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Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has ended Serena Williams' 27-match unbeaten streak after triumphing 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Madrid Open final.

The Czech will face Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in Saturday's final after she upset defending champion Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-4.

More gems from Jose Mourinho pre-Chelsea's game with Liverpool.

On Diego Costa's injury: "Diego wants to play but I will protect him all the way. We need to find a balance between the risk and the desire."

On new contracts and signings: "The most important thing is to keep the squad we have. I want to keep my important players and they are all important."

On Steven Gerrard: "To stop him, or to try to stop him, is very difficult. I'm very sad it's the last time I will play against him."

Independent journalist Jack Pitt-Brooke also noted from the news conference:

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Chelsea have got the Premier League title sewn up but boss Jose Mourinho still has plenty to say for himself before Sunday's game with Liverpool.

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On winning their last three games: "We want to win our matches, we have three difficult games. We don't need to win but we want to try to win points. For many months we had no defeats but I can't do anything. I can just enjoy the title, which is the most important thing."

On signing a new deal: "I'm not asking for a new contract, a better contract, I'm very calm. If the owner wants me to stay, I'm staying."

On not winning a manager of the month award this season: "My objective for the season is to be champion. What comes with that comes."

More on this stat to come later....

Jose Mourinho is currently entertaining the media for his weekly news conference.

All the best tit-bits from the Chelsea manager to follow...

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New England Patriots' Tom Brady says he is not ready to respond to claims he was "generally aware" of a scheme to under-inflate balls in an NFL game.

Brady's agent and father have both criticised the Wells Report's findings that it was "more probable than not" the Patriots deliberately used flatter balls for extra grip.

The quarterback, 37, said he had "not had much time to digest it fully".

Patriots beat Indianapolis in the play-off and went on to win Super Bowl 49.

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Some early team news from Stoke, as manager Mark Hughes hints goalkeeper Jack Butland could retain his spot for the second consecutive game.

"We know that Jack is a good keeper and we also know that he needs games at Premier League level," said Hughes.

"That is something that we are looking to give him. He did fine for us last weekend and I am sure that he will do so again."

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is offering his views on his side's encounter with Manchester United, which they go into with a fully fit squad.

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On Wilfred Zaha facing his former club: "It was a period in his career that didn't work out and that happens. He wasn't perhaps quite ready. We hope he can grow here and make an impact tomorrow.

"He's a player that needs to have his confidence reinforced. He some times gets the final decision wrong, but even Ryan Giggs was like that.

On Man Utd's poor form: "They come here with an unusual record for a Man United side. So there's a big pressure on them. We will offer the same respect to them as we will show to Liverpool."

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• Middlesbrough are aiming to return to the Premier League for the first time since relegation in 2009.

• The club missed out on automatic promotion last week and finished fourth in the standings

• Boro have had one successful play-off campaign and one which ended in defeat. Both came in the second tier.

• They won promotion by beating Chelsea on aggregate over two legs in 1987-88 but lost to Notts County at the semi-final stage in 1990-91.

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• Brentford finished fifth in the Championship and are looking to reach the top flight for the first time since 1947.

• The Bees have failed in each of their seven previous play-off campaigns.

• They have lost three play-off finals, all in the third tier: Crewe in 1996-97, Stoke in 2001-02 and Yeovil in 2012-13

• Brentford have lost only one of their last nine games. Their only defeat since 14 March was 1-0 at Sheffield Wednesday on 14 April.

Bournemouth and Watford have already secured the golden ticket to the Premier League.

But who will join them in the promised land as play-off final winners - Brentford, Middlesbrough, Ipswich or Norwich?

Let's take a look at the stats for Friday's game......

Right, we've now filled our hypothetical House of Commons with the likes of Mario Balotelli, Ronnie Moore and Steven Pressley, so it's time to change up the debate.

Brentford host Middlesbrough on Friday in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final, with a derby between Norwich and Ipswich on Saturday.

We want to know who you think will emerge from the play-offs to reach the Premier League and why?

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A last snippet from Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini on the QPR game: "It is important to finish [the season] well. We've won three games in a row and we will try to win the final three. We have changed [the formation] a few times this season. What's most important is the performance of the players."

Celtic's Ronny Deila has been voted the Scottish Premiership manager of the month for the second time.

The Norwegian added the April prize to his November victory after five wins and a draw moved his side to the brink of the league championship, which they secured at the start of May.

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They're underway in the second practice session in Spain. For all your transport needs, join our colleague Gary Rose for a live text commentary. You can also vote on colour schemes, apparently...

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini on future of Yaya Toure: "We talk about the next season in the right moment. Yaya has a contract here. We are focussed on our team and the players."

The Chilean also said: "For a team that wants to win titles it's important to have two players in every position. This season we had a good squad."

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says midfielder Samir Nasri is the only player not fit for his side, as captain Vincent Kompany is ready to return from injury.

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Awaiting the arrival of Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini as he speaks to the media ahead of his side's Premier League clash against QPR on Sunday.

Rumours are rife that the Chilean will not be manager of the Blues come the end of the season...

Which sporting figure would you have as your MP and why?

Lee Parkinson: I'd have Messi, why? Does he know local environmental and political issues? No! But its Messi!!

Alex Jones: Brendan Rodgers, he'd show great character and commitment.

Daniel Charley: Steven Pressley, he's brilliant at recycling the same tosh over and over again.

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Floyd Mayweather has branded Manny Pacquiao a "coward" and "sore loser" and does not want a rematch with the Filipino next year.

Mayweather took his unbeaten record to 48-0 in Las Vegas with a unanimous points victory over Pacquiao last week.

The American dismissed Pacquiao's claim that his performance was restricted by a shoulder injury.

"He lost. He knows he lost. I lost a lot of respect for him after all of this," said Mayweather.

Van Gaal on social media: "You can read everything. You have to accept nowadays world and you have to adapt to it. I have to manage that also as a 63-year-old person. My players are much younger than me. They can do it more easily I think."

Would he ever go on social media? "No. Because then I would have another day's more work."