Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen suffered a suspected broken leg during the goalless draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday.
A round-up of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester City's influential midfielder Yaya Toure will stay at the Premier League club.
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger says "racism has won" and that he had been made a "scapegoat" after Tottenham Hotspur and London police said they found no evidence to back his allegation he was abused during the English Premier League match in December. Rudiger was involved in an incident in which Tottenham's Son Heung-min was shown a red card and indicated shortly afterwards that he had been the victim of a monkey gesture from the home section of the crowd.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday
Everton have suspended on-loan Brazilian forward Jo for returning to his homeland without permission, manager David Moyes said on Friday.
Friday's 1-1 draw left Newcastle 18th on two points and piled more pressure on manager Steve Bruce while Leeds are 16th on three points after they missed a string of chances in an action-packed first half.
The best way for City to defend in the past has been to attack. They have no reason to change that, says Vincent Kompany
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Andrei Arshavin, a target of English Premier League side Arsenal, is in London on Monday with Sky Sports News showing pictures of the Russian forward at a snow-bound hotel north of the city.
Britain's world number one Andy Murray will play against France in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in April after missing the first-round victory against Canada last weekend.
Newcastle United's Charles N'Zogbia said on Thursday he would never play for the club again while manager Joe Kinnear is in charge.
England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler described Ben Stokes as a 'once-in-a-generation player', while his predecessor Eoin Morgan hailed him as a 'true leader'.
Kaka's move to Manchester City fell through because AC Milan '"bottled it', City's executive chairman Garry Cook said on Tuesday. Cook was part of a group of City officials who spent seven hours in the Italian city on Monday trying to secure the world record transfer of the Brazilian midfielder, only for the Italian club to announce that no deal would take place.
'We knew it was going to be hard to play against them, but I give all the praise to the lads for the hard work.'
Tottenham Hotspur sacked manager Juande Ramos on Saturday and Portsmouth's Harry Redknapp said he would be taking charge of the English Premier League team.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Captain Joe Root has already plundered an English record 1,630 Test runs in 2021 and has two half-centuries in the Ashes series so far with 89 in Brisbane and 62 in Adelaide as his side slipped to two heavy defeats.
'I'm the first one to say we shouldn't be speaking bad about things on TV, but I think the new qualifying format is pretty rubbish'
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
'I think in football there is too much modern slavery, transferring players or buying players here and there, and putting them somewhere,' FIFA president Sepp Blatter said.
Premier League leaders Chelsea moved 10 points clear at the top on Sunday despite being held by Burnley in an entertaining game played amid flurries of sleet and snow.
Inspirational manager Juergen Klopp has rekindled the Anfield flame though and delivered the club's 19th top-flight title, one behind arch-rivals United's record of 20, after finishing runners-up to City in a thrilling race last season.
Newcastle United eased their relegation fears with a 2-0 home win over Fulham on Saturday as attention focused on the battle to stay in the Premier League.
The unusual circumstances forced by the COVID-19 pandemic will level the playing field, says Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta
Kane's diving header made it 2-0 in the 37th minute to send Tottenham's fans into delirium.
Chelsea have agreed to buy French international striker Nicolas Anelka from Bolton Wanderers for 15.0 million pounds ($29.35 million), the two Premier League clubs announced on Friday.
Jose Mourinho would be the best choice as England coach, captain John Terry said.
IPL was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday after multiple COVID-19 cases were detected in the tournament's bio-bubble.
Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has highlighted Suryakumar Yadav's batting woes in ODIs, saying he needs clarity of mind and should find his own way of rotating the strike in the middle overs.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is likely to miss the start of the Premier League season because of a virus he picked up during his club's trip to Nigeria, manager Alex Ferguson said on Tuesday.
Suryakumar doesn't quite know what to do in ODIs but he is a freak in T20 cricket, says Nasser Hussain
Leicester City won at Arsenal for the first time in 47 years on Sunday, with substitute Jamie Vardy's late close-range header enough to secure victory in the Premier League at The Emirates.
French striker Thierry Henry will take over as Arsenal captain following Patrick Vieira's transfer to Juventus
What do Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif and Ashutosh Rana have in common?
Ibrahimovic and Lukaku, who played together at Manchester United, exchanged words at the end of the first half before the pair had to be restrained as the players left the pitch for the interval.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been named the top trending football topic of 2013.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain praised Malan for his versatile style and consistency.
UEFA's director of communications said Jose Mourinho suggested match officials for the game against Barcelona.
Seven months after the last French Open ended the tournament is back, boosted by the prospect of more spectators despite ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and forecasts of good weather.
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