Fulham have signed Mexico striker Raul Jimenez from fellow Premier League side Wolves for a fee of about £5.5m. The 32-year-old has signed a two-year deal with Fulham, with the club having the option for a third year. Jimenez scored 57 goals in 166 games during his five seasons at Molineux.
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Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal have permission to speak to Kylian Mbappe after making a world record €300m bid for the Paris St-Germain forward. The 24-year-old France captain, who has a year left on his contract, has refused to sign an extension at the French champions and was not selected for their pre-season tour to Japan.
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Jordi Meeus caused a monumental upset on Stage 21 of the Tour de France as he outsprinted Jasper Philipsen, Dylan Groenewegen and Mads Pedersen to win on the Champs-Elysees. The Belgian had not finished higher than sixth in the opening 20 stages, making Bora’s decision to pick him over Sam Bennett look questionable, but he came good at the last with a stunning sprint.
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Brian Harman overcame an early wobble to stroll serenely to his first major title with a six-shot victory at the 151st Open Championship in Hoylake. A one-under 70 proved more than enough for the American, who finished on 13 under at a rain-soaked Royal Liverpool. World number three Jon Rahm finished joint second on seven under with Sepp Straka, Tom Kim and Jason Day.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen picked up his seventh win in a row as the team clinched a record setting 12th consecutive win by dominating the Hungarian Grand Prix. McLaren’s Lando Norris finished second while Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez moved from P9 to P3 ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who had started the race from pole.
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