• England players reportedly targeted at Arena AufSchalke
• Serbia also charged over fans’ ‘provocative’ banner

Uefa is investigating allegations of discriminatory chanting by Serbia fans during their team’s 1-0 defeat against England in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday.

England players were reportedly targeted with racist abuse during the match, although it is understood that no complaints have been made from the England camp.

• Hansen ‘sounded fabulous’ during Sunday call, he says
• ‘He did nothing but take the mickey out of me’

Graeme Souness has provided a positive update on the health of his former Liverpool teammate Alan Hansen. A statement from the club just over a week ago said Hansen was seriously ill in hospital.

Souness, who also played with Hansen for Scotland, told TalkSport: “I spoke to him yesterday and he sounded fabulous so I hope that’s him on the way to a full recovery. I’ve been speaking to his son and Janet, his wife, and I’ve been phoning his phone.

• Nick Faldo: misses will ‘haunt Rory for the rest of his life’
• Winner Bryson DeChambeau feels for beaten rival

Rory McIlroy is likely to be haunted by letting the 2024 US Open slip through his fingers at Pinehurst, according to a number of high-profile pundits, with his own coach questioning how he can come back from such a devastating loss.

Four birdies in the space of five holes from the ninth had given McIlroy a two-shot final-round lead in pursuit of his fifth major title and a first since 2014, only for the world No 3 to bogey three of the last four holes.

Paul McNaughton must serve 22 years in jail after admitting to murdering Peter Coshan in Leith flat in 2022

A man who murdered a pensioner who used to teach at one of the UK’s most exclusive schools has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 22 years.

Paul McNaughton, 29, admitted killing Peter Coshan, 75, in a flat in Leith in August 2022 after he used a catfishing scam that involved a fake profile on a dating site to lure him to the address.

Police said the two men were being held on suspicion of manslaughter following incident in Carlton-in-Lindrick

A 16-year-old boy has died after being injured by a falling tree.

Nottinghamshire police said two men, aged 28 and 31, had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the death on Saturday.

• Former US Open champion one set up when bad light hits
• Jack Draper eases through to final of the Stuttgart Open

Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter will resume their Nottingham Open semi-final on Sunday after bad light disrupted an enthralling battle of Britain on Saturday night.

The pair spent most of the day waiting to get on court after rain caused havoc with the schedule, but after finally getting started just after 6.30pm they could manage only one set before darkness set in.

• Player reported to have fallen ill while in Montenegro
• Grimsby-born player’s clubs include Wolves and Stoke

The Millwall and Montenegro goalkeeper Matija Sarkic has died at the age of 26, the club have announced. It has been reported that Sarkic fell ill at an apartment in the town of Budva in Montenegro on Saturday morning.

“Millwall Football Club is completely devastated to announce that Matija Sarkic has passed away at the age of 26,” the Championship club said in a statement. “Everyone at the club sends their love and condolences to Matija’s family and friends at this immensely sad time. The club will make no further comment at this time and asks that the privacy of Matija’s family is respected.”

• Two-leg playoff approved between bottom and top clubs
• Council votes to relax minimum standards for promotion

Championship clubs have welcomed the approval of promotion to the Premiership as a “new era” for the professional game in England.

The Rugby Football Union’s council has ratified a home-and-away playoff between the bottom-placed Premiership club and the winner of the Championship, starting from the 2025-26 season. It means there could be movement between the top two divisions for the first time since Saracens returned to the top flight in 2021 after receiving a 105-point deduction for salary cap breaches, resulting in their relegation 12 months earlier.

• Defending champion defeated Polish player in three sets
• Boulter will meet Raducanu or Jones in semi-finals

The defending champion, Katie Boulter, guaranteed there will be an all-British final at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham again by defeating Magdalena Frech in a rain-hit contest.

The British No 1, who won her first WTA Tour title in her home event 12 months ago, defeated her Polish opponent 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals. There she will take on either Emma Raducanu or Francesca Jones, who needed only four points to complete a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 victory over the American Ashlyn Krueger.

• Investment firm 777 Partners holds 45% stake in league
• ‘The BBF will do everything possible to protect clubs’

The British Basketball League’s operating company has seen its licence terminated by the British Basketball Federation after concerns over its financial position.

Basketball League Ltd has been overseeing the men’s professional league under the terms of a 10-year licence granted by the sport’s governing body in 2017. However, as uncertainty continues over its financial position – with the American-based investment firm 777 Partners, whose proposed takeover of Everton football club fell through, holding a 45% stake in the league along with ownership of the London Lions franchise – the BBF felt decisive action was needed before planning for the 2024-25 season.

Record high of 4.1 million people found to be in precarious employment such as zero-hours contracts and casual work

The UK has seen an “explosion” in insecure, low-paid work in the past 14 years, according to a new report.

The TUC said its study had found that the number of people in insecure work had reached a record high of 4.1 million.

• Left-back won FA Cup with Bolton in 1958
• Banks played for his country on six occasions

Bolton FA Cup winner and former England defender Tommy Banks has died aged 94.

Banks, who played as a left-back, joined Bolton in 1947 and went on to win the FA Cup with the Trotters in 1958 with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United.

