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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has reiterated that the clubs priority is to bring in another striker before the transfer window closes at 1pm BST on Friday.

Manchester City sign Maicon, Fulham bring in Dimitar Berbatov, Tottenham Hotspur attempt to clinch deals for Hugo Lloris and Joao Moutinho while Liverpool struggle to complete a move for Clint Dempsey

Premier League champions Manchester City have been handed a tough assignment after they were drawn in Group D alongside Real Madrid, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund.

Liverpool have completed two pieces of business after Samel Yesil arrived at the club for £1million, while Jay Spearing agreed to join Bolton on a six-month loan.

Andy Murray made short work of Ivan Dodig as he secured a straight-sets victory to advance to the third round of the US Open for the seventh consecutive year.

Mark Hughes is set to continue a busy summer of transfer activity after QPR had an offer accepted to sign Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero.

The Arsenal academy has long been a breeding ground for some of the finest footballers the Premier League has witnessed.

Italian champions Juventus have turned their attention to Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner after missing out on signing Dimitar Berbatov.

Stoke City have made an offer of £5million for Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam.

Equestrian rider Lee Pearson is hoping to make history in London by overtaking the medal haul of Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson to become Britain's most successful Paralympian.

Andre Villas-Boas is ready to continue his overhauling of the Tottenham squad after midfielders Aaron Lennon and Rafael van der Vaart were both linked with a possible exit.

Hector Bellerin believes he made the right decision after choosing to leave Spanish giants Barcelona in order to join Arsenal last summer.

Carl Froch will defend his IBF World super middleweight title against IBF number six Yusaf Mack at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham on November 17.

Michael Essien may be forced to consider his future at Chelsea after it was revealed that Turkish side Fenerbahce were interested in signing the midfielder.

The agent of Giovani Dos Santos has made the extraordinary claim that Tottenham are holding the midfielder 'hostage' by preventing him from leaving the club.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes that the club have a real talent on their hands after Joe Allen's impressive display in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

Sahin is impressed with the philosophy of new manager Brendan Rodgers

Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas is set for a busy few days in the transfer market after making official offers for France internationals Hugo Lloris and Yann M'Vila.

The news that Barcelona are prepared to allow midfielder Ibrahim Afellay to leave on a season-long loan has led to interest from a number of Premier League sides.

Liverpool are believed to be interested in signing Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge, but will have to sell in order to raise significant funds.

Liverpool hand a first Premier League start to Raheem Sterling, with Sebastian Coates coming in for Daniel Agger.

Raheem Sterling makes his first Premier League start for Liverpool, while Sebastian Coates replaces Daniel Agger in the starting line-up.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that it would require a player with 'something special' for him to make any more signings before the end of the transfer window.

Olympiakos are keen to sign Chelsea midfielders Yossi Benayoun and Gael Kakuta after receiving around £6million for the sale of Kevin Miralles.

England manager Roy Hodgson has spoken of the difficulties that the players and fans will experience when they travel to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and veteran defender Jamie Carragher both believe that Raheem Sterling has a long future at the club after a superb first competitive start against Hearts.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has ruled out the sale of midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, while also revealing that he the club have given up on trying to sign Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao.

Third seed Andy Murray has been scheduled to play Alex Bogomolov Jr in the first round of the US Open which begins next Monday.

Arsene Wenger is pleased to see the development of youth football in England as he believes that it will lead to players becoming future stars of the game.