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Daily Digest: Santiago Solari or Guti ideal successors to Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid

Sport360 staff

10:24 01/06/2018

Hello folks. Ajit Vijaykumar to give you a snapshot of what’s going on in the world of sport.

TOP STORY

2002 Champions League winner: Santiago Solari.

Taking over from Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid is going to be one of the hardest jobs in sport at the moment.

The stellar record of the now former Real boss means the next person to take the hot seat will have to live up to some incredibly high expectations.

It therefore makes sense to look at former Madrid stars like Santiago Solari or Guti for the top job.

Stuart Appleby has more on it here.

FOOTBALL

Swiss midfielder: Granit Xhaka.

Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka has suffered a World Cup injury scare after he hurt his knee during training on Thursday.

Arsenal’s Xhaka injured his left knee in a challenge while training in rain with his international team-mates in Lugano.

Read more here.

CRICKET

England face an uphill task as they take on Pakistan in the second and final Test in Headingley, trailing 1-0.

All-rounder Ben Stokes faces a late fitness Test on Friday as Sarfraz Ahmed’s Pakistan look to pull off a huge upset by clinching a Test series victory.

Read our preview here.

TENNIS

Rafael Nadal said he is in favour of on-site pre-tournament withdrawals that have been introduced at the Grand Slams and ATP tournaments.

“For a lot of players, that they are inside the tournament of a Grand Slam and they have a physical problem in that week, just playing tournament helps a lot to save the year,” Nadal said after his second round victory over Guido Pella at the French Open.

FEATURE OF THE DAY

Zinedine Zidane stepped down as Real Madrid boss after one of the most successful stints in less than two-and-a-half seasons.

The Frenchman has only raised his status in his already illustrious history at the club.

Here we take a look at seven stats from his amazing reign.

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Cricket: England v Pakistan, Second Test (14:00)

Tennis: French Open (13:00)

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