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Barcelona have nothing more to offer Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas to woo him away from the gunners, says Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger, the Gunners boss, has claimed that the Spain star would stay with his team for another five years.

Dusan Pernis’s plate is full, with Fulham and West Ham showing consuming interest in the Dundee United goalkeeper.

Standard Liege’s Belgium international midfielder Steven Defour could soon be richer by £10 million, with Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson about to offer him the sum, to replace Javier Mascherano. The Argentine has gone public with his desire to leave Liverpool.

Mascherano himself is set to receive twice that amount from European champions Inter Milan. Curiously, the Italian club have a former Liverpudlian, Rafael Benitez, at the helm.

Manchester City want Aston Villa’s midfielder James Milner but the sides have different perceptions on the right fee. Villa want City to up their offer from £24 million to £30 million.

Carlton Cole will not leave West Ham for Stoke after the club have rejected the £9 million offering by Stoke for the 26-year-old striker.

31-year-old striker Craig Bellamy could soon succumb to Fulham boss Mark Hughes’s persuasion to join the team at Craven Cottage. Manchester City’s Bellamy has been contemplating a counter-offer from Tottenham.

Mesut Ozil declaration of his «love» for Spain could mean bad news for Manchester United and Arsenal; both clubs are chasing the young German star of the World Cup. Real Madrid could get the lion’s share of that love. Ozil has a year to go with Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.

Barcelona could lose Aleksandr Hleb to the Premier League; Hleb is set to swallow the bait from one of many English clubs fishing for the the former Arsenal midfielder.

Blackburn Rovers are set to host Sunderland at Ewood Park on Monday. In the game against the Black Cats, the Rovers will not have the services of the following players who are sidelined owing to injury: Dunn and Grella.

The sides are level on points; while Sunderland are eleventh on the table, Blackburn are thirteenth. But while Sunderland have just the solitary loss away to West Brom, Blackburn have three, one of those coming at home at Ewood Park.

Blackburn passing and shooting have been below par, with barely 60% (the lowest in the league this season) finding their target. Shots at target are also low in number with only Wolves ranking below Blackburn in this criterion.

That said, Sunderland’s away record in recent times has been very bad, with the Black cats winning just two out of 32 games played. And of the last ten matches played against Blackburn, Sunderland have only won two.

Sunderland also have injury concerns with the following players yet to recover from their respective injuries: Campbell and Maylor. In some good news for the club, Richardson and Mensah who were earlier on the list of injured players have been declared fit to play.

There is also a question mark over Darren Bent’s match fitness and manager Steve Bruce could take a late call on Bent’s inclusion in the team for Monday’s match, as the striker is key to the squad’s success. Bent withdrew from England’s Euro 20102 qualifier match against Montenegro on Tuesday, with a groin injury.

Steve Bruce will also have to decide on his first choice of goalkeeper, with Craig Gordon returning to the squad. Mignolet, who took charge between the posts when the Scot broke an arm ahead of the season, has done very well, especially against Manchester United aganst whom he kept a clean slate.

The following men comprised the Rovers’ starting eleven in their match against Stoke City on October 2: Paul Robinson, Salgado, Christopher Samba, Ryan Nelsen, Gael Givet, Bryan Emerton, Steven Nzonzi, Jones, Morten Gamst Pedersen, El-Hadji Diouf, Mame Diouf

The substitutes were: Hoilett, Nikola Kalinic, Martin Olsson, Keith Andrews, David Dunn, Chimbonda, Mwaruwari

Sunderland included the following players in their starting eleven in the game against Manchester United on October 2: Simon Mignolet, Nedum Onuoha, Michael Turner, Titus Bramble, Phillip Bardsley, Steed Malbranque, Lee Cattermole, Jordan Henderson, Boudewijn Zenden, Darren Bent, Ahmed Elmohamady

The substitutes were: Craig Gordon, Andy Reid, John Mensah, Cristian Riveros, Paulo Da Silva, Anton Ferdinand, Asamoah Gyan

Usually when you flip around the channels on your TV, you’re looking for something to watch. The great thing about having satellite TV programming is you will find something you want to watch virtually any time of day or night. And it doesn’t matter who you are or what your interests are because as the title states, satellite TV programming has something for everyone.

If you love sports, then you’ve got a dream come true. Whether you like golf or tennis, soccer or basketball, horse racing or auto racing, there are channels and packages dedicated to your sport. And if you love baseball and football, then you’ll never run short of great sports TV entertainment as there is channel after channel to give you complete coverage.

If you love cartoons, family and kid’s programming, then you’ll be amazed at just how much there is that’s available. Not only do you have a dozen or so channels specifically dedicated to kid’s programming, but some of the movie packages have channels dedicated to family programming as well. You’ll always be able to find something fun, funny and wholesome to watch with all the great channels available.

And if you like movies, you’ll love all the movie channels that are available. Classic favorites from the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s. Newer favorites from the rest of the 20th century and the start of the 21st. Great movies just out of the theaters. And with Pay Per View, movies as soon as they can be released on DVD. Not only that, but with the on demand services, you can watch great movies anytime. If you love movies, you’ve got it made.

