MADRID (AP) — Leeds hammered woeful Newcastle 4-1 to go third in the Premier League on Monday while Real Betis won 2-1 at Villarreal to move equal on points with second-place Real Madrid in La Liga.
The top two in Italy, Roma and Inter Milan, won comfortably to maintain their 100 per cent records and Como beat Parma 2-1 to climb into third spot.
Betis' fairy tale start to the Spanish season continued with victory over Villarreal.
The win, courtesy of goals from Cucho Hernández and Natan, came 10 days after it beat Real Madrid 1-0 in La Liga, and less than a week after it overcame Lille 3-2 in its first Champions League group match since 2005.
The result at Estadio de la Ceramica lifts Betis into second place, tied with Madrid on 12 points. Barcelona is top on 15.

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Real Madrid's visit to Sevilla to face Betis is not expected to be an easy one even if Manuel Pellegrini's side just lost to Levante 5-2 a handful of days ago. They're always a strong home team, so this could be the first time this season that Madrid truly need to defend at a high level if they want the three points.
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Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois, Dumfries, Konaté, Huijsen, Cucurella, Bernardo, Valverde, Güler, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappé.
Betis predicted XI: Valles, Bellerín, Diego Llorente, Natan, Fran García, Facundo, Fornals, Antony, Isco, Riquelme, Cucho.
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Following the loan departure of Ronald Araujo, it was repored that FC Barcelona will enter the market for a new defender.
The Blaugrana, led by sporting director Deco and manager Hansi Flick, were understood to be looking for a left-footed centre-back, giving ways to links with several names.
While Aymeric Laporte of Athletic Club was touted as a key target, another name on the La Liga champions' radars was Natan of Real Betis.
Natan was expected to be one of the main figures in Real Betis' transfer window, but so far his prominence has come more from rumours than concrete offers.
Los Verdiblancos have not received the bids they were expecting for the Brazilian, although his name continues to circulate in the market, especially with Barcelona, with his agent, Andre Cury, even admitting contacts with the Catalans.

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WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that the U.S. would take out ‌Pickaxe Mountain in Iran, as he warned that ‌Washington would continue to hit the country hard.
"We're going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready," Trump said in an interview on the Hugh Hewitt Show.
"We're watching (Pickaxe Mountain) closely. We see no activity there. They're not doing well ‌with their nuclear situation. ⁠Every time we hear about it, we blow it up. So they don't like talking ⁠about it. But we'll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon," Trump said.
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Trump earlier on Monday said the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the ‌Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open — for a fee — after the two sides exchanged more missile and drone attacks.

With a busy draft week and the start of free agency in the rearview mirror, the St. Louis Blues moved on from two forwards while adding four. In GM Alex Steen’s first weeks at the helm, many wonder if he has something bigger up his sleeve.
As the 2025-26 season quickly devolved into one to forget, the Blues began unleashing the kids. This was especially the case up top, as captain Brayden Schenn was sent to the Islanders. Doug Armstrong prioritized giving opportunities to players aged 25 or younger, including a full-time role for Dalibor Dvorsky, the debut of Otto Stenberg, and waiver claims for Jonatan Berggren and Jack Finley.
All of those players are still on the team, including Berggren, who signed a one-year extension. One departing forward is Jonathan Drouin. After being part of the Schenn trade, the former No. 3 overall pick was bought out of his contract, a move Armstrong never made in his time running the Blues.
Since the season ended, the Blues traded Jordan Kyrou to the Capitals in exchange for a package that included Connor McMichael. Additionally, they brought in Mason McTavish, signed Ross Johnston, and signed Dillon Dube, who spent this past season with AHL Springfield, to a one-way contract.
As it stands, the Blues will have 15 NHL-caliber forwards on their roster when RFA McMichael signs a contract extension. That number doesn’t include 2025 first-round pick Justin Carbonneau, who scored 51 goals in the QMJHL last season.

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