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Injury-hit Barcelona visits Mallorca with hole in defense

BARCELONA, Spain: When Xavi Hernández oversaw the remodeling of Barcelona’s squad this summer, the coach made sure he was so well covered at right-back that his club could afford to loan out US defender Sergiño Dest to AC Milan. But after a spate of injuries that has decimated Barcelona over the international break, Xavi may have a huge hole in his defense ahead of Sunday’s game at Mallorca. Jules Koundé, Ronald Araújo and Héctor Bellerín, who have played at right back this season, are all out for an undetermined period of time.

No respite for Bayern players with Leverkusen game looming

BERLIN: The international break provided little respite for Bayern Munich’s struggling stars ahead of the team’s high-stakes Bundesliga game against Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann welcomed Germany players Thomas Müller, Joshua Kimmich, Leroy Sané, Jamal Musiala and Serge Gnabry back to training on Wednesday after what proved to be a frustrating two games with the national team. The rain they encountered in Munich matched the mood.

Sebastien Loeb ready for battle in Morocco as Rally-Raid title race heats up

AGADIR: Sebastien Loeb is set for another tense battle with Nasser Al-Attiyah as he looks to build on his lead in the World Rally-Raid Championship when the Rallye du Maroc gets underway on Saturday.

Diri rewards Commonwealth Games’ medalists, Bayelsa Queens, coaches

Governor Duoye Diri (middle) flanked by government officials and athletes during the reception for victorious sportsmen and women in Yenagoa…yesterday.

Colleagues DeChambeau and Lahiri embracing LIV Golf’s debut in Asia

BANGKOK: LIV Golf makes its eagerly awaited Asian debut in Thailand next week, and Crushers GC captain Bryson DeChambeau and teammate Anirban Lahiri have spoken of their excitement in bringing the fresh format to a new audience.

Room for improvement: 5 things learned as Arab teams have mixed results in World Cup warm-up matches

RIYADH: The last international break before the 2022 World Cup kicks off in Doha on Nov. 20 has just wrapped with the four Arab qualifiers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Tunisia continuing to have mixed results in what could be their final warm-up matches.

World Cup: There’s hope for every nation heading into Qatar in November, and yes, even England – The Warm-Up

WEDNESDAY’S BIG STORIES Hope for all come the World Cup Ad So that’s your lot, folks. Bar the most random of friendlies – Saudi Arabia playing Albania and Honduras in October – there is no international football until the unprecedented winter World Cup rolls into town.

World Cup Group F: Croatia's midfield the key to another deep run

Croatia are set to take part in their fourth consecutive World Cup and sixth overall since the country gained independence in 1991, and they have never been closer to the title than four years ago.

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Injury-hit Barcelona visits Mallorca with hole in defense

No respite for Bayern players with Leverkusen game looming

Sebastien Loeb ready for battle in Morocco as Rally-Raid title race heats up

Diri rewards Commonwealth Games’ medalists, Bayelsa Queens, coaches

Colleagues DeChambeau and Lahiri embracing LIV Golf’s debut in Asia

Room for improvement: 5 things learned as Arab teams have mixed results in World Cup warm-up matches

World Cup: There’s hope for every nation heading into Qatar in November, and yes, even England – The Warm-Up

World Cup Group F: Croatia's midfield the key to another deep run