Everything happened at the Olympics yesterday in Italy. Plus: MLB injuries, already

Everything happened at the Olympics yesterday in Italy. Plus: MLB injuries, already

The Pulse Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Score 25 points in eight minutes today. Inside: A wild Olympics day ? MLB injuries  Early bracket watch Something I never fully remember each time the Olympics come around: the gamut of emotions coursing through the entire event, from the expected — triumph, heartbreak — to the surprising — enlightenment, remorse and even befuddlement. It felt like Day 4 yesterday contained all of those. An attempt to fit all of...

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh suffers testicular bleeding after training ground accident

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh suffers testicular bleeding after training ground accident

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of his side’s opening match against Ireland at the Men’s T20 World Cup after suffering internal testicular bleeding in a training ground accident. Marsh, 34, was struck in the groin by a ball in training earlier this week. He did his pre-match captain’s press conference as scheduled but was not named in the team to take on Ireland on Tuesday. Steve Smith, Australia’s standby player, has been called up as cover for Marsh and is now travelling to Sri Lanka to acclimatise. A statement from Cricket Australia confirmed: “He is experiencing...