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Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is inching closer to a boxing comeback after he recently inked an advisory deal with MTK Global.

The Gunners failed with a £90m bid for the Monaco winger on transfer deadline day in the summer after they failed to convince him to move to north London.

Real Madrid laboured to a 3-2 win over Malaga this matchweek and Zinedine Zidane concedes that his team needs freshening up in winter.

Mesut Ozil is wanted by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, while Barcelona are also interested in signing the German international. He will be a free agent next summer.

Martial has scored seven goals in 18 appearances thus far and has picked up a good relationship with Marcus Rashford when played together.

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw could be handed a lifeline with a move to Newcastle United as manager Rafa Benitez eyes a loan deal for the former Southampton star.

A Lewis Dunk own goal was enough to give United all three points against the newly-promoted side at Old Trafford.

Klopp insists the Reds were not given permission by referee Michael Oliver to bring on Adam Lallana and criticised Chelsea for what he believed to be an overly defensive set-up.

Jurgen Klopp's side thought they had won the hard-fought clash at Anfield before Willian's intervention.

The Swissman played more than 50 games in the current year, winning seven titles, including two Grand Slams – the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

United clawed back ground on Manchester City while Tottenham could only draw with managerless West Brom.

Messi's previous deal expired at the end of the current campaign but has finally ended speculation surrounding his future.

Jack Wilshere is close to entering the final six months of his contract with boyhood club Arsenal and wants to hold talks with Wenger before deciding next move.

Roger Federer was bestowed with an honorary doctorate by the University of Basel's Department of Medicine.

Federer has invited teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime to spend part of December training with the Swissman.

Manchester City are close to agreeing their biggest commercial deal in the club's history as talks with Puma near completion.

Steven Smith scored an unbeaten 141 to help Australia to a 26-run lead, putting in a performance deserving of top billing at the Gabba.

Gabriel says he felt that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was using him more as a back-up during his time at the Emirates.

Wilfried Zaha is likely to receive attention during the January transfer window after playing an integral role for Crystal Palace since returning from a knee injury.

The Swiss ace skipped clay this year following a blistering start to the season that saw him win three of the four events he entered.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is yet to register an assist for Manchester United in all competitions since the end of August. He has managed to score two goals in the process.

Michael Carrick's return to full fitness after the heart procedure will come as a welcome boost for Jose Mourinho ahead of Manchester United's busy schedule.

Burnley striker Chris Wood is fit to face Arsenal on Sunday after missing last weekend's 2-0 win over Swansea.

Valencia top scorer Simone Zaza is expected to be fit to lead the attack when Barcelona visit Mestalla on Sunday.

Arsene Wenger has maintained two different teams for the Premier League and the cup competitions and is hoping it will help them during the busy festive period.

Thibaut Courtois has pushed forward contract talks until the end of the season when he will have just one year remaining on his current deal.

Ben Askren successfully defended his welterweight title against Shinya Aoki at ONE: Immortal Pursuit to retire undefeated as he reflected on his journey with the Asian promotion.

Ozil is currently on his final year in contract and would be available to join any club on a free after the end of the season.

Bundesliga strugglers FC Cologne's injury headache continues to worsen after Arsenal triumph with defender Dominic Maroh and striker Jhon Cordoba ruled out until the New Year.