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Inter Miami boss Tata Martino was forced to apologise after his side were booed off the field in Hong Kong. His crime? Failing to bring Lionel Messi off the bench for the Herons in their fifth Game of a busy preseason schedule. Miami ran out 4-1 winners, recording their first victory of 2024, but Messi remained on the sideline as he continues to recover from a hamstring complaint. Martino had suggested on Friday that Messi would be fit enough to feature in the friendly fixture against a Hong Kong Select XI but a Sunday morning fitness test prevented him from taking part. “ Leo has an inflammation in his adductor and we are taking it day by day . We always have the hope that things can improve, but the medical staff said it was very risky,” Martino said. Will Inter Miami play against Vissel Kobe? The Herons are now on the final overseas leg of their preseason tour but a scheduled fixture against Japanese side Vissel Kobe appears to be in jeopardy. Messi played just six minutes again...

Tyrese Haliburton , a talented player for the Pacers, suffered a concerning injury to his left thigh during a regular season Game against their biggest contenders in the East, the Boston Celtics. The incident occurred on the same night that another young player, Ja Morant, suffered a season-ending labrum tear injury . During a quick Haliburton offense transition play, while being guarded by Derrick White, Haliburton’s right foot slid, causing him to lose balance and ultimately leading to a fall. How did it occur? It is suspected that Haliburton suffered a significant injury to his hamstring or the muscles located on the inner part of his left thigh, specifically the thigh adductor . The injury appears to be a muscle injury rather than a joint issue, and it is believed to be of high-grade severity due to the visible amount of stretch during the fall. Tyrese Haliburton injured his Left Hamstring on this play. MRI will determine severity and time of healing Grade I: 1-2 weeks Grade II:...

Kevin De Bruyne has admitted his hamstrings felt like "wet kitchen towel" simply waiting to implode towards the end of last season. The Belgian playmaker, who has regularly blamed Football 's hectic schedule for an increase in injuries, suffered a hamstring problem in last season's Champions League final and picked up a similar issue in the first Game of the current season which forced him to undergo surgery. De Bruyne has assured Manchester City fans his recovery is on schedule and revealed a fresh scan next week will offer a better idea of a potential return date. "It [the recovery] is actually going very well," De Bruyne told VTM Nieuws . "There will be a major scan next week and then we will know how the injury is progressing. "In the end, everything is going according to schedule. City are daily in touch with surgeon Geert Declercq and Belgian physio Lieven Maesschalck, but they have not given me a deadline for when I will be able to play F...