SPORTS

The Swiss press went into overdrive celebrating Basel's shock win over Chelsea in the Champions League group stages.

Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Derby midfielder Will Hughes after sending their chief scout to watch the youngster in action.

Tottenham will reportedly face competition from Napoli and Juvent us for Juan Mata in January.

French press are concerned for Marseille after their home loss to Arsenal while the German papers are undecided over Mesut Ozil's performance

Olivier Giroud is hoping to emulate the achievements of Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie to become a firm fan favourite at Arsenal.

Chelsea manager believes his side lack maturity after they suffered their third defeat in last four matches played in all competitions

Dan Tan suspected to be among those arrested accused of running football corruption crime ring.

Looking back on the career of Ken Norton after the former heavyweight champion died at the age of 70.

Gylfi Sigurdsson insists he never wanted to leave Tottenham and is relishing in the competition for midfield places.

Luis Suarez is on track to return to action for Liverpool, according to Brendan Rodgers

Viv Anderson believes that Arsene Wenger will splash the cash in January.

Arsene Wenger jubilant at Aaron Ramsey's goal-scoring form.

IB Times UK brings you LIVE minute-by-minute coverage of all tonight's Champions League action, including Arsenal's trip to Marseille and Chelsea's clash with Basel.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany completed his return to the first team in his side's Champions League win, and has warned Manchester United he fully ready for Sunday's derby.

Robin van Persie has praised the performance of Wayne Rooney after the England striker excelled in the 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen.

Andre Villas-Boas is confident the 'immense' Erik Lamela is ready to make his mark in his full debut for Tottenham.

Andros Townsend says he learned a lot while on loan at QPR.

David Haye says that his sparring partners would easily beat Tyson Fury.

Carlo Ancelotti insists Mesut Ozil never spoke to him about leaving Real Madrid.

Tottenham are interested in making an offer for Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata in the January transfer window.

Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna believes Champions League opponents Marseille have players good enough for the Gunners' starting XI.

Manchester United have written a letter to fans over their transfer business

Liverpool dealt a blow as Coutinho is ruled out with a shoulder injury until end of October.

Marseille manager Elie Baup is confident the French club's determination and team work can help them come out on top against Arsenal.

Liverpool will reportedly face competition from Galatasaray, if they continue their pursuit of Anzhi Makhachkala striker Lacina Traore in January.

Chuba Akpom and Isaac Hayden are in the squad for Arsenal's first Champions League game against Marseille.

Ian Rush believes that Luis Suarez will prove to be as useful to Liverpool as Wayne Rooney is to Manchester United

Luis Alberto starred for the Liverpool U21 side by scoring a hat-trick as new signing Tiago Ilori made his competitive debut.

Fabio Borini's agent says he should have stayed at Roma rather than moving to Liverpool.