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Barcelona officials will travel to England later this month to step up the negotiations to sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool ahead of the January transfer window.

The Spanish forward has endured a nightmare start to his Everton career but still has some esteemed suitors.

Nathaniel Clyne has a long-standing back issue and the England international has undergone a surgery in London.

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway would rather build his legacy than emulate Conor McGregor by getting money fights at this point in his career as he prepares for Jose Aldo.

WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Triple H tells IBTimes UK about the company's long-term plans for finding new talent.

Former WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi believes Anthony Joshua has one weakness that Deontay Wilder can exploit in a potential title unification fight.

Rafael Nadal's decision to play the ATP Finals in London has been questioned after he was forced to withdraw after just one match.

Trevor Loftus-Cheek says his son would have been a more established player by now if he had played under someone like Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochetttino.

Liverpool appear resigned to lose the Germany international in the summer after failing to agree a new contract.

Eden Hazard missed training on Sunday with a minor knock but Roberto Martinez insists the Chelsea star's injury wasn't serious.

Former British number one Annabel Croft believes Roger Federer will only retire when he stops enjoying the sport of tennis.

Paul Pogba has resumed training after spending the last nine weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

Ozil, 29, is in the final year of his Arsenal contract, which means he will be free to discuss a Bosman move with foreign clubs from January.

Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has revealed the reason behind his uncharacteristic, foul-mouthed Twitter rant directed at Tyson Fury.

Real Madrid are willing to sell Gareth Bale for £85m and have put Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur on alert. The Red Devils have long been admirers of the Welshman.

Senegal allowed Sadio Mane to return to Liverpool after the forward's slight recurrence of his old hamstring injury after his national side's 2-0 win over South Africa.

Danny Welbeck will be available for Arsenal's game against Spurs on Saturday (18 November) following his recovery from a hamstring injury.

Roger Federer holds the record for the most number of Grand Slam titles and number of weeks as the No.1 but has a poor head-to-head record against his longtime rival Rafael Nadal.

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the ATP World Tour Finals after his knee injury flared up during his loss to David Goffin on Monday (13 November).

The Italians had qualified for 13 consecutive World Cups but will not appear at Russia 2018 after losing in a play-off defeat to Sweden on Monday (13 November).

Formula 1 will cut the maximum engines per driver from four to three from next season in a bid to reduce costs.

Valencia starlet Ferran Torres was watched by Barcelona scout Pep Serer on Saturday with Real Madrid also linked with a move for the youngster.

Kepa, 23, made his debut for Spain against Costa Rica on Saturday (11 November) and is only concentrating on performing well for club and country.

Darmian remains a regular for Italy and Juventus, Napoli and Roma are reported to be interested in bringing him back to Serie A.

Spanish national team boss Julen Lopetegui has confirmed that Real Madrid star Isco will be fully fit to face Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

Aaron Ramsey is fit for Arsenal's clash with Tottenham on Saturday despite the midfielder withdrawing from the Wales squad ahead of Panama friendly.

Vinagre, 18, is currently on loan at Wolves from Monaco and is catching the eye of Premier League clubs.

Turan, 30, has been completely frozen out of Barcelona's first-team by manager Ernesto Valverde this season.

Valencia may need to put Manchester United target Calos Soler up for sale to balance their books in the summer.