Hi it’s Niall here bringing you the top sports stories on Monday morning.
TOP STORY
Manchester City’s Leroy Sane has been omitted from Germany’s World Cup squad.
The 22-year-old was named the PFA young player of the season after a superb campaign in which his contributions to City winning the Premier League title were significant, but it has not been enough for him to travel to Russia.
He was included in manager Joachim Low’s initial 27-strong provisional squad but it was unexpectedly announced on Monday morning that he had been cut alongside Bernd Leno and Jonathan Tah of Bayer Leverkusen, and Freiburg’s Nils Petersen.
FOOTBALL
Salah had been a doubt for the tournament after injuring his shoulder during last month’s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.
But after undergoing treatment he has been selected for his country’s Group A campaign where they will face hosts Russia, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.
CRICKET
Following their innings defeat at Headingley, what lessons do Pakistan need to learn?
We’ve picked out three key areas in which Sarfraz Ahmed’s men can improve moving forward after drawing the two-match Test series 1-1 with England.
Meanwhile, ahead of their one-off Test against India, Afghanistan found some form yesterday – easing to a 45-run over Bangladesh in their first T20 match. Ajit Vijaykumar brings you more.
REGIONAL
The world’s best squash players swapped their rackets for clubs as they gathered at Emirates Golf Club ahead of the PSA World Series Finals, which gets underway on Wednesday.
Another player looking to retain her crown is ladies champion Laura Massaro. The 34-year-old may not have enjoyed a glittering season by her standards, but five semi-finals in seven tournament is still a formidable return.
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