"When it’s end of January and you are involved in three competitions you have to take it game by game. But this is the position we want to be in, fighting for a major trophy," says Roberto Martinez.
"Of course the disappointments are painful at the moment because the results haven’t reflected the football we are playing."
Roberto Martinez news conference
Man City v Everton (Wed, 19:45 GMT)
He's here.
Roberto has arrived and polite man that he is, even apologises for being late. It's OK Roberto, we forgive you.
He starts by saying Kevin Mirallas won't be available to play tomorrow, but Seamus Coleman and james McCarthy are fit and ready to go.
Roberto Martinez news conference
Man City v Everton (Wed, 19:45 GMT)
The Everton manager is clearly running a little late. Maybe he's stuck in the Merseyside traffic, who knows.
Anyhow, Martinez - who was due to face the media at noon - should hopefully be here any moment. We'll let you know when he is...
Quinn returns to County
Football transfer
Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland
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Former Cardiff City defender Paul Quinn has returned to Ross County after securing his release from Aberdeen.
The 30-year-old is free to play in Sunday's Scottish League Cup semi-final against Celtic, as he did not play for the Dons earlier in the competition.
Quinn spent two years with County before moving to Pittodrie last summer.
Adebayor set to join Palace
Football
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Crystal Palace are set to complete the signing of striker Emmanuel Adebayor in the next few hours, according to the the London Evening Standard.
Adebayor, 31, has been without a club since leaving Tottenham in September.
Palace's next game is against Stoke in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.
Warner's revelation
Athletics
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The head of Britain's track and field federation says he has been told by the IAAF that the bidding processes for the 2017 and 2019 world championships have been referred to the world track governing body's ethics commission.
UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner made the revelation while appearing at a British parliamentary committee.
The 2017 championships were awarded to London, which defeated a rival bid from Doha, Qatar. Doha won the 2019 worlds. Qatar has denied any wrongdoing in its bids for either championship.
Warner alleged recently that "brown envelopes'" were handed to members of the IAAF council ahead of the vote in 2011 for the 2017 worlds.
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Which team will win the League Cup?
You have probably noticed that our latest vote is live. And it is a very simple one.
Which team will win the League Cup this season?
This week sees the second leg of both semi-finals. Liverpool, who hold a 1-0 lead after the first leg, entertain Stoke, before Manchester City try to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Everton on Wednesday.
Vote now at the top of this page. The vote will close at 14:00 GMT and the results will be announced shortly afterwards.
Coming shortly
Football
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This man will soon be talking to the media about tomorrow's League Cup semi-final second leg between Everton and Man City.
And how Roberto Martinez could do with something to smile about, after getting plenty of stick following Sunday's home defeat to struggling Swansea.
Martinez is due to face the media at 12:00 GMT. We'll bring you the best of what is said.
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Which player/s should your club be trying to sign and why?
Jonathan Oh: Chelsea want a DOMINANT midfielder. Look no further. Seung Yeung is the Ki.
Ordythegeordie: If Newcastle can get a centre-back like Michael Keane (Burnley) and a finisher like Saido Berahino they will finish top half - a left back would help too.
AcBrook: West Ham need a striker, Zarate was strong but we let him go. Daniel Sturridge would be brilliant, maybe Loic Remy too.
All great suggestions. We want more of them. You know what to do. Tweet us using #bbcsportsday and we will include the best comments.
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Former England keeper joins Burnley
Football
Robinson, now aged 36, made 41 caps for England but has been a free agent since being released by Blackburn in the summer.
He joins after an injury to Clarets keeper Matt Gilks.
It couldn't happen, could it?
Football
It's just been pointed out to us, on the back of Andros Townsend expected £12m switch from Tottenham to Newcastle, that the clubs meet at St James' Park on the final day of the season.
A Townsend hat-trick to keep the Magpies up and deny Spurs a place in Europe? A scenario for Tottenham fans everywhere to sweat about...
