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Paul Pogba was given his marching orders for a dangerous foul on Hector Bellerin in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates on 2 December.

Steven N'Zonzi claims his future lies away from Sevilla following a bust-up with Eduardo Berizzo, although insists that he is in London to see his son rather than negotiate a move.

Sam Allardyce will miss Everton's dead-rubber Europa League tie against Apollon Limassol due to a medical appointment, while Sammy Lee has also stayed back ahead of Liverpool game.

Barcelona record signing Ousmane Dembele took part in the warm-up exercise with the rest of his teammates for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury.

Romelu Lukaku's decision to snub his former club Chelsea for Manchester United saw Antonio Conte's side sign Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid in the summer.

Real Madrid starlet Marco Asensio is back in Zinedine Zidane's squad to face Borussia Dortmund but Gareth Bale remains out.

Premier League leaders could bid as much as £50m to convince Arsene Wenger to allow the Chilean to leave in January.

Ernesto Valverde says that he doesn't know much about Gremio starlet Arthur Melo despite the speculation linking the Brazil midfielder with a January move to Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League on Tuesday but Diego Simeone does not believe it will hasten the exit of Antoine Griezmann.

Following his UFC 218 win, Francis Ngannou claims Brock Lesnar is his dream opponent. His coach, however, thinks he can excel in boxing and beat Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder.

Tennis coach and adviser Pepe Imaz talks about how Novak Djokovic has been handling criticism and how his injury could be a blessing in disguise as he gears up for his return.

Pogba will not feature in the Manchester derby after he was sent off in United's 3-1 win over Arsenal.

Antonio Conte came to the defence of Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko after he was at fault in the 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid.

Manchester United sent scouts to watch Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. Liverpool and Chelsea were also interested in the summer.

Rafael Nadal ended the 2017 season with a knee injury that forced him to pull out midway from the Paris Masters and the ATP Finals in London.

The tweets of LeBron James, Floyd Mayweather, John Cena and Conor McGregor all feature in Twitter's list for top 10 most retweeted sports athlete posts of 2017.

Alex Sandro is reportedly ready to leave Juventus with Antonio Conte still keen to bring him to Chelsea after their efforts proved futile in the summer.

Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has compared himself to Muhammad Ali as he believes he is being persecuted and kept out of boxing because of politics.

Tournament director Craig Tiley has revealed that Serena Williams has 'entered' the 2018 Australian Open as the American looks set to return to tennis action.

Manchester United face Manchester City in the derby clash at Old Trafford on 10 December. Luke Shaw will be hoping to start against Pep Guardiola's side on Sunday.

Bild report claims Aubameyang is a January transfer target for Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton, while the attacker is looking to impress Real Madrid on Wednesday.

Eric Bailly and Michael Carrick definitely sidelined for top-of-the-table Manchester derby, although Nemanja Matic will play and three others could also return.

Rafael Nadal is convinced that Federer is the best in the history of the sport, but claims Djokovic is better on a technical level.

Mauro Icardi is reported to be on Real Madrid's January transfer wish list, along with RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner and Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Ragnar Klavan and Joe Gomez returned to first-team training on Tuesday after missing Liverpool's clash against Brighton due to illness.

England could only add 57 runs to their overnight score of 176-4 as Australia moved a step closer to taking back the Ashes.

Javier Hernandez has returned to West Ham training before derbies against Chelsea and Arsenal, while David Moyes could keep faith in goalkeeper Adrian at the expense of Joe Hart.

Walcott has not started a Premier League game for Arsenal this season and has had to make do with Europa League and Carabao Cup appearances.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has warned that their potential last 16 opponents in the Champions League should be wary of the threat they pose.