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A daily guide to football on TV in the UK for the upcoming round of fixtures in the major European leagues. This includes where to watch live football streams, as well as the fixtures and kick-off times. As well as this, all the info on Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League, Carabao Cup and FA Cup football can be found here.

Friday 21st November

Bundesliga, Championship, La Liga, Ligue 1

Time

Fixture

League/Competition

TV/Stream

19:30

Mainz v Hoffenheim

Bundesliga

BBC iPlayer, Bundesliga YouTube

19:45

Nice v Marseille

Ligue 1

Amazon PPV, Ligue 1+

20:00

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Sky Sports Main Event

20:00

Valencia v Levante

La Liga

Premier Sports 1

Saturday 22nd November

Bundesliga, Championship, La Liga, Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A

Time

Fixture

League/Competition

TV/Stream

12:30

Burnley v Chelsea

Premier League

TNT Sports 1

12:30

Bristol City v Swansea City

Championship

Sky Sports +

12:30

Charlton Athletic v Southampton

Championship

Sky Sports +

12:30

Coventry City v West Brom

Championship

Sky Sports Main Event

13:00

Alaves v Celta Vigo

La Liga

Premier Sports 1

15:15

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

La Liga

La Liga TV

17:00

Fiorentina v Juventus

Serie A

DAZN

17:30

FC Koln v Eintracht Frankfurt

Bundesliga

Sky Sports Football

17:30

Osasuna v Real Sociedad

La Liga

Premier Sports 1

17:30

Newcastle United v Manchester City

Premier League

Sky Sports Main Event

18:00

Rennes v Monaco

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 +

19:45

Napoli v Atalanta

Serie A

DAZN

20:00

Villarreal v Real Mallorca

La Liga

Disney +

20:05

PSG v Le Havre

Ligue 1

Amazon PPV, Ligue 1 +

Sunday 23rd November

Bundesliga, Championship, La Liga, Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A

Time

Fixture

League/Competition

TV/Stream

11:30

Verona v Parma

Serie A

DAZN

12:00

Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United

Championship

ITV1, STV, Sky Sports Main Event

13:00

Real Oviedo v Rayo Vallecano

La Liga

Premier Sports 1

14:00

Auxerre v Lyon

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 +

14:00

Leeds United v Aston Villa

Premier League

Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League

14:00

Cremonese v Roma

Serie A

DAZN, TNT Sports 2

14:30

RB Leipzig v Werder Bremen

Bundesliga

Amazon PPV

15:15

Real Betis v Girona

La Liga

Premier Sports 1

16:15

Brest v FC Metz

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 +

16:15

Nantes v Lorient

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 +

16:15

Toulouse v Angers

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 +

16:30

St Pauli v Union Berlin

Bundesliga

Amazon PPV

16:30

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League

Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League

17:00

Lazio v Lecce

Serie A

DAZN

17:30

Getafe v Atletico Madrid

La Liga

Premier Sports 1

19:45

Lille v Paris FC

Ligue 1

Amazon PPV, Ligue 1 +

19:45

Inter Milan v AC Milan

Serie A

DAZN, TNT Sports 1

20:00

Elche v Real Madrid

La Liga

Premier Sports 1

Monday 24th November

La Liga, Premier League, Serie A

Time

Fixture

League/Competition

TV/Stream

19:45

Sassuolo v Pisa

Serie A

DAZN

20:00

Espanyol v Sevilla

La Liga

Premier Sports 1

20:00

Manchester United v Everton

Premier League

Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League

'Ask his agent' – Pep Guardiola gives blunt response on Claudio Echeverri return amid Man City loanee's struggles at Bayer Leverkusen

Claudio Echeverri’s loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen has taken a difficult turn, with the Manchester City teenager struggling for minutes and growing increasingly frustrated with his situation in Germany. Pep Guardiola, when asked about the Argentine’s lack of game time and the possibility of a January recall, offered a blunt response, leaving the player’s future wide open amid rising uncertainty.

  • Pep’s response sparks questions over Echeverri’s future

    Guardiola did little to hide his frustration or confusion when questioned about Echeverri’s stagnating loan at Leverkusen. The 19-year-old has barely featured this season, and when asked whether City might bring him back in January, Guardiola cut straight to the point: “It’s a question for his agent.”

