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Switzerland beat Northern Ireland 1-0 over two legs while Croatia, having thumped Greece 4-1 in the first leg, are on their way to Russia.

Philippe Coutinho has declared himself fully fit ahead of Brazil's clash against England which will come as a boost to Jurgen Klopp.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed his first child with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez on Sunday (12 November). The footballer has three other children via surrogate.

Lewis Hamilton once again underlined his status as a worth world champion after going from the pit lane to a fourth place finish, as Sebtastian Vettel won the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Luis Campos, the man who inspired Monaco's Ligue 1 title win last season, is a target for Chelsea as they look to replace Michael Emenalo.

West Ham United are the latest club to be willing to come to the aid of Danny Ings, who has not played in the Premier League for Liverpool this season.

David Moyes will give Javier Hernandez a chance to impress despite having discarded the forward during their spell at Manchester United

Arsenal could be without striker Olivier Giroud for the visit of Tottenham Hotspur to The Emirates Stadium this weekend.

England face an uphill task to regain the Women's Ashes despite securing a draw in the one-off Test against Australia.

England will be without Phil Jones for the friendly with Brazil after being forced to withdraw from Gareth Southgate's squad after the draw with Germany.

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has revealed that while negotiations are taking place for a fight with Tony Ferguson, he is struggling to get excited about the match-up.

Fellaini is in the final 12 months of his Old Trafford contract and will be free to speak to other clubs from January.

Marin Cilic has given his assessment on whether Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer benefited from the 2017 absences of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn took a swipe at heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder by conducting a test on the streets of New York and asking people if they knew who he was.

Spanish and European champions have reportedly grown fed up of Bale's recurring injury problems and are ready to cut their losses.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has already started planning for a future without Sanchez, who is in the final year of his contract at the club.

Agassi says Nadal's end of the year performance is "never quite the same as the middle or the beginning".

World number three Alexander Zverev believes 2017 was the year Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played the best tennis of their careers ahead of the ATP Finals in London.

The Frenchman has not started a league game this season and has only been part of the team's Europa League and League Cup campaigns so far.

Goffin has met Nadal on two occasions in 2017, both on clay in Spain and Monte Carlo.

World champion Lewis Hamilton began his reign by crashing out of qualifying for the Brazilian grand prix as teammate Valtteri Bottas claimed pole.

Sadio Mane is set to return to Liverpool ahead of schedule after helping Senegal qualify for the World Cup for just the second time.

Steve Round is in contention to fill the sporting director role at Arsenal after impressing in turning around Aston Villa's fortunes.

Luke Shaw's Manchester United career is close to coming to an end after the club came to the decision to allow him to leave for £20m in January

Slaven Bilic's spell as West Ham manager fell apart amid the departure of Dimitri Payet in January 2017, according to co-chairman Karren Brady.

Tottenham Hotspur are keeping tabs on West Ham's Manuel Lanzini as David Moyes' tenure at the London Stadium begins.

Rafael Nadal remains a doubt for the ATP World Tour Finals after admitting he is yet to decide whether to compete at the season-ending tour finals.

Manchester United are interested in signing Thomas Meunier should he continue to be frustrated with lack of opportunities at PSG.

Gareth Bale is expected to be on the sidelines for the next three to four weeks after he suffered a "strain to the middle third of the adductor longus muscle in his left leg."