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Auckland Blues 22-16 British and Irish Lions: Report

AUCKLAND BLUES 22-16 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS - CHRIS FOY AT EDEN PARK: After an unconvincing win in their opening tour match, the Lions fell at the second hurdle last night – sunk on a soggy night by Sonny Bill Williams and the rest of the brilliant Blues. The Lions seemingly had control of this first encounter with Super Rugby opposition for much of the first half, but then the wheels fell off. They failed to register a point between the 25th and 66th minutes, as their efforts were undermined by ill-discipline and a chronic lack of composure in difficult conditions.

Manchester City wantaway Nolito slams English weather

Nolito's exit from City will be hastened after moaning that his time in England was 'like living in a cave'. The comments are unlikely to go down well in Manchester after last summer's £13.8million signing (pictured above with daughter Lola) failed to live up to hype.

Departures, arrivals and contract extensions are all on the agenda, with Zinedine Zidane's side continuing to chase both Monaco teenager Kylian Mbappe and Manchester United's David de Gea.

After a wash-out in Paris on Tuesday, a thrilling schedule sees all four French Open men's quarter-finals take place today. Join Sportsmail's BEN NAGLE for all the action as it happens...

NEW After Real Madrid retained the European Cup and the English giants all flopped in Europe again, ROB DRAPER looks back at an intriguing season in the continent's elite club competition.

With the football season officially over, clubs' attention has turned to strengthening their squads over the summer. Join Sportsmail for all the breaking news throughout the day.

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is determined to leave the club this summer and the Belgium international has instructed his advisers to seal a return to Chelsea.

John Obi Mikel and the players who signed then left fast

There is little that excites a football fan more than when your team signs a new player and the prospect of seeing them in action. Yet some supporters never get to see this dream come true... even when the player has actually signed on the dotted line. RIATH AL-SAMARRAI takes a look back at 10 deals where a player joined a club, held the shirt, declared his new-found love... and left within a matter of weeks.

Rafael Nadal reaches French Open semi-finals

Rafael Nadal barely broke sweat to reach the French Open semi-finals as fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta quit with an injury less than an hour into their quarter-final on Wednesday. Nadal, bidding for a 10th title at Roland Garros, was leading 6-2, 2-0 when Carreno Busta decided he could not continue. He had received lengthy treatment on an abdominal injury at the end of the first set.

NEW Romelu Lukaku has instructed his agent to secure his return to Chelsea this summer in a deal that could be worth a world record £100m. But is the Belgian what the champions require?

Barcelona are considering a move for Bayern Munich star Douglas Costa, according to Spanish outlet Sport. The Brazilian is free to leave as Carlo Ancelotti plans to shake up his squad.

British and Irish Lions watch Auckland Blues' haka

The British and Irish Lions watched Auckland Blues perform a special haka for the first time ever on Wednesday. Warren Gatland's side took on the Blues in the second match of their New Zealand tour and witnessed the club side's haka before kick-off. It was the first time in the Blues' 21-year history that the traditional Maori warrior dance has been used prior to one of their matches.

British and Irish Lions were narrowly 22-16 beaten by the Auckland Blues at Eden Park on Wednesday. Here, Sportsmail's SAM PETERS runs the rule over the players.

SAM PETERS: The 6ft 5in, 17-stone centre will bring his own unique brand of rugby union to the world's attention against the Lions. Enjoy every moment.

Ihaia West scored the decisive try late in the second half as he collected a stunning Sonny Bill Williams offload to storm through and touch down, with the Lions unable to answer.

Ihaia West ran in a sensational late try to inflict defeat on Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions side at Eden Park. Catch up with all the action as it happened.

Juventus unveil 2017-18 home strip with new badge

Juventus have immediately looked to put their Champions League final disappointment behind them by unveiling their new home strip for the 2017-18 campaign. The Italian champions suffered a 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid in Cardiff on Saturday, and look to begin a new era with a home kit that features the club's new badge. More to follow... 

Alvarez shows off lethal body shots as he prepares for GGG

Canelo Alvarez, 26, is to take on Gennady Golovkin, 35, in a mega fight for world middleweight supremacy in Las Vegas on September 16. The winner is likely to take home the mythical title of greatest pound-for-pound fighter on the planet at the hi-tech T-Mobile Arena and neither fighter is leaving any stone unturned. 

United paid £7.4m to sign Bebe from Vitoria de Guimaraes in 2010 but he struggled to make any impression and was sent out on a series of loans before being bought by Benfica.

PAUL NEWMAN AT SOPHIA GARDENS: England could not have asked for more than to secure their Champions Trophy semi-final place with successive wins.

CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: ITV Racing's Matt Chapman, who divides opinion like no other member of the team, was stood down from commentating on the Derby presentation.

Real Madrid's 16-year-old signing Vinicius Junior must ignore his critics and play with freedom to succeed at the Bernabeu, according to Inter's Brazilian striker Gabriel Barbosa.

John Motson's ultimate combined England and Scotland XI

JOHN MOTSON EXCLUSIVE: This is a team most notable for those left out! Especially Tom Finney and Stanley Matthews. I’m not quite sure how I managed to omit two such marvellous, gifted players. It is a sign of the quality of footballers we have seen in this fixture down the years. ‘Motty, can you pick a composite team from England v Scotland?’ It’s only the oldest fixture in the world. Nothing too difficult then…

England in high spirts ahead of crunch Scotland clash

England looked in good spirits on Tuesday as they trained at St George's Park ahead of their crucial World Cup qualifier against old rivals Scotland. Gareth Southgate takes his side to Hampden Park on Saturday night as they look to take another giant stride towards Russia 2018. The Three Lions have taken control of Group F and are unbeaten from their first five games.

Russell describes himself as the 'world's No 1 individual attacking coach' on his Twitter profile and has already added the England team to the client list on his website.

England will be forced to wear their third-choice red strip on Saturday because their white shirts have been deemed to clash with the blue of Scotland. FIFA have once again stood firm on the issue.

The FA have imposed life bans on England supporters for the first time amid concerns a new generation of young males is responsible for some of the worst behaviour in football.

A police request to postpone Saturday’s World Cup qualifier between Scotland and England at Hampden Park was rejected last month by UEFA and the Scottish FA.

If Gordon Strachan’s Scotland team can play anywhere near as well as they talk then they will have a better chance at Hampden Park on Saturday than any bookmaker will give them.

Antoine Griezmann appears to snub Raphael Varane

Antoine Griezmann has clearly not forgiven Raphael Varane for the part he played in dumping Atletico Madrid out of the Champions League semi finals. The Real Madrid defender was greeted with hugs and applause as he joined up with his France team-mates on Tuesday. But there was only a frosty reception from Griezmann, who appeared to walk straight past him as he embraced team-mates and not clap him at the dinner table.

Anthony Joshua shows he's ready for Wladimir Klitschko

Anthony Joshua is keeping himself in top shape as the heavyweight world champion waits to discover if he will have a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko. Klitschko, 41, has yet to confirm whether he will retire or trigger his rematch clause and take on the newly-crowned IBF and WBA world champion. Joshua's agent Eddie Hearn claims they are working on making the fight and that the money involved means he 'can't see (the Ukrainian) not taking it'.

Southampton have asked the Premier League to investigate an alleged illegal approach from Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk. Saints maintain their star defender is not for sale.

MIKE KEEGAN: The Manchester United legend had a transplant in April after suffering from a condition which causes scarring of the kidneys and has revealed his nephew was his donor.

PETE JENSON: Jose Mourinho doesn't like being told he is incapable of nurturing youth. At Real Madrid he always felt he had the perfect answer to the accusation: Alvaro Morata.

Denmark 1-1 Germany: Joshua Kimmich rescues a draw

DENMARK 1-1 GERMANY: A much-changed German side rescued a late draw thanks to a magnificent individual strike from Joshua Kimmich after Christian Eriksen looked to have handed victory to the hosts. A first time drive from the Tottenham star gave the Danes an 18th minute lead after the ball was headed into his path by Antonio Rudiger. But the Bayern Munich youngster produced a stunning overhead kick in the 88th minute to level matters.

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard reveals all

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard opened his heart about his memorable career in front of a packed house at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on Monday night. Called Steven Gerrard Live, and organised by the Soccer Speaker company, it was the first event of its kind with the legendary England star chatting frankly about his past, present and future at Anfield.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Ivan Lendl met up with Andy Murray a week before the French Open began, and immediately slipped into Sergeant Major mode.

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has vowed to support the victims of the Manchester bombing after a hospital visit. Rashford and Jesse Lingard visited a children's hospital.

Although the Benjamin Mendy deal is still alive, England international Ryan Bertrand has emerged as a realistic target for Manchester City in their summer recruitment drive.

Former England seamer Chris Tremlett shows off muscle gain

Chris Tremlett's body was always a natural cocktail of everything a fast bowler could desire.  Tall, muscular, quick, the paceman was always a difficult customer for batsmen to handle — it's what allowed him to enjoy such a successful international and domestic career. Tremlett hung up his boots two seasons ago after finishing his career with Surrey, but he will be fondly remembered by England fans for being a key part in that famous Ashes series victory down under in 2010-11.

