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CescFabregas admits he is desperate to finally win a trophy with Arsenal after the gunners reached the League Cup final with a 3-1 aggregate win over Ipswich on Tuesday

Fifa insists it has “no concrete plans” to switch the Qatar 2022 World Cup to winter following suggestions the tournament should be staged in January to avoid searing summer temperatures

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki believes she is close to claiming that elusive grand slam title as the 20-year-old Dane gears up for her latest bid at the Australian Open

New Inter Milan manager Leonardo insists the club are still in with a chance of retaining their Serie A title after being officially unveiled as Rafael Benítez’s successor on Wednesday

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is convinced his side can put last season’s 4-1 hammering behind them and beat Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has joked that gay people “should refrain from sexual activities” at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Manchester United striker Michael Owen will be out of action for around month after suffering a hamstring injury in training

CescFabregas has returned to full training ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday following a month-long spell on the sidelines

Andy Murray reflected on a “great week” after storming past Roger Federer 6-3 6-2 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday and claim his second…

Unseeded Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez upset Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the Thailand Open

Carlo Ancelotti will return to London in time to take charge of Chelsea’s clash with Arsenal on Sunday despite the death of his father Giuseppe

Darren Fletcher believes Mexican forward Javier Hernández will develop into an Old Trafford great after a promising start to his Manchester United career

Arsene Wenger was at a loss to identify the reason behind his side’s poor performance after Arsenal were beaten by a spirited West Brom outfit on Saturday

Arsene Wenger is hoping Cesc Fabregas will recover from a hamstring injury in time to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 3 October

Ireland will host a friendly against Uruguay in March of next year, the FAI revealed on Thursday

Arsene Wenger hailed CescFabregas’ inspired performance as Arsenal ruthlessly swept Sporting Braga aside at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night

Frank Lampard has laughed off suggestions that Chelsea’s ageing squad will find it difficult to replicate the success of last year’s double-winning campaign

Kim Clijsters topped off an “incredible year” by storming to her third US Open title after thrashing Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-1 in under an hour in New York

Defending champion Kim Clijsters will meet Russia’s Vera Zvonareva in Saturday night’s US Open final after coming from behind to beat Venus Williams in New York

Defending champion Kim Clijsters has warned her US Open rivals that she is improving with every match after breezing past Ana Ivanovic to reach the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows

British No1 Elena Baltacha stormed into the second round of the US Open with an imposing straight sets victory over Croatia’s Petra Martic