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Manchester United are bracing for a brutal blow. Midfielder Manuel Ugarte was stretchered off during Uruguay's one-nil defeat to Spain in World Cup group play, and the diagnosis is as bad as it gets — he's expected to miss nine to twelve months. That's a devastating timeline for a player United were counting on as a cornerstone of their midfield rebuild.
Switching to the darts, and Madison Square Garden hosted a proper thriller. Luke Humphries defended his US Darts Masters title by holding off world champion Luke Littler in a dramatic deciding leg. Littler had stormed back from four-one down to lead five-four, but Humphries steadied the ship, levelled it up, and closed it out when it mattered most. Two Lukes, one winner.
And over at the FIFA World Cup, England's injury situation is turning into a real headache heading into the knockouts. Declan Rice and Reece James are now both on the growing casualty list for the Three Lions — two players who are absolutely central to how Gareth Southgate's side want to operate. The timing could not be worse with the round of thirty two approaching fast.
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