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Gabriel out with hamstring injury

Arsenal's Gabriel Paulista will miss the FA Cup tie at Manchester United after being ruled out for two to three weeks.

Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur.

Pulis refuses to take bait

West Brom boss Tony Pulis has brushed aside comments from Aston Villa counterpart Tim Sherwood about the status of the two clubs.

Fifa’s Sepp Blatter calls on Iran to end stadium ban for women

• ‘Open the nation’s football stadiums to women,’ says Blatter • Fifa president also critical of confederations for failing to elect women • Campaign against sexism in English football targets abuse of doctor Sepp Blatter has asked Iran to end its ban on women…

Poyet unlikely to contest charge

Sky Sports News HQ understands Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is unlikely to contest the FA charge over his touchline row with Steve Bruce.

West Ham’s Carlton Cole accepts FA charge over Twitter row with Spurs fan

• FA independent commission will now decide striker’s punishment • Winston Reid signs new six-and-a-half-year contract at West Ham The West Ham striker Carlton Cole has accepted a Football Association charge over a Twitter exchange with a Tottenham Hotspur supporter . Cole had…

Southampton players take to the ice hockey rink during Switzerland break

Ronald Koeman’s players swapped the grass for ice – but their skills while on a team break in Switzerland left a lot to be desired Southampton ended a 387 minute wait for a home goal when beating Crystal Palace 1-0 on Tuesday and with no fixture this weekend, Ronald Koeman decided to…

'Sexist chanting unacceptable'

Chelsea have been quick to issue a statement saying there is no place for discrimination, including sexism, in football.

Glenn appointed FA chief executive

The Football Association appoints current CEO of United Biscuits, Martin Glenn, as its new chief executive.