Kicking off with Football and news coming out of Old Trafford – Federico Macheda is to join Italian side Sampdoria on loan until the end of the season.
The Serie A club's president, Riccardo Garrone, hailed the deal in the light of the recent departure to AC Milan of Antonio Cassano.
Staying at Old Trafford – Nemanja Vidic cannot wait for the chance to try to combat Stoke's unique aerial threat.
Manchester United will face Stoke city later tonight and Tony Pulis' men become the latest to stand in the way of the Red Devil’s impressive unbeaten record.
In two other ties played tonight – Blackpool face Birmingham City; and Fulham will host West Bromwich Albion.
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In Spain’s La-Liga – Real Madrid kept pace with leaders Barcelona with a 3-2 away win at Getafe.
A brace from Cristiano Ronaldo and a Mesut Ozil goal were enough to keep Madrid just 2 points away from the Catalan leaders.
In other results – Mallorca climbed up the standings with a 3-0 win over Hercules; Villarreal defeated Almeria 2-0; and Atletico Madrid could only draw goalless at home against Racing Santander.
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Finally in Tennis – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a fine start to his Qatar Open campaign as he eased past Spain's Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo 6-2 6-0.
The Frenchman was bedevilled by knee problems during the second half of last season, but he was barely troubled as two breaks in the first set and three in the second secured a simple win.
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