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In Manchester United's 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, midfielder Stuart Holden suffered a serious injury to his knee after a dangerous tackle from United defender Johnny Evans.

Chelsea secured a 2-0 victory over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from the two Brazilians - David Luiz and Ramires.

Champions Chelsea will host fellow big-spenders Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday in the English Premier League, with both teams looking to maintain their faint title hopes.

Fabio Capello announced that Chelsea defender John Terry has been reinstated as permanent England captain.

Arsenal lost ground on leaders Manchester United after a horrendous mistake from Manuel Almunia led to a 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns after United had scored a late goal to earn a 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.

Ten-man Manchester United snatched three crucial points at Old Trafford with a 1-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League, which extended their lead at the top to five points after Arsenal drew West Brom 2-2.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after easy wins in the quarter-finals, while Rafael Nadal will play Juan Martin Del Potro in the other clash.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted that his side not be ashamed of themselves in the aftermath of losing out on three major competitions.

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Barcelona wizard Lionel Messi has ruled out 2008 Champions Manchester United as favorites to win this season's Champions League.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is relishing the draw with Real Madrid claiming it to be the perfect tie for the club in their debut Champions League season.

Chelsea will face Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, while Real Madrid will face Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona are up against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has cast fresh doubts on his future at the club beyond this summer, stating it will be very interesting to see his contract talks progresses this summer.

Manchester United have been handed a blow after it has emerged that defender Rio Ferdinand's calf-injury is worse than intitially expected and he could miss the rest of the season.

After seeing his side advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho said that he hoped to avoid facing his former clubs Inter Milan and Chelsea due to the emotional difficulty that comes with it.

Real Madrid broke the jinx and qualified for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in seven years after a 3-0 victory over French side Olympique Lyon at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid broke the jinx and qualified for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in seven years after a 3-0 victory over French side Olympique Lyon at the Santiago Bernabeu. In the other game, Chelsea and FC Copenhagen played out a 0-0 draw, meaning the English side go through with an aggregate score of 2-0.

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Chelsea will host FC Copenhagen in the second-leg of the Champions League last-16 round tie on Wednesday, knowing that even a 1-0 loss wouldn't halt their progress into the quarter-finals.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been handed a five match suspension and a £30,000 fine for the comments he made about referee Martin Atkinson after his side's 2-1 loss at Chelsea earlier this month.

Real Madrid will host Olympique Lyon at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday in the second-leg of the last-16 round encounter, knowing that they can go through to the quarter-finals with a goalless draw.