Swansea have named Carlos Carvalhal as the successor to Paul Clement, just four days after the 52-year-old Portuguese left Championship side Sheffield Wednesday by mutual consent.
Federer beat Nadal on four occasions in 2017 with three of them coming in the finals – the Australian Open, the Shanghai Masters and the Miami Masters.
Van Dijk will become the most expensive defender in football history when the transfer window reopens on 1 January.
Roger Federer has arrived in Australia to participate in the Hopman Cup and resume his preparation ahead of his Australian Open defence which begins next month.
Real Madrid are interested in signing Gremio's Arthur and were ready to beat Barcelona in the process. However, the midfielder is keen on making a switch to Camp Nou.
Djokovic will make his return from injury in Abu Dhabi this week at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships
Marouane Fellaini will enter the final six-months of his deal with Manchester United in January and will be free to talk with clubs outside England.
The England opener was rarely troubled as he batted through the third day to end on 244 not out from 409 balls at stumps.
Yerry Mina is expected to take the place of Javier Mascherano at Barcelona as the former Liverpool star is set to make a switch to the Chinese Super League in January.
The Red Devils are 15 points behind bitter rivals Manchester City, while they were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Bristol City last week.
Jordan Henderson suffered a hamstring injury in Liverpool's 3-3 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates.
Djokovic has not played since his quarter-final loss at the 2017 Wimbledon. He later took a break to recover from an elbow injury.
Yannick Carrasco reportedly has a release clause of £86m in his contract at Atletico Madrid. The Belgium international will be allowed to leave the club in January.
Everton have been seeking a striker since the summer as they look to replace Romelu Lukaku, who joined Manchester United.
Nadal is likely to be back in action for the Australian Open as he recovers from a setback on his knee, which kept him out of the ATP World Tour Finals.
Egypt international Mohamed Salah is currently the second-highest scorer in the Premier League with 15 goals to his name.
Barcelona are keen on signing Antoine Griezmann and Manchester United's decision to end their interest makes the Catalans the favourite.
Dutch international Virgil van Dijk will complete a £75m move from Southampton to Liverpool on 1 January after agreeing personal terms and undergoing a medical.
Raheem Sterling's 17th goal of the season is the difference as profligate Manchester City deservedly beat Newcastle 1-0 at St James' Park.
Gunners are interested in signing Draxler as a replacement for Alexis Sanchez, who is in the final year of his contract at the Emirates Stadium.
Police say Liverpool's Jon Flanagan was released on conditional police bail after incident on 22 December and will appear at Liverpool City Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 2 January.
Stoke will be without three key centre-backs in Ryan Shawcross, Kurt Zouma and Bruno Martins Indi for their final Premier League match of 2017 away to in-form Chelsea.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed when he expects the key trio of Nacho Monreal, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud to return from injury.
Manchester United have spent close to £300m under the Portuguese manager but still find themselves potentially 15 points behind Manchester City.
Paulinho has spoken to Philippe Coutinho, asking him to not be anxious and to keep his calm over a prospective move.
Jack Wilshere will enter the final six months of his Arsenal contract in January. Giroud and Sanchez have been linked with moves away from Arsenal.
Andy Murray is preparing to make his comeback from injury at the Brisbane International in the first week of January. He has not played competitively for five months.
Roger Federer won seven titles in 2017 and ended the year as the world number two after struggling with injury in 2016.
An alternative review of football in 2017 featuring Rod Stewart, referee stag dos and Twitter taking over the summer transfer window.
Manchester United have spent close to £300m since Jose Mourinho took over but the Portuguese coach believes it is not enough to challenge Manchester City.