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Cech and Monreal suffered injury and illness respectively during Arsenal's win over Everton last weekend (3 February).

Gael Monfils has heaped praise on Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, labelling them as legends despite having not retired from tennis.

Karius, 24, has started Liverpool's last four league games after taking over as first-choice goalkeeper from Simon Mignolet.

Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdel-Aziz has warned Tony Ferguson about the beatdown he should be expecting at UFC 223.

Stan Wawrinka is one of four players to have won Grand Slams apart from Federer, Nadal and Djokovic since 2008.

Daniel Ricciardo is in the final-year of his contract with Red Bull Racing and is certain to be linked with the top teams like Mercedes and Ferrari.

Roger Federer may have given up on becoming world number one for now after indicating he could miss the Dubai Tennis Championships.

James Rodriguez joined Bayern Munich on a two-year loan deal from Real Madrid. The Spanish capital club sold Alvaro Morata and Pepe to Chelsea and Besiktas respectively.

The Madrid center will have sports traumatology unit, diagnostic imaging, sports cardiology, functional biomechanics and chiropody, nutrition and sports rehabilitation.

WBA super-middleweight champion George Groves says he will expose Chris Eubank Jr when they meet later this month.

Chelsea were thrashed 4-1 by Watford – the club's second successive defeat by a three-goal margin after the 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth.

Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs has backed Anthony Joshua to defeat Joseph Parker in what he calls a "huge fight" for boxing.

Alisson, 25, has been linked with a summer move to Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain following his stellar performances for Roma this season.

Rafael Nadal will mark the tenth anniversary of his first and only triumph at the Queen's Club Championships in 2018. It is his first appearance at the event since 2015.

Thibaut Courtois is in talks with Chelsea over signing a new deal but admits that his desire to move closer to his children could change his decision.

Patrice Evra is currently a free agent after being released by Marseille following his suspension by Uefa for attacking a fan during a Europa League clash.

Liverpool have signed Colombian Under-20 international Anderson Arroyo from Fortaleza CEIF and immediately sent him out on loan to Real Mallorca.

Cenk Tosun has started in two Premier League matches for Everton since arriving at the Merseyside club from Turkish club Besiktas on 6 January.

Wayne Rooney has suggested that prolific striker Harry Kane will want to leave Tottenham in the next couple of years if they are unable to win major trophies.

Carragher has warned Liverpool that they cannot sell Salah just a few months after losing Coutinho, though he knows how hard it is for clubs to fend off such high-profile interest.

Dani Ceballos and Jesus Vallejo were the only absentees from Real Madrid's latest training session as Los Blancos began their preparations for the clash with Real Sociedad.

Yerry Mina is tipped to make his Barcelona debut in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Valencia due to the injuries to Gerard Pique and Thomas Vermaelen.

Mauricio Pochettino plans to rotate his Tottenham Hotspur squad for Wednesday night's FA Cup fourth-round replay against Newport County, but Lucas Moura cannot make his debut.

Khan still thinks Fury is one of the most talented heavyweights in the division but needs a couple of fights to get back in the swing of all things boxing.

Conte's criticism of the powers that be at Stamford Bridge, combined with dreadful results suffered against Watford and Bournemouth, have left him on the brink in west London.

Rafael Nadal has pinpointed Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as the two biggest rivals of his tennis career and expects them to challenge his world number one crown.

Nadal revealed that his current injury is not serious and that he expects to be competing again in Acapulco.

A second consecutive embarrassing defeat to Watford on Monday night appeared to leave Chelsea manager Antonio Conte on the brink - so where has it all gone wrong for the Italian?

Gerard Pique's fellow Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen also remains on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury.