Matuidi picked up the knock in the 1-0 win over AC Milan that kept champions Juve top of Serie A, and failed to make the trip to Paris ahead of the two Group H clashes on Thursday and Sunday.
The tour took place across six cities and ended in the Mother City on Monday with their last stop being the suburb of Elsies River.
The 38-year-old Swiss, bidding for his seventh title at the event but his first since 2011, struggled to handle Thiem’s aggressive game as he went down 7-5 7-5.
United climbed to seventh place on 16 points from 12 games after stretching their unbeaten home run against the Seagulls to 12 matches in all competitions. Brighton slipped to 11th place on 15 points.
It was the latest VAR controversy in the Premier League and is certain to spark more debate, but while the opening goal set the tone, Liverpool’s dominance was soon evident all across the field.
Liverpool moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League and nine ahead of Manchester City with a 3-1 win over the defending champions at Anfield to take a giant leap towards ending their 30-year wait for the title.
The team made its way through Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu-Natal the Eastern Cape and will be in Cape Town on Monday.
It’s been an overcast and windy day but that hasn’t stopped fans from coming out in their numbers to celebrate the Springboks on their championship parade.
The Springboks wrapped up their Eastern Cape Rugby World Cup tour in the windy city of Port Elizabeth where fans came out to support the 2019 World Cup winners.
Makazole Mapimpi’s community has shared how proud they were of him for scoring the first try in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final match against England.