Hector Bellerin's Arsenal future could be in doubt after he welcomed interest from Barcelona and admitted he needs to be playing Champions League football.

The duo worked together at Real Madrid but Ronaldo was struggling with injuries, primarily to his knee, while the ex-AC Milan manager was in the hot seat between 2006 and 2007.

The man behind the rise of Bundesliga outsiders Leipzig could have been handed the England job last year, but the FA were reluctant to recruit another foreign name.

Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan has been expelled from the Turkey squad after attacking a journalist on a team flight, according to reports. His national side were on a journey back from Macedonia.

Is this the greatest football prank ever? Premier League player falls for elaborate hoax on TV show that includes his car sinking in quicksand and a giant komodo dragon to trigger epic meltdown

Stoke City winger Ramadan Sobhi was caught up in a bizarre but hilarious prank on Egyptian television. Footballers are famed for their involvement in practical jokes - after all, who can forget Rio Ferdinand's World Cup Wind-ups, in which the former England defender 'merk'd' team-mates. But none of them have dealt with prankster Ramez Galel, who has a reputation for his tricks involving celebrities on his television show, Ramadan.

Julen Lopetegui insists there's no rift in Spain squad

Julen Lopetegui has rubbished suggestions of a Real Madrid-Barcelona rift in the Spain squad as they prepare to face Colombia and Macedonia this week. Tensions between the two Spanish giants have been high in recent months, particularly after Madrid claimed the La Liga title ahead of their bitter rivals. While celebrating the title win in Madrid, Dani Carvajal joined a chant which labelled Barcelona defender Gerard Pique a 'b*****d', while his captain Sergio Ramos appeared to laugh.

IAN HERBERT: There was a time when Liverpool made Virgil van Dijk look worth considerably less than the £60million they hope will be enough to prise him from Southampton.

Jermain Defoe is planning on seeing 'best friend' Bradley Lowery as much as possible after confirming his move to Bournemouth following a medical on Tuesday.

SAMI MOKBEL: The France international played a peripheral role for the final weeks of the season as Wenger switched between Giroud and Danny Welbeck.

'That's right, it's me. Come on Arsenal!': Wenger seals first signing of the summer... but it's a little-known Bosnian on a free

The Bosnian attracted interest from many Premier League and European top clubs and was the subject of a failed bid from Chelsea in January. Manchester City, Liverpool, Everton, Juventus and AC Milan were all also keenly monitoring the defender. But Arsene Wenger had been tracking the Bosnia and Herzegovina international for some time and the Gunners, after opening negotiations in April, staved off fierce competition to land their man.

In a 9-4 vote on Tuesday, Miami-Dade County commissioners decided to allow Miami Beckham United to buy three acres of county land, the final piece in a nine-acre plot.

Super agent Mino Raiola faces a busy summer sorting out the futures of Romelu Lukaku, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Balotelli.

Whyte had been accused of acquiring the Ibrox club by fraud in May 2011 and faced another charge under the Companies Act.

Pep Guardiola's backroom staff will deliver tactical sermons to corporate Manchester City fans before every home game next season inside the new 'Tunnel Club' hospitality suite.

Team New Zealand boat spectacularly capsizes in America's Cup challenger semi-final to hand Ainslie a lifeline in Bermuda

Emirates Team New Zealand capsized in high winds on Tuesday, catapulting some of the crew into the water and handing rivals Britain's Land Rover BAR their first win of the America's Cup semi-final. Other New Zealand crew members, including helmsman Peter Burling, were left suspended in the upturned hull of their 50-foot catamaran until support boats could right the craft. The boat showed signs of damage from the high-speed impact with the waters of Bermuda's Great Sound, where winds were gusting near the maximum allowed for America's Cup racing.

Ronaldo still dancing for joy as he jets off with girlfriend and pals after Champions League triumph

Cristiano Ronaldo was still in high spirits on Monday night as the Real Madrid star continued to celebrated their Champions League triumph. The Portuguese forward scored twice as Real Madrid won the Champions League for the second season in a row by beating Juventus 4-1 on Saturday. The former Manchester United man posted a video of him singing and dancing on a private jet on his Instagram page.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: A staccato day of rain delays ended with Bacsinszky and Ostapenko lined up against each other on their 28th and 20th birthdays respectively.

The 30-year-old Scot has taken late action to vote in the election and says he will not be joining other leading British sports stars by moving abroad for tax reasons.

