Newcastle have made an approach for Rafa Benitez as they consider alternatives to Steve McClaren, according to Sky sources. Sky Sports News HQ understands that although McClaren remains in charge, the club have made contact with Benitezs representatives about the Spaniard stepping in to try to salvage their season.Benitez is available after leaving Real Madrid in January, and sources close to him indicate he would have a qualified interest in the vacancy. McClarens nine-month tenure as Newcastle head coach looked no closer to being resolved on Wednesday night with the former England boss holding talks with managing director Lee Charnley on the phone in the afternoon.The pair were due to meet for talks at St James Park, but the planned face-to-face meeting did not take place. McClaren left the training ground after speaking to Lee Charnley on the phone After four days of silence from the Newcastle hierarchy, it would have been the first time the two had met since Saturdays 3-1 home defeat to Bournemouth which left the club languishing in the bottom three.A telephone conversation did happen and McClaren is set to take training on Thursday, with further talks expected afterwards.SSNHQ earlier learned the former Derby manager would not face the media for his weekly pre-match news conference, which had been scheduled for Thursday but was postponed. Newcastle fans reacted angrily to the clubs 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth McClaren has continued to prepare his side to face Premier League leaders Leicester on Monday Night Football despite intensifying speculation that he is about to lose his job.The clubs directors held a meeting on Monday, conducted without McClaren despite the fact he is also on the board. Former Chelsea and Liverpool boss Benitez tops a wish-list of managers who the club would like to put in charge should they decide to dispense with McClaren. Former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes is also understood to be under consideration as a potential successor.The loss to Bournemouth last weekend increased speculation that McClaren could be relieved of his duties, with the team second from bottom in the Premier League with just 10 games remaining. Also See: McClaren future unresolved Benitez & Moyes on Newcastle shortlist Newcastles decision-makers Whats wrong with Newcastle? McClaren determined to stay Nike Air Max BW Mens . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. Nike Air Max BW Womens . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. 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Their first-round U.S. Open match didnt end until 1:48 a.m. Tuesday.It was the latest finish for a womens match in tournament history -- typically the women play first and the men second in the night session, so six mens matches have ended later.The first night matches of the U.S. Open always start later because of the opening ceremony, but more often than not theyre routs with a top player facing an unseeded opponent.But on Monday, No. 1 Novak Djokovic was pushed to four sets, then Riske and Keys went three.The eighth-seeded Keys rallied from down a set and a break to win 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in 2 hours, 26 minutes.Both players said they werent particularly aware on court of how late it was.Now that Im a part of it, yay, Keys said of setting a record. Lets not try to break it.Asked if shes a night owl, Riske said simply: No.Keys, meanwhile, is definitely not a morrning person.ddddddddddddThis time of morning, I am, she said in her on-court interview shortly before 2 a.m. At 6 a.m., 7 a.m., Im not a good person.The 60th-ranked Riske had two points on her serve at 5-4 in the second-set tiebreaker to try to close out the match, but Keys won them both and clinched the set on the next point.Riske has lost 10 straight Grand Slam matches. Shes 2-16 against top-10 opponents, though one of the victories came against Petra Kvitova as Riske reached the round of 16 at the 2013 U.S. Open.Its only a matter of time that things start turning my way, she said.Keys took a medical timeout in the second set to have a trainer work on her right shoulder. She said it was just soreness and she didnt expect it to be an issue going forward.Keys hasnt lost in the first round at a major since the 2014 French Open. 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