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10 :51|Manchester United have no fresh injuries following their two matches against Chelsea over the past week as they head into tomorrow's Premier League clash with Arsenal.

Defender Chris Smalling continues to make good progress in training in his recovery from a broken metatarsal, but the game at Old Trafford will come too soon.

Fellow centre-back Phil Jones (knee) is also not quite ready, while another defender, Nemanja Vidic (knee), and midfielder Shinji Kagawa (knee) remain sidelined. Striker Robin van Persie is set to face his old club.

10:49|Former Liverpool and Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey, who now plays in Australia for Newcastle Jets, calls on authorities to do more to combat racism.

He tells BBC World Service: "It can't just keep happening, at some stage you've got to try and put some force on federations to try and stamp it out because if you keep fining people what does it really matter - maybe dock 10 points and they would make some action."

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10:43|Manager Arsene Wenger tells Arsenal supporters not to abuse Robin van Persie when the striker plays against his old club on Saturday.

It will be the first time the Dutchman, 29, has played against Arsenal since a £24m summer move to Manchester United.

"I hope it [reception] is a respectful one because he did very well for us [for eight years]," said Wenger. "We campaign against discrimination, it was still the case last week so why should it not be the case this week?"

FORMULA 1

10:37Lewis Hamilton finishes fastest in first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Read more via our live text commentary, while coverage is on BBC Red Button, BBC Sport Online and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. You can also read the report by chief F1 writer Andrew Benson on the BBC Sport website.

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10:20|Bradford Park Avenue travel to League One side Doncaster on Saturday looking to improve on last season FA Cup first round showing.

The Avenue had two men sent off in an 8-1 defeat by AFC Totton and manager John Deacey tells BBC Radio Leeds: "It didn't happen on the day last year but it was just one of those things.

"We've kept most of the squad from last season and we're hopeful of giving a good account of ourselves this time around."

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BBC Monitoring reports: Former Chelsea player Didier Drogba could not believe it when he heard he had been voted by 20,000 Chelsea fans as their club's greatest ever player.

He said: "So many great players have made contributions to Chelsea. When I first joined this club, I could see how much fans loved them. To be honoured with all these great players, it's definitely my privilege."

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10:13| Grosjean sees no reason why he will not be partnering Kimi Raikkonen for a second season at Lotus next year.

Earlier this week Lotus confirmed Raikkonen had signed a new one-year deal, but they made no mention of French driver Grosjean, perhaps unsurprising given the errors he has made this year and penalties incurred.

However, Grosjean, 26, is confident of his seat for 2013, saying: "With the team we're happy together, they've put a lot of confidence and faith in me during a hard time. I'm showing them I'm working and improving and trying to sort out all the problems, whilst keeping my speed. But there is no reason that it goes bad for the future."

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10:09|BBC WM confirms a consortium fronted by ex-QPR chairman Gianni Paladini has made a formal offer for Birmingham City, believed to be in the region of £30m.

The group previously made an offer for the Blues in September thought to be around £25m, but this was rejected. However, Solihull-based Paldini has continued his interested in buying the club, and has increased his offer.

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10:05|BBC Radio Lancashire reports Ian Holloway is taking training at Blackpool this morning. Holloway is due to hold talks with his chairman Karl Oyston later today over an approach from Crystal Palace to speak with the 49-year-old.

CYCLING

Mark Cavendish claims broken promises ahead of this year's Tour de France forced him to quit Team Sky.

09:58|The 27-year-old said he was left feeling like a "back-up rider" as Bradley Wiggins went on to claim a historic yellow-jersey success. Cavendish, who moved to Omega Pharma-Quickstep last month, believes he could also have captured the sprinters' green jersey and fulfil an ambition he thought Sky had held when he signed.

"We didn't achieve what I thought we were setting out to achieve at the start of the season," he told The Daily Telegraph. "Sky should have taken both jerseys. We could have done that without any risk or detriment to the yellow jersey. It's frustrating."

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09:45|Former US Open winner Graeme McDowell's season could be at an end after he slammed his hand in a hotel door and was left with painful bruising, his manager says.

