Arsenal forward Kai Havertz will undergo season-ending surgery after sustaining a hamstring injury in training, the Premier League club confirmed on Thursday. Havertz picked up the injury during Arsenal’s warm-weather training in Dubai last week, with the German set to miss the rest of the season. “We can confirm that Kai Havertz has sustained a hamstring injury during a training session in Dubai last week,” a...
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has chosen Filip Jorgensen as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Spaniard Robert Sanchez, Afrosport reports. Maresca on Thursday said Jorgensen, who joined the Blues from Villarreal in July 2024, is the club’s No. 1 “at the moment.” The 22-year-old goalkeeper started Chelsea’s last Premier League game against West Ham, with Sanchez settling for a place on the bench following numerous errors...
The much-anticipated semi-automated offside technology is set to debut in English football in the FA Cup next month, Afrosport reports. The Football Association (FA) on Thursday announced that the semi-automated offside technology will be used for the first time in English football across seven matches in the FA Cup fifth round in Premier League stadiums. This means only the all-Championship affair between Preston North End and...
Nicolas Jackson is set for a spell on the sidelines as the Senegalese striker could miss up to eight weeks with a hamstring injury, Afrosport reports. Jackson was replaced by Spaniard Marc Guiu before the second half restart of Chelsea’s 2-1 win over West Ham on Monday, 3 February. The 23-year-old has been ruled out until after next month’s international break, with Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca...
Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton will miss at least four weeks with a left calf strain, the team announced Wednesday. Ayton, who is averaging 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds in 40 starts this season, had an MRI after suffering the injury during Monday's 146-117 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Trail Blazers big man Deandre Ayton suffered a left calf strain in Monday night's game against Denver and will be re-evaluated in...
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