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Rafael Nadal has played just two games since losing in the semifinals at Roland Garros in June. The Spaniard has been struggling with a foot injury for which he received treatment during the summer.

Barcelona want Xavi to leave his post as Al-Sadd manager to return to the Camp Nou

Messi plans to return as a technical secretary

Sergio Aguero will remain under full medical supervision for a few days while undergoing tests

Toto Wolff rubbished claims that anyone could have won in a Mercedes to defend Lewis Hamilton's six titles with the Silver Arrows team.

Real Madrid could enter the free agent market in a big way next summer and sign three in-demand stars without paying a single Euro in transfer fees.

Barcelona remain keen on signing a midfielder and have identified Manchester United's Donny van de Beek as a potential January target.

Sergi Barjuan is likely to have Frenkie de Jong, Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembele back in the playing squad when Barcelona travel to Kiev to take on Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

India crumbled to their second loss at the T20 World Cup after losing their opening game to Pakistan. This time it was New Zealand that troubled India to record a comfortable eight-wicket win.

The seven-time world champion said he had a far worse experience just two years into the sport

Vinicius Jr. has been having a stellar season at the club level, but was left out by Tite

The Spaniard was unable to make his debut this weekend contrary to earlier optimistic reports

The Argentine has not registered a single goal for PSG in Ligue 1 since his arrival

It appears as though the club is not willing to let go of their manager

Benzema missed Friday training and has been left out of the squad against Elche

The former Barca midfielder is expected to take over as manager form Ronald Koeman

Lionel Messi's performances for PSG since his move from Barcelona have not been extraordinary according to former France international Nicolas Anelka.

The club need to find a replacement who will not require a hefty salary

Real Madrid are looking to offload Eden Hazard and have contacted a number of clubs including Chelsea and Newcastle United to gauge interest in the midfielder.

LeBron James has been listed as questionable for the Lakers' game against Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night after missing the last two games with ankle soreness.

Mercedes are battling a crippling engine reliability issue which has seen them take more engine penalties than any other team on the grid in 2021.

Ansu Fati has suffered a knee injury just weeks since returning to competitive action

Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski is seen as the winner in a leaked image of the alleged results

Xavi Hernandez has emerged as the favourite to replace the sacked Ronald Koeman with Barcelona said to have initiated contact with their former midfielder.

Nico Rosberg unwilling to stick his neck out and pick a winner for the 2021 Drivers' championship with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton separated by just 12 points with five races remaining.

Manchester United have accepted that they are likely to lose Paul Pogba on a free transfer next summer with the midfielder looking unlikely to sign a new deal to remain at Old Trafford beyond June 2022.

Russell Westbrook notched his first triple double for the Lakers before being ejected in his team's 123-115 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

The club made the announcement almost immediately after the loss, with no replacement confirmed as of now

Ramos has not suited up for PSG since moving from Real Madrid over the summer thanks to an injury