Manchester City are reportedly planning to use the January transfer window to strengthen their midfield.

Pep Guardiola is reportedly open to bringing in a midfielder on loan as a short-term solution until the summer, according to the Daily Mail., external

The decision was brought about by Ilkay Gundogan's knee injury, which will rule him out for a lengthy period of time.

Steven N'Zonzi, who currently plays for Sevilla, is one name linked with Man City.

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Sheffield United have made an early move in the transfer window...

Rugby commentator Ian Robertson believes Stuart Lancaster would be a "very, very good choice" to replace Richard Cockerill at Leicester Tigers.

Leicester Tigers sacked Richard Cockerill after nearly eight years in charge at the Premiership club.

The 46-year-old has been on the Premiership club's coaching staff since 2004, took over as head coach in 2009 and became director of rugby in 2010.  

Head coach Aaron Mauger will take over the side on an interim basis after Cockerill's departure.

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It's been a busy start to the year in the footballing world, and you might have missed some of the action from the EFL.

For example, which side has now missed five penalties this season? And which player revealed themselves to be a bit of a musical prodigy?

We've got the answers, and more besides, in our round-up of the weekend's action over here.

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It's that time again: Lawro's made his predictions for this week's Premier League fixtures.

He's up against comedian Arron Crascall, who has more than 4.2m followers on Facebook , externaland a new sketch show starting on BBC Three in the new year.  

You can check out their predictions here.

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Sana Hashimi: Manchester City get Joe Hart back, keep a clean sheet for every single remaining match, and win the league on goal difference.

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Mic Medeska: Conte or Klopp to sustain serious injury high jumping after celebrating a goal.  

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was significantly unimpressed with Mike Dean's decision to send off Sofiane Feghouli against Manchester United.

Feghouli was sent off for a tackle on Phil Jones - Bilic said the defender "made a meal" of the challenge - to leave the Hammers with ten men for 75 minutes.

You can watch his reaction to the result below.

Paris Saint-Germain have signed Wolfsburg forward Julian Draxler in a £34m deal.

The Germany international. who joined Wolfsburgh 18 months ago, has agreed a four-year deal with the French champions.

"For the first time in my career, I am going to discover a new country, a new championship and I am very proud to live this new stage in a club which has become a reference in Europe," he told the club website.

"I intend to help Paris Saint-Germain win new titles and continue to grow internationally."

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Yep, you've read that right - five-time Olympic champion and recently retired cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins is swapping bikes for skis as he prepares to appear on Channel 4's winter sports The Jump.

Wiggins will appear alongside fellow Olympians Louis Smith and Jade Jones and Paralympian Kadeena Cox.

The 36-year-old, who in 2012 became the first Briton to win the Tour de France, said skiing was "a big passion".

"It was a mix of that and the other committed names this year that made me want to sign up," he said.

"I see this as a sporting challenge and want to go out there and win it. Just don't call me a celebrity."

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Looking for a new project for the start of 2017? How about getting fit/fitter with a chance to win free tickets to the FA Cup final?

BBC Get Inspired has again teamed up with the Football Association to launch the 2017 FA People's Cup, a free knockout competition that will give the people of England the chance to play in their version of the FA Cup. 

From Sunday League regulars to folk who have only kicked a ball in their back yard everyone can take part.

Find out more and sign up here.

Derby County's 10-game unbeaten Championship run came to an end on Monday against Norwich City, and boss Steve McClaren says the loss has shown him how important it is to strengthen his squad.

The Rams have already submitted a bid for Nottingham Forest captain Henri Lansbury, and Derby are still interested in the midfielder.  

They are also hopeful of bringing back Chris Martin from his loan spell at Fulham, despite the London side's reluctance to release the striker.

""They have turned it down and we will discuss that even further," McClaren said. "He is a player we have always admired but I will leave it to the club and see if anything can be sorted."

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Gillingham have sacked their manager Justin Edinburgh after less than two years with the League One side.

The Gills have lost 11 of their 25 league matches this season and are currently 17th in the table, 10 points away from the play-offs.

They have lost their last two league games, including a 1-0 loss at home to Oxford on Monday.

"Having returned to work yesterday, this is obviously a difficult decision to begin 2017 with," club chairman Paul Scally said.  

"The form over the past 12 months has not been as good as expected, and yesterday's defeat was the final straw."

Tony Thompson: Man City to finish 10th and Pepe gets sacked, but joins Jose at Man Utd next season

David Payne: I predict more misery for fans of Forest. Only Blackpool and Hearts have had worse ownership in last twenty years.

David Warner has got 2017 off to a flying start as he became the first batsman to hit a century in the opening session of a Test in Australia.

Warner scored 113 from 95 balls as Australia dominated Pakistan on the first day of the third Test.

Matt Renshaw - born in Middlesbrough - scored his maiden Test century, ending the day unbeaten on 167 as Australia reaced 365-3.

Warner smashed 17 boundaries on his way to his 18th Test century before falling to Wahab Riaz after lunch.

Michael van Gerwen beat defending champion Gary Anderson to win his second PDC World Darts Championship.

The world number one registered a 7-3 win in a match that contained 42 180's - a record for a single darts match.

Scotland's Anderson, winner in 2015 and 2016 broke the Van Gerwen throw to lead the favourite 2-1 after three sets.

But Van Gerwen won 12 of the next 13 legs and, despite an Anderson rally, the Dutchman hit bullseye to seal it.

"We all fight for this really hard and I'm really glad I did the right thing at the right moments because Gary is a phenomenal player," he said.

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Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke will turn down a chance to move to China, according to today's Daily Mail., external

Benteke is reportedly the subject of a £40m offer from Beijing Guoan, while other Chinese clubs are also interested in the striker.

However Benteke, who has scored eight goals in 17 appearances for Palace this season, is keen to continue working under Sam Allardyce.

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his tired team did not "sync" during a 2-0 victory over 10-man West Ham United at London Stadium.

Mourinho joined Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in saying that the packed Christmas fixture list had affected his player's performances on Monday night.

In 1983, American footballer Tony Dorsett scored on a record 99-yard touchdown run from scrimmage while playing for the Dallas Cowboys against the Minnesota Vikings. The record cannot be broken, only equaled. 

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Some very sad news has been reported by Manchester United. One of their fans has died after collapsing at the London Stadium during Monday's game against West Ham. Our condolences to his family.

Could Tottenham be about to lose Dele Alli to Real Madrid?

The Spanish giants are lining up a summer move for the 20-year-old, according to the Daily Mirror., external

Alli, who signed a new six-year deal with Spurs in September, is also being watched by paris St Germain.

Real have been banned from signing players in January after breaching rules over the transfer of foreign players under 18.

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