Madrid-based newspaper Marca debate whether Real Madrid could sign Barcelona star Neymar and pay the 190m euros release clause.
Bournemouth news conference
Sunderland v Bournemouth (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "We were very pleased with the manner of our win over Norwich. It's certainly given us a big lift.
"Our key aim for Sunderland is to nullify the threat of Jermain Defoe. He's in fine form and is a quality player.
"Last week I spoke about the importance of beating the teams around us. That's no different this week."
Bournemouth news conference
Sunderland v Bournemouth (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
First news conference of the day takes us to the south coast to Bournemouth to hear from Eddie Howe.
Howe thinks striker Benink Afobe, who signed from Wolves earlier this month, should be fit for Saturday's trip to Bournemouth.
Afobe limped off in the 3-0 victory over Norwich City.
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"There are a couple of concerns," Howe said.
"We're not sure on Matt Ritchie and Josh King, so we'll make a late decision on the pair.
"Benik Afobe has a knock due to the tackle from the goalkeeper on Saturday so we'll see how he is - but I think he'll be fine.
"Tommy Elphick is in a really good place mentally after his long-term injury, he's kicking on with his rehab and making sure he's in contention. He's trained and is heading in the right direction."
On this day
How times have changed since this happened...
Arsenal 1-1 draw with Sheffield United on 22 January 1927, at Highbury was the first-ever live radio commentary, heard by listeners to the BBC's World Service.
Charlie Buchan, Arsenal's captain, scored the first 'live' goal.
The BBC had already experimented with outside broadcast at a rugby match at Twickenham, but the Highbury event pioneered the use of two 'commentators' - one providing a running commentary of the action while the other called out grid references.
The grid references corresponded to a chart published in the Radio Times which divided the pitch into eight numbered segments. Hearing the numbers allowed listeners to locate the position of the ball. This system remained in place until 1939.
Federer and Sharapova through
Tennis
AFPCopyright: AFP
Over to Melbourne now and the headlines from the Australian Open.
Roger Federer won his 300th Grand Slam match by beating Grigor Dimitrov.
It took the Swiss third seed four sets but he triumphed 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 against the Bulgarian.
Elsewhere former champion Maria Sharapova progressed, overcoming unseeded American Lauren Davis in three sets.
Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are playing in the night session which you can follow right here.
AFPCopyright: AFP
South Africa v England, fourth Test
Cricket
South Africa have won the toss and will bat in the fourth and final Test in Centurion.
The hosts have made five changes while England have on adjustment to their series winning side, with Chris Woakes replacing the injured Steven Finn.
You can follow live text commentary of the Test right here while Test Match Special can be found here.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
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Manchester United deny they met Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola to discuss the possibility of him replacing current boss Louis van Gaal.
France Football says the meeting took place last week in Paris, but United insist the story is not true.
Guardiola, 45, will leave Bayern Munich this summer and said he has several offers from English clubs.
Manchester City are favourites to recruit the Spaniard, but Chelsea and United have also been linked with him.
Van Gaal's future at Old Trafford has been a source of almost constant speculation in recent weeks.
The Dutchman has come under pressure from fans and former United players for the club's indifferent form and playing style.
United deny Guardiola meeting
Football
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France Football are responsible for the big overnight story.
They reported that Pep Guardiola met with Manchester United officials at Paris Hotel last week.
The Bayern Munich manager will leave Bayern Munich in the summer and Manchester City are favourites to land the former Barcelona boss.
The papers
mirrorCopyright: mirror
The Mirror exclusively reveal that Manchester United have stopped Louis van Gaal from spending any money in the January transfer window, with the Dutchman set to leave the club in the summer, a year before his contract expires.
The papers
Mauricio Pochettino stating the obvious leads the back of the Metro.
Tottenham reportedly have a buy-back option for Gareth Bale and the Spurs' boss says he would be keen on the Welshman.
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The papers
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The leaking of Gareth Bale's contract at Real Madrid leads the front of the Telegraph's sport section.
The paper reveals that Bale actually cost the La Liga side over 100m euros, more than they paid for Cristiano Ronaldo.
There is also the revelation that Tottenham Hotspur have a buy-back option for the Welshman.
The papers
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The Times take a different tack and report that Liverpool and Chelsea will battle for Brazil's £25m-rated forward Alex Teixeira from Shakhtar Donetsk.
The papers
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Pep Guardiola to Manchester United...
Forget that headline for one minuter and focus on the Daily Star's revelation that Nicklas Bendtner maybe in line for a shock move to Crystal Palace?!
Surely the former Arsenal striker being linked with a move to Selhurst Park is the transfer story of the day.
The papers
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The Daily Express also go big on the Pep Guardiola story.
The papers
The SunCopyright: The Sun
To say Pep Guardiola dominates the back pages of Friday's papers would be an understatement.
The Sun lead on his shock face-to-face talks with Manchester United officials in Paris, as the Red Devils attempt to snatch the former Barcelona boss from Manchester City's clutches.
Good morning
This man is casting a long shadow over some Premier League managers at the moment...
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The future of Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola is the major talking point of the day after he was reported to have met with Manchester United.
United deny the meeting ever took place and we are sure to hear more about that supposed meeting when Louis van Gaal holds his weekly news conference at 12:00 GMT.
Van Gaal is one of 12 managers speaking today ahead of a full programme of fixtures in the Premier League.
Throw in a Test match, the Australian Open and a certain Kevin Pietersen playing in the Big Bash T20 semi-final and it is one jam-packed Friday.
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European papers
Madrid-based newspaper Marca debate whether Real Madrid could sign Barcelona star Neymar and pay the 190m euros release clause.
