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PAUL NEWMAN IN BENGALURU: Hosts India made it a clean sweep across all formats as they claimed victory in the third and final Twenty20 match against England by 76 runs to win the series 2-1.

The German has scored just once in the Bundesliga so far this season, having managed a combined 59 over the last four seasons, which has led some to question the Bavarian's position.

While the 20 top-flight club spent £218.3million on January acquisitions, only a tiny proportion of this could be attributed to the elite half-dozen.

Manchester United should forget about catching Premier League leaders Chelsea and concentrate on finishing second. That is according to their very own midfielder Ander Herrera.

Liverpool's Simon Mignolet actually has a pretty good record of saving penalties; he's managed to keep out six of 14 while at Liverpool. But where does he stand in Premier League history?

Ask yourself this. It’s a penalty in the last minute of the play-off final at Wembley. Is there anyone you would rather see standing over that £100m shot, than Frank Lampard?

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists he is remaining calm about his side's Premier League campaign. The champions are 16th in the table after suffering their third straight defeat in the top-flight.

The Chelsea midfielder produced another remarkable performance of stamina and perseverance in Tuesday night's 1-1 draw at Liverpool.

Chelsea star Nemanja Matic has claimed that defeat to Arsenal earlier this season acted as a 'wake-up call' and went a long way to inspiring their rapid rise to the top of the Premier League.

Jurgen Klopp apologised to fourth official Neil Swarbrick after boldly claiming that his side were unbeatable in the heat of the moment. Diego Costa's spot-kick was kept out as the match finished 1-1.

PETE JENSON: This is a Copa del Rey cup semi-final first leg but because of the two teams involved and what is at stake it could easily be a Champions League semi-final.

Pep Guardiola was heralded as the man to guide Man City to the title this season, however it's not quite worked out that way. After 22 games, his record is worse than the man he replaced.

February is often a calamitous time for the Gunners, the month when their aspirations of silverware evaporate into nothing. This simply felt as though the curse had come early.

Petr Cech admits Arsenal were handed a 'huge setback' ahead of their crunch meeting with Chelsea at the weekend as Watford left the Emirates Stadium with all three points.

The International Football Association Board are set to discuss the introduction of sin bins for certain yellow card offences at their next AGM, which will take place at Wembley in March.

Usain Bolt is refusing to dwell on the anguish of losing his Beijing Olympics 4x100 metres gold medal after his Jamaican team mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned stimulant.

MARTHA KELNER: Lord Coe has demonstrated a knack for not quite answering the question being asked over the past 14 months, proving as wily in a business suit as he was in running spikes.

Sadio Mane returned to the Reds squad after the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday night, replacing Philippe Coutinho with 15 minutes remaining during the 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Anfield.

Arsenal crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at home as Younes Kaboul and Troy Deeney scored inside a dominant first 13 minutes — and the Gunners couldn't come back despite Alex Iwobi's goal.

Arsene Wenger has thrown his backing behind Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and 19-year-old Ainsley Maitland-Niles as he attempts to solve his midfield crisis ahead of a the Chelsea match.

Fourteen Premier League clubs were in action on Tuesday evening but that did not stop the majority of them from participating in the mayhem of Transfer Deadline Day.

Mario Balotelli was left unimpressed by the lack of drama on transfer deadline day in his native Italy as the Nice striker was reduced to paying compliments to the female Sky Sport presenters. 

The transfer window is now firmly shut, with title contenders, European hopefuls and relegation battlers now having to make do with what they've got between now and the end of the season.

Should Burnley do what is now expected of them and remain a top-flight club, their survival is undoubtedly built on rock solid home form.

NEW It's been a tough couple of years for Jon 'Bones' Jones, but things could be about to get much better for the man who many consider to be the UFC's pound for pound No 1.

Nunes demolished Rousey in just 48 seconds during the pair's meeting in Las Vegas on December 30, inflicting a defeat which will almost certainly end the latter's decorated career.

Watford striker Troy Deeney has revealed he would be receptive to any offer of a big money move from the Chinese Super League having seen team-mate Odion Ighalo make the move.

Maro Itoje is destined to switch to England’s back row for the RBS 6 Nations opener against France unless the selection ploy is wrecked by an 11th-hour injury scare for George Kruis.

Interim head coach Rob Howley named seven Test match rookies in his squad, with Wasps flanker Thomas Young and Ospreys back-row forward Olly Cracknell possibly in contention.

Italy have included 10 of the starting line-up that accounted for South Africa in November for Sunday's clash against Wales. In-form Exeter centre Michele Campagnaro is named on the bench.

There are certain anthems which come to mind when you think of songs to get pumped up ahead of a game of football... love songs and 'Mamma Mia' soundtracks tend not to feature.

Branislav Ivanovic's deadline-day move to Zenit St Petersburg meant that he only had time to say goodbye to a few of his Chelsea team-mates.

CHARLES SALE: Halsey, who is struggling to find work in football since his retirement from refereeing, believes Scudamore's broadside is behind the Beeb dropping him from a booked appearance.

Lars Lagerback, who managed Sweden for nine years, takes over from Per-Mathias Hogmo, who parted ways with Norway after three lacklustre years in charge of the national team.

Sky Bet League Oone side Fleetwood Town have been fined £4,000 by the Football Association for failing to keep accurate records of players' whereabouts for doping tests.

Alex Dunbar goes into Scotland’s Six Nations match against Ireland with a new two-year contract extension at Glasgow and a desperate desire to break his side’s 11-year opening day jinx.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers have asked the people in Japan to donate unwanted electronic devices so the metal can be used to help make medals for the Games.

NRL Grand Final winner Ben Barba quit Cronulla after testing positive for cocaine. However, earlier this month Barba signed a new contract for 2018 subject to approval.

Sky TV viewers will still be able to watch Eurosport after an 11th-hour deal between the broadcaster and Discovery. Twelve channels, including Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2, were to be pulled

Russia's women's 4x400metres relay squad has been stripped of a Olympic silver medal after Antonina Krivoshapka tested positive, the International Olympic Committee has said.