barbour providing match commentaries.

Former England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley, Christiansen and ex-Wales defender Daniel Gabbidon will provide expert analysis.

On BBC Radio Wales, Nia Jones and Mark Poyser will cover Wales' opener against the Netherlands, while Ward will join Poyser for their games against France and England.

There will also be commentary on BBC Radio Cymru, with Owain Llyr and Kath Morgan covering all Wales' matches.

Available on BBC Sounds, 5 Live's Football Daily will release podcast episodes every day of the tournament.

The podcast will feature interviews from players and managers inside the England and Wales camps with Football Daily regulars Jen Beattie, Bardsley and White.

There are also special fan diary episodes with comedian and football fan Maisie Adam, plus match previews right up until the final.

Feast of Football is another daily podcast available on BBC Sounds, as well as a vodcast on BBC One Wales before each of Wales' games.

All 16 BBC live matches will be streamed on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

There will also be highlights of every game available to watch at full-time.

BBC Sport's industry-leading live match pages will have in-play clips for all BBC TV matches, as well as our ever-popular live text commentary.

As well as being able to follow every minute of the tournament live, exclusive insights, interviews and in-depth stories told by those on the ground in Switzerland will be available for fans on the BBC Sport website and app.

Norris ‘made a fool’ of himself in Piastri collision

The Canadian Grand Prix was the first race this season a McLaren driver has not finished on the podium

Lando Norris said he "made a fool" of himself in colliding with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the Canadian Grand Prix.

The 25-year-old Briton ran into the back of Piastri as they battled in the closing stages of the race, and Norris' mistake has left him 22 points behind the Australian in their fight for the championship.

Norris, with use of the DRS overtaking aid giving him a straight-line speed advantage, clipped the back of Piastri's car as he tried to grab the inside line into Turn One.

But Piastri had not left the space for the move to come off. Norris' front wing and right-front wheel hit the back of the rival McLaren and broke his suspension. Piastri was able to continue without damage.

Norris said: "I didn't expect to pass Oscar on the outside into Turn One. It's just, I should never have gone for it, I guess is my complete hindsight thing.

"I thought he was starting to drift a little bit to the right, so I thought I had a small opportunity to go to the left. But it was way too much risk, especially on my team-mate.

"So, happy nothing happened to him. I paid the price for my mistake."

The incident followed more than a kilometre of close racing between the team-mates, which McLaren have pledged to allow to continue this season.

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Norris had dived for the inside at the hairpin and briefly grabbed the position as both were challenging Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli for the final podium position behind winner George Russell's Mercedes and Max Verstappen's Red Bull.

Piastri cut back on the exit, and they ran side by side down the long back straight, with the Australian on the inside. Norris braked earlier on the outside for the final chicane, to give himself a cleaner run through the corner and faster exit on to the pit straight.

It was terrific, clean, respectful racing, of the kind McLaren have been demanding from their drivers this season. Until it went wrong.

Norris said: "Our rule number one is to not make contact with your team-mate and it's what I did. McLaren is my family. I race for them, you know, every single weekend. I try and do well for them, more than I often try and do well for myself.

"So, when I let them down like this and when I make a fool of myself in a moment like today, yeah, I have a lot of regret.

"I've let down the team. So, that's going to stay with me for a little while. But at the same time, part of moving on is trying to put it behind you and crack on with the next weekend."

Norris had no realistic option but to accept fault, but that does not always make a difference with racing drivers. And his decision to do so immediately defused any tension there might have been as a result of the incident.

Piastri said: "Lando is a very good guy, and it's in his character and in his personality to say exactly what he thinks. And if that's detrimental to himself, or if it's about himself, then it doesn't matter for him. And I think that's a great quality of Lando.

"It's good for the whole team going forward that we can have these conversations and go racing like this and have things not go the way we want, and get through them."

Both men minimised the importance of the difference this had made to the gap between them in the championship, which is more than double what it was going into the race, but still with 14 races left and only 10 gone.

