Top sports stories of the day: Chelsea confirm Ruben Loftus-Cheek departure, Wimbledon draw out, Nathan Lyon out of Lord's Test

Stefano Pioli’s side was long linked with the England star who has been capped 10 times by England. Loftus-Cheek found playing time very minimum and had spells away from the club on loan. His most notable spell came with Crystal Palace after which he was given his England debut while he was also given first team opportunity by the West London club.

Sri Lanka won by 21 runs and are at the top of the Super Six stage points table with six points. Netherlands are in fourth place with two points. Sri Lanka opted to bat first and did not have a good start, losing opener Pathum Nissanka on the very first ball.

World number one Iga Swiatek suffered a Wimbledon scare on Friday when she was forced to withdraw from her Bad Homburg semi-final with suspected food poisoning.

The 68-year-old has gone public seven years after being diagnosed with the illness and said he and a doctor friend both agreed it would be "a miracle" if he makes 80.

“All of the chat around England's approach, you can sometimes forget what got you to this position. Here, it has felt England are not in control of what they are doing - in particular, Harry Brook,” said Atherton while speaking to Sky Sports.

“England toned it down a little bit, but excellent bowling and excellent planning from Australia. Their attack is express pace, accurate, it's the best in the world. And you can't just go and belt the best in the world all over the place. It has to be more calculated than that,” Atherton added.

Ajit Agarkar, a veteran of 221 internationals for India, has applied for the vacant BCCI chief selector post. While he has not confirmed the news himself, Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) confirmed the development.

Agarkar was part of India's 2007 T20 World Cup triumph under MS Dhoni.

Usman Khawaja and David Warner have taken Australia to a strong position with their 50-run opening stand as the overall lead nears 150. Ben Stokes & Co. need quick wickets as the game is now running away from them at Lord's.

Talking to former Indian opener Aakash Chopra on his Youtube channel, WV Raman said, "The problem is that they have picked four possible openers, and they have dropped Pujara, which is another bone of contention. A cricketer like Pujara has done a lot for Indian cricket, and he has been instrumental for India winning both at home and abroad on quite a few occasions."

He further opined, "He is a gritty customer. He was even elevated to vice-captaincy quite recently but a failure in the WTC final, he finds that he is left out in the cold. I think this is one decision that has not gone down well with many people, and I, personally, as well, I am not for it."

"He deserves to be treated properly. In the event, if they think it's the end of Pujara, he could have been given a better exit, but that's how things happen sometimes, and this is not the first case again. There are a lot of precedences as far as this kind of treatment is concerned," Raman added.

Nathan Lyon, while fielding on Day 2 of the Lord’s Test injured his right calf as attempted an awkward fielding moment in the 37th over of England’s first innings. The 35-year-old was seen hobbling towards the dressing room immediately with the medical team. Since the situation is not concussion-related, Australia can’t bring a substitute to replace him which leaves them a bowler as well as a batter short. He played a crucial role on Day 5 of the Edgbaston Test where the Aussies won by two wickets to take a 1-0 lead.

After dismissing England for 325, who were once comfortably placed at 188 for 1, Australia are 13 for no loss -- overall lead of 103 -- at lunch on Day 3 of the second Ashes Test at Lord's. Were England too irresponsible with the bat or Aussies too good with the short-ball tactics?

“I don't agree with this theory. Ajinkya Rahane also played IPL and he played very well during IPL and World Test Championship final. So I don't believe in this theory. Some of the Australian boys (Cameron Green, David Warner), played well in IPL also and did well in World Test Championship,” Ganguly said while speaking to PTI.

Ganguly added, "After IPL finished, there was enough time to acclimatise to Test cricket. They went to England and they played. It used to happen in the past. You played ODI cricket and you played Test cricket, things used to happen very, very quickly and so I don't believe it's an issue. So I believe that even if you play IPL, you should have the ability to adjust your technique and temperament and do well in a Test match."

Defending women's champion Elena Rybakina will face American Shelby Rogers in the opening round at Wimbledon while men's second seed Novak Djokovic will begin his title defence against Argentina's 67th-ranked Pedro Cachin. 

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According to a report, Christophe Galtier and his son John Valovic-Galtier were taken into police custody at 8:45 am on Friday as part of an investigation into alleged discrimination at Nice.

Poland's Kamil Majchrzak has been suspended for 13 months by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for failing a drug test, it said on Thursday. The 27-year-old was provisionally suspended in late November last year after samples he provided from tournaments in Sofia in September and Japan and Seoul in October were found to contain three banned substances (SARM S-22, LGD-4033 and PPARδ agonists).

“Virat Kohli still has another World Cup in him. I don't think this is going to be his last World Cup. I think he has another World Cup in him. India are favourites, they play at home as well. So, it's going to be very interesting. We want to see the team they're actually going to select," Chris Gayle said.

“I don’t think it was justified,” Harmison's reply to Kevin Pietersen. “I think this team has had one or two bad days in 12-13 months. I think some of the stuff that they were having a go at them (for), too matey, I think there’s a time and a place.” 

Renowned Pakistani snooker player and Asian Under-21 silver medallist, Majid Ali committed suicide in his hometown Samundri near Faisalabad in Punjab on Thursday. He was 28. Majid was reportedly suffering from depression since his playing days and ended his life by using a wood-cutting machine, according to police.

“It was all Australia yesterday and all England today. England are now in a very strong position, they are not ahead of the game but they have certainly come roaring back. Australia were sloppy, lacked a bit of discipline with their no-balls, and England got the balance right. They attacked but without too much risk. I thought it was an excellent day for them," said Strauss.

Sri Lanka, the top side in the ongoing 2023 World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, lost their premier pacer Dushmantha Chameera to injury and replaced him with left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka. Madushanka is picked on the back of an impressive performance against the touring South Africa A side this month, picking nine wickets across three 50-over games. Besides, he also returned with four wickets in the four-day match. 

Seven-time Olympic swimming gold medallist Caeleb Dressel was denied again in his bid to return to the World Championships on Thursday, finishing tied for fifth in the 100m butterfly at the US championships in Indianapolis.

Newly appointed Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino says there is no question of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets moving to South Florida to chill on South Beach. Instead, says the Argentine who was appointed on Wednesday, the pair are coming to Miami to fight for titles.

Australia dealt with an injury blow on day two of the ongoing second Ashes Test at Lord’s, as spinner Nathan Lyon suffered a suspected calf injury and was helped off the field, taking no further part in the game. While official word on the nature of his injury is yet to be out, batting legend Steve Smith said it doesn’t look good and that his absence will hurt Australia in this Test.