    He added that City want their loanees to play regularly, but emphasised he has “no idea” what is happening at Leverkusen.

    "Always we love that the players on loan play a lot of minutes. We have an incredible appreciation about him as a football player. What's happening at Leverkusen, you have to ask. I don't know but you speak with him, his agent will know everything," said Guardiola in a press-conference.

    Echeverri's future has become a growing concern at the club which is further highlighted by Pep's stance on his situation. 

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    Echeverri's career momentarily stuck

    Echeverri arrived in Europe with enormous expectations. After exploding onto the scene with River Plate, from nine goals in a youth tournament in Venice to becoming one of the club’s youngest Copa Libertadores scorers, City secured him on a six-year deal in January 2024, viewing him as a long-term project.

    He remained at River until the end of that year, then made brief appearances for City in the second half of the 2024-25 campaign, scoring at the Club World Cup before being sent on loan to Leverkusen for the current campaign. The move was meant to be a crucial step in adapting him to European football’s pace and tactical demands.

    Instead, he has struggled to break into Leverkusen’s team that has itself been struggling on the managerial front this season. Echeverri has made just eight appearances, only three of them starts, and in the last five matches he hasn’t left the bench. He is yet to record a goal or assist this season.

    The lack of continuity has fed mounting frustration. According to reports in Argentina, Echeverri has already told City he wants to return to River Plate, a desire he hinted at with a viral photo kissing the River badge, captioned with a heart and hourglass emoji.

  • Man City plans for Echeverri

    Echeverri’s emotional post reignited speculation about his unhappiness. Fans immediately interpreted it as a message of longing, a young player far from home, yearning for the place where he first felt valued. Sources in Argentina claim discussions have already begun between his camp and City about a possible return.

    From City’s perspective, however, a move back to South America is not being considered. The club believes exposure to European football is essential for his tactical and physical evolution. Instead, they are exploring the possibility of redirecting him to another European club in January if his situation at Leverkusen doesn’t improve.

    The problem is now two-fold: Echeverri wants trust and minutes, while City want his development to stay on schedule. Leverkusen, meanwhile, are competing at the highest level in the Bundesliga and Champions League, making it difficult for Kasper Hjulmand to offer opportunities without clear match readiness.

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    Echeverri at a critical crossroad

    For all the noise surrounding him, Echeverri remains one of South America’s brightest prospects. His journey, from River’s academy to becoming a Club World Cup scorer with City, is evidence of his ceiling. But at 19, game time matters more than potential, and the stagnation in Germany risks slowing the rapid trajectory he was once on.

    City still view him as a long-term asset, but Guardiola’s comments reveal a clear truth that the club cannot guide his next step alone. His agent must now help broker the right solution, whether that means pushing Leverkusen for more minutes, securing a mid-season loan switch, or recalibrating expectations for his development path.

Crystal Palace star who "they don't want to lose" now has his agent testing an exit

Jean-Philippe Mateta’s Crystal Palace future is in doubt with an insider revealing the player and his agent are “testing the waters over a move”.

The 28-year-old has grown into such an important player for the Eagles, helping them win the FA Cup last season and already scoring six goals in 12 Premier League appearances this time around.

In fact, former Republic of Ireland striker Tony Cascarino has called the Frenchman Palace’s “most improved” player in the recent past, and in fact of all time, hailing his impact leading the line at Selhurst Park.

“Again, Mateta, in my opinion, is probably the most improved player I’ve ever watched, I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched Mateta two years ago and the one I’m witnessing now, completely different.”

Mateta’s rise has unsurprisingly seen him linked with a move away from Palace of late, and now a new update has shared some concern for the Eagles.

Jean-Philippe Mateta eyeing Crystal Palace exit

Insider Mick Brown reports that Mateta is “testing the waters” over leaving Palace, as he eyes a new challenge.

Palace must do all they can to convince Mateta that staying put is best for his career, with the Eagles certainly doing enough of late to suggest as much, not least sealing FA Cup glory last season.

That said, the France international may look at Eberechi Eze leaving for Arsenal in the summer, and Marc Guehi continually being linked with a move to Liverpool, and feel that now is the right time for him to move on.