Norris said: "Plenty more races left. I don't expect it to be easy. I don't expect to catch him easily. But I have to work hard for it and make less mistakes than I did this weekend."

McLaren are taking a mature, sporting and open approach to the fight between their drivers, based on a philosophy of fair competition. They have been saying all year that they considered it a question of when not if they were involved in an incident.

It was in this spirit that team principal Andrea Stella took the situation.

"We never want to see two McLarens having contact," he said. "This is part of our principles. We saw it today.

"This is just a result of a miscalculation, a misjudgment from a racing point of view, which obviously should not happen, but at the same time is part of racing.

"And we did appreciate the fact that Lando immediately owned the situation. He raised his hand, he took responsibility for the accident, and he apologised immediately to the team. He came to apologise to me as team principal in order to apologise to the entire team.

"On this one I want to be completely clear; it's full support to Lando. We will have conversations and the conversations may be even tough.

"But there's no doubt over the support we give to Lando and over the fact that we will preserve our parity and equality in terms of how we go racing at McLaren between our two drivers.

"The situation would be different if Lando had not taken responsibility and apologised.

"In the heat of the moment, that looks like the worst disaster ever. But in reality, the strength of being racers comes from having a strong culture."

Despite his retirement in Montreal, Lando Norris stays second in the drivers' championship, 21 points clear of Max Verstappen in third

Taking a step back from the immediacy of the drama, the bigger concern may be what it says about Norris and his state of mind – and raise questions as to what to do about it.

This has not been an easy season for Norris so far. He was very much McLaren's leading driver last year. He was the one who took a semblance of a title fight to Verstappen in the closing stages of the season.

In the expectation that McLaren would continue their strong form in the second half of last year into this, Norris was the championship favourite going into the season.

Instead, the form between the two McLaren drivers has switched. Piastri has been the more convincing. He has five wins to Norris' two. He is ahead 8-4 on their qualifying head-to-head. And Norris has been making mistakes, particularly in qualifying.

Norris has been saying all year that a lack of feel from the front axle of the car has been affecting his ability to predict its behaviour when taking it to the limit on one lap.

In Canada, McLaren introduced a small tweak to the suspension geometry, around where the upper wishbone meets the front wheel, in an attempt increase feel. Stella said there were "no downsides from Lando's point of view", and Norris ran it all weekend. Piastri felt he didn't need it and continued with the original specification.

Norris was probably the quicker McLaren driver in Montreal – he did a stunning lap on used tyres to progress beyond the first part of qualifying. But he again over-drove when it mattered, making mistakes on both of his laps in the final session, and ending up seventh on the grid.

Stella said after qualifying that Norris had "just tried too hard", and pointed out that on his final lap he was on target for pole before brushing the wall at Turn Seven.

"The speed is there," Stella said on Saturday evening. "We just have to polish the fact that sometimes you sort of have to accept that you can't always go 100%, especially when a little mistake can be so costly."

Stella has emphasised that McLaren have been working with Norris on his difficulties this year.

After the race, he was asked what more they could do to get him into the right headspace, if that was indeed the problem. But he said he did not see a connection between Norris' wider issues and the specifics of the collision in Canada.

"At the moment I wouldn't say that that's the reason why there was a misjudgment today," Stella said. "I think this is too long a shot in terms of correlating these two events.

"Definitely there will be good conversations, but they will happen once we are all rested and calm.

"Lando himself will have to show his character to overcome this kind of episode, make sure that he only takes the learnings, he only takes what will make him a stronger driver."

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Norwich sign defender Darling after Swansea exit

Harry Darling played 39 games for Swansea last season – including their 1-0 home win over Norwich

Norwich City have signed defender Harry Darling after he rejected a new deal offered by Championship rivals Swansea City.

The 25-year-old, who began his career at Cambridge United, has agreed a three-year deal at Carrow Road with the option of a further 12 months.