McDowell battled through his round at the WGC-HSBC Champions after the freak accident, but will decide whether to continue at the tournament after medical tests tomorrow.

McDowell looked in pain during his round of 75, which left him tied for 56th. He has three events left on this year's schedule: the World Tour Championship in Dubai, the Australian Masters and the World Challenge in California.

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09:36|Tottenham playmaker Mousa Dembele is unavailable for tomorrow's Premier League game against Wigan due to a niggling hip injury.

Striker Emmanuel Adebayor is in contention after recovering from illness and a back injury, but midfielder Jake Livermore is a doubt after suffering an ankle injury in Wednesday's defeat to Norwich.

Long-term absentees Scott Parker (Achilles), Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Younes Kaboul (both knee) remain sidelined.

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09:17|Arsenal head to Manchester United tomorrow reporting no fresh injury worries from their thrilling midweek Capital One Cup win at Reading.

England midfielder Jack Wilshere and full-back Bacary Sagna are both likely to be in contention, but forward Theo Walcott may be back on the bench after playing all 120 minutes at the Madejski Stadium.

Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hip) faces a fitness test, but winger Gervinho (ankle) will be out for around three weeks, while defender Kieran Gibbs (thigh), first-choice goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny (ankle), midfielder Abou Diaby (thigh) and Czech winger Tomas Rosicky (hamstring) all continue their rehabilitation.

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08:56|Darren Bent believes he could form a prolific partnership with in-form Christian Benteke as the striker braces himself for another substitute role for Aston Villa against his former side Sunderland tomorrow, reports the Birmingham Mail.

Bent has looked on as Benteke has grabbed the glory with three goals in two games, including his strike in the draw against Norwich and a match-winning double at Swindon.

"Yes, of course [I could play alongside Benteke]. He's a big target man. I haven't played with a target man for some time now - the last one was probably Emile Heskey," says Bent.

FORMULA 1

08:45|Ferrari worked through the night at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to helpFernando Alonso in his title battle with Red Bull's Formula 1 championship leader Sebastian Vettel.

Formula One technical delegate Jo Bauer says in a statement that the Italian team had broken a curfew for the first time this season, using up one of their four allowed exceptions.

With three races remaining, Alonso trails Vettel by 13 points in the drivers's standings.

GOLF

08:30|Louis Oosthuizen storms into a five-shot lead at golf's final world championship of the season in China today.

The 30-year-old South African, who won the 2010 Open by a massive seven strokes, produced a course-record 63 to reach halfway on 16 under par in theHSBC Champions at Mission Hills.

"I'm in a great position to win, but it's not even crossed my mind at the moment," Oosthuizen says. "There's still a lot of golf to be played - I need to put myself in a great position going down the back nine on Sunday."

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08:25|Lancashire sign paceman Kabir Ali on a two-year contract as they prepare for life in the LV County Championship second division.

The 31-year-old, who made one Test appearance for England in 2003, joins from Hampshire and will add experience to the Old Trafford attack having taken more than 700 first-class wickets during his career.

"Lancashire is a fantastic club with a proud history and great traditions," Kabir says.

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08:20|A consortium fronted by Gianni Paladini makes a formal £30m offer forBirmingham City, reports the Birmingham Mail.

The improved bid from the Italian-backed group was put in writing and lodged with Peter Pannu, Blues acting chairman and chief of parent company Birmingham International Holdings Limited.

Pannu also has interest from a Chinese-Hong Kong consortium and a prospective Indian buyer is on the periphery.

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08:14|Two-time winner Jiyai Shin holds a share of the lead after the opening round of the Mizuno Classic at Shima-shi, Mie in Japan.

Shin carded a four-under 68 to be level with local hopeful Ayako Uehara at the Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club.

The pair were a shot ahead of a group of six players including defending champion Momo Ueda. Ueda was joined by China's Shanshan Feng, who she beat in a play-off last year, as well as Angela Stanford, Beatriz Recari, Choi Na-yeon and Maiko Wakabayahi.