Lambert sustained multiple injuries after coming off his bike at Greeba Castle on Sunday. The 48-year-old was initially treated at the scene and then airlifted to Nobles Hospital.

Formula One champions Mercedes will continue to give their drivers equal treatment despite the emergence of Sebastian Vettel as Ferrari's clear title contender, according to team boss Toto Wolff.

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Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Grizemann train ahead of Sweden

France notched up their training intensity this week as they prepare for a crunch World Cup qualifying clash with Sweden. The full range of Les Blues stars took to the training ground in order to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the huge fixture on Friday evening. Star strikers Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Grizemann wasted no time in getting stuck into the action, taking to the training session in high spirits before applying their usual match-day intensity.

Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria train in Melbourne

Argentina are continuing to prepare for their Melbourne glamour friendly with Brazil ahead of walking out in front of 99,000 fans on Friday. Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria were pictured training at Melbourne City's Football Academy base on Tuesday in the build-up to Friday's fixture at Melbourne Cricket Ground. New manager Jorge Sampaoli will lead La Albiceleste for the first time, having cut his ties with Sevilla, and made sure of Messi's services for the Australia trip in one of his first acts as boss. 

What happened to 1993 England youth side? 

England's Young Lions made it through to the semi-finals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in South Korea on Monday, after a goal from Liverpool's Dominic Solanke sunk Mexico. England are finally starting to address an awful record in this competition that had seen them winless in five tournaments dating back to 1999. But it wasn't always so bad. In March 1993, a young England side went out to Australia to compete in what was then known as the FIFA World Youth Championship and came home with bronze medals.

Kylian Mbappe is set to reject a move away from Monaco this summer despite reported world-record offers from European giants Real Madrid, Manchester City and Manchester United.

Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker may be battling for the same shirt with Tottenham and England but there is no tension between the pair, who were happy to share a tent on a boot camp exercise.

Bosz, who guided Ajax to the Europa League final, replaced Thomas Tuchel as manager of Dortmund and the Dutch side are now scouring replacements.

KIT HOLDEN: At Borussia Dortmund, they are used to great players coming in and out of the eternally revolving door - and Dembele may be on his way to Barcelona after just one season.

The 21-year-old is the son of former Carrow Road favourite Bryan Gunn and has been tipped for a bright career after impressing for City's U23s throughout last season and England U21s.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe that he should only move to a club where he is guaranteed to play amid interest from Manchester United and Real Madrid.

Keep track of all the major transfers involving senior players in the Premier League as Sportsmail brings you all the summer deals right the way through to transfer deadline day.

Stay up-to-date with all the new confirmed kits set to feature during the 2017-18 Premier League campaign as Sportsmail takes a look at the brand new strips your team will be wearing.

Whether your Premier League side is taking on local opposition or racking up the air miles with trips Down Under, keep track of all the latest friendly matches announced as well as the results here.

Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan takes part in training

Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan has stepped up his recovery from a cruciate knee ligament injury by taking part in a light training session on Tuesday. The 26-year-old German midfielder has not played for City since December 14 after suffering the serious injury in a 2-0 home win over Watford. And after a long rehabilitation process, Gundogan is now back in training and looked mobile enough as he sprinted, weaved in and out of cones, and took part in some passing and shooting drills.

Man United stars visit terror attack victims

Manchester United stars Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard have visited the young victims of the Manchester terror attack in hospital. The duo spent Monday at Manchester Children's Hospital, spending time with those caught up in the atrocity and handing out United shirts. 22 people were killed and over 120 were injured when after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Manchester Arena following an Ariana Grande concert.

Former Tottenham captain Gary Mabbutt is in a stable condition and is now recovering after undergoing a successful heart operation, the club have announced on Tuesday.

Wojciech Szczesny, who debuted for Arsenal in 2010, moved to Roma in 2015 and re-signed for another year after a successful first campaign. Now Roma want him to stay at the club.

The 45-year old coach saw his side secure promotion to the Premier League with a penalty shoot out win over Reading and wants to see the job through with the club in the top flight.

Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette admits he could still join Atletico Madrid this summer, despite the La Liga's club's transfer ban. The French striker said he would leave Lyon this summer.

Speaking at Milan's Malpensa airport before flying to meet Inter's owners in China, Spalletti confirmed that the switch was 'all done'.

The 30-year-old was signed by Pep Guardiola for £13.8million in July last year but has struggled to make an impact at the Etihad, particularly since the arrival of Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras.

