Rugby's governing body says referee Craig Joubert made an error in awarding Australia a late penalty that was successfully converted to clinch a 35-34 victory over Scotland in the Rugby World Cup.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville says Louis van Gaal's tactics allowed Santi Cazorla to treat Bastian Schweinsteiger like a dog in Arsenal's thrashing of his old club earlier this month.

Arsene Wenger hinted at serial doping in the Dinamo Zagreb team as he waits for UEFA's verdict in to the failed drugs test by Arijan Ademi during Arsenal's 2-1 defeat in the Champions League.

Jurgen Klopp insists he trusts Daniel Sturridge implicitly and stressed he will not take any unnecessary gambles with his fitness. The England striker missed Klopp's debut against Tottenham.

Chelsea fans were ambushed by balaclava-clad thugs in Kiev just hours before the Blues face Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League.

The FA has dismissed Jose Mourinho's protestations that his English was a contributory factor in his criticism of officials in handing him a £50,000 fine and stadium ban.

Barcelona have vowed to use all legal means to fight a second fine imposed by UEFA after fans displayed pro-Catalan independence flags.

Former FA chief executive Ian Watmore will be a member of the panel that reviews England's Rugby World Cup debacle and decides the future of head coach Stuart Lancaster.

CHRIS FOY: Scotland were robbed of a place in the semi-finals. After a review, World Rugby have confirmed that Vern Cotter's side were sunk by a penalty which shouldn't have been awarded.

Argentina coach Pablo Bouza believes the Pumas would have struggled to reach the World Cup semi-finals had they joined the Six Nations instead of the Rugby Championship.

New Zealand and South Africa's World Cup semi-final at Twickenham will be a bruising battle, but both sides have a mutual respect for each other which starts with the coaches.

Gareth Bale is out of Real Madrid's Champions League meeting with Paris Saint Germain after a recurrence of a calf injury which he exacerbated while on international duty with Wales.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has issued a stern warning to young midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek after he failed to impress against Aston Villa in the 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso has voiced his surprise at Arsenal's dismal start in the Champions League and expects a tough test on Tuesday night.

CHARLES SALE: Channel 4 could face strong opposition from ITV to retain their horse racing coverage, which has been the subject of much criticism over the last three years.

Newcastle may have just put six goals past Norwich in recording their first league win of the season, but they will still be underdogs against Sunderland next weekend, according to Carragher.

Joe Cole believes Jack Grealish is the man to help save Tim Sherwood at Aston Villa. The former England international revealed boss Sherwood wants to build his team around the 20-year-old.

Enner Valencia continued his return from an ankle injury with a goal for West Ham's Under 21 side against Wolves on Monday night. The striker hasn't played since July.

Garry Monk admitted he was 'very disappointed' with Swansea's 1-0 home defeat to Stoke on Monday night, but insists he still has confidence in his players.

SAMI MOKBEL IN KIEV: Even by Jose Mourinho's standards, it was a bold statement to make. 'We can win all four (trophies),' insisted the Chelsea manager, ahead of the visit to Dynamo Kiev.

Ronald Koeman has hinted he would be open to signing a new contract with Southampton with just over 18 months remaining on his current deal.

Gerard Houllier has labelled Nicolas Anelka's accusations he is racist as 'absolutely ludicrous' and says he plans to sue the striker over claims made in a four minute post on YouTube.

Jesse Lingard has revealed manager Louis van Gaal took him to one side after Manchester United's US Tour and told him to stay at the club. He stepped off the bench at Everton on Saturday.

CHRIS WHEELER: Arsenal have experienced every kind of failure in the Champions League. And defeat by Bayern Munich will leave them staring at a group exit.

Kevin De Bruyne celebrated winning Manchester City's Player of the Month award for September as the squad prepared for their Champions League clash with Sevilla.

Sergei Rebrov wants his Dynamo Kiev to respond swiftly from a first loss in 38 Ukrainian Premier League matches in Tuesday's Champions League clash with Chelsea.

Pedro has admitted he is struggling to adapt to the Premier League after making his summer move to Chelsea from Barcelona. The Spanish forward has not scored in the league since his debut.

JEFF POWELL: Triple G has stepped up his bid to fill the void left by Floyd Mayweather as boxing's main attraction. Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin demolished rival David Lemieux.

The International Cricket Council has withdrawn Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar  from the remainder of the limited-overs series between India and South Africa because of 'extremist' threats

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: As if the fluid situation at the top of the world rankings was not intriguing enough, take a look at what is happening around the all-important 50th place.

Ramon Vega is considering standing as a candidate in February's FIFA presidential election with the former Swiss defender confirming he would decide on the matter in the coming days.

Finn Russell once looked up to Australia's star players as idols - but now he believes he and his Scotland team-mates can claim to be every bit as good as the stellar Wallabies.

An hour after Wales' World Cup campaign had been abruptly terminated, despite their epic exhibition of gallantry at Twickenham, a tearful Jamie Roberts insisted there were no regrets.

The Six Nations whitewash was complete but Scotland went down with all guns blazing after a magnificent display that is the template going forward for them.

Italy midfielder Claudio Marchisio is not interested in joining Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool and wants to finish his career with Juventus, according to the Turin club's chief executive Giuseppe Marotta.

United Arab Emirates footballer Abdullah Qassem has been jailed for three months for allegedly insulting national team coach Mahdi Ali in a video, reports The National newspaper.

Away fans will not be allowed to attend both legs of the Dinamo Zagreb v Olympiakos Champions League doubleheader over fears of crowd trouble, the Croatian club said on Monday.

French left back Franck Tabanou, who joined Swansea in the summer for £3.5million, has questioned his future at the club after four months at the club, asking 'why have they bought me?'

Manchester City's emphatic 5-1 victory against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday set a club record of 28 games in all competitions without a draw.

First the hype then the hope. When Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool reign finally got underway at White Hart Lane, it all fell rather flat with a goalless draw in his opening game against Tottenham. 

PAUL NEWMAN: The ICC attempted to protect the umpires who brought a premature conclusion to England's first-Test victory charge by pinning the bad-light blame firmly on the players.

Ivo Karlovic added 17 aces to his all-time record while defeating Andreas Seppi 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the first round of the Erste Bank Open. The Croat has now served 10,306 aces.

Former England coach Peter Moores has signed a two-year deal to remain coaching consultant at Nottinghamshire after a successful spell at the county this summer.

Former New Zealand rugby union international Mils Muliaina has lifted the lid on his seven-month court hell after being wrongly accused of groping a woman.