Manchester City have signed Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo from Barcelona on a four-year contract for an initial 18 million euros (15.37 million pounds), the clubs confirmed on Thursday.
Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to earn Manchester United a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Everton in the Premier League on Sunday, taking his career goal tally to 700 in the process.
'Not in the dressing room. Of course there are a lot of rumours but it is not that we get distracted by it.'
Manchester City's hopes of remaining in the Premier League title race will hinge on how the defending champions negotiate the next five days with matches against Everton and Chelsea, midfielder Bernardo Silva has said.
In-form striker Romelu Lukaku said he chose to join Everton on loan for the season from Chelsea because he needed to play regularly and not because he was not wanted at Stamford Bridge.
Everton get the chance to put a large dent in Manchester United's title hopes when they face the Premier League's injury-hit leaders at Goodison Park on Saturday.
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Gerrard's side turned their fortunes around at the expense of the visitors under Lampard
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"In this period, everyone's thinking of New Year's Eve, the distraction can be a problem. Two days after Leeds, we have to be ready."
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul became the third player to score half centuries in seven consecutive test innings as West Indies forged ahead on the second day of the first Test against South Africa on Thursday.
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West Indies reduced South Africa to 122 for five after piling on a score of 408 in the first innings of the first Test.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday.
Officials were forced to call off the opening day of the first Test between England and the West Indies due to bad light and rain which saw only 17.4 overs being bowled.
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Walcott, one of the three Ws in West Indies cricket with Frank Worrell and Everton Weeks, played 44 tests in his 12-year career from 1948.
The injury comes at a bad time for Arsenal, who are third in the English Premier League and four points behind leaders Chelsea with 10 games remaining.
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Manchester City were confirmed as English Premier League champions for the fifth time in six seasons on Saturday without even having to kick a ball.
Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-0 for a 10th successive Premier League home win at their Stamford Bridge stronghold on Saturday to reassert themselves as Premier League leaders while champions Manchester City drew at Everton.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team's home finale at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium.
Liverpool will be without Steven Gerrard for around three weeks, making him doubtful for their Champions League trip to Real Madrid, after their inspirational captain tore a hamstring Wednesday.
Manchester City begin a crucial week in the Premier League title race when they host Arsenal at the Etihad on Sunday.
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Michael Olise scored a stoppage-time penalty as Crystal Palace clawed back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester City in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur can cement their status as the top dogs in the capital if they end an eight-year wait and defeat Arsenal in the North London derby on Sunday.
The two previous meetings at Anfield ended in 4-0 and 3-1 defeats for Arsene Wenger's Arsenal teams, but there is a fresh optimism around the club after a successful transfer window.
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