Arsenal now eyeing another Crystal Palace star as contract talks in danger

He’d be an excellent addition.

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Palace supporters will desperately hope this isn’t the case, as will manager Oliver Glasner, but at 28, he will know that he has reached a key point in his career, in terms of sealing one big move before he passes his peak.

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Fan arrested after attempting to furiously confront beleaguered Premier League manager on the TOUCHLINE in ugly scenes during latest defeat

An angry Leeds United fan who tried to confront manager Daniel Farke following the defeat to Aston Villa at Elland Road on Sunday has been arrested. The incident occurred midway through the Premier League clash, as Unai Emery's side came back from behind to beat the hosts 2-1. With the loss, the Whites now sit in the relegation zone with 11 points from 12 matches.

Fan arrested for confronting Farke

After a steady enough start, Leeds' return to the Premier League has begun to turn sour courtesy of three consecutive defeats that have left them in the drop zone, with the latest coming at home to Villa at the weekend. Farke's side's last win came against West Ham in late October.

The Whites got off to a bright start on Sunday as Lukas Nmecha handed them an early lead – courtesy of a howler from Emiliano Martinez – but Aston Villa bounced back in style in the second half, with Morgan Rogers scoring a brace. While the match was ongoing, a 61-year-old fan entered the pitch at Elland Road and tried to confront beleaguered Leeds boss Farke near the dugout. He was quickly escorted away by stewards at the ground before the situation could get any worse, and according to the , the supporter in question has now been arrested.

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While the angry fan received faces punishment for entering the pitch, Farke claimed that he understood the frustrations of the supporters, as he said: "I didn’t see it. Everyone is disappointed. I don't want one change in our supporters. I don't want them to be happy after (we have lost) and to give some plaudits. We have a very passionate fan base, and this is what we want – it's a privilege. I don't want our supporters to change one per cent. They should be angry and disappointed. I feel exactly the same, and for that, we would expect it, that it's like this. I totally understand this."

'We should've taken some points from this game'

Farke further analysed his team's performance, while speaking on the BBC's Match of the Day, as he said: "Performance-wise, we've turned back to what we want to be. We dominated many periods against a very good side. We should've taken some points from this game. We are not back to our best, we can still improve, but at the end we are just disappointed we did not get any points. To concede two goals is not good. As good as we are attacking down the left side at the moment we concede too many goals. We concede so quickly straight after the restart. Over the course of 38 games you have ups and downs. It happens sometimes at this level. Performance-wise I was happy. At the moment we are in a period where things are going against us. Of course, the fans are unhappy and disappointed once we lose games. I don't want them to have a different reaction. I want them to feel like the world is falling apart when we lose a game, otherwise, you can't be a Leeds United supporter. I'm just fully focused on the performance. If we perform like this today we'll win many more points."

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Villans boss Emery heaped praise on the hero of the game, Rogers, as he said: "Through numbers it is more brilliant and really relevant, his work today. His impact was positive with goals. Always he plays well. He does his task and he is versatile across different positions. Maybe today he showed that he is angry to score. Being angry, he scored two goals, focusing on how he could get numbers. He did it, helping the team and for our victory today. He is a player who can get numbers. Last year, he got double numbers for goals and assists. This year, I think he will get this again. He was playing fantastic before this match, not getting numbers, but helping the team. With those goals today, it’s more brilliant. I think Morgan is very important when he is scoring and when he is not scoring. He is working tactically, being versatile, and performing very consistently.” 

When asked what he meant by angry, Emery said: "Hungry and angry to score. Both. It is in this direction."