Jared Payne was once ditched by Lions boss Warren Gatland

CHRIS FOY - EXCLUSIVE: When the 41 chosen men were revealed, Jared Payne was the unlikeliest Lion of them all, given that Warren Gatland once concluded he was not good enough to play provincial rugby for Waikato. No wonder Ulster and Ireland's Kiwi back - adept at full back or centre - was so shocked to be included among the best of the best from Britain and Ireland. The coach whose decision, years ago, had forced him to move away from home to pursue a professional career, had revised his opinion of Payne emphatically.

CHRIS FOY: Dane Coles has not played since March 18 due to a persisting concussion and the Hurricanes have admitted they have no idea when he will be ready for action.

NIK SIMON - EXCLUSIVE: Keven Mealamu has expressed his remorse over the infamous spear tackle which prematurely ended Brian O'Driscoll's Lions tour in 2005.

The tackle was panned at the time as the two All Blacks speared the Irishman into the ground off the ball in the opening minutes of the first Test in Christchurch.

Wales skipper Sam Warburton will lead the Lions in three Test matches against the All Blacks as Gatland looks to secure back-to-back tour victories, following the 2-1 series win over Australia.

The British and Irish Lions travel to New Zealand for the first time in 12 years and are scheduled to play 10 matches across seven different locations, including three Tests against the All Blacks.

The British and Irish Lions squad met up for the first time ahead of their tour to New Zealand in June. The Lions' official twitter posted a photo of Alun Wyn Jones posing in the squad's kit.

Eoin Morgan urges England to knock Australia out

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT CARDIFF: Eoin Morgan called for England to complete a perfect Champions Trophy group-stage performance by knocking out Australia at Edgbaston on Saturday. England are guaranteed to finish top of Group A after hammering New Zealand by 87 runs at Sophia Gardens, but can now deny their old rivals a place in the last four with a third straight win. 'We'll go into it with a very serious attitude,' said Morgan. 'We never take any position we're in for granted. If we're truly going to be contenders in this tournament, we need to beat the best teams.

All the talk has been about England's exciting batting, but the way their attack overcame extremely testing conditions in Cardiff was a real credit to them.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Australia need victory to reach the last four after suffering washouts in both their first two games, against New Zealand and Bangladesh.

Raees has never featured in a one-day international for Pakistan but made his debut for the national side in the Twenty20 format against West Indies last year.

McIlroy shows off his swing as he insists he will return from injury in time for US Open

Rory McIlroy says he has recovered from a rib injury and will be fit for the US Open. The world No 2 was a doubt for the June 15-18 event after sustaining a stress fracture of a rib earlier in the year.

Kvitova is returning from a five-month break after she was stabbed in her playing hand by a burglar in December. She was knocked out of the French Open in the second round recently.

Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica has completed a test with the Renault team in Spain, suggesting he could return to the sport he left in 2011.

Eddie Jones' men were given a difficult time by the Pumas at Twickenham last November before overcoming the early dismissal of Elliot Daly to triumph 27-14.

James DeGale has revealed he will undergo surgery on his injured right shoulder on Wednesday, meaning he may have to wait until next year to fight again.

Padraig Harrington has enjoyed a wonderful career filled with major championship and Ryder Cup victories, but he feared it had come to an end in the most inglorious manner imaginable.

JEFF POWELL: Las Vegas has won the right to stage the long awaited mega fight between Golovkin and Alvarez. The middleweight title bout will take place at the T-Mobile Arena on September 16.

Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Hamilton, Wolverhampton, Ripon, Uttoxeter and Kempton.

Sheik Mohammed’s Godolphin stable has lurched into fresh crisis as the sudden resignation of chief executive John Ferguson exposed deep rifts within the organisation.

Is US Open going to be yet another shambles at Erin Hills?

WORLD OF GOLF - DEREK LAWRENSON: They’re surely not about to mess up yet again, are they? Not after the last two editions, filled as they were with farce and outrage. Yet that, sadly, appears a grave possibility judging by the early noises emanating about Erin Hills in Wisconsin, which will host the United States Open for the first time next week. I asked Justin Rose at Wentworth recently what he had heard about the new venue. ‘Not a lot that’s positive, to be honest,’ was the grim response.

CRAIG HOPE, NORTH EAST FOOTBALL REPORTER: It is not often you say this about a defensive midfield player whose job it is to disrupt and destroy, but Cheick Tiote was great fun.

Liverpool have taken to shopping at Southampton in the same way that most people visit Tesco, with £60million central defender Virgil van Dijk set to become the latest to make the switch.

PETE JENSON: In keeping with the nature of his career at the club his last game in a Real Madrid shirt saw him score and then get taken off after breaking a rib in a collision with Toni Kroos.