Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy ​position, not clear

Donald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran.

During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, on Friday, the US president said he would “pretty soon” designate the waterway – a crucial chokepoint for global trade, through which about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil supplies typically pass – a US territory.

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• Manager’s deal expires at end of the new season

• ‘They don’t have to worry … I want to be here’

Mikel Arteta has said he is relaxed about his Arsenal contract expiring at the end of the new season and believes his side will need to be better than last year to defend their title successfully.

The Premier League champions will face Enzo Maresca’s Manchester City in the Community Shield in Cardiff on Sunday and are heavy favourites to win back-to-back league titles for the first time since the 1930s. The departure of Pep Guardiola from their traditional rivals City means Arteta is now the Premier League’s longest-serving manager, with the Spaniard having joined in December 2019.

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Raúl Jiménez marked his return to Wolves with the stoppage-time equaliser that saved them from an embarrassing start to their return to the Championship.

The Mexico striker, who scored against England during the World Cup finals, retained his composure to convert a penalty given for handball by Rayan Alebiosu that would have had VAR questioning whether the defender was in the area when Jackson Tchatchoua’s cross struck his arm. Thankfully for Wolves, the video assistant referee is no longer their problem. Jiménez, who had bought scarves for all supporters in the South Bank in gratitude for their response to welcoming him home, tucked away his first goal in this second spell for the club he graced during their recent heyday.

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• Swiss runner sets 1:54.81sec championship best

• Femke Broeders-Bol secures bronze in 1:55.54

The 800m European women’s final we all hoped for delivered as Switzerland’s Audrey Werro led from the front to win a classic for the ages. But it was a close run thing as Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson pushed her all the way to take silver.

However Werro proved too strong as she came through in a championship record 1:54.81sec. Just behind her was Hodgkinson, who ran 1:55:01 to take silver. Femke Broeders-Bol took bronze in 1:55.54.

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Endless summer, Todd Weaver

Drop the rock, Syd Bee

High five, Ego (@lordego1)

Jorinde van Klinken heeft vrijdag op het EK atletiek goud veroverd bij het discuswerpen. Eerder won ze al zilver bij het kogelstoten. Femke Broeders-Bol liep haar eerste 800 meterfinale op een groot toernooi en eindigde op de derde plaats.