Shubham Sharma – a low-profile red-ball warrior in the T20 era

The Madhya Pradesh captain in the Ranji Trophy hasn’t played a T20 game in two years, never featured in the IPL, but is comfortable in his skin in the long game

Himanshu Agrawal03-Sep-2025Shubham Sharma is content living a low-profile life as a cricketer. He hasn’t had a chance to play in the IPL, and is not a regular for his team, Madhya Pradesh (MP), in T20s. Batting in T20 cricket isn’t Shubham’s strength; that lies in his ability to accumulate runs and grinding his way through in the longer formats.Shubham’s batting style and trigger movement remind viewers of Wasim Jaffer: he leans into the shots, and drives the ball late as he gets low.It has been nearly 12 years since his first-class debut for MP, and two years since he was named the MP captain for the Ranji Trophy. While plenty of young cricketers graduate through the junior ranks, Shubham never got the chance to play for India Under-19s. The closest he came was when he was named among the probables for the Under-19 World Cup in 2012, but wasn’t selected in the final squad – India went on to lift the trophy under Unmukt Chand.Related

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Despite toiling for years in domestic cricket, Shubham hasn’t been able to make the step up to India A. Set to turn 32 later this year, he knows higher honours may have passed him by even as his MP team-mates Rajat Patidar, Avesh Khan, Venkatesh Iyer and Kuldeep Sen have made their India debuts in recent years. Shubham’s motivation, however, comes from trying to achieve excellence in domestic cricket.”It’s a great feeling to have played for this long, and I want to keep doing well in domestic cricket,” Shubham told ESPNcricinfo after his side Central Zone (CZ) progressed to the semi-final in the season-opening Duleep Trophy by beating North East Zone (NEZ).Since the 2021-22 domestic season, Shubham, far from the limelight, has the most runs (2849) by any batter to have played at least 40 innings across all top-flight first-class domestic competitions in India. His nine hundreds are the joint-second-highest in this period, and he averages 52.75.

One of those centuries came in the second innings against NEZ after he missed out on scoring on a flat pitch in the first innings. It was a typical Shubham knock: patient and measured, ending with 122 runs off 215 balls.”As a youngster, I was very rigid. I have experienced that many youngsters today are very set in their ways about their game too. But the coaches are very experienced. They have been watching cricket for a long time,” Shubham said. “So the first advice [to the younger players] is that you should always listen to your coaches, and try to apply what they say. Then you will have a chance to grow quickly.”Shubham’s success in the last three domestic seasons includes scoring 608 runs in six matches in MP’s maiden Ranji-winning run in 2021-22. He cracked four centuries and a fifty in nine innings then, including a hundred in the final against Mumbai, when his 116 from No. 3 helped MP take a lead of 162 in the first innings to set up the six-wicket win.

“He taught me how to prepare for games, including the mental side of it”On his interaction with Rahul Dravid back in his Under-16 days

He said he absorbed the lessons of preparing for the big matches and building the required temperament from listening to Rahul Dravid at the then National Cricket Academy (NCA, now Centre of Excellence) in Bengaluru.”Rahul sir took one of our Under-16 sessions at the NCA,” Shubham said, recalling meeting one of his childhood heroes. “At the time, I asked him a lot of questions about mindset, and he told me things that continue to help me today.”Back then I was very young. At that age, you are generally scared of a lot of things about the game. So I shared that with Rahul sir. But given his experience, he explained to me that these are all part and parcel of failure. He taught me how to prepare for games, including the mental side of it.”Shubham has had his share of challenges in domestic cricket. One bowler who has troubled him is Mohammed Shami. Shubham has faced Shami in one first-class match and one List A match, and took back a few lessons from both.Shubham Sharma keeps his eyes on the ball while presenting the straight bat•PTI Shami had dismissed him in the first innings when MP were playing Bengal in the Ranji Trophy last season.”Despite the difficulty, I liked facing Shami a lot,” Shubham said. “He bowled a five-over spell in the second innings when we were playing Bengal in the Ranji Trophy last season, and didn’t even let me change strike for that long. It was a learning for me.”In the one-day game, we were 2 for 2 [chasing 270]. I got out on 99, but I liked facing Shami . His backspin is so good, and he swings the ball late. So your confidence increases when you face a world-class bowler like him. Then you feel that you can play against anyone.”Shubham may not be the most famous member of the MP side, nor does he have the name and fame which success in T20 cricket rewards you with, but he is comfortable sticking to his strengths, which is giving himself time on the field, letting things come to him, and performing quietly yet confidently. Those qualities will once again be required when his side faces West Zone in the Duleep Trophy semi-final starting Thursday.

