Injuries
Player injury news, recovery updates.
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Sesko and Darlow join Rashford and Mainoo as four United players withdraw from international duty
Manchester United's injury problems deepened on Monday as Benjamin Sesko and Karl Darlow became the third and fourth players to withdraw from international squads, joining Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo on the casualty list during the three-week break.
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Bonar earns 52nd Scotland cap after back surgery left her fearing career was over
Sarah Bonar returned to international rugby off the bench against New Zealand at Hive Stadium on Saturday, earning her 52nd Scotland cap after a complex back operation that left the 32-year-old second-row uncertain she would ever play at the top level again.
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Porter and O'Brien return to full training as Carbery steps up ACL recovery ahead of URC opener
Leinster have received a double injury boost ahead of their URC season opener against the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday, with loosehead prop Andrew Porter and outside back Tommy O'Brien both returning to full training. New signing Joey Carbery is also progressing his ACL rehabilitation.
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Sesko's shin injury flares again as Manchester United rule him out of international duty
Benjamin Sesko has withdrawn from Slovenia's Nations League squad after a recurrence of the shin injury that kept him out for four months earlier this season. The striker will undergo further tests at Carrington before a recovery plan is defined.
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Mainoo and Rashford withdraw from England squad ahead of Nations League fixtures
Manchester United have been dealt a double injury blow after Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford both pulled out of Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the September Nations League fixtures, adding to Michael Carrick's growing list of concerns.
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Joshua Van defended his flyweight title against Pantoja with a torn AC joint
UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van revealed at the UFC 331 post-fight press conference that he tore his AC joint just over a month before his rematch with Alexandre Pantoja, leaving him unable to spar for most of his training camp.
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Raffi Quirke ruled out of Newcastle debut with knee ligament damage as club seek cover
England scrum-half Raffi Quirke has suffered knee ligament damage and will miss Newcastle Red Bulls' Premiership opener against Northampton Saints on Friday. The 25-year-old only joined from Sale Sharks this summer, and the club are already searching for a replacement.
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Sesko faces MRI over possible chronic shin problem after missing United's Fulham draw
Benjamin Sesko will undergo an MRI scan in London after sitting out Manchester United's Premier League draw with Fulham, with fears the recurring shin injury could sideline the Slovenian striker for an extended period.
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Zaïre-Emery Out, Zidane Calls Up Akliouche for First Squad
Warren Zaïre-Emery has withdrawn from France's squad due to an adductor injury sustained during PSG's match against Marseille on Sunday. Zinédine Zidane has replaced him with fellow PSG midfielder Maghnes Akliouche for his inaugural gathering as head coach.
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Bath's Jamie Bhatti breaks arm 10 minutes into pre-season return to rule him out of Premiership opener
Scotland prop Jamie Bhatti has broken his arm just 10 minutes into his second spell at Bath, suffering the fracture against Glasgow in a pre-season fixture. The 33-year-old revealed the injury on Instagram before any official club confirmation.
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Former Aston Villa and Wolves forward Jordan Graham hospitalised after serious road accident
Jordan Graham, 31, who came through Aston Villa's academy and later played for Wolves, Birmingham City and Gillingham, is receiving specialist hospital treatment following a serious road traffic accident earlier this month.
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Rice and Palmer withdraw from England squad as Gibbs-White earns recall
Declan Rice and Cole Palmer headline five injury-related withdrawals from Thomas Tuchel's England squad for upcoming Nations League fixtures against Spain, Czech Republic and Croatia. Morgan Gibbs-White and James Garner have been called up as replacements.
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Five England players withdraw from Tuchel's squad for Nations League Spain clash
Thomas Tuchel has lost Rice, Palmer, Mainoo, Rashford and Livramento ahead of England's Nations League fixtures against Spain, Czechia and Croatia, with James Garner and Morgan Gibbs-White called up as replacements.
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Valverde faces ankle tests after Kang-in Lee tackle casts Uruguay window in doubt
Real Madrid confirmed severe left-ankle trauma to Fede Valverde following the 2-1 derby defeat to Atletico Madrid on September 20. Further tests are needed before the club can determine whether the midfielder will miss Uruguay's upcoming international window.
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Junior World Player of the Year Haashim Pead leaves Lions to join Stormers for URC season
Scrum-half Haashim Pead, named Junior World Championship Player of the Year in 2025, has departed the Lions for the Stormers ahead of the new URC season, with Cape Town signing him as cover following Imad Khan's ACL injury.
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Dembélé arrives at France camp under pressure after ghosting display against Marseille
Author of a very disappointing performance in the PSG-OM Classique (2-1), Ousmane Dembélé joins Clairefontaine at a difficult moment, as Zinedine Zidane is considering starting him as France's number 9.
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Xhaka dropped by Switzerland after admitting he faked Covid vaccination certificate
Granit Xhaka has been withdrawn from Switzerland's Nations League squad after admitting he obtained a fake Covid vaccination certificate during the pandemic. The 33-year-old Sunderland midfielder, Switzerland's most-capped player with 152 appearances, apologised and said he was cooperating with authorities.
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Gibbs-White set for first England recall in a year as Palmer withdraws injured
Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is in line for his first England call-up since October 2024 after Chelsea's Cole Palmer pulled out with a muscle injury sustained in the defeat to Brentford.
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Antonio reveals recurring crash nightmare eight months after life-threatening Ferrari accident
Michail Antonio has spoken publicly for the first time about a recurring nightmare linked to his December 2024 car crash, in which he drove his Ferrari into a tree in Epping Forest and suffered a severely broken leg. The 35-year-old, now at Championship side Watford, says he still wakes in a jolt from the dream.
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Sesko faces another shin setback as Man United weigh withdrawing striker from Slovenia squad
Benjamin Sesko is undergoing fresh assessment on his shin injury at Manchester United on Monday, with the £73m striker likely to miss Slovenia's Nations League fixtures — a move that risks reigniting tensions between club and country.
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