Now that's what you call a medical
Football
It's transfer deadline day on Monday, when lots of players will be swapping clubs and having medicals.
We doubt, however, that any of those medicals will be as exciting as the below.
Squad selected
Winter Youth Olympics
World-leading junior skeleton and bobsleigh athletes head a 16-strong Team GB squad for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Norway.
Ashleigh Pittaway (skeleton) and Kelsea Purchall and George Johnson (bobsleigh) led their respective world rankings after qualification.
Team GB athletes will feature in seven of 15 disciplines in Lillehammer.
The event, from 12-21 February, follows the inaugural Winter Games in the Austrian city of Innsbruck in 2012.
Reds deal off
Football
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Liverpool have failed in a £28m bid to sign Shakhtar Donetsk forward Alex Teixeira, who has scored 22 goals in just 15 league games this season, reports the Daily Mail.
Game in doubt
Football
The game is scheduled for a 19:45 GMT kick off tonight.
'Surgery a success'
Football
Edwards has undergone surgery on a foot injury, which is expected to keep the Wolves midfielder out for up to 12 weeks.
Five candidates to replace Blatter
Football
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It's been a while - quite remarkably - since we had a Fifa story. So let's make up for that now...
Fifa has confirmed that five candidates will battle for the presidency of football's world governing body when voting takes place on 26 February.
Those five are Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne.
Sheikh Salman, head of the Asian Football Confederation, and Infantino, the Uefa general secretary, are seen as the frontrunners.
No hitch expected
Football
Courtesy of the Newcastle writer for the Northeast Press...
Townsend's cheeky tweet
Football
This was Andros Townsend's cheeky tweet late last night.
The 24-year-old midfielder, who has won 10 England caps, has not played for Tottenham's first team since Spurs' 2-1 loss to Anderlecht in the Europa League on 22 October.
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Tottenham have agreed a fee of £12m with Newcastle United for winger Andros Townsend.
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Roberto Martinez news conference
Man City v Everton (Wed, 19:45 GMT)
"When it’s end of January and you are involved in three competitions you have to take it game by game. But this is the position we want to be in, fighting for a major trophy," says Roberto Martinez.
"Of course the disappointments are painful at the moment because the results haven’t reflected the football we are playing."
Roberto Martinez news conference
Man City v Everton (Wed, 19:45 GMT)
He's here.
Roberto has arrived and polite man that he is, even apologises for being late. It's OK Roberto, we forgive you.
He starts by saying Kevin Mirallas won't be available to play tomorrow, but Seamus Coleman and james McCarthy are fit and ready to go.
Roberto Martinez news conference
Man City v Everton (Wed, 19:45 GMT)
The Everton manager is clearly running a little late. Maybe he's stuck in the Merseyside traffic, who knows.
Anyhow, Martinez - who was due to face the media at noon - should hopefully be here any moment. We'll let you know when he is...
Quinn returns to County
Football transfer
Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland
Former Cardiff City defender Paul Quinn has returned to Ross County after securing his release from Aberdeen.
The 30-year-old is free to play in Sunday's Scottish League Cup semi-final against Celtic, as he did not play for the Dons earlier in the competition.
Quinn spent two years with County before moving to Pittodrie last summer.
Adebayor set to join Palace
Football
Crystal Palace are set to complete the signing of striker Emmanuel Adebayor in the next few hours, according to the the London Evening Standard.
Adebayor, 31, has been without a club since leaving Tottenham in September.
Palace's next game is against Stoke in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.
Warner's revelation
Athletics
The head of Britain's track and field federation says he has been told by the IAAF that the bidding processes for the 2017 and 2019 world championships have been referred to the world track governing body's ethics commission.
UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner made the revelation while appearing at a British parliamentary committee.
The 2017 championships were awarded to London, which defeated a rival bid from Doha, Qatar. Doha won the 2019 worlds. Qatar has denied any wrongdoing in its bids for either championship.