He is the second signing by the Canaries since the appointment of new head coach Liam Manning, following goalkeeper Dan Grimshaw.

Darling spent three seasons with Swansea, making 112 appearances in all competitions and scoring 12 goals.

He said: "I'm delighted, it's been a long time coming after a lot of conversations. I'm happy to finally get it sorted and I'm looking forward to getting started.

"Liam being in charge, I worked with him before at MK Dons so I didn't need convincing too much about the style of play. I really enjoyed it last time working with him."

Norwich sporting director Ben Knapper said: "We're absolutely thrilled to get this deal over the line. There was of course big competition for Harry's signature, so we're delighted to secure his services."

Earlier, in a post on X, Darling told Swansea fans he was leaving with a "heavy heart".

He added: "As I move on to the next chapter of my career, I will always reflect warmly on my time as a Jack, and I thank you for your support in good times and bad over these last few years."

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World Cup win can grow darts in NI – Gurney

Daryl Gurney celebrates after hitting the double eight which sealed the World Cup of Darts for Northern Ireland on Sunday

Daryl Gurney says he hopes his and Josh Rock's victory for Northern Ireland in the World Cup of Darts in Germany can help "push on" the sport, but admits their triumph "hasn't sunk in".

The pair won a thrilling last leg to beat Wales 10-9 and be crowned world champions for the first time.

They were forced to regroup following four missed darts to wrap up the win when 9-8 ahead as Welsh pair, Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton, took advantage to level.

Gurney kept his cool in the decider to nail double eight and seal the £80,000 first prize amid emotional scenes and he hopes their achievement will help inspire the next generation.

"If me and Josh can help push on darts, it would be brilliant, but we've always had a brilliant standard of players," said Gurney.

"With Josh coming through and me winning in previous years, I feel as though more people are taking the chance on not just playing the game, but managers are taking note of Irish players and sponsoring them to give them that chance.

"To play in the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation), you need that funding to do all the travelling and some people are taking the chance on Irish players to find the next Josh Rock."

Gurney was speaking on Monday as he prepared to head for home and admitted there was no time for wild celebrations on Sunday night.

Following victory over South Africa on Saturday, the pair had to come through matches against the Republic of Ireland and Germany earlier on Sunday, before beating Wales in the decider.

It provided a mental test but Gurney commended his playing partner, whom he is tipping to reach the very top of the sport.

"Josh was immense, the best player in the competition for me," he said.

"His scoring was unreal, he pumped them in at perfect times. He has been on fire all year, a future world champion, future major champion and just a pleasure to play with him. He made my job a lot easier.

"We made the decisions together. He wanted to throw first and I was more than happy to let him do that."

Hitting the double eight to seal victory was a sweet moment for Gurney who had been waiting since the 2018 Players Championship for a third major title.

Out of the four players in the final, Gurney is the lowest ranked, so there were some nerves as he got ready to take out the match-winning double eight.

"Those boys have been there and done it more frequently than me over the last couple of years, so I'm still buzzing now," he added.

Bournemouth sign France defender Truffert for £14m

Adrien Truffert was part of the France team that won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Bournemouth have signed defender Adrien Truffert from Rennes in a £14.4m deal.

The 23-year-old France left-back has agreed a five-year contract.

The deal is made up of an £11.4m fee and a possible £3m in add-ons, while Rennes have negotiated a 10% sell-on clause.

Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez isin talksto join Liverpool.

"It's a great opportunity for me to keep progressing and to be part of an ambitious project," said Truffert.

"I felt the club's confidence in me from the first discussions, and I'm excited to get started."

Truffert made his first-team debut for Rennes in 2020 and made 212 appearances for the club where he became club captain.

He progressed through France's youth levels before making his senior debut in 2022.

"Adrien is a player that we've admired for some time and he brings significant experience to the squad despite still being just 23," said Bournemouth president of football operations Tiago Pinto.

