Liverpool manager Arne Slot says goalkeeper Alisson Becker is a doubt to face Bournemouth in Saturday’s Premier League game because of a muscle issue.

Alisson has played in all of the Anfield side’s four league games this season and was in goal for their Champions League win at AC Milan on Tuesday.

He also played for Brazil in the Copa America during the summer as well as the recent international break.

When asked about the expanded fixture schedule before the game in Milan, the 31-year-old said “nobody asks the players” about their workload.

“It is a doubt if Alisson can train on Friday,” said Slot.

“If he can’t, then he probably won’t play. We have to wait and see.”

Alisson played 42 matches for Liverpool and Brazil last season despite being injured for more than two months, when Caoimhin Kelleher deputised for him.

“He [Alisson] has a slight issue with one of his muscles and we wonder if this game is too early or not,” added Slot.

“He didn’t get it in the Milan game, it happened a bit before, but after the Milan game he felt it more and more.

“We have to wait and see if he will be in goal on Saturday or if we have to wait a few extra days.”

On the bike is where Graham does his talking.

The pride of Strathpeffer – a small village in the Scottish highlands, he is one of Great Britain’s best hopes to win a rainbow jersey in Zurich.

Since 2022 he has claimed four world titles in the velodrome and two on the road.

After two silver medals in Tokyo, he briefly set a world record in the heats of the C3 individual pursuit – only to have his time beaten by team-mate Jaco van Gass mere minutes later.

“Classic Jaco,” joked Graham. “He did the same thing in Tokyo. It was so quick, at least give me a chance to see my record flash up on the screen!”

Van Gass beat Graham in the final, but the Scot finally got his first Paralympic gold on the penultimate day of the Games, outsprinting Frenchman Thomas Peyroton-Dartet in a dramatic finish.

Graham’s form means he is favourite for the road title on Zurich’s hilly course, and he also fancies his chances in Tuesday’s C1-3 time trial.

“Over the past two years I’ve lost out on the TT by a combined time of I think about two seconds, which is ridiculous over the distances we race,” he told BBC Sport.

“Second in Glasgow last year was really hard to take. My results had been so good and no GB rider had won the time trial before. I really wanted to win that.”

The first eight overs of day four were wicketless before Fisher ended Tribe’s lengthy vigil after a breakthrough knock, ripping out his off stump, and then having Andy Gorvin lbw fourth ball.

Championship debutant Ben Morris glanced a boundary first ball to register his first senior red-ball runs before James Harris decided to have some fun, blasting 14 runs off a George Hill over before being bowled for 49, heaving at Thompson.

Yorkshire need just a draw and two bonus points from their final Championship match at home to Northants starting on Thursday, 26 September, while Glamorgan have their key 50-overs clash at Trent Bridge on Sunday to try to redeem a disappointing month.

Newcastle United could be without striker Alexander Isak for Saturday’s Premier League match at Fulham.

The 24-year-old Sweden international sustained eye and foot injuries in Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Wolves last weekend.

Fellow striker Callum Wilson is expected to be out until the next international break, in October.

Anthony Gordon could deputise for Isak in a central role if required, while summer signing William Osula is yet to make his debut.

Asked about Isak’s condition on Friday, manager Eddie Howe said: “Good question. I’ll find out more today.

“It was a strange one with his eye. The ball just grazed his eye and we felt at that time that was the main reason for him coming off the pitch.

“Then he had a knock to his foot as well, so he’s got a combination of the two.

“We’ll make a decision today.”

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the pace ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris in first practice at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Leclerc was 0.076 seconds quicker than the Briton, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz third ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Norris heads into the weekend 59 points behind Verstappen in the championship and needing to keep eating into the Dutchman’s lead to keep his title hopes on track.

Singapore was the only race last year where Red Bull failed to win, and the team have come into the event this year expecting a difficult weekend.

Verstappen complained of understeer during the session and ended it 0.334secs off the pace.

There were no crashes during the session on the demanding Marina Bay street circuit but Norris and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso both rescued major moments on the exit of Turn Eight.

Both drivers slid on to the exit kerb and fought to keep control, Alonso’s incident so large that he accidentally pressed the button saying he would pit while correcting it.

RBs Yuki Tsunoda was fifth fastest, ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.

The Australian, the winner of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last weekend, had a delayed start to the session when his car suffered a failure on its left-rear corner during pit-stop practice.

It was repaired in time for Piastri to join the track after about 15 minutes.

He had a brush with the wall during the session without major damage to the car and ended it 0.606secs off Leclerc’s pace.

RB’s Daniel Ricciardo, whose future in the team is in doubt, was seventh fastest, from the Williams of Alex Albon, Alonso and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon.

The second session starts at 21:00 local time (14:00 BST).

As you might expect from a squad packed with internationals, Surrey were without the services of numerous players at one point or another throughout the season.

They have used 23 players in this campaign, with only captain Rory Burns, fellow opener Dom Sibley and all-rounder Jordan Clark playing all 13 matches.

Burns has led the way with the bat, scoring three centuries and 1,057 runs – helped largely by his career-best 227 in a thumping win against Lancashire at The Oval in August.

Wicketkeeper Jamie Smith catapulted his way into England’s Test side with some dazzling batting displays to average north of 56 in his nine matches, while Dan Lawrence has averaged just under 50 following his high-profile switch from Essex.

More than a dozen bowlers picked up wickets across the season – paceman Dan Worrall leading the way with 52 at an average of 16.15.

Clark showed why he is one of the most valuable assets in county cricket, taking 38 wickets along with scoring 467 runs down the order.

Cameron Steel set an incredible pace back in the spring, leading all bowlers in the first three rounds of the Championship with 20 wickets – though the leg-spinner has only picked up three since.

Next season will see a huge change in south London as director of cricket and Surrey legend Alec Stewart is leaving the role at the end of this campaign.

How big an effect that has on such a talented squad remains to be seen.