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NEWCASTLE UNITED 2-3 MANCHESTER CITY: Kevin De Bruyne starred after coming off the bench to bag a goal and an assist as City beat Newcastle at St James' Park on Saturday

Ivory Coast defender and Newcastle target Ousmane Diomande, 20, has shot to prominence starring this season for Sporting Lisbon, who top the Portuguese Primeira Liga

Former Everton striker Yakubu is backing his country Nigeria to do the business at the Africa Cup of Nations despite the threat of Mohamed Salah's Egypt

Dutch giants Ajax have offered the England midfielder an escape route from Saudi Arabia after he made it clear he wants a return to Europe just six months after he was tempted away from Liverpool

West Ham want to sign another forward and Sunderland winger Jack Clarke is among the names at the top of their shortlist following his eye-catching performances in the Championship

Holding midfielder Joao Neves from Benfica, who only turned 19 in September, has established himself as a regular this term in the Portuguese champions under coach Roger Schmidt

Manchester City substitute Oscar Bobb scored his first ever Premier League goal at St James' Park on Saturday and it was enough to give his team a dramatic late win

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2-3 MANCHESTER CITY: Kevin De Bruyne came off the bench to score an important goal before Oscar Bobb handed Man City a late win at Newcastle United

Jadon Sancho rejoined Borussia Dortmund on loan from Manchester United earlier this month following a public falling out with manager Erik ten Hag and the 23-year-old bagged an assist on his return to action

Jadon Sancho rejoined Borussia Dortmund this month after a public falling out with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag and both Ralf Rangnick and Hans-Joachim Watzke have insisted the player does not have an issue with ill discipline

Newcastle defender Dan Burn took it upon himself to confront Manchester City players after Bernado Silva backheeled Pep Guardiola's men in front at St. James' Park

Manchester City goalkeeper has been forced off with an injury just five minutes into his side's Premier League clash with Newcastle at Saint James' Park

Emma Lavelle's grey My Silver Lining (17-2) won the Wigley Group Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick. Dan Skelton, in form at his local course, had six winners on the afternoon at cumulative odds of 3,318-1

Ronnie O'Sullivan had voiced his "disgust" during the Masters Snooker competition at Alexandra Palace and now the star's father has chimed in with his thoughts on social media

After four months in Germany getting to grips with his new life as part of Bayern Munich, Harry Kane's wife Kate, 30, and kids Ivy, Vivienne, Louis, and Henry Edward have finally joined him

CHELSEA 1-0 FULHAM: Mauricio Pochettino's side picked up their third straight Premier League victory but the Argentine is still yet to fully convince in the Stamford Bridge hot-seat

Liverpool and Brighton are both in the mix for Kevin Mantilla, a Colombian defensive prospect who left his homeland over the summer to move to the Argentinean top flight

Rodri has named Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool as Manchester City's most likely challengers for the league title this season, instead of last season's runners-up in Arsenal

Newsboy's Nap selection for Sunday, January 14, is the Rebecca Menzies-trained The Churchill Lad at Kelso (2.50). The next best is Lingfield Park runner Hold The Press (4.00)

The fixture between Bolton and Cheltenham at the Toughsheet Community Stadium was initially suspended in the 29th minute before being abandoned around 30 minutes later

A number of Reading fans invaded the pitch early on in the game against Port Vale with protests against the club's ownership having become more prominent in recent weeks

The PGA Tour lost one of its most prized assets in Jon Rahm to their LIV Golf rivals last month, but it worked in the favour of Carl Yuan who jumped into 125th in the FedEx Cup rankings

Mason Greenwood is likely to secure a permanent transfer away from Manchester United during the summer transfer window once his loan spell at La Liga side Getafe ends

Chelsea's west London derby showdown with Fulham at Stamford Bridge was marred by a controversial decision from referee Anthony Taylor after Malo Gusto escaped a red card

Former England international Jesse Lingard hasn't played a professional game for nine months but is hoping to find a new club this month - with his career on the line