Lionel Messi will be hoping to strike again on Monday night following his winner against Brazil on Friday. Messi marked his return from a three-month ban for by scoring in a 1-0 win over Brazil.

RICHARD GIBSON IN DURBAN: Jofra Archer revealed the heartache behind the injury which has ruled him out of the Test series in Sri Lanka after being diagnosed with a stress fracture.

In the absence of their star man, the Los Angeles Lakers got back to winning ways but the prognosis of LeBron James' injury return doesn't sound positive.

Los Angeles Lakers have been handed a boost with news that LeBron James is close to being back on the court wearing the purple and gold.

LeBron James contributed 35 points and 16 rebounds and Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers raced to a 129-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

Sam Skinner has been ruled out of Scotland's World Cup plans following a recent injury picked up on international duty. The Exeter Chiefs second row had scans after limping off with a hamstring issue.

Real Madrid have been dealt another injury blow with striker Luka Jovic ruled out of Serbia's Euro 2020 qualifier against Luxembourg on Tuesday with an unspecified injury.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Paul Pogba has arrived in the United Arab Emirates to complete a warm weather recovery programme to accelerate his return from a foot injury.

Chelsea have been dealt an injury blow after N'Golo Kante was forced to pull out of France's Euro 2020 qualifier against Iceland on Friday night. Kante was set to start but suffered a problem in the warm-up.

The Italian league leaders are involved in a delicate situation amid claim and counter-claim over the true condition of the 34-year-old star's right knee. It has left Juventus 'anxious' about the situation.

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has revealed he could return to action as early as January as he continues his recovery from a dislocated elbow sustained in October's 3-0 defeat to Brighton.

As far as bizarre injury treatments go, Marseille striker Dario Benedetto's remedy for a head injury sustained against Amiens is right up there. The Argentine was bizarrely given a swimming cap.

Naby Keita has been ruled out of Guinea's final AFCON group clash against Burundi with injury, news that will likely infuriate Liverpool. He is struggling with shin and thigh problems.

Neymar limped out of Brazil's friendly against Nigeria in Singapore on Sunday after only 12 minutes. The 27-year-old was replaced by midfielder Philippe Coutinho.

The 27-year-old forward hobbled off early on during Brazil's 1-1 friendly draw with Nigeria last weekend and now faces four weeks on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring strain.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward hobbled off early on during Brazil's 1-1 friendly draw with Nigeria last month and has been on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring strain.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Jofra Archer is on schedule to be bowling in just over a fortnight and hopes to be fully fit from the stress fracture of his right elbow within six weeks.

PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: Leach was named in England's team for their final warm-up game against a Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI and will have to prove he is over his calf injury.

Top-flight clubs were provided with a seven-page document last week outlining hygiene guidelines aimed at protecting players and staff from Covid-19.

Alvaro Morata is ready to lead Spain's attack at Euro 2016 if called upon after declaring himself fully fit on Thursday. He missed the 1-0 home defeat by Georgia on Tuesday with a thigh injury.

Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky will miss the rest of Euro 2016 with a thigh injury suffered in his side's 2-2 draw with Croatia on Friday in St Etienne.

Southgate initially gave Dier the chance to run the contact off after a hevay collision with Tomas Soucek, but he was swiftly replaced by Ross Barkley when it was clear he was in discomfort.

Ryan Giggs has criticised brain injury charity Headway for questioning Wales' medical department following an apparent concussion incident involving winger Daniel James.

Liverpool are fretting about the damage that Salah suffered in the challenge, particularly as he has been carrying an injury in the same ankle since he was fouled by Hamza Choudhury on October 5.

Holland manager Ronald Koeman was dealt a double blow in the run-up to Euro 2020 after forwards Memphis Depay and Donyell Malen both went down with serious knee injuries on Sunday.

Liverpool have been handed a boost after star defender Virgil van Dijk returned to training on Tuesday evening in Qatar. After missing the first session to work alone in the gym, Van Dijk is back.

The model, 65, was unable to perform on the show last year after falling and breaking her arm during rehearsal, leaving daughter Sailor Brinkley Cook to step in and compete in her place.

Chloe Lattanzi has suffered a mysterious injury on Dancing With The Stars. 

That is according to Fury's cousin, Andy Lee, who details the lengths Fury went to in order to stop Wilder in the seventh round in Las Vegas. Fury was spotted limping at a UFC event in January.

The American was battered from pillar to post as he surrendered his WBC world heavyweight title in Las Vegas after his cornerman Mark Breland threw in the towel in the seventh round.

The physio who was first on the scene after Martin Taylor's leg-breaking challenge on former Arsenal forward Eduardo has recalled the shocking scenes that dramatically change the Croat's career.

Woods played down an injury scare on the eve of his first appearance since missing the cut in the Open Championship as he attempts to play back-to-back events for just the second time this season.

Australian model Elyse Knowles shared bloodied pictures of her Weimaraner dog to Instagram on Monday after the animal suffered an injury during a walk in Byron Bay.

Thibaut Pinot's dream of becoming the first French winner of the Tour de France for 34 years is over after the Groupama-FDJ rider was forced to abandon early on stage 19 to Tignes.

Team Ineos were fearing their Tour de France ambitions had been derailed on Tuesday after Geraint Thomas crashed heavily and ended up in hospital during the Tour de Suisse.

Police were called to the Truro quarry, north east of Adelaide, on Tuesday morning after reports of a man with a head injury.

Popular chaser Un De Sceaux has been retired after sustaining a career-ending injury. The Willie Mullins-trained 12-year-old was found to have a ligament injury after working on Thursday.

Popular chaser Un De Sceaux has been retired after sustaining a ligament injury.

My wife and I booked return flights from Luton to Tenerife with Ryanair for September. The cost was £369.24, plus £30 for reserved seats. On July 26 I was hit by a golf ball and suffered an eye injury.

The forward suffered a hairline fracture to his right fibula in February just after he had recovered from a hairline crack to his foot which he picked up in November.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: A fast-food lifestyle no longer cuts it for those wanting to stay at the top of the sport of tennis. The Bryan Brothers are all in on bio-hacking - and are getting results.

Andy Murray said he neglected to think about the feelings of those close to him and insisted his wife Kim, who he married in 2015 in Dunblane had been 'brilliant' through the ordeal.

The 32-year-old was reduced to the role of anxious spectator after taking nearly three hours to defeat little-known Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the opening group match.

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: Tim Henman has admitted he always feared he would be unable to call upon Andy Murray for the ATP Cup after he learned of his bruised pelvic injury.

Boris Becker has backed Andy Murray to return from his latest injury nightmare and reclaim his place at the top of his sport. Murray is suffering from a pelvic injury after recovering from serious hip surgery.

The 32-year-old has recently returned to the court after being unable to hit for three months because of what was initially diagnosed as a mild bone bruise.

Sir Alex Ferguson believes Michael Owen's injury problems began at a youth tournament held in Malaysia in June 1997, just a month after scoring on his professional debut for Liverpool.

Andy Murray spent nearly two years after Wimbledon 2017 working his way back to full fitness due to a chronic hip injury as he slid from world No 1 to the triple figures on the world rankings.

Even before he suffered what he termed a 'setback' to keep him out of next month's Australian Open, the 32-year-old Scot had hinted his participation on clay this year might be strictly limited.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: American doubles specialist Bob Bryan believes Andy Murray can still come back from the pelvic bruising injury which is once again keeping him out of tennis.