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FC Bayern will not be able to count on their main star, Harry Kane, for the Bundesliga match against Borussia Mönchengladbach taking place tomorrow.

The coach, Vincent Kompany, confirmed in the pre-match press conference that the forward has been dropped from the squad at the last minute,

"Harry Kane will not be there. He received a knock on the calf. It's just a knock, we don't see it as anything too serious," stated the Bayern coach.

Kane would return soon

The Bayern coach made it clear that Kane is not expected to be out for long. The reason for his immediate absence is a precautionary measure: "We were just one day short for him to be ready."

Kompany also reassured the fans regarding the crucial Champions League match against Atalanta next Tuesday. "We are counting on it. Of course, we would have liked Harry to be here today, but well, these things happen."

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Emma Raducanu says she is determined to wrest back control of her “natural” tennis style, with the British No 1 eager not to be bound by the diktats of a single coach or a style that does not feel right.

“I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that’s something that has been coached out of me a little bit,” Raducanu told BBC Sport. “I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn’t necessarily fit. I don’t necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised – even if it’s a trial.

The tournament is celebrating its 20th anniversary and some of the best players on the planet are competing for a title that means something

For years, while football fans salivated over Fifa World Cups, and basketball and hockey enthusiasts enjoyed an endless parade of NBA and NHL stars at the Olympics, baseball fans had bupkis, with no legitimate international tournament to speak of. Instead, there was something called the Baseball World Cup. Played without a Yankee, Cub or Dodger in sight, but with representatives from teams including the Montgomery Biscuits, Mexico Red Devils and Winnipeg Goldeyes, few fans in North America knew it existed, or when it was played. The only team with legit talent, Cuba, with players who could play in Major League Baseball, but did not because of politics, dominated the tournament.

Then in 2006 came a breakthrough with the debut of the 16-nation World Baseball Classic, which featured legitimate professional stars. The platform was built, the mysterious Cubans finally got to play in the US and the fans came. The tournament averaged nearly 19,000 fans a game, and that included the empty seat, Australia-Italy type match-ups. The face paint was bright, the vibes were October-like and the games were compelling; Japan held off Cuba as they took the maiden crown. The WBC passed its first test with a flourish and moved boldly into the future.