Police investigate potential offence after hoax package sent to former defence minister Jeremy Quin

A bomb squad had to be called in to a Conservative candidate’s constituency office after he said he received a suspicious package.

Sir Jeremy Quin, a former defence minister and the Tory candidate for the Horsham constituency, received the package at his West Sussex office. Bomb disposal experts were called in to investigate after a decision by Sussex police. Police and the explosive ordnance disposal team were stood down by about 9pm on Thursday after the package was confirmed to be safe, although the force is investigating whether an offence has been committed.

• Former US Open champion beats Daria Snigur 6-2, 6-2
• Cameron Norrie shocked by qualifier Pinnington Jones

Emma Raducanu defeated Ukraine’s Daria Snigur to reach her first WTA Tour quarter-final on grass at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham. The former US Open champion produced a solid display in cool, windy conditions to triumph 6-2, 6-2, with 11 aces proving very useful.

Raducanu had complained strongly about the line calls in her first-round win over Ena Shibahara, and there were a few more disputes here, with several overrules and both players voicing their unhappiness. She struggled to find her range and timing in the first couple of games against 22-year-old Snigur, who is ranked 127th and proficient on grass having won the junior title at Wimbledon five years ago.

• Eighteen-year-old Brazil U20 star signs five-year contract
• Newcastle to bring in Lloyd Kelly on ‘long-term deal’

West Ham have completed the signing of the Brazilian attacking midfielder Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras. The 18-year-old has agreed a five-year deal and will finalise his switch when the transfer window opens on Friday.

“I’m very happy to be signing with West Ham United, a club that trusted in my work,” said Guilherme. “I also want to thank everyone at West Ham, particularly [the technical director] Tim [Steidten] and his team who came to Brazil and not only talked with me, but also with my family. They presented the project, and both my family and I liked it. So, I’m very happy to be signing with this club and hope to contribute as much as possible. If things go well, we have a beautiful journey ahead.”

• Fifpro’s European unions backing action in Belgian court
• Claim also challenges unilateral setting of match calendar

European member unions of Fifpro, which represents footballers across the world, have started legal action against Fifa over the expanded men’s Club World Cup.

Fifpro said the unions, led by England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) and its French counterpart, had on Thursday submitted a legal claim with the Brussels court of commerce.

• The 14-times winner joins new French Open champion
• Murray may opt out of Games if not selected for doubles

Rafael Nadal is set to miss Wimbledon to prepare for the Olympic Games, where he will team up with Carlos Alcaraz in a dream doubles partnership.

The expected news was confirmed by Spain’s Olympic team captain, David Ferrer, on Wednesday, with Nadal having said last month that it would not be good for his body to switch surfaces from clay to grass.

Josh Greally, 28, charged with threatening behaviour towards Reform UK leader while he was campaigning in South Yorkshire

A man has been charged with using threatening behaviour towards Nigel Farage after objects were thrown at the Reform UK leader on the general election campaign trail.

Farage was on top of a party battlebus in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, on Tuesday morning when a cup was thrown, narrowly missing him.

Actor tells Piers Morgan in new interview that he had ‘pushed the boundaries’

Kevin Spacey has described himself as “pushing the boundaries” and “being too handsy” in the past, in a new interview.

The actor won a US civil lawsuit after being accused of an unwanted sexual advance at a party in 1986, and last year was acquitted at Southwark crown court after being accused of sexually assaulting four men in the period between 2001 and 2013.

Party pledges to defer new A27 bypass to fund repairs and break down planning barriers to facilitate upgrades

Labour has pledged to fix 1m potholes every year if elected on 4 July and turn the tide on the “neglect” of the UK’s roads.

Last year pothole damage cost drivers almost £500m, with the average damage worth £250, the party has claimed.

• Head coach had suggested Madrid would not participate
• Ancelotti says words not ‘interpreted the way I expected’

Real Madrid issued a statement on Monday underlining their intention to participate in the Club World Cup next summer after Carlo Ancelotti had suggested the club would refuse to play in the tournament.

Ancelotti told an Italian newspaper that Madrid, and other clubs, would not take part because the financial incentives were not big enough.

• Swede takes her first LPGA title after stunning final round
• Shoprite Classic win ‘proof that you should never give up’

Sweden’s Linnea Ström shot the lowest final round in LPGA Tour history to win the Shoprite Classic in New Jersey with a stunning comeback from last in the field.

The 27-year-old only made the cut with a birdie at the final hole on Saturday and began the day seven off the lead in joint-52nd place and, according to KMPG Golf’s win probability statistics, had only a 0.001% chance of victory.

London hospitals struggling to match patients’ blood at usual speed – and O-type safe to use for all patients

An appeal has been launched for O blood-type donors to book appointments across England after the ransomware attack affecting major London hospitals.

NHS Blood and Transplant is appealing for O blood-type donations as this is safe to use for all patients. The cyber-attack means the affected hospitals cannot match patients’ blood at the same frequency as usual.

Cambridge engineers re-create mathematician Dr John Venn’s machine, which launched balls at 33mph

A wooden contraption that bowled out an Australian international cricketer four times in 1909 has been re-created by engineers at the University of Cambridge.

The bowling machine was designed by Dr John Venn, the mathematician who gave his name to Venn diagrams, in the early 1900s.