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Everton and England midfielder Ross Barkley has a broken toe and could be out for up to six weeks. Barkley, 20, has excelled for the Toffees this season, but suffered the injury during his side's 4-0 FA Cup third-round win...

Grant Holt has signed for Aston Villa from Championship side Wigan on a loan deal until the end of the season. The 32-year-old forward joined the Latics in the summer for around £2m from Norwich but only scored twice. His move...

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich to win the 2013 Fifa Ballon d'Or. The Portugal captain, 28, was named as the world player of the year for the first time...

Neil Warnock has rejected comments made by Crystal Palace's Jason Puncheon that question his integrity. Puncheon, who played under Warnock while on loan at QPR, tweeted the claims about the 65-year-old while responding to criticism of his penalty miss in...

Laura Robson played down her wrist injury and set her sights on getting fully fit after a heavy defeat in the first round of the Australian Open. The British number one was beaten 6-3 6-0 by Belgian 18th seed Kirsten...

Pepe's second-half header clinched a much-needed win for Real Madrid in their pursuit of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the Spanish title race. Carlo Ancelotti's side moved within three points of the top two, despite a disjointed display against Espanyol. Ballon...

Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League as they overcame a Newcastle side for whom Cheick Tiote had a goal controversially disallowed. Edin Dzeko slid in to give City an early lead and control of the contest. But...

Lionel Messi will have to wait for his first start of 2014 after being named on the bench by Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino for Saturday's crunch top of the table clash away to Atletico Madrid. Brazilian forward Neymar is also...

Everton could be without rising midfield star Ross Barkley for several weeks due to a foot injury, manager Roberto Martinez revealed on Saturday. The 20-year-old England international sustained a suspected broken toe in last weekend's FA Cup win over Queens...

Mali started their 2014 African Nations Championship campaign on a winning note when they defeated West African rivals Nigeria 2-1 in their Group A encounter at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night. Abdoulaye Sissoko opened the scoring in the...