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Michael Carrick will take charge for the upcoming games as Manchester United look for an interim manager to replace the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Mauricio Pochettino remains the Red Devils' top choice alongside Brendan Rodgers and Erik ten Hag.

Peng Shuai spoke to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach via video call to confirm that she is safe and well. The WTA are still not convinced if the tennis star is free and making decisions on her own and not being coerced.

Gareth Bale returned to Madrid from international duty injured again, to the annoyance of the club's supporters.

News broke on Saturday stating that Aguero has been forced to retire due to his heart issue

This will be Xavi's first match in charge since returning to Barcelona as manager

Various publications have mistakenly been interchanging photos of the three players.

Pedri has had a relapse of a previous injury and won't be available to face Espanyol

Players from the WTA and ATP have joined the chorus questioning the disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai following sexual allegations against former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli.

Barcelona's latest recruit Dani Alves, who returned to the club earlier this week, is also trying his hand at convincing Ousmane Dembele that his long-term future lies with the Catalan giants.

The Brazilian formerly hit back at critics for focusing on his activities away from the pitch

Max Verstappen is preparing for the upcoming Qatar Grand Prix this weekend and is not focusing on the stewards decision with regards to his incident with Lewis Hamilton at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

FC Barcelona's resources have been stretched to the absolute limit

Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Jordan Henderson were all doubts for Liverpool's clash against Arsenal, but Klopp has confirmed that all three players could be available for the game at Anfield on Saturday.

The president spoke at the presentation of returning veteran, Dani Alves

Paul Pogba could either leave Manchester United in January or sign a pre-contract with one of the European giants outside England and leave on a free transfer in June 2022.

Barcelona are ready to ease their financial troubles by sanctioning a £75 million deal for Frenkie de Jong with Manchester City being touted as his potential destination.

Roger Federer has admitted that he could miss the first three Grand Slam events of 2022. The former world number one is hoping to return to action mid-2022.

Martin Brundle feels Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will be served better if they take another five-place grid drop to take on another new power unit, especially with Qatar's Losail circuit boasting long straights.

Charles Leclerc jumped to Lewis Hamilton's defense after Fernando Alonso downplayed his blistering drive at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Philippe Coutinho has made it clear that he has no intention of leaving Barcelona in January despite a lucrative offer being readied by Newcastle United.

Real Madrid have given hope of landing Erling Haaland after learning that he prefers a move to the Premier League rather than the La Liga.

Mercedes have requested the Right to Review the incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at Turn 4 in Brazil. They are hoping new evidence could change stewards' minds and hand the Red Bull driver a retrospective penalty.

Eric Abidal's wife is also under investigation in connection to the attack

PSG refused to sell Kylian Mbappe last summer despite a 200 million euro offer

Barcelona's plans to send Luuk de Jong back to Sevilla have been thwarted with the Andalusian club's president confirming that they have no interest in taking the striker back midway through his season long loan with the Catalan club.

Novak Djokovic has no plans to hang up his racket any time soon with the Serbian world number one keen to win more big titles in the years to come.

Messi missed two matches for PSG before flying to Argentina for national team duties

Luka Modric will be out of contract by 2022, but the club may offer him a one-year extension

Mercedes could appeal the stewards' decision not to investigate the on-track incident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton after it emerged that they did not have the footage of all the angles at the time.