Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko suffered a broken jaw after getting hit in the face by a puck while on the bench during Sunday's loss to the Dallas Stars, according to multiple media reports.

Defenseman Dante Fabbro also left the game in the first period with a concussion, according to reports.

Marchenko, who has a team-leading 21 goals in addition to 34 assists for the Blue Jackets this season, was sitting on the bench when the stray puck struck the left side of his face late in the second period. He left the bench area, holding a towel to his jaw.

He was taken to a Dallas-area hospital to have his jaw reset, according to reports. It was unclear how much time he would miss, but it could be at least six weeks.

The 24-year-old is enjoying a breakout season, already setting career highs in assists, points (55) and ice time (18:48) in just 53 games. His plus-31 rating leads the NHL.

The team said Fabbro has suffered an upper-body injury.

The Blue Jackets, who have won three of their past four games, conclude a four-game road trip on Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres. Columbus sits in the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, just a point ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins, entering Monday's games.

Field Level Media contributed to this report.

Chelsea forward and Australia captain Sam Kerr went on trial in a London court on Monday, accused of racially abusing a white police officer after a drunken dispute with a taxi driver.

Kerr told the officer Stephen Lovell: "You guys are f---ing stupid and white."

Kerr, who has Indian ancestry, accepts saying those words but has pleaded not guilty to one count of racially aggravated harassment. Her lawyer argued she was making a comment about power and privilege.

The 31-year-old sat in the dock at Kingston Crown Court as prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones told jurors that she and her partner Kristie Mewis, who plays for West Ham United, called a taxi in the early hours of Jan. 30, 2023 after a night out.

"Their cab journey did not go well," Emlyn Jones said.

"The cabbie ended up phoning the police to complain about their behaviour, reporting that they were trying to smash a window".

The taxi driver took them to a police station instead of Kerr's home, after which she made the comment about Lovell's ethnicity, Emlyn Jones said.

He added that there was no dispute over what Kerr said, meaning jurors had to decide what she meant and how it made Lovell feel.

Kerr's lawyer Grace Forbes said that Kerr's words did not make her a criminal. "The law is a little more nuanced, a little more human than that," she argued.

"Sam Kerr did not feel hostility to the officer because he is white. The words were a comment, we say -- however poorly expressed -- about positions of power, about privilege and about how those things might colour perception."

Kerr has scored 199 career goals across the Women's Super League, Australia's W-League and the NWSL.

She is also Australia's all-time top scorer with 69 goals in 128 appearances, but has been sidelined since suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in January 2024.

Her trial is expected to conclude this week.

AC Milan are closing in on a loan deal for Chelsea forward João Félix, a source has told ESPN.

The 25-year-old is expected to move to Italy in an agreement which would see Milan pay a loan fee in the region of 2m-3m ($2m-$3m). The Serie A club would also be paying all of his wages.

Félix had attracted interest from several other clubs including Aston Villa but Chelsea's preference has always been for the Portugal international to join a club outside England.

Félix only joined Chelsea last August in a 50m deal from Atlético Madrid to begin his second spell at the club after spending the second half of the 2022-23 campaign on loan at Stamford Bridge.

However, Félix has started just three Premier League games under head coach Enzo Maresca and is keen on kickstarting his career at a new club.

Should a deal by finalised, Félix will become Milan's second signing in the current window after Kyle Walker's arrival from Manchester City.

Wrexham have released images of their new plans for a Kop stand at their home ground, the Stok Racecourse.

The "unique designs" for the new 5,500-capacity stand are said to create an atmospheric home and become an iconic destination for fans, international visitors and the local community.

The stand, designed by leading sports and entertainment architects Populous, includes the provision for safe standing, hospitality and accessible seating and will be a prominent focal point of the area visible from the city centre.

It will be fully compliant with UEFA Category 4 stadium requirements and along with adjustment to the pitch, and other technical requirements, this will enable the Stok Racecourse Stadium to host the UEFA European under-19 Championship final tournament matches in 2026, and other international matches in the future.

"The new Kop Stand marks a special moment in the history of the STōK Cae Ras," Wrexham's chief executive officer Michael Williamson said.

"The distinctive design of the new Kop Stand embodies the history and heritage of Wrexham -- rooted in the local community creating a timeless, authentic piece of civic architecture that complements other landmarks.

"It will provide an iconic landmark standing at the gateway to the city giving it a true sense of place.

"The stand reflects the key role the football club can play in the rejuvenation and redevelopment of the city through its role in the Wrexham Gateway Project.

"The upgrading of facilities to meet UEFA Category 4 specifications are central to our wider vision of bringing international sport back to Wrexham and the benefit this will bring to the local community of hosting these events in North Wales."

Mathys Tel is set to perform a dramatic deadline day U-turn by agreeing a loan deal to join Tottenham after stalling over a move to the club last week, sources have told ESPN.

The player's representative, Gadiri Camara, shared a picture on Instagram of himself on an airplane along with Tel and sources say their destination is Spurs after a breakthrough in negotiations.

The exact structure of the deal is not yet finalised but sources say it is likely to be a straight loan with no option or obligation of a permanent move for the 19-year-old France youth international.

Tel's decision to express a desire to leave Bayern Munich over a lack of game time -- having joined the club for around 28 million ($29m) from Rennes in 2022 -- sparked interest from a number of clubs including Manchester United and Arsenal.

Chelsea were already in contact with Bayern over Tel and a possible swap deal involving Christopher Nkunku but those talks failed to progress.

Sources have told ESPN that United were open to a loan move -- potentially with an option to make the move permanent -- but no agreement was close while Arsenal did not seriously pursue the player.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy flew to Munich on Friday to hold face-to-face talks with the player and his representatives but Tel ultimately left those conversations unconvinced of his next move.

However, with an early transfer deadline in Germany of just 5 p.m CET. compared to England's 11 p.m GMT., Tel has now decided to join Spurs after conversations with manager Ange Postecoglou and is due in London later on Monday for medical tests ahead of signing a short-term contract.

Spurs had initially agreed a 60m deal for Tel but he was unsure over making a permanent move. Talks then switched to a loan so Spurs could get their man, and Tel could review his options in the summer.