World Series Game 7 Takeaways: Dodgers’ Wild Comeback Secures Back-to-Back Titles

Game 7 of the 2025 World Series simply had it all.

There was Bo Bichette’s no-doubt homer to get things started, Blue Jays manager John Schneider vocalizing complaints about a little-known rule, and a hit-by-pitch that cleared both benches. And then, of course, there was the ninth inning—one that will be remembered for Miguel Rojas’s game-tying solo shot and Andy Pages’s game-saving catch in center field.

After 11 innings of baseball, it was the Dodgers celebrating on the field at Rogers Centre on Saturday night, closing out the best-of-seven World Series with a dramatic 5–4 comeback win over Toronto.

The Dodgers are MLB’s first back-to-back champions since the Yankees won three straight titles from 1998 to 2000.

Before the Los Angeles area heads into a champagne-stained celebration that hopefully lasts for days, here are three takeaways from an unforgettable Game 7:

The Dodgers are inevitable

If we learned anything Saturday night, it’s to never count out a $350 million payroll.

When they needed a big play late in Game 7, though, it wasn’t Shohei Ohtani or Mookie Betts or Freddie Freeman authoring a signature moment. It was 36-year-old veteran infielder Miguel Rojas crushing a 3–2 pitch from closer Jeff Hoffman to tie Game 7 with two outs in the ninth inning.

In the 11th inning, one of the Dodgers’ prized franchise players did step up. Los Angeles catcher Will Smith hammered a solo home run to left field for a 5–4 lead, enough for the Dodgers to hang onto at the end.

The Blue Jays were no Cinderella story—they boast the fifth-highest payroll in baseball. But the depth of star pitching the Dodgers threw in Game 7 alone—Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto—made it clear Los Angeles is truly in a class of its own.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, World Series hero

Yamamoto threw 96 pitches in the Dodgers’ 3–1 win in Game 6. Entering Game 7, Los Angeles manager David Roberts told the media that Yamamoto would be available for Game 7 if needed.

And, boy, did they need him.

Yamamoto entered a 4–4 game in the ninth inning with a runners on first and second. He hit Alejandro Kirk with a pitch, but then got out of the jam with a groundout and fly out. Yamamoto sat down the Blue Jays in order in the 10th and was on the mound in the 11th when Betts tagged second base and threw a strike to Freeman for the game-winning play.

In three World Series outings—two starts and a relief appearance—Yamamoto allowed just two runs in 17 2/3 innings.

Game 7 Ohtani wasn’t quite cinematic

Late Friday night, Ohtani learned he was going to start Game 7 on the mound. It set the stage for a potential unbelievable Game 7 with baseball’s brightest star shining both on the mound and in the batter’s box while fighting for a championship.

Although Ohtani had a nice night at the plate, he didn’t quite meet the moment on the mound.

Ohtani cruised through the first inning and got out of a bases-loaded jam in the second. But he was pulled in the third inning when Bichette crushed a three-run homer to center field for a 3–0 Blue Jays lead.

Ohtani wrapped up his second career postseason batting .265/.405/.691 while logging a 4.43 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings in four starts.

Botafogo quebra tabu histórico com vitória sobre o Corinthians

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O Botafogo dominou o Corinthians em Itaquera e quebrou um tabu histórico. Na noite de sábado (1º), o Glorioso derrotou o rival por 1 a 0, com gol marcado por Júnior Santos na segunda etapa, e conquistou sua primeira vitória na Neo Química Arena.

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Com o resultado, a equipe comandada por Artur Jorge chegou aos 13 pontos conquistados na competição e assumiu a liderança provisória do Campeonato Brasileiro.

O Botafogo não vencia o Corinthians em São Paulo desde 2012. À época, derrotou a equipe do Parque São Jorge por 3 a 1, em duelo disputado no Pacaembu. Na Neo Química Arena, eram nove partidas até o confronto deste sábado, com seis vitórias do Timão e três empates.

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Em alta na temporada, o Glorioso assume a liderança do Brasileirão na mesma semana em que garantiu vaga às oitavas de final da Copa Libertadores. Agora, o Botafogo terá nove dias de descanso antes da partida contra o Fluminense.