"We're excited to work with Adrien and are thrilled to have a player of such quality join us."

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Gomes on life abroad, England and the ‘weight’ of the Man Utd shirt

Gomes on Man Utd academy & the club's black boot policy

Angel Gomes is another that got away. From the protective bosom at Manchester United to going it alone in France, Gomes feels the weight of the shirt at his former club may have impacted some, but rules it out as a defining factor as to why many have flourished elsewhere.

The England international has diverted from a journey many believed he was destined to take. Having joined United at the age of six, Gomes stepped through the echelons of junior football regarded as one of English football's brightest prospects.

Indeed, when he made his senior debut – replacing Wayne Rooney as a substitute at 16 years and 263 days old – he became the youngest player to represent Manchester United since Duncan Edwards in 1953.

The hype was deafening. It seemed for all the world that Gomes' script was written.

Fast forward eight years and he is walking a different path.

Gomes made just five Premier League appearances as a substitute before leaving for Lille in the summer of 2020.

He is on the move again this summer,having agreed to join Champions League-bound Marseille.

In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport the midfielder discusses his United upbringing, why he and others have shone away from Old Trafford, why size does not matter and his irritation at suggestions his four England caps are rooted in nepotism.

Angel Gomes left Manchester United in 2020 for French club Lille

"From the moment you step into the place, the coaches are telling you about the history of the club," says Gomes as he reflects on his time at Manchester United.

"The Busby Babes. They show you pictures of George Best and Bobby Charlton. The culture is set early.

"You know everything about the club and what it represents. It's just something that you carry."

Gomes' United recollections are enlightening. He opens up on the 'black boot policy' – a rule set within the academy that banned colourful boots.

"You would play against other teams and they'd be wearing colourful boots that you wanted to wear, because your idols wore colourful boots," says Gomes.

"But thinking about it now, it was perfect because they wanted everyone to be the same."

Gomes was in good company during his years in the youth system, with Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Scott McTominay and Brandon Williams among the prospects the 24-year-old played with.

Credible advice was always within reach, too. His father Gil was a footballer, making 19 appearances for Portugal Under-21s.

Then there's godfather Nani, who won eight major titles at Old Trafford.

"Growing up I always had that support from my family, but when I had conversations with Nani and Dad, it's different because I know they have been there," says Gomes.

"Going to Nani's house, how he lives his life, how he treats people, his behaviour off the pitch – looking back now I took a lot from him."

As Gomes edged closer to first-team recognition, the pressure built. Tales of first-team training at United are stuff of legend. Intensity. Honesty. Ferocity.

"I was 16 and training with the likes of Rooney, [Michael] Carrick, [Juan] Mata, and Ander Herrera," Gomes explains.

"I'd play Fifa with these players and now you're next to them, it's surreal. It's hard to flick the switch and understand you're part of the team.

"I remember being in the academy and hearing about those sessions: if Michael Carrick fires a ball in at you, are you going to be able to control it?"

Gomes made his Manchester United debut, replacing Wayne Rooney, at 16 years and 263 days old in 2017

Life as a United player is rarely straightforward. Much is made of the 'weight of the shirt'.

Take McTominay, for example – a player who dipped in and out of first-team football at United before leaving for Napoli last summer.

A year on, the Scot is a hero in Naples – helping Antonio Conte's side to the Serie A title while nurturing a reputation as one of Italy's premier midfielders.

Gomes, having been heralded as one of United's best prospects, found his path to senior international recognition away from Old Trafford.

Yet he doesn't necessarily concur with the view that he, or certain players, benefit from being free of the weight of the United shirt.

"Players may have been intimidated or not really know about the weight, what it carries and what it takes.

"But ultimately, sometimes, it's down to environment, timing and having the right things in place to help you.

"Some players who have left and gone on to do better than when they were at United, there might be things in place at that certain club, at that moment in time, that helped them succeed.

