LOI Preview: Shamrock Rovers close in on title as Sligo Rovers look to keep their faint European ambitions alive
Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers, The Showgrounds, 7.45pm
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RB Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku completes Chelsea medical ahead of £52.8m transfer - Paper Round
Nkunku completes Chelsea medical The Daily Mail reports that RB Leipzig striker Christopher Nkunku has already undergone a medical with Chelsea doctors present, in Frankfurt earlier this year. The 24-year-old has a £52.8 million release clause, which the paper does not believe can be negotiated. Chelsea sold Timo Werner back to the club this summer and the Frenchman had been seen as a potential replacement.
Cameron Norrie pulls out of Korea Open quarter-finals with illness in blow to ATP Tour Finals hopes
British No.1 Cameron Norrie pulled out of the Korea Open shortly before he was due to face Jenson Brooksby in the quarter-finals on Friday. Second seed Norrie earned a place in the last eight by beating Japan’s Kaichi Uchida in straight sets. Ad But the ATP confirmed to the BBC that he had pulled out of the tournament due to illness, less than an hour before his scheduled meeting with American Brooksby.
Organisers target Eden Park sell-out after record ticket sales
Organisers of the women's Rugby World Cup have set their sights on filling Eden Park for the tournament's opening matches next Saturday after confirming record-breaking sales for the curtain raiser in Auckland.
Richarlison calls for punishment after banana thrown in Brazil game
Richarlison responded angrily on Wednesday to racist abuse after he scored as Brazil thrashed Tunisia in a friendly in Paris.
Tottenham Hotpur Boss Antonio Conte Dismisses Talk Of Juventus Link
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte on Thursday hit out at "disrespectful" claims he could quit the Premier League club to rejoin Juventus. Conte has been linked with a move to Juventus after the Serie A club's poor start to the season. The Italian, whose Tottenham contract expires at the end of this season, has close ties with Juve after winning the title in Turin as both a player and manager. Having led Tottenham to Champions League qualification last term before masterminding their unbeaten start to the new English top-flight season, Conte's stock is high.
Spurs boss Conte dismisses talk of Juventus link
Conte has been linked with a move to Juventus after the Serie A club's poor start to the season.
'Embarrassing for everybody' - Antonio Conte calls for lifetime ban after racist abuse of Richarlison
Antonio Conte has called for the spectator who threw a banana at Richarlison to receive a lifetime ban from football. The Tottenham and Brazil forward was racially abused while celebrating a goal during his national side's friendly against Tunisia in Paris on Tuesday. Ad FIFA are investigating the incident, insisting in a statement that they had a «clear, zero-tolerance stance» against racist behaviour.