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Bellingham buys stake in Birmingham Phoenix

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  • Jude Bellingham attended Madrid Open with girlfriend Ashlyn Castro and mother Denise.
  • Bellingham bought a one per cent stake in Birmingham Phoenix for around £800,000.
  • Naomi Osaka returned to tennis after a month off, winning her opening match in Madrid.

Jude Bellingham, his girlfriend Ashlyn Castro and mother Denise attended the Madrid Open on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Castro, an American model with over 240,000 followers on Instagram, has been dating the Real Madrid star since last summer. It also emerged that Bellingham has bought a one per cent stake in cricket franchise Birmingham Phoenix for around £800,000.

Naomi Osaka hopes travelling more with her daughter Shai can help her find work-life balance. She took a month off after the Miami Open and returned at the Madrid Open with a more positive perspective. Osaka beat Camila Osorio 6-2 7-5 in her opening match. She described her Madrid outfit as a 'nod to European summers'. 'I was able to go home, pretty much be a mom. So I would take her to school, pick her up from school, and it was really cool,' Osaka said. 'She's here with me so just getting to see her face and going to practises and coming back, it's been really special to me.'

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