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Leo Beenhakker, former Real Madrid, Ajax and Netherlands coach, dies at 82

  • Dutchman also led Trinidad & Tobago at 2006 World Cup
  • Clubs pay tribute to ‘legendary coach’ and ‘unique figure’

Leo Beenhakker, the former Real Madrid, Ajax and Netherlands manager, has died at the age of 82.

The Dutchman’s first stint as Ajax manager between 1978 and 1981 brought him the Eredivisie title, which he won again on his return to the Amsterdam club later in his career in 1990.

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© Photograph: Steven Governo/AP

© Photograph: Steven Governo/AP

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Australia star Ellyse Perry ‘excited’ to join Hampshire for Women’s T20 Blast

  • Perry will play at least six games in new tournament
  • Signing is coup for English domestic women’s cricket

Hampshire have signed the Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry in a major coup for the restructure of the English women’s domestic game.

Perry, the all-time leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in the Women’s Ashes, has been at the forefront of eight Australia World Cup wins – two in ODIs and six in Twenty20 – and was named the International Cricket Council’s women’s player of the decade in 2020.

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© Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images for Cricket Australia

© Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images for Cricket Australia

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Jack Draper out of Monte Carlo after defeat to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

  • Spaniard beats British No 1 6-3, 6-7 (6) on clay court
  • Serve abandons Draper, who records 10 double faults

Jack Draper crashed out at the last-16 stage of the Monte-Carlo Masters following defeat to Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Fifth seed Draper, who dispatched Marcos Giron in a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 victory on Tuesday, struggled with his serve, accounting for 10 double faults during the 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4 loss.

“Today I didn’t feel at my best or at my best mentally with my strategy,” Davidovich Fokina said on court after the win, in which he made 57 unforced errors to his opponent’s 46. “It was a rollercoaster with my mind, I didn’t know how to control the emotions and I didn’t respect myself or my team. I am so sorry with how I did today and I am happy with the win and I will be ready for tomorrow.

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© Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images

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Like father, like daughter: four-year-old Poppy McIlroy sinks putt at Augusta

  • Rory McIlroy enjoys ‘very cool’ moment in Par Three
  • Nico Echavarria wins family-friendly tournament

Rory McIlroy’s four-year-old daughter, Poppy, sank a monster putt in the Par Three Tournament to delight the Augusta crowd on the eve of the 89th Masters.

The Northern Irishman helped his daughter make the long birdie putt on the final hole in the family-friendly pre-Masters event, describing the moment as “very cool”.

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© Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA

© Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA

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Former Russian minister found guilty of breaching UK sanctions

Dmitry Ovsiannikov transferred funds to UK bank account while brother also convicted

A former Russian government minister who was appointed as a governor in illegally annexed Crimea by Vladimir Putin has been found guilty of circumventing sanctions, in the first case of its kind.

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, the former governor of Sevastopol, was accused of deliberately avoiding sanctions by opening a Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) account and having tens of thousands of pounds transferred to it by his wife, Ekaterina Ovsiannikova.

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© Photograph: Benjamin Cremel/AFP/Getty Images

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Ineos Britannia pulls out of America’s Cup and aims barb at Ben Ainslie’s team

  • Ineos blames delays on talks with Ainslie’s Athena team
  • Sir Jim Ratcliffe laments ‘very difficult decision’

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Britannia team has withdrawn its intention to compete in the 38th America’s Cup.

The team, which lost 7-2 against Emirates Team New Zealand in the 37th edition last year, has announced it has “reluctantly withdrawn its challenge”, claiming a six-month delay in reaching an agreement with Sir Ben Ainslie’s Athena Racing Ltd had “undermined its ability to prepare” for the event.

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© Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

© Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

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Novak Djokovic exits Monte Carlo after ‘horrible’ defeat to Alejandro Tabilo

  • Djovokic ‘didn’t expect to play this bad’ in Monaco
  • Alcaraz battles past Francisco Cerundolo in three sets

Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters with a straight sets defeat to Alejandro Tabilo. The Chilean had beaten the world No 5 on clay in Rome last year and built on a solid start to the second-round match before securing a 6-3, 6-4 win in just under an hour and a half on Court Rainier III.

Tabilo, ranked 32 in the world, broke twice in the opening set, with Djokovic looking rather subdued playing his first match on clay since winning Olympic gold last summer. Djokovic’s wayward returns continued to prove costly as Tabilo – who beat Stan Wawrinka in the first round – built on an early break in the second before closing out an impressive victory to take his place in the last 16.

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© Photograph: Neal Simpson/Getty Images/Allstar

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