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Ernesto Valverde will rest Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez for the first-leg of the Copa del Rey last-32 against Murcia.

Rafael Benitez can expect to be given £500m to spend over the next two transfer windows to ensure Newcastle can be competitive under Amanda Staveley's ownership.

Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has labelled Canelo Alvarez as the world's best boxer, citing his massive improvement since his solitary loss to Floyd Mayweather in 2013.

The Huddersfield Town forward says United are quite slow in building up the game.

Arsene Wenger is happy with the quality of Arsenal's squad but has warned that team cohesion is what will help them win games as he rings the changes.

Reds have conceded 16 times in the league this season – their worst defensive record after nine matches in more than half a century.

Timberlake will perform for a record third time at next year's Super Bowl halftime show, 14 years after the infamous Nipplegate incident with Janet Jackson.

Australia vice-captain David Warner has said he regrets comparing the Ashes series to war, claiming that he was just creating some buzz ahead of England's visit.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has no plans to retire anytime soon after his agent confirmed that his client intends to play for at least five or six years more.

Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho pushed to sign England international Dier during the summer transfer window.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has allayed fears Harry Kane picked up a hamstring injury during Spurs' 4-1 victory over Liverpool.

Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez scored and assisted a goal each during Arsenal's win over Everton on Sunday, 22 October.

Carlos Soler has a £75m release clause in his contract as his current deal at Valencia will run down in 2021. He has been attracting interest from Manchester United.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitts he replaced Dejan Lovren during his side's defeat at Tottenham for tactical reasons despite the centre-back's error-strewn display.

Lewis Hamilton has been made to wait to be crown the Formula One world drivers' championship for a fourth time despite winning the United States Grand Prix

Harry Kane scores twice as Tottenham prevail in-front of the Premier League's biggest ever attendance.

Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette and Alexis Sanchez all score in thumping win at Goodison Park.

A look at how Roger Federer can overtake Rafael Nadal in the ATP tennis rankings and end the year as the new world number one.

RB Leipzig forward has also been linked with the likes of Arsenal, Barcelona, Liverpool and Real Madrid.

Hargreaves calls on the Premier League to take action against the club, who currently have 34 players out on loan.

Liverpool are ready to send Danny Ings out on loan in January as the former Burnley man is eyeing a late bid to feature in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has issued a warning to the England players not to run themselves into the ground during their preparation for the Ashes in Australia.

Mourinho was unhappy with Ander Herrera's claim that Huddersfield played with "more passion" than the Red Devils.

Lewis Hamilton will start on pole position for the United States Grand Prix but championship rival Sebastian Vettel joins the Briton on the front row.

Manchester City and Manchester United look to stretch their advantage at the top as they face Huddersfield and Burnley respectively.

Arsene Wenger will make a raft of changes for Arsenal's clash against Everton and bring back all the senior players rested for the midweek game in Belgrade.

Philippe Coutinho was keen on completing a move to Barcelona from Liverpool in the summer transfer window. Juventus were interested in signing Emre Can from the English club.

Marco Verratti admits he did consider joining leaving Paris Saint-Germain for Barcelona in the summer before talks with the club's new sporting director.

Mesut Ozil has no plans to swap Arsenal for Manchester United and has not demanded £300,000-a-week from the north London club.