Warner alleged recently that "brown envelopes'" were handed to members of the IAAF council ahead of the vote in 2011 for the 2017 worlds.
Vote now
Which team will win the League Cup?
You have probably noticed that our latest vote is live. And it is a very simple one.
Which team will win the League Cup this season?
This week sees the second leg of both semi-finals. Liverpool, who hold a 1-0 lead after the first leg, entertain Stoke, before Manchester City try to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Everton on Wednesday.
Vote now at the top of this page. The vote will close at 14:00 GMT and the results will be announced shortly afterwards.
Coming shortly
Football
This man will soon be talking to the media about tomorrow's League Cup semi-final second leg between Everton and Man City.
And how Roberto Martinez could do with something to smile about, after getting plenty of stick following Sunday's home defeat to struggling Swansea.
Martinez is due to face the media at 12:00 GMT. We'll bring you the best of what is said.
Get Involved #bbcsportsday
Which player/s should your club be trying to sign and why?
Jonathan Oh: Chelsea want a DOMINANT midfielder. Look no further. Seung Yeung is the Ki.
Ordythegeordie: If Newcastle can get a centre-back like Michael Keane (Burnley) and a finisher like Saido Berahino they will finish top half - a left back would help too.
AcBrook: West Ham need a striker, Zarate was strong but we let him go. Daniel Sturridge would be brilliant, maybe Loic Remy too.
All great suggestions. We want more of them. You know what to do. Tweet us using #bbcsportsday and we will include the best comments.
Former England keeper joins Burnley
Football
Robinson, now aged 36, made 41 caps for England but has been a free agent since being released by Blackburn in the summer.
He joins after an injury to Clarets keeper Matt Gilks.
It couldn't happen, could it?
Football
It's just been pointed out to us, on the back of Andros Townsend expected £12m switch from Tottenham to Newcastle, that the clubs meet at St James' Park on the final day of the season.
A Townsend hat-trick to keep the Magpies up and deny Spurs a place in Europe? A scenario for Tottenham fans everywhere to sweat about...
Now that's what you call a medical
Football
It's transfer deadline day on Monday, when lots of players will be swapping clubs and having medicals.
We doubt, however, that any of those medicals will be as exciting as the below.
Squad selected
Winter Youth Olympics
World-leading junior skeleton and bobsleigh athletes head a 16-strong Team GB squad for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Norway.
Ashleigh Pittaway (skeleton) and Kelsea Purchall and George Johnson (bobsleigh) led their respective world rankings after qualification.
Team GB athletes will feature in seven of 15 disciplines in Lillehammer.
The event, from 12-21 February, follows the inaugural Winter Games in the Austrian city of Innsbruck in 2012.
Reds deal off
Football
Liverpool have failed in a £28m bid to sign Shakhtar Donetsk forward Alex Teixeira, who has scored 22 goals in just 15 league games this season, reports the Daily Mail.
Game in doubt
Football
The game is scheduled for a 19:45 GMT kick off tonight.
'Surgery a success'
Football
Edwards has undergone surgery on a foot injury, which is expected to keep the Wolves midfielder out for up to 12 weeks.
Five candidates to replace Blatter
Football
It's been a while - quite remarkably - since we had a Fifa story. So let's make up for that now...
Fifa has confirmed that five candidates will battle for the presidency of football's world governing body when voting takes place on 26 February.
Those five are Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne.
Sheikh Salman, head of the Asian Football Confederation, and Infantino, the Uefa general secretary, are seen as the frontrunners.
No hitch expected
Football
Courtesy of the Newcastle writer for the Northeast Press...
Townsend's cheeky tweet
Football
This was Andros Townsend's cheeky tweet late last night.
The 24-year-old midfielder, who has won 10 England caps, has not played for Tottenham's first team since Spurs' 2-1 loss to Anderlecht in the Europa League on 22 October.
BreakingTownsend fee agreed
Football
Tottenham have agreed a fee of £12m with Newcastle United for winger Andros Townsend.