"Sometimes it's not as black and white as they failed or they've not held their own there because of the weight of the shirt."

It's a dynamic Gomes is well placed to discuss. His decision to leave United for Lille, via a loan move to Boavista, in 2020 has proved the making of the midfielder.

That's not to say leaving Manchester was a straightforward decision.

"It was obviously a difficult process because there are a lot of things that pull you towards staying," recalls Gomes.

"But then you have to think about what is right for your career. There were a lot of things I sacrificed."

Gomes spent five years in northern France with Lille and will now move south to Marseille

With more than 100 senior appearances under his belt, including Champions League experience, Gomes reflects with contentment at the decision to leave his comfort zone. That's not to say he always had strength in those convictions.

"It was difficult [leaving England] but also refreshing – the last few years, going under the radar, if anything, helped me concentrate," Gomes adds.

Away from the English spotlight, Gomes has honed his game, finding a way to overcome the obstacles that may otherwise have held him back.

At 5ft 6in Gomes isn't as imposing, in a physical sense, as other central midfielders.

"It's difficult because I feel like it's something I have had to explain since I was young – I have had to rely on different strengths," Gomes says.

"When someone asks me I say I'm a midfielder, because I can play as a six, eight or 10. When I was in Portugal I played on the left, false nine or on the right. I feel I can play anywhere on the pitch.

"I'm technical, I like to be on the ball, dictate, help in all areas of the pitch, receive the ball in any area.

"Paul Scholes was similar in that sense. Thiago [Alcantara], Deco they are midfielders, not sixes or eights, just midfielders – that's who I want to emulate."

Gomes has four caps for England, all under Lee Carsley while he was in interim charge

Last summer's England call-up offered Gomes a level of vindication for the tough decisions that came before.

He came on in the 2-0 win over Ireland last September before making his full debut against Finland at Wembley three days later. Under-21 boss Lee Carsley, taking charge of England on an interim basis, showed faith in Gomes' playmaking abilities.

Gomes plays in a position England have found difficult to fill. The dearth of deep-lying ball-playing midfielders led Gareth Southgate to start Euro 2024 with Trent Alexander-Arnold – a right-back by trade – in the role.

"The funny thing is I think we are [producing players of that type], there's a lot," says Gomes.

The midfielder's control when playing for England drew attention. Against Finland he accumulated 131 touches of the ball – the most of any player on the pitch – with a 94% pass accuracy.

In his next start for England, in the return Nations League fixture in Helsinki, Gomes had 108 touches during his 79 minutes on the field, successfully completed 97% of his passes and assisted the opener for Jack Grealish in a 3-1 win.

Yet Gomes has been forced to contend with jibes that his call-up was a result of favouritism from Carsley, who he'd worked with at under-21 level.

"It was difficult to hear people saying it was a favour because I knew personally it wasn't," says Gomes.

"Before the last Euros there was a press conference that Gareth [Southgate] gave and I was mentioned.

"I remember getting a pre-call selection for one squad. I thought it could have been a joke so I forwarded the message to Lee Carsley and he said it was genuine.

"So I knew it wasn't a favour, there was a lot of work for me to get to that point."

Thomas Tuchel's appointment has stunted Gomes' progress at international level.

He is yet to feature in either of the German's squads but, going into next summer's World Cup, the former Chelsea boss has told Gomes he remains on England's radar.

"We've spoken, we had a couple of video calls and a few messages," adds Gomes.

"He is very good in the sense that he is always watching and supporting. It's a very good relationship in that you can speak and message at any moment.

"I've not managed to get into the squad [under Tuchel] yet but it's something I will try hard to do.

"The World Cup is the aim. The pinnacle. That's an aim of mine and I know what needs to be done to get me there."

Five years after leaving Old Trafford, Gomes is set for a second consecutive season in the Champions League – with his dream of playing in a World Cup for England still alive.

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