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Pakistan cricket is in full meltdown mode. Former batter Mohammad Yousuf isn't holding back, tearing into the PCB after they overhauled the Test squad and coaching staff mid-series against England, with the side already down two-nil. Yousuf says these aren't solutions, they're symptoms of years of institutional chaos at the top.
Shifting to Italian football, Federico Dimarco is keeping his cards close to his chest after reports linked the Inter Milan left back to Barcelona in the final days of the summer window. The defender called the interest flattering, acknowledged it's always nice to be connected to the biggest clubs, but gave nothing away about his future. Inter fans will be hoping that's as far as it goes.
And in Argentina, the football league has announced a beautiful gesture ahead of this weekend's fixtures. Every domestic match will pause in the tenth minute to honour Lionel Messi's international career. A country stopping in its tracks for the man who gave them everything, including that two thousand twenty two World Cup. It doesn't get more fitting than that.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
