Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Sports Newspapers:
- Former England manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, is dead. Eriksson, who had pancreatic cancer, died on Monday as confirmed by his family in a statement.
- Defending champion Coco Gauff says she is treating this year’s US Open as a “victory lap” after comfortably beating Varvara Gracheva in her opening match. Gauff, 20, began her title defence with a 6-2 6-0 victory in just 66 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Liverpool are considering a move for Juventus’ Italy winger Federico Chiesa. The 26-year-old attacker has been deemed surplus to requirements by Juve manager Thiago Motta, who took charge of the Serie A side earlier this summer.
- Novak Djokovic began his quest to become the first player to capture 25 Grand Slam titles with victory under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium against Moldovan qualifier Radu Albot. The world No 2, who is favourite to become the first player to successfully defend his New York title since Roger Federer in 2008, eased to a comfortable 6-2 6-2 6-4 win against Albot to claim a record-breaking 78th win on the main showcourt at Flushing Meadows.
- Manchester City have agreed a £21.2m deal with Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal to sell defender Joao Cancelo. Personal terms are not thought to be a problem, although Cancelo is yet to agree to the move.
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