News programming and financial news has lots of great channels available. Whether you’re a conservative or a liberal, or riding right on the fence, you’ll have access to all the best opinion makers of our time. And with the C-Span coverage, you can literally see our government at work. If news and politics are your thing, then you’ve definitely got channels for that.

If you like history, or science there’s channels for you. Hollywood entertainment and celebrity gossip has their own channels. Home improvements and weather has channels. Basically, what it comes down to is the fact that if you’ve got something you’re interested in, there are channels out there for it. Check out all the great packages available and go find something to watch on TV. It’s out there.

Hey, if Jared Wright is going to only give us six innings or less every start, he better have more outings like last night’s against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Wright allowed only four hits, and struck out ten batters, while not yielding a single run to a potent D-Ray lineup. The Yankees only had three hits in the entire game, but they needed just one in this pitcher’s duel. This game went strictly by the book for the Yankees as Wright pitched six, then the bullpen did their part by pitching three innings, striking out four, and not allowing a single base runner. Mariano Rivera earned his 19th save of the season and lowered his ERA to 1.76. Even Kyle Farnsworth pitched pretty well for the Bombers!

Missing two of the biggest bats in their lineup, the Yankees need to manufacture more runs like they did tonight against Tampa Bay. Jason Giambi led off the fourth with a single to center field, one of the only three Yankee hits; Alex Rodriguez struck out, and then Jorge Posada moved Giambi over to second with a ground-out to third. Bernie Williams then stepped up and chopped a ball up the middle to center field, a RBI single that put the Yankees ahead 1-0 for good. Andy Phillips ended the inning with a strikeout, but the damage was done as the Yankees took a lead they would never surrender.

Jaret Wright pitched great for the Yankees, after surviving a rough first inning. Julio Lugo led off with a single to center-field for Tampa Bay; Carl Crawford followed with a deep double that Lugo misjudged as he stayed at second base. Crawford was visibly annoyed with Lugo’s error as Lugo was only able to advance to third base on the double. Rocco Baldelli followed with a line-out to Jeter; Aubrey Huff fouled out to A-Rod; Jorge Cantu was struck out swinging by Wright, ending the Devil Ray threat.

Tomorrow is the marquee matchup of the young guns for both of these teams: Kazmir vs. Wang. It’s going to be a good one!

It’s Premier League match time in match 20, when Chelsea hosts Bolton, at Stamford Bridge, on Wednesday, December 29.

Chelsea’s last home game was in match week 16, when they played out a 1-1 draw against Everton. Ancelotti’s squad took the lead off a Dragba penalty, minutes before the interval. But they hadn’t reckoned with a resilient Everton who fought back gamely in the second half, to level the score through a Beckford strike on 86 minutes, to steal a point from the game.

Essien and Mikel were off-colour and Blues’ resultant loss of control in midfield gave Everton the opportunity that they grabbed with both hands. In good news for Chelsea, their back line looked more solid than it had been for weeks, with John Terry reporting back for duty. With Lampard also back, Chelsea could be at full strength against Bolton. Chelsea are clearly not able to trust their young bench, and that was evident against the Toffees who have stayed unbeaten against the Stamford Bridge squad for four games in a row. That said, Ancelotti’s men will welcome the return of Drogba to goal scoring ways.

Bolton’s last away match against Sunderland in match week 18 ended in a 1-0 loss for the Trotters. The score-line does not tell the entire story and if Bolton had converted all their opportunities, they should have taken three points from the game. Where the Wanderers failed was in defence with Sunderland’s three-pronged attack comprising Bent Wellbeck and Gyan causing confusion as to their intent, though to Bolton’s comfort, they often nullified each other.

But Bolton did appear the more well-rounded side and as so often happens, the better side lost when Wellbeck scored the solitary goal of the game, for the Black Cats.

Head to head, Chelsea have established a 13-1 advantage against Bolton in the last 20 meetings between the sides. the last time the sides met was at Stamford Bridge, and the hosts won 1-0 on the occasion.

Currently in fourth place on the table after having spent the best part of the the season as top dog, Chelsea have enjoyed a good home record this season, with six wins in eight gams hosted with a draw and a loss each in the remaining matches. In contrast, Bolton in a respectable seventh place, have lost three games of nine on the road, while winning two and drawing four.

With Lampard’s return, Chelsea will have a point to prove, and you can expect the Stamford Bridge side to throw the kitchen sink at Bolton in an attempt to take three points from the game on Wednesday.

Chelsea’s starting eleven against Tottenham in match week 17 had the following players: Cech, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Essien, Kalou, Anelka and Malouda. Drogba, Sturridge and Lampard played in the game as substitutes.

Bolton had the following men in their starting eleven in the match against Sunderland in match week 18: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Taylor, Holden, Muamba, Petrov, Elmander and Davies.