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Dana White has hinted he could strip Conor McGregor of the lightweight title and instead, have Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov fight for the undisputed lightweight title.

Jose Mourinho insists Zlatan Ibrahimovic still has a role to play for Manchester United despite him being ruled out until February.

Jose Mourinho is hopeful that the Manchester United board will renew David de Gea's contract with a lucrative new deal to keep him at the club for a long time.

Alexis Sanchez, 29, is on the brink of leaving Arsenal after he was left out of the club's 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Sunday, 14 January.

Roger Federer had an extremely successful 2017 campaign following the same schedule, going on to win seven titles, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Cyrille Regis, a pioneering footballer who starred alongside Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson at West Brom, has died of a suspected heart attack aged 59.

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Loris Karius will be Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper following the win over Manchester City.

Schalke have offered Goretzka a new deal worth €12m a year to fend off interest from the likes of Bayern and Manchester United.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reportedly believes the France international is overpriced at £90m and has turned his attention to other targets.

Lucas, 25, revealed that he is not part of PSG coach Unai Emery's plans for the future and admitted that he is keen to play in England.

Reds boss says he was given the opportunity to succeed David Moyes at Old Trafford before the start of the 2014/15 season.

Manchester United's reported deal for Alexis Sanchez could result in Arsenal completing a triple deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Malcom and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Armenia international Mkhitaryan, 28, has also been linked with moves to Inter Milan and former club Borussia Dortmund.

Arsene Wenger expects a decision over Alexis Sanchez's future to be made this week amid links with Liverpool and Manchester United.

Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah all score to send the Reds third as City are stunned at Anfield.

An Alexis Sanchez-less Gunners remain without a win in 2018 as their Champions League challenges falters again.

The Surrey batsman hits a brilliant 180 as England claim seven-wicket win in first ODI in Melbourne.

Andy Murray's ex-coach Mark Petchey believes Rafael Nadal has an equal chance with Roger Federer of winning the Australian Open.

Former Liverpool player Steve Nicol believes Christian Pulisic will eventually join Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund in 2019.

Manchester City are on the ascendancy and are more likely to win trophies than United as the power has shifted in Manchester.

Reds sporting director Michael Edwards has held initial discussions with Leipzig counterpart Ralph Rangnick over Keita's immediate future.

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde believes his side are the best team in world football following the arrivals of Philippe Coutinho and Yerry Mina.

United boss Jose Mourinho has urged the club's hierarchy to meet Juventus's asking price for the Brazil international.

City are reportedly pulling out of the race given news of Gabriel Jesus' return from a knee injury earlier than expected.

Both Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are in the final six months of their respective contracts at the Emirates Stadium.

Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford and would be allowed to leave if a respectable offer comes United's way.

Pep Guardiola believes Liverpool are still a top team despite their sale of Philippe Coutinho as the Reds prepare to host Manchester City.

The Schalke midfielder has entered the final six months of his contract and has refused to sign a new deal so far.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has challenged his side to maintain their current consistency to fight for silverware after Spurs secured an impressive 4-0 victory over Everton.