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Chris Smalling could face the axe over Manchester United's next two games with Eric Bailly, Victor Lindelof and Marcos Rojo hoping to capitalise on poor form at the back.

The 20-time grand slam champion needed just 47 minutes to reach the second round in his first match since the Australian Open.

Arsene Wenger has ruled Aaron Ramsey out of both of Arsenal's Europa League last-32 ties against Ostersunds, revealing that his recovery is not progressing as quickly as expected.

Joseph Parker says he is "introducing new things" in training that will help him stand out in his heavyweight unification showdown with Anthony Joshua in Cardiff on 31 March.

Patrick Kluivert admits that it would be difficult for his son Justin to say no to a move from Ajax to Barcelona in the future.

West Ham had two bids of £15m and £18m for Cairney rejected by Fulham, who insisted they wouldn't even consider a £40m offer for the Scotland international.

18-time Grand Slam champion Navratilova believes she would have been looked upon differently if she was not a lesbian.

Marcus Rashford will be considering his Manchester United future in the summer according to Arsenal record-scorer Thierry Henry.

A report from Nigerian publication The New Telegraph claims that Jurgen Klopp's side are ready to spend €75m (£54.2m) on the 14-time Nigeria international.

Fernando Alonso claims that McLaren will be "much more competitive" in 2018 having switched to Renault-powered engines after three years of frustration with Honda.

Arsenal will be without the ineligible Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the injured Alexandre Lacazette when they travel to face Ostersunds FK in the last 32 of the Europa League.

Chelsea youngsters Ethan Ampadu and Callum Hudson-Odoi were left out of the Under-18 squad midweek and could be called up to Antonio Conte's side for Friday's game against Hull.

Zinedine Zidane is set to leave Real Madrid star Gareth Bale on the bench for the first leg of the Champions League last 16 against Paris Saint-Germain.

Samuel Umtiti wants Barcelona to match a salary offered made by Manchester United during the January transfer window to sign a new long-term deal with the La Liga giants.

Dawson has missed Hull's last two matches with a groin problem while Grosicki is currently struggling with a foot injury.

Ander Herrera is set to miss Manchester United's FA Cup clash against Huddersfield Town with a thigh problem

1996 Wimbledon winner and Rotterdam Open tournament director Richard Krajicek claims Roger Federer's involvement in the tournament has helped them get "more attention from media".

Ashbourne is home to one of Britain's oldest and bloodiest sporting traditions: the Royal Shrovetide Football Match, played every year on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.

Skriniar has been a huge part of Inter's chase for Champions League qualification this season and is attracting interest from some of Europe's elite clubs.

Centre-back Ivan Marcano has returned to training ahead of the first leg of Porto's Champions League last-16 tie with Liverpool, but top scorer Vincent Aboubakar is a major doubt.

Barcelona have already reached an agreement with Gremio starlet Arthur Melo ahead of securing his services in the January transfer window of 2019.

Tony Ferguson's coach Rashad Holloway talks about UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor and Tyron Woodley in an exclusive interview.

Tiger Woods has been paired with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas for his first two rounds at the Genesis Open starting on Thursday (15 February).

Lucas Matthysse is in line to be Manny Pacquiao's next opponent after the Filipino stated his desire to clash with the WBA welterweight champion.

Mignolet recently lost his place in the Liverpool starting line-up to Loris Karius, who has produced some encouraging performances over the past month.

Mkhitaryan, 29, joined the Gunners last month after falling out of favour with United boss Jose Mourinho.

Jose Mourinho wants to start the rebuild of his Manchester United back-four by offloading Chris Smalling and Phil Jones.

Angel Di Maria moved to Real Madrid from Benfica in 2010. After spending four years at the Spanish capital club, he moved to Manchester United. A year later, he joined PSG in 2015.

Pogba, 24, has failed to complete the full 90 minutes in his last three appearances for United amid a poor run of form.