SPORTS

Australia take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series after withstanding a three-hour delay to beat England by an innings and 41 runs at The Waca.

Tyson Fury believes only one of Gennady Golovkin or Canelo Alvarez should face Billy Joe Saunders next as they are the only boxers capable of testing him.

Mesut Ozil will enter the final six months of his Arsenal contract at the end of December and will be allowed to talk to clubs outside England.

The Germany international's contract talks with the Reds have hit an impasse and he is free to discuss a transfer with foreign clubs next month.

Manchester United have been given the green light to pursue a £60m deal for Alex Sandro in the January transfer window, with Juventus said to be open to offers.

Ivory Coast international Zaha has scored four goals in 12 Premier League appearances for the Eagles this season.

Antonio Valencia came off with a hamstring injury after 66 minutes during Manchester United's win over West Brom.

Liverpool will not pay an exorbitant fee for Virgil van Dijk, who is also wanted by Chelsea and Manchester City.

Mo Farah won Sports Personality of the Year but the broadcast hiccups when he got the award got traction on Twitter.

Bournemouth won 4-3 in the same fixture last season but did not lay a glove on Liverpool, who could have had six or seven.

Lukaku and Lingard's first-half strikes sealed United's sixth win in their last seven matches against an indifferent West Brom.

Toni Nadal believes his nephew Rafael Nadal will last long enough to overtake Roger Federer's impressive Grand Slam record of 19 major titles.

Salah, who joined Liverpool on a £34m ($45m) deal from Roma in June, is currently the top scorer in the Premier League.

The Red Devils had offered him an extension in the summer and have now rewarded his performance with a deal running on to 2020.

Tennis legend Boris Becker has backed Andre Agassi to succeed as Novak Djokovic's coach as the Serbian prepares to make his comeback ahead of the 2018 season.

Virgil van Dijk, 26, was approached by Liverpool during the summer and has also been linked with a £70m move to Manchester City.

United are 14 points behind Manchester City heading into their clash against West Brom at the Hawthorns.

Floyd Mayweather was not too impressed with Vasyl Lomachenko's dominant win over Guillermo Rigondeaux.

Novak Djokovic has not played since his loss in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon earlier this year and will return to action for the first time at the Qatar Open in Doha.

Australia eventually decided to declare on 662 and managed to set about England's top order on day four, leaving Joe Root's men on 132/4.

Florentino Perez is of the impression that bringing in new players is not the solution and it would be better if they can find positives from inside the current setup.

Former champion Tyson Fury believes Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder or any other current heavyweight fighter cannot be called "the man of their era" until they beat him.

Pardew says he prefers Mourinho to Guardiola due to the Red Devils boss's knack for winning trophies.

Chelsea's David Luiz is set to leave the club in the January transfer window after his fallout with Antonio Conte as Juventus and Manchester United are said to be interested.

Arsenal and Manchester City had registered their interest in the defender during the summer.

Arsene Wenger is confident Mesut Ozil will sign a new deal after the Arsenal ace scored a brilliant goal to give the Gunners a 1-0 victory over Newcastle.

Reports say Klopp is planning for the second half of the season without the England international, who has only featured sporadically for the Reds this season.

Manchester City extend their lead at the top after thrashing a woeful Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium.

Arsenal can climb into fourth in the Premier League if they beat Newcastle while Chelsea aim to keep pressure on Manchester United.