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David Cooper here with a round-up of our top stories on Tuesday morning.
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TOP STORY
Will he stay or will he go? Thibaut Courtois.
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois failed to report for training on Monday as doubts over his future at Stamford Bridge intensified.
It remains to be seen whether Real Madrid will up the ante to complete a deal for the 26-year-old this week.
Read more, here.
FOOTBALL
New chapter: Omar Abdulrahman.
Months of speculation have come to an end after UAE superstar Omar Abdulrahman secured a momentous season-long loan to Saudi Arabia giants Al Hilal and simultaneously agreed a three-year contract extension at Al Ain, dashing hope of a historic European switch.
Matt Monaghan has this comment piece on the playmaker, here.
CRICKET
Pace ace: Jasprit Bumrah.
As India fell to a narrow 31-run defeat in the first Test against England, they must have wondered what could have been had they had the services of pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.
And ahead of the the second match at Lord’s beginning on Thursday, the Men in Blue are hoping the latter will be fit for selection given he has reportedly been stepping up his recovery from injury in the nets.
SOCIAL MEDIA ROUND-UP
Our US sports expert Jay Asser has this piece on the rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox – and see for yourself how the two two teams match-up below:
FEATURE OF THE DAY
KL Rahul’s stumps go flying at Edgbaston.
Cricket writer Ajit Vijaykumar says India’s onus on playing attacking cricket and taking 20 wickets in a Test match has effected their batting in the game’s longest format.
Do you agree?
Read his article, here.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Tennis: Rogers Cup, Montreal (from 20:00)