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The first piece of silverware of the season is up for grabs on Sunday night as Chelsea take on Manchester City in the League Cup final.
The clubs go into the game in very different circumstances, with questions surrounding the future of Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri following a poor run of form that includes a 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Man City earlier this month.
Chelsea are also experiencing problems off the field, with the club set to appeal against a transfer ban implemented by world governing body FIFA.
City, meanwhile, head to Wembley full of confidence with the side unbeaten so far in 2019 and sitting top of the Premier League on goal difference ahead of Liverpool, who have a game in hand against Manchester United on Sunday evening.
Chelsea might have to make-do without the world’s most expensive goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who is suffering from a hamstring problem, and also have doubts over full-back Davide Zappacosta and forward Pedro.
City could welcome back full-back Benjamin Mendy and forward Gabriel Jesus, who missed their Champions League win over Schalke last week.
Italy may have fumbled their way out of the last two football World Cup qualifying campaigns but their cricket counterparts have smashed their way into uncharted territory by booking a maiden Twenty20 World Cup berth.
Premier League side Crystal Palace have been dropped in European competition to the third-tier Conference League in a multi-club ownership case, while Olympique Lyonnais will be allowed to play in the Europa League, UEFA said on Friday.
Top seed Jannik Sinner ensured Novak Djokovic will be absent from a Wimbledon men's singles final for the first time in eight years after handing the Serbian great a brutal Centre Court battering on Friday.
Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer took centre stage on the second day of the third test as India and England traded blows at Lord's on Friday and the match remained on a knife-edge.
Twice defending champion Carlos Alcaraz tamed the towering Taylor Fritz to reach his third straight Wimbledon final, rediscovering his A-game when it mattered most to battle past the American in a 6-4 5-7 6-3 7-6(6) victory on Friday.
Drivers in Dubai, take note of a temporary traffic diversion starting on Sunday, July 13, at the intersection of King Salman Street and the road leading to Dubai Harbour.
The UAE is marking a major milestone in heritage preservation, with the UNESCO officially adding Sharjah’s Faya Palaeolandscape to the World Heritage List.