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Jose Mourinho leads his Blues side out against the reigning Champions League holders, once again facing a club that were at one point his employers, and on many other occasions his chief opponent.

Skipper Cheteshwar Pujara welcomed the Test skipper and felt the Delhi batsman’s presence will boost his side.

Frankie Dettori steered Qatar-owned Galileo Gold to victory on Tuesday in the Qatar Vintage Stakes on the first day of the Goodwood Festival, which now has the oil-and-gas rich Gulf nation as its title sponsor. “Solow is a very good horse but was backward and took time to...

“Whenever you can start the game quick and fast, it’s an advantage”, said Eaton, who went 3-for-6 with two RBIs as the designated hitter.

Branislav Ivanovic has expressed his pride in becoming Chelsea’s official vice-captain, but insists that he will not step on skipper John Terry’s toes.

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly reached a £4.5m agreement with Napoli over the sale of centre-back Vlad Chiriches.

“Mourinho has shown little respect for Wenger over the years, and…it is clear that he regards the Arsenal manager as a hypocrite”, says Hughes.

Villarreal coach Marcelino has admitted that the La Liga side are keen on securing the services of Roberto Soldado from Tottenham, per ESPN.

On the Podium all three drivers saluted to the heavens to there friend Jules Bianchi, a young driver who was destined for greatness and will never be forgotten.

It leaves no space for speculation.

Despite rumours that Karim Benzema is attracting bids of £40.5m (via Metro), Arsenal have reportedly put Barcelona’s holding midfielder Sergio Busquets at the very top of their transfer wishlist, according to the Metro.

Arsenal’s net spend over the same period is £114.7m -including marquee signings Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil – which is just £8.25m less than their London rivals. It leaves no space for speculation. “If you want to be honest, objective and pragmatic it is the...

ZAGREB Croatia said on Monday it would quit “contaminated” arbitration talks over its border with Slovenia after the leak of a tape purporting to show a Slovenian judge on the panel discussing the case with a representative of the Ljubljana government.

The Galaxy will be represented by three players in Wednesday’s Major League Soccer All-Star Game.

Pedro Pinto, UEFA’s chief of press, said following discussions in Zurich: “He (Platini) has received many, many kind words of support regarding his position as a leader in world football and what that could bring to FIFA in the future”.