Daily sports news for 21 January 2018

Australian Open

Edmund: I can win Australian Open

He may be playing in a grand slam quarter-final for the first time but Kyle Edmund has belief he can triumph in Melbourne.

Premier League

Watford hire Javi Gracia as Marco Silva successor

ENGLAND

Ronaldo reveals desire to buy Championship club

Memes

Ronaldo stars in the Madrid-Deportivo memes

Serie A

Monchi: Roma will replace Dzeko

Serie A

Allegri expects Buffon to be 'fully recovered' within a week

Ligue 1

Neymar to Real Madrid stories manufactured by Spanish press, claims Marquinhos

Ligue 1

PSG star Mbappe injured in goalkeeper collision

PELE

Pele 'fine' and in 'no pain' after reported health concerns

NFL

Pats leave it late to book another Super Bowl spot

REAL MADRID-DEPORTIVO

Cristiano Ronaldo checks bloody face on doctor's mobile

BETIS-BARCELONA

Barcelona dissect Betis in clinical half-hour spell

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Nadal relieved to survive test; Dimitrov eliminates Kyrgios

PREMIER LEAGUE

Fall from grace - Marco Silva's topsy-turvy time at Watford

ATLÉTICO MADRID

Diego Costa suffers hamstring injury and will miss Sevilla game

REAL MADRID

Florentino tells Cristiano: "We can't pay you more..."

PREMIER LEAGUE

Silva sacked by Watford, with Javi Gracia expected to take over

REAL MADRID-DEPORTIVO

Bale, Nacho and Ronaldo hit braces in Deportivo rout

BADMINTON

Axelsen sees off Nishimoto to clinch Malaysian Masters

MANCHESTER UNITED

Sánchez boards plane ahead of reported Man United medical

ATHLETIC

Kepa closes the door on Madrid switch

MANCHESTER UNITED

"Alexis will boost competition for places in attack" - Mou

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Lucas Hernández hints at France decision

REAL MADRID

Team news: Benzema is back; Ceballos left out again

DAKAR 2018

Sainz and Cruz's toughest test: the best images of Dakar 2018

WALES

Giggs keen to help Bale overcome injury woes

TRANSFERS

Transfer news live

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Madrid slip down the pecking order in LaLiga

The overnight table shows Real Madrid in an uncomfortable position - lying fifth, two points behind Villarreal, and level on points with Sevilla.

Winter Olympics

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Sunday, 21/01/2018