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Rohit Sharma’s availability remains the biggest talking point ahead of Mumbai Indians’ crucial clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday, with the veteran opener still not fully cleared after his hamstring injury.
Rohit, who has been sidelined since April 12, continues to be a doubtful starter for the Wankhede encounter. While there has been some encouragement with the former captain batting extensively in the nets, the team management is unlikely to take any risks unless he is fully fit.
His absence has been deeply felt in what has been a stop-start campaign for Mumbai Indians.

Mourinho: “Rome is the best place of my career.”
José Mourinho, former Roma coach, gave an interview to Il Giornale in which he also spoke about his time at the Giallorossi, remembering it fondly.
“I don’t know: for me, Rome was the best place of my career. I’ve never felt such an incredible atmosphere around me.”
“A football team, the Olimpico always full, the way people feel about the players.

Real Madrid have published a medical report on defender Eder Militao, who underwent surgery to repair the hamstring injury he suffered against Alavés.
Our player Éder Militão has successfully undergone surgery today for the rupture of the proximal tendon of the biceps femoris in his left leg. The operation was performed by Dr. Lasse Lempainen under the supervision of Real Madrid’s Medical Services. Militão will begin his recovery work in the coming days.Source: Realmadrid.

Werder Bremen yet to receive offer for Jens Stage; could Niclas Füllkrug return?
Hoffenheim are interested in signing Jens Stage, but Clemens Fritz revealed that Werder Bremen have not yet received an offer for their top scorer.
“So far, we have not received any offers for players,” Fritz, Bremen’s sporting director, told DeichStube.
Stage has scored 10 goals and provided two assists in 26 Bundesliga appearances for Werder this term. Leading the club’s scoring charts, the Danish midfielder also finished 2024/25 as the club’s top scorer with 10 strikes.

Police in Vancouver rejected a request from Fifa to provide president Gianni Infantino with a level-four motorcade escort, the sort of security arrangements usually reserved for heads of state and figures like the Pope.
Fifa’s annual congress takes place in Vancouver this week and Global BC reported football’s governing body asked for its president to be given a full motorcade escort through the city, allowing his convoy to go through downtown traffic lights while roads are blocked off.

Today’s Papers – Milan rebuild the attack, Juventus push for Alisson
La Gazzetta dello Sport

Amazing 5-4 in Paris
Champions as Martians
Nine goals in the first-leg semifinal: Bayern come back against PSG from 5-2.
Milan remake the attack
Leao leaves: everything changes. Zirkzee with Sorloth
United want Rafa. Nkunku, Fullkrug and Gimenez leave too. Pulisic can stay.
One referee talked with Rocchi at San Siro
Zappi out of AIA. FIGC, commissioner unlikely.
Dimarco, Inter unlock the renewal.
Juve, Bernardo Silva only with the top four.

Atletico Madrid host Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-finals, with both teams still in pursuit of a maiden trophy in Europe’s top tier.
Diego Simeone’s side saw off Barcelona in an enthralling 3-2 quarter-final tie on aggregate, while Mikel Arteta’s men did just enough in a rather more pedestrian 1-0 aggregate win over Sporting Lisbon.

Simeone reveals: Arsenal want Julian Álvarez, price tag above £100m
Diego Simeone has confirmed that Arsenal are among the teams interested in signing Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid.
Arsenal travel to face Atletico Madrid in the first leg of theirChampions League semi-final this evening.
The North Londoners will need to deal with the threat of Alvarez, who has scored nine goals in 13 European games this season.
Arsenal have been named as admirers of the Argentina international, as the Gunners seek to make a statement striker signing in the summer.

Stuttgart set to remove release clause from Angelo Stiller’s contract
As reported by Mirko Di Natale, Stuttgart are willing to pay a €2m to fee to remove the release clause from the contract of their star midfielder, Angelo Stiller.
The 25-year-old has been attracting interest from across the continent for a few seasons now, and it looks like he may finally be on the move this summer.

Yankees expected to cut ties with one of two veterans when Anthony Volpe and Giancarlo Stanton are healthy originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The New York Yankees will have to decide what they want to do with a few players on the roster when everybody is healthy. 
With Giancarlo Stanton now going to the IL, there are fewer questions than usual, though there will still be some that follow.