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Ruud Gullit says Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has met with Louis van Gaal and claims it is a "done deal" that the Dutchman will take over as Spurs boss. Van Gaal, 62, will be replaced by Guus Hiddink as coach...

Disgruntled Manchester United fans say Saturday's controversial plane banner protest will prove manager David Moyes does not have the backing he claims. A banner with the words: "Wrong One - Moyes Out" in seven-foot high red lettering will be flown...

Manchester City will look to compound Arsene Wenger's woes when they visit the Emirates stadium this weekend, knowing a win would take them closer to the Premier League title and inflict a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal's chances. Wenger's side...

Liverpool continued their Premier League title charge, overcoming Sunderland after suffering a scare. With the Reds thwarted early on, Santiago Vergini was fortunate to stay on the pitch after fouling Luis Suarez. But Steven Gerrard drew the full reward from the...

World number two Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Andy Murray in a high-quality Sony Open quarter-final. Djokovic, 26, won their first meeting since last July's Wimbledon final 7-5 6-3 to end Murray's reign in Miami. Djokovic now faces 20th seed Kei...

Real Madrid suffered their second La Liga loss of the week and lost ground in the title race with a 2-1 defeat at fifth-placed Sevilla. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a deflected free kick for Real, who were beaten...

Celtic secured their third Scottish title in a row with seven games to spare after a five-goal demolition of Partick Thistle at Firhill. It is the earliest the Scottish top flight has been secured since Rangers won on 16 March...

Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie is a man in form as exemplified by his recent streak in front of goal. The 32-year-old scored his fifth league goal of the season for Stoke City in the 4-1 win over Aston Villa on...

Barcelona breathed new life into their La Liga title hopes as a Lionel Messi hat-trick helped fire them to victory in a thrilling match at 10-man Real Madrid. Andres Iniesta shot into the top corner before Karim Benzema's brace put...

Referee Andre Marriner has apologised for sending off Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs by mistake during the Gunners' 6-0 defeat by league leaders Chelsea. A penalty was awarded after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tipped Eden Hazard's shot around a post with his hand...