More from Roberto Martinez who says he does not expect to add to his Everton squad before the end of the transfer window - despite losing striker Romelu Lukaku for four to six weeks with an ankle injury.

Martinez has signed forward Lacina Traore on loan from Monaco as well as midfielder Aiden McGeady on a permanent from Spartak Moscow.

"I don't think so," says Martinez when asked if the club will bring in any new faces ahead of Friday's 23:00 GMT transfer deadline.

The Winter Olympics start in Sochi next Friday and the BBC team is already out in Russia preparing for the event.

The Fisht Olympic Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies. While there are rehearsals taking place inside, workmen are busy putting the finishing touches to the outside of the stadium.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez says defender Johnny Heitinga, 30, has had talks with a couple of clubs but "there has been no real solution to his situation".

"At the moment he hasn't been able to reach an agreement," adds the Spaniard at his pre-match news conference ahead of Saturday's home match with Aston Villa. Turkish side Galatasaray, managed by former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, are one of the clubs Heitinga has been talking to.

Heitinga has made 115 league appearances since joining the Toffees in September 2009 but has become frustrated at a lack of appearances this season.

After last night's defeat at the hands of Manchester City, Spurs manager Tim Sherwood said the Blues were playing the best football in the world.

City have impressed in their games so far this season and are still in contention for four trophies - the Premier League, FA Cup, Capital One Cup and the Champions League

Are they currently the best team in world football? Who is the best team you have ever seen?

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While City were finding goals easy to come by at White Hart Lane, fellow challengers Chelsea did not have things their own way at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho's side could only draw 0-0 with West Ham and the Blues had 39 efforts on goal, while the visitors only managed one, having spent most of the match defending.

Afterwards, Mourinho accused the Hammers of playing "19th century football", saying: "The only [other] thing I could bring was a Black and Decker [tool] to destroy the wall."

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Manchester City were the big winners in last night's Premier League action with a 5-1 victory over Spurs at White Hart Lane to go top of the table.

The only downside for Manuel Pellegrini's men was a hamstring injury to striker Sergio Aguero and he will have a scan later today.

But afterwards, Pellegrini said he was not surprised by his side's goalscoring prowess - City have scored 68 goals in the league this season and have a goal difference of 42.

Great Britain take on the United States this weekend in their Davis Cup World Group tie in San Diego.

The draw takes place at 20:00 GMT today when captain Leon Smith will reveal whether James Ward or 19-year-old Kyle Edmund will fill the second singles role in the tie which is being staged on a clay court built at the home of the San Diego Padres baseball team.

Smith will draft Dom Inglot into the team to join Colin Fleming in case Andy Murray decides to sit out Saturday's doubles.

Huddersfield's former England Under-21 striker Jon Stead, 30, turns down a loan move to League One Coventry City, reports the Huddersfield Daily Examiner. , external

Watford sign Hungary midfielder Daniel Tozser on loan from Genoa until the end of the season.

Tozser, 28, is a former youth player at Galatasaray and featured in the Champions League for Genk, whom he left two seasons ago and will join from the Italian side, subject to international clearance.

The French team in full for Saturday's match, which will be shown live on BBC One from 16:30 GMT with commentary on BBC Radio 5 live:

Brice Dulin (Castres); Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Wesley Fofana (Clermont Auvergne), Maxime Medard (Toulouse); Jules Plisson (Stade Francais), Jean-Marc Doussain (Toulouse); Thomas Domingo (Clermont Auvergne), Benjamin Kayser (Clermont Auvergne), Nicolas Mas (Montpellier), Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Francais), Pascal Pape (Stade Francais, capt), Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse), Bernard Le Roux (Racing Metro), Louis Picamoles (Toulouse).

Replacements: Dimitri Szarzewski (RacingMetro), Yannick Forestier (Castres), Rabah Slimani (Stade Francais), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Antoine Burban (Stade Francais), Damien Chouly (Clermont Auvergne), Maxime Machenaud (Racing Metro), Gael Fickou (Toulouse).

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France select the uncapped Jules Plisson at fly-half for Saturday's Six Nations match against England in Paris.

The Stade Francais player earned his place in the squad ahead of the more experienced Francois Trinh-Duc and Frederic Michalak.

The team will be captained by Pascal Pape in the absence of the injured Thierry Dusautoir.

Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera picks up five wickets as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by an innings and 248 runs on day four of the first Test in Dhaka.

Bangladesh trailed by 498 after the first innings following an unbeaten double century from Mahela Jayawardene and tons from Kaushal Silva and Kithuruwan Vithanage gave Sri Lanka a massive advantage and the home side were bowled out for 250 in their second innings after lunch on Thursday.

The second game of the two-Test series starts in Chittagong on Tuesday.

Rory McIlroy is the early clubhouse leader, external at the Dubai Desert Classic after an opening round of 63.

McIlroy managed seven birdies and an eagle in his seven-under round.

He outshone playing partner Tiger Woods who shot a four-under round of 68 while defending champion Stephen Gallacher, the final player in the trio, had a 66 to also be well in contention.

Here are some of the stories from Thursday's football gossip column.

Arsenal are in talks with Schalke over attacking midfielder Julian Draxler. (Guardian), external

Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola has opened the door for midfielder Toni Kroos to join Manchester United. (Daily Express), external

Crystal Palace have made a last-ditch attempt to sign 21-year-old Tom Ince, but Blackpool want £4m for the winger who is out of contract this summer. (The Times), external

Scotland secure their place at next year's Cricket World Cup after a three-wicket win over Kenya in New Zealand.

Kenya were bowled out for 260 in their 50 overs and Scotland were struggling on 169-6 at one point before captain Preston Mommsen (78) and Rob Taylor (46no) helped them them to victory.

The finals tournament will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2015.

Racing goes ahead today at Wincanton after they cancelled their planned 07:30 GMT inspection.

The day's other meetings are on the all-weather tracks at Kempton and Southwell.

First of all, a look back at last night's Premier League football and Manchester City moved to the top of the table after beating 10-man Spurs 5-1. Chelsea had 39 efforts at goal against West Ham but the Hammers came away with a 0-0 draw.

A Christian Benteke penalty helped Aston Villa beat West Brom 4-3 in a game where Villa trailed 2-0 early on and Adam Johnson was on target as Sunderland defeated Stoke 1-0 to move out of the bottom three.

Good morning and welcome to Sportsday Live from the BBC Sport Centre for another busy day of sports news and views.