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Celtic have the ball in the net, but it’s disallowed for offside, Maeda being caught a couple of yards clear. He finished it well, mind.

Arsenal roar into an early lead! And there’s a superb assist from Havertz, who has his back to goal as a left-wing cross reaches him and instead of attempting any fancy nonsense lays back to Rice, who with the benefit of facing in the right direction hammers in at the near post!

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Romero’s continued absence means Spurs will be without 14 players for their clash in Hoffenheim.

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• Spanish club threaten legal action over defender
• Sierra Leonean missed training on Tuesday

Real Valladolid have accused Manchester City of advising their defender Juma Bah to break his ­contract and not train on Tuesday to force a cheaper move to the Premier League champions, with the Spanish club threatening legal action.

Bah, an 18-year-old centre-back, joined Valladolid in August and became the first Sierra Leonean to play in La Liga. The club say Bah has bought out his youth ­contract after refusing to sign a senior deal that would have made him more expensive.

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• 52-year-old won plaudits as Lions defensive coordinator
• Glenn was a first-round choice for Jets as a player

The New York Jets and Aaron Glenn agreed to terms on making the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator their head coach on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. ESPN first reported that Glenn agreed to coach the Jets.

Glenn, who oversaw the Lions’ defense the past four years, beat out 15 other candidates for the job as the Jets went through an extensive search to find their next coach. And they ended up choosing one of their former players – a first-round draft pick in 1994 who now gets the chance to try to turn around the fortunes of the franchise 31 years later as its coach.

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• Top 32 clubs vote in favour of ending use of VAR
• Norway may join Sweden in resisting use of technology

Norway is on the verge of abolishing VAR from its domestic league after clubs in the country’s top two divisions formally recommended that it should be discontinued.

The decision by clubs in Norsk Topfotball, which represents the 32 sides in Norway’s Eliteserien and first division, marks the most significant step yet in a fierce debate over VAR’s future in the country. Now Norway is one step from joining Sweden, which has resisted introducing the deeply controversial technology so far, in staging games without its intervention.

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It’s raining heavily in Paris. City will feel at home.

For clarity, PSG’s big-money €70m signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, is not cup tied. Napoli are not in any European competitions this season, which might be a factor in why they are currently top of Serie A. However, Kvaratskhelia is ineligible for PSG tonight because he wasn’t registered for the league phase back in September (because he was only bought this month). The Georgian can, however, be registered for the knock-out stage of the Champions League, should PSG make it.

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Arroyo most recently led Liga F side Real Sociedad for four seasons, leaving at the conclusion of the last campaign.

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Only Buttler, with 68 off 44 balls, emerged with credit before India overhauled their target with seven wickets and 7.1 overs to spare.

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Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City desperate for a vital three points as they fight for Champions League qualification

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Burke was last week called up to Gregor Townsend’s squad for the first time for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations.

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The Premier League club have been accused by Spanish side Real Valladolid of making an approach for Juma Bah

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The 25-year-old has been a standout performer for Wolves in a miserable season.

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• England 132; India 133-3; India win by seven wickets
• Opener hits 79 from 34 balls at Eden Gardens

This was a reminder. For all of England’s obvious pedigree – power with the bat, high pace with the ball, trophies in the cabinet – Brendon McCullum has work to do.

An England white‑ball setup that has had a difficult couple of years was swept aside by a side that is running hot, India securing their 14th win out of 16 since taking the T20 World Cup last year, a seven-wicket victory secured with 43 balls left.

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The former Wales tighthead joins Warren Gatland’s coaching team as a scrum consultant on secondment from Harlequins

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The tourists could only manage 132 as India’s spinners took control, before Abhishek Sharma starred with the bat

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Littler will meet the Dutchman in Northern Ireland in week one on February 6 in a repeat of the World Championship final.

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Après deux très bonnes années en LEC (le Championnat EMEA de « League of Legends »), une progression constante sans bouleverser son effectif et une installation remarquée dans le Top 3 de la ligue, BDS a pourtant décidé de remplacer trois joueurs (sur cinq) de son équipe lors de la dernière intersaison. Yanis « Striker » Kella, coach français du club suisse, revient sur ce changement de cap.

The 32-year-old has been on loan at Lyon in Ligue 1 but has made only one start as well as five substitute appearances.

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The Ireland international is undergoing medical checks after being involved in a single-car incident

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The tourists posted 132.

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• Coach says talking to squad post-game also a mistake
• Increased police presence for tie at home to Rangers

Ruben Amorim regrets saying his Manchester United team may be the worst in the club’s history and giving the post-match dressing down that reportedly damaged a television screen.

The head coach claimed that his public comments after ­Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Brighton at Old ­Trafford were aimed more at his ­underperformance than his players. He also suggested changing-room criticism of his squad had been an error because he does not usually address them after a game.

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The 27-year-old is set to miss the rest of the season.

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• Logan Thompson says food distracted him during game
• Team hang on for victory despite snack’s intervention

NHL goalies already have enough to deal with – flying bodies, razor-sharp skates and pucks traveling at more than 100 mph – without delicious Tex-Mex snacks entering the fray.

But that’s what Washington Capitals goalie Logan Thompson had to contend with on Tuesday night, and he says it led to him conceding a goal.

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Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer were the only plusses as England were hammered in Brendon McCullum’s first game as white-ball coach

The left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh, an outstanding bowler in this format, will take the first over.

Phil Salt and Ben Duckett are ready to go. It’s time for episode one of the ECB’s new spin-off, Bazball Nights.

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