Bournemouth news conference
Sunderland v Bournemouth (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "We were very pleased with the manner of our win over Norwich. It's certainly given us a big lift.
"Our key aim for Sunderland is to nullify the threat of Jermain Defoe. He's in fine form and is a quality player.
"Last week I spoke about the importance of beating the teams around us. That's no different this week."
Bournemouth news conference
Sunderland v Bournemouth (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
First news conference of the day takes us to the south coast to Bournemouth to hear from Eddie Howe.
Howe thinks striker Benink Afobe, who signed from Wolves earlier this month, should be fit for Saturday's trip to Bournemouth.
Afobe limped off in the 3-0 victory over Norwich City.
"There are a couple of concerns," Howe said.
"We're not sure on Matt Ritchie and Josh King, so we'll make a late decision on the pair.
"Benik Afobe has a knock due to the tackle from the goalkeeper on Saturday so we'll see how he is - but I think he'll be fine.
"Tommy Elphick is in a really good place mentally after his long-term injury, he's kicking on with his rehab and making sure he's in contention. He's trained and is heading in the right direction."
On this day
How times have changed since this happened...
Arsenal 1-1 draw with Sheffield United on 22 January 1927, at Highbury was the first-ever live radio commentary, heard by listeners to the BBC's World Service.
Charlie Buchan, Arsenal's captain, scored the first 'live' goal.
The BBC had already experimented with outside broadcast at a rugby match at Twickenham, but the Highbury event pioneered the use of two 'commentators' - one providing a running commentary of the action while the other called out grid references.
The grid references corresponded to a chart published in the Radio Times which divided the pitch into eight numbered segments. Hearing the numbers allowed listeners to locate the position of the ball. This system remained in place until 1939.
Federer and Sharapova through
Tennis
Over to Melbourne now and the headlines from the Australian Open.
Roger Federer won his 300th Grand Slam match by beating Grigor Dimitrov.
It took the Swiss third seed four sets but he triumphed 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 against the Bulgarian.
Elsewhere former champion Maria Sharapova progressed, overcoming unseeded American Lauren Davis in three sets.
Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are playing in the night session which you can follow right here.
South Africa v England, fourth Test
Cricket
South Africa have won the toss and will bat in the fourth and final Test in Centurion.
The hosts have made five changes while England have on adjustment to their series winning side, with Chris Woakes replacing the injured Steven Finn.
You can follow live text commentary of the Test right here while Test Match Special can be found here.
Listen live
BBC Radio 5 Live
Does your morning commute need brightening up?
Well how about trying one of these podcasts from Radio 5 live.
For your football try the Football Daily.
Rugby fans there is The Eddie Jones Show
Crickets lovers try the Tuffers and Vaughan show.
And finally if you're a tennis fan the Australian Open Tennis podcast is for you.
United deny Guardiola meeting
Football
Simon Stone
BBC Sport
Manchester United deny they met Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola to discuss the possibility of him replacing current boss Louis van Gaal.
France Football says the meeting took place last week in Paris, but United insist the story is not true.
Guardiola, 45, will leave Bayern Munich this summer and said he has several offers from English clubs.
Manchester City are favourites to recruit the Spaniard, but Chelsea and United have also been linked with him.
Van Gaal's future at Old Trafford has been a source of almost constant speculation in recent weeks.
The Dutchman has come under pressure from fans and former United players for the club's indifferent form and playing style.
United deny Guardiola meeting
Football
France Football are responsible for the big overnight story.
They reported that Pep Guardiola met with Manchester United officials at Paris Hotel last week.
The Bayern Munich manager will leave Bayern Munich in the summer and Manchester City are favourites to land the former Barcelona boss.
The papers
The Mirror exclusively reveal that Manchester United have stopped Louis van Gaal from spending any money in the January transfer window, with the Dutchman set to leave the club in the summer, a year before his contract expires.
The papers
Mauricio Pochettino stating the obvious leads the back of the Metro.
Tottenham reportedly have a buy-back option for Gareth Bale and the Spurs' boss says he would be keen on the Welshman.
The papers
The leaking of Gareth Bale's contract at Real Madrid leads the front of the Telegraph's sport section.
The paper reveals that Bale actually cost the La Liga side over 100m euros, more than they paid for Cristiano Ronaldo.
There is also the revelation that Tottenham Hotspur have a buy-back option for the Welshman.
The papers
The Times take a different tack and report that Liverpool and Chelsea will battle for Brazil's £25m-rated forward Alex Teixeira from Shakhtar Donetsk.
The papers
Pep Guardiola to Manchester United...
Forget that headline for one minuter and focus on the Daily Star's revelation that Nicklas Bendtner maybe in line for a shock move to Crystal Palace?!
Surely the former Arsenal striker being linked with a move to Selhurst Park is the transfer story of the day.
The papers
The Daily Express also go big on the Pep Guardiola story.
The papers
To say Pep Guardiola dominates the back pages of Friday's papers would be an understatement.
The Sun lead on his shock face-to-face talks with Manchester United officials in Paris, as the Red Devils attempt to snatch the former Barcelona boss from Manchester City's clutches.
Good morning
This man is casting a long shadow over some Premier League managers at the moment...
The future of Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola is the major talking point of the day after he was reported to have met with Manchester United.
United deny the meeting ever took place and we are sure to hear more about that supposed meeting when Louis van Gaal holds his weekly news conference at 12:00 GMT.
Van Gaal is one of 12 managers speaking today ahead of a full programme of fixtures in the Premier League.
Throw in a Test match, the Australian Open and a certain Kevin Pietersen playing in the Big Bash T20 semi-final and it is one jam-packed Friday.