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Porto Alegre, Brazil - Brazilian captain Thiago Silva is in doubt for Sunday’s international friendly against France here due to injury. The Paris Saint-Germain center-back was absent from training Friday, reportedly suffering muscle soreness following Brazil’s 2-2 draw with England at the Maracana stadium last Sunday. His place could be taken by Atletico Mineiro defender Rever, who partnered David Luiz in the heart of defence during match simulation Friday....

The president also said on Saturday that “Lockdown kills,” Reuters reported. “Without salaries and jobs, people die.” Brazil is suffering the second-worst coronavirus outbreak in the world after the United States with more than 2 million confirmed cases and over 78,000 deaths. On Saturday, the country’s health ministry reported 28,532 new COVID-19 cases and 921 new deaths from the disease. Over the course of the pandemic, the president has repeatedly downplayed the severity of the virus, while also opposing lockdowns and flouting social distancing measures....

Brazil - eight-time Copa America champions - host this year’s tournament and take on Bolivia in the opening match at Sao Paulo’s Morumbi on Friday. Tite’s side will be without key man Neymar, who will miss the competition due to an ankle injury sustained in a 2-0 friendly win over Qatar on June 6. Silva played just twice for Brazil after the 2018 World Cup, from which Brazil were eliminated by Belgium in the quarter-finals, and acknowledged he had been unsure whether he would make the cut for the Copa America on home soil....

With Brazil all but assured of top spot in Group G unless they lose and Switzerland beat Serbia while overturning a three-goal inferiority, the hope for Rigobert Song’s side may be that the tournament favourites rest players for the Round of 16. The USA could face the winners of this group for a place in the final if they can beat the Netherlands in the Round of 16 and prevail again in the last eight....

The 24-year-old is expected to have the move approved by world football’s governing body FIFA within weeks, reports Xinhua. Costa has represented Brazil’s national team on four occasions, being used sparingly as a substitute in friendlies against Italy, Spain, Russia and England. Under FIFA rules, a player may change nationality if he has not represented the first country in a competitive fixture. According to Brazilian newspaper Lancenet, Costa already has a Spanish passport and could be available for La Roja’s World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Georgia next month....

Jesus surprised by Man City start Brazil striker Jesus has made an instant impact at City, playing a starring role in wins at Crystal Palace and West Ham. Jesus marked his full Premier League debut with a goal, having set up Kevin De Bruyne’s opener in a 4-0 triumph at London Stadium, but the 19-year-old’s willingness to engage with opposition defenders and an aggressive pressing game has caught the eye just as much as his dazzling skill set....

For those unaware, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot thus far has only adapted the story from the Dragon Ball Z anime, and has not breached into the territory of Dragon Ball Z movies, Dragon Ball: GT, or Dragon Ball Super, but thanks to an image of the large tree on Beerus’ home world shared by credible reporter Dragon Ball Hype on Twitter, the future of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is less uncertain....

The Toffees sold Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United in a deal said to be worth £75million in the last transfer window and have struggled to fill the Belgian’s void, scoring just 25 goals in 22 Premier League matches. But manager Sam Allardyce’s attacking options have been bolstered, with the club having agreed a reported £25million deal with Super Lig champions Besiktas for Tosun. The deal was announced on Friday, during half-time of the Toffees’ FA Cup third-round clash with neighbours Liverpool at Anfield....

Halep has suffered first-round defeats in her last two trips to Melbourne and remains without a grand slam title, having lost two French Open finals, including last year’s to Jelena Ostapenko. Third seed and Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza will face French wildcard Jessika Ponchet, with former world number one and 2016 champion Angelique Kerber placed in her quarter of the draw. 0 votes

Saints found themselves 2-0 up at home to United on Saturday after just 20 minutes, with Stuart Armstrong and Cedric Soares getting the goals. But the visitors fought back thanks to Romelu Lukaku and Ander Herrera, though a point arguably did either side little good in the bigger picture, with Saints still in the bottom three of the Premier League at the end of matchday 14. A statement from the club read: “Southampton Football Club can today confirm it has parted company with first team manager Mark Hughes....

By all accounts, the former Princeton provost approached his new position with a mania for detail, using the tools of another era. He had a habit of composing dozens of handwritten notes late into the night – to the football coach, to Harvard Crimson editors, to his staff and to dormitory house masters. He fretted over banquet menus. He argued the benefits of having faculty members make either $10 or $15 copayments to see a doctor....

The Victorians’ captain, Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to field. The Bulls lost an early wicket in opener Mehedi Maruf for a score of just 11. Maruf’s partner, Seekkuge Prasanna, however, played with positive intent as he scored a quickfire 33 off 19 balls giving his team a much-needed start at the top of the innings. The Sri Lankan batsman’s innings included two fours and two sixes....

Drewett, now an ATP senior executive, was voted in unanimously by the ATP board of directors and he will begin his three-year term from January 1. He will operate from the ATP’s London office. Drewett served as an elected member of the Player Council and an ATP Player Board representative (1993-1999). He has also been tournament director of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and formerly of the Tennis Masters Cup since 2001, and has been instrumental in the event’s tremendous success....

MORE: Talladega TV schedule, dates, times, qualifying drivers It was a lot of fun, but there weren’t a lot of great drivers. I wasn’t a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver then, but I was a decent online racer. We’d go to all these different tracks. We’d go to a Bowman Gray or a Dover or a Michigan, and I had a blast with that. But you’d only get maybe five or 10 guys who were any good, and the rest were intimidated, so it was almost like it was too easy....

Bradley is far from being just some ball-winning brute in central midfield. Along with being able to cover the ground in front of the back four and give the defense a security blanket, Bradley can also help propel the attack from deep in midfield, where his passing eye can pick out long passes to deliver to the attack. Ranking the U.S. left center backs What is clear is that Bradley is head and shoulders above any other viable options at the position....

On June 30, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Beal had agreed to sign a five-year, $251 million extension with the Washington Wizards, making him one of the highest-paid players in the NBA. Beal declined his $36.4 million player option for the final season of his previous deal, locking up a long-term contract to remain in DC. The 29-year-old is coming off a tough season with the Wizards, undergoing season-ending surgery on his wrist in March as Washington finished with a 35-47 record, 12th in the East....

The shooting guard, 26, is headed to the Pistons in exchange for Marcus Morris, the teams confirmed on Friday. The Celtics also are sending a 2019 second-round pick to Detroit. Bradley is entering the final season of a four-year, $32 million deal and is set to make $8.8m in 2017-18. He was a first-round pick by the Celtics in 2010 and has spent his entire seven-season career with the team as a reliable cog in the backcourt....

While no timetable for Jennings’ return has been set, he tweeted out a prognosis of 6-9 months days after the injury. MORE: Jennings done for season | Injury bug hits 2014 rookie class Jennings suffered the injury at one of the most successful points of his career. Jennings helped raise the Pistons from the depths of the Eastern Conference once he became the focal point of the office after Josh Smith was waived....

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On the same day, Brazil’s daily death toll hit a record high of 1,179. Before Tuesday, the highest number of daily coronavirus deaths was 881, on May 12. According to a Johns Hopkins University tracker, Brazil is now the country with the third-highest number of confirmed cases, behind the U.S. and Russia. Bolsonaro has been a strong advocate for wider use of hydroxychloroquine, a view that has cost the country two health ministers in the last month....