Hello folks. Ajit Vijaykumar to give you a snapshot of what’s going on in the world of sport.
TOP STORY
2002 Champions League winner: Santiago Solari.
Taking over from Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid is going to be one of the hardest jobs in sport at the moment.
The stellar record of the now former Real boss means the next person to take the hot seat will have to live up to some incredibly high expectations.
It therefore makes sense to look at former Madrid stars like Santiago Solari or Guti for the top job.
Stuart Appleby has more on it here.
FOOTBALL
Swiss midfielder: Granit Xhaka.
Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka has suffered a World Cup injury scare after he hurt his knee during training on Thursday.
Arsenal’s Xhaka injured his left knee in a challenge while training in rain with his international team-mates in Lugano.
Read more here.
CRICKET
England face an uphill task as they take on Pakistan in the second and final Test in Headingley, trailing 1-0.
All-rounder Ben Stokes faces a late fitness Test on Friday as Sarfraz Ahmed’s Pakistan look to pull off a huge upset by clinching a Test series victory.
Read our preview here.
TENNIS
Rafael Nadal said he is in favour of on-site pre-tournament withdrawals that have been introduced at the Grand Slams and ATP tournaments.
“For a lot of players, that they are inside the tournament of a Grand Slam and they have a physical problem in that week, just playing tournament helps a lot to save the year,” Nadal said after his second round victory over Guido Pella at the French Open.
FEATURE OF THE DAY
Zinedine Zidane stepped down as Real Madrid boss after one of the most successful stints in less than two-and-a-half seasons.
The Frenchman has only raised his status in his already illustrious history at the club.
Here we take a look at seven stats from his amazing reign.
SOCIAL MEDIA ROUND-UP
LeBron walks off the podium after an exchange with a reporter about JR Smith, tells him to “be better tomorrow” pic.twitter.com/Fq8wezSuFT
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 1, 2018
Good luck to Zidane’s replacement 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Demba Ba (@dembabafoot) May 31, 2018
It’s wonderful that from being underdogs,the team needing to survive the 1st test,Pakistan are deemed the better team and almost favourites going into the 2nd!!India was to be the real series!!!How is test match cricket not exciting,intriguing and entertaining?? #EngvPak
— Bazid Khan (@bazidkhan81) May 31, 2018
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Cricket: England v Pakistan, Second Test (14:00)
Tennis: French Open (13:00)
