FA CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW: Holders Arsenal will face Sunderland at home in the third round of the FA Cup. Exeter take on Liverpool while Manchester United host Sheffield United.

Sir Alex Ferguson knows a thing or two about winning the Premier League title, and believes Leicester could be holding the trophy in May if Claudio Ranieri strengthens in January.

Swansea City will make an ambitious move to reunite with Brendan Rodgers when they cut ties with Garry Monk. Time could be called on Swansea's manager as early as Tuesday.

Carlo Ancelotti has given the clearest indication yet that he would be interested in becoming Manchester United manager with Louis van Gaal likely to see out his contract at Old Trafford.

As Sky Sports fill the gap left by Gary Neville's Spanish sojourn, they will look at those who could replace him if the stay in Valencia extends beyond May. First up was Craig Bellamy.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is capable of managing his old club Chelsea, according to the chairman who has just lost his services to Championship outfit Queens Park Rangers.

Sir Alex Ferguson been has been impressed by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and believes he is the man to turn things around at Anfield moving forward.

Tyson Fury has sparked outrage in recent weeks following his comments on homosexuality and paedophilia; and rival David Haye has two simple words for him - 'shut up.'

Arsene Wenger is considering using Calum Chambers as an emergency central defensive midfielder to ease his selection crisis. Arsenal are missing three central midfielders.

Partick Thistle revealed the ongoing generosity of two lottery winners was key to the club finally declaring itself debt-free. Colin and Christine Weir scooped £161m in 2011.

Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Jose Mourinho as 'one of the best coaches of all time' and backed him to solve the problems which have blighted Chelsea's campaign.

Craig Bellamy believes Swansea would be making a 'massive mistake' if they decide to sack Garry Monk, who is coming under increasing pressure to deliver results at the Liberty Stadium.

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku scored his 50th goal in his 100th appearance for the club as the Toffees drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace at Goodison Park on Monday evening.

Alan Pardew felt Crystal Palace should have been awarded two penalties as they fought hard to earn a point against Everton. Scott Dann gave Palace a lead before Romelu Lukaku equalised.

The BBC has apologised to former Aston Villa chairman Sir Doug Ellis after a bizarre subtitling mistake linked him with Shi'a Islamist militant group, Hezbollah during Match of the Day.

CHARLES SALE SPORTS AGENDA: ITV Sport are mounting a major challenge to show horse racing's marquee meetings in a move that has forced Channel Four to beef up coverage.

France legend Zinedine Zidane is hoping Karim Benzema avoids a suspension from the national side over his alleged connection with a sex-tape scandal involving Mathieu Valbuena.

STATE OF PLAY: We're into the final round of matches in the Champions League group stage this week and there's still plenty to be determined.

Malmo boss Age Hareide insists he is bowing out of the managerial game against a side that play the best football in the world - Spanish giants Real Madrid. Hareide takes charge of Malmo.

Chelsea captain John Terry has returned to training to hand manager Jose Mourinho a big boost ahead of Wednesday's Champions League Group G decider against Porto.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has named young midfielder Sean Goss in the 19-man squad travelling to Germany. But who is the 20-year-old?

Saido Berahino was back among on the goals on Monday night, as he netted for West Brom Under-21s during their narrow defeat by West Ham.

Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira is being primed to become a future City manager, the club's football administration officer Brian Marwood said on Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: Players showing symptoms of concussion will be sidelined for a minimum of six days next season as English cricket brings in new guidelines on dealing with brain injuries.

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea has rejected the chance to be Italy's head coach. O'Shea, 45, has confirmed he was approached about the possibility of replacing Jacques Brunel.

Manu Tuilagi has become the highest-paid player in English rugby after signing a three-year contract with Leicester worth close to £1.3million.

Sage Northcutt walks out to the Octagon for the second time on Thursday when he faces Cody Pfister at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and is already attracting attention - both good and bad.

LeBron James has signed a lifetime contract with Nike. James has been partnered with the athletic apparel giant since he signed a $90million (£60m) contract before graduating high school.

Johnny Manziel will regain the starting quarterback role for the struggling Cleveland Browns in this Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers, according to a report on nfl.com.

Lotus have won another two-week breathing space in insolvency proceedings brought against the Formula One team by the taxman.

London 2012 gold medallist Jade Jones settled for bronze at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals in Mexico City. Jones defeated Sweden's Nikita Glasnovic in the bronze medal play-off.

Dark Blues head coach Vern Cotter will lead his Scotland side to Japan for a two-Test series with the Brave Blossoms next summer, the Scottish Rugby Union has announced.