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O clássico, que estava marcado para o dia 12 de junho, foi adiado para o dia 11, na terça-feira, às 20h (de Brasília). A mudança ocorreu em razão do amistoso da Seleção Brasileira diante dos Estados Unidos, também no dia 12, em Orlando.

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إنييستا: لاعب برشلونة يصيبني بالذهول.. وميسي يعني الكثير للبارسا

تحدث آندريس إنيستا، نجم برشلونة السابق عن علاقة زميله ليونيل ميسي بإدارة النادي الكتالوني حاليًا برئاسة خوان لابورتا، واحتمالية عودته لملعب كامب نو مرة أخرى.

كما أشاد بـ بيدري، نجم خط وسط فريق برشلونة وأوضح حقيقة وجه التشابه بينهما على أرض الملعب.

وقال إنيستا في حوار أجراه مع صحيفة “ماركا”: “بيدري هو بيدري، ليس مزيجًا من أي شيء، لديه صفاته الخاصة ونقاط قوته، وإمكاناته التي تُمكنه من مواصلة النمو والتطور لأنه لاعب شاب، رغم كونه لاعبًا أساسيًا في برشلونة والمنتخب الوطني”.

وأكمل: “أجمل ما فيه هو أنك عندما تشاهده على التلفاز، يصيبك الذهول بما يفعله، وكيف يؤديه بكل سهولة وبساطة وعفوية، إنه لمن دواعي سرور الجماهير وجوده في برشلونة ولجميع الإسبان وجوده في المنتخب الوطني”.

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وعن علاقة ميسي مع لابورتا وعودته إلى برشلونة: “لا أعرف إذا كان هناك جرح أم لا، لا أستطيع أن أساهم أكثر مما يعنيه ليو لبرشلونة، هذا لن يتغير أبدًا مهما كان الوقت، لا أعرف إذا كان سيعود في وقت ما وبأي صفة لكن الأهم هو ما يعنيه ليو لبرشلونة”.

وتحدث عن الأزمة التي واجهت أراوخو بعدما حصل على بطاقة حمراء أمام تشيلسي: “المواقف والظروف في الحياة التي حدثت، حدثت وستستمر في الحدوث، يحدث ذلك يوميًا مرات عديدة، هذا الوعي بهذا النوع من المشاكل هو ما يجب أن يمر به الناس”.

وأردف: “قدر الإمكان، عليك أن تضع نفسك في أيدي محترفين يمكنهم مساعدتك في مثل هذه المواقف، ومن هناك يكون لديهم القوة للخروج”.

وأتم: “لحسن الحظ، الكثير من الناس يقضون فترات نقاهة لكن هناك وعي اجتماعي بكيفية قيامنا بتلك الأشياء وكيف نقولها وكيف نديرها، هناك العديد من العوامل التي تؤدي إلى تلك اللحظة”.

Yankees' Aaron Judge Uncertain Whether Elbow Injury Will Require Offseason Surgery

Yankees star Aaron Judge said he's unsure whether he'll require surgery on his right elbow this offseason while speaking to reporters following New York's season-ending loss to the Blue Jays in Game 4 of the American League Division Series on Wednesday night.

"We'll do some work on it [the elbow]," Judge said. "We'll do some work on it and get it right."

When asked whether he'll have surgery, Judge replied, "I'm not a doctor, I don't know."

When did Judge suffer the elbow injury?

During the seventh inning of a July 22 win over the Blue Jays, Judge grimaced in pain after throwing the ball into the infield following a running catch. He was in the Yankees lineup as the designated hitter the following day, then experienced discomfort while playing the outfield in a July 25 loss to the Phillies. He underwent tests on the elbow, which revealed no damage to the ulnar collateral ligament, but Judge on July 26 was placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow.

He returned to the lineup on Aug. 5 as the designated hitter, but didn't resume throwing to bases until Aug. 24. In the midst of Judge's six-week throwing rehab, Yankees manager Aaron Boone raised eyebrows when he said he doubted Judge would get back to "throwing like he normally does at any point this year." Judge himself pushed back against the comments and Boone later walked them back.

How did the injury affect Judge's arm strength?

But upon Judge's return to the outfield on Sept. 5, the Blue Jays tested his throwing arm, and the hulking slugger lacked the velocity on his throws from the outfield that he had prior to sustaining the elbow injury. Judge, who routinely hit 90-plus mph on the radar gun on throws from the outfield, had just two throws exceed 80 mph during his return to the outfield in the regular season, which saw him split time between right field and designated hitter. During the wild-card series, the Red Sox tested Judge's throwing arm in a key situation, leading to a slower throw from the Yankees outfielder, who downplayed the lower velocity number after the game.

And while his throwing arm remained somewhat compromised, he did hit 90.2 mph on the radar gun on one throw during Game 1 of the ALDS.

Fortunately for the Yankees, Judge's bat was not compromised. On the heels of winning his first batting title and compiling his second straight season with 50-plus home runs, Judge authored his best playoff performance to date, slashing .500/.581/.692 with one home run, a pair of doubles, seven RBI and five runs scored in seven games played.

Judge is the odds-on favorite to win his second straight AL MVP award.

Rohit's reminder that he can't be written off easily

The 38-year-old India batter showed all the traits he is known for in scoring his 33rd ODI century against Australia in Sydney

Sidharth Monga25-Oct-20252:03

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This was only the second time in the last five years that Rohit Sharma has batted 100 balls or more in an ODI innings. Most of this is his captaincy era, a period in which he took on a different role, that of a hyper-attacking batter around whom Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli could accumulate runs. The number of hundreds came down – this was only Rohit’s fourth in the last five years – but Travis Head is the only opener in this period to have both averaged higher and scored quicker than his 47.65 and 111.09.The two times that Rohit has batted 100 balls in this period are the 2023 World Cup match against England and this one. Lucknow was a difficult pitch, and this has come at the end of a difficult series in early-season conditions in Australia.If Lucknow was an impromptu adjustment to the conditions before he went back to blazing starts, this was an organic progression through the course of the series. In Perth, where the bowlers enjoyed both seam and bounce, Rohit still tried to impose himself on the game and failed. In Adelaide, where the bounce settled down but the ball still seamed appreciably, Rohit tried a bit of everything. He played two successive maidens from Josh Hazlewood, tried unsuccessfully to charge the seamers, and then fought through to top-score with 73 off 97.This 121 not out, in the face of a modest target (237) in the best but still not flat batting conditions of the series, was the return of the vintage Rohit, who mastered the template of big ODI innings from 2013 to 2019. Broadly, it involved a watchful start against two new balls, risk-free accumulation from overs 11 to 30 and then an almighty explosion that few had any counter for. In Sydney, he didn’t need that almighty acceleration phase because the target didn’t call for it, but Rohit had put himself in a position to aim for it.Rohit Sharma made his 33rd ODI century. Only Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar have more•AFP/Getty ImagesIn a slightly emotional interview with Adam Gilchrist and Ravi Shastri later, Rohit, almost certain to not play any more international cricket in Australia, spoke of “a lot of good memories, bad memories” in the country. One of the bad ones has to be earlier this year at this same venue, when he, as the captain of the Test side, dropped himself for the series decider never to be selected again.Related

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Having retired from T20Is already, Rohit now had only one format to stay active in, a format that is played the least these days. There were doubts about how he would stay in touch with the game, not just in the present moment but also for two years down the line when the ODI World Cup takes place in South Africa, when he will be 40 years old.On the evidence of this series, the game seems to be in good order, although the one real test for every limited-overs batter is when batting first on a flat track. In tough conditions, Rohit set the base for a competitive total in Adelaide. In a modest chase in Sydney, he showed how regulation he can make scoring an international century look.The ease with which he scored 121 at about a-run-a-ball is a reminder of what has made him the third-highest centurion in ODIs. A reminder that over the last five years he hadn’t lost that ability but just played a role that the team needed him to play at that time.If the selectors and team management were looking for signs to make their decisions on, they will have learnt very little. Rohit has shown what was never under doubt even though he might have carried some ring rust.His next assignment with India will be in a month’s time, a break much more manageable than the seven months he has had off since the Champions Trophy. A less sporadic schedule without being completely packed will be ideal for Rohit at this age. For now, he has shown he can’t be written off so easily. Let’s then strap in and get along on the ride.

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