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Showing 7pm, 28 October: Live EFL – QPR v Brentford

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Queens Park Rangers will check on defender Joel Lynch (leg) and midfielder Jordan Cousins (hamstring).

Defenders Jake Bidwell (shoulder) and Grant Hall (thigh) are out, while forward Jamie Mackie (ankle) is a long-term absentee.

Brentford forward Lasse Vibe is back in full training after ankle trouble but midfielder Alan McCormack sits out the second game of his five-match ban.

Left-backs Callum Elder and Rico Henry are not yet match-fit.

Brentford, who have gone four Championship games without a victory, are without a victory at Loftus Road in 52 years.

Source: BBC Sport

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Showing 2.30pm, 28 October: WGC – HSBC Champions Golf

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Rory McIlroy shot a six-under-par 66 at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai but is six behind leader Hideki Matsuyama.

The four-time major winner carded seven birdies in round two on Friday at Sheshan International.

But that was only good enough to reduce his deficit by a single shot thanks to a brilliant 65 from Japan’s Matsuyama.

Scotland’s Russell Knox is three behind the leader after a second round 68 with English trio Richard Bland, Ross Fisher and Paul Casey also in contention.

Matsuyama, who is a career-high 10th in the world after finishing second and first in his last two events, had 10 birdies and four bogeys in an opening 66 and went one better here today.

Source: BBC Sport

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Showing from 12pm, 28 October: Live Tennis – Vienna 500

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It was a hard piece of work, but in the end Andy Murray kept the upper hand against Gilles Simon in the Round of the last Sixteen at the Erste Bank Open 500 at the Wiener Stadthalle. The winner of 41 ATP tournaments and six-time winner this season had to fight for 2:41 minutes, full of long rallies and a lot of tactic, to finally beat the Frenchman (ATP 24) 4:6, 6:2, 6:2. The Scotsman will face American serving giant John Isner in the quarterfinals.

Isner had beaten Spaniard Feliciano Lopez already on Wednesday to advance to the next round. Murray will be the favorite in this match, which will commence on Friday, not before 7 pm. The world’s number 2 has won all six matches against Isner to date. The last one was at the French Open in Paris this year.

Source: erstebank-open.com

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Showing 12pm, 29 October: SPFL- Aberdeen v Celtic

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Derek McInnes thinks Celtic present a more daunting challenge this season but still believes his Aberdeen side can beat the champions on Saturday.

And his confidence has not been dented by the midweek loss to Hamilton Accies.

“Rather than come back towards the rest of the teams, I think they are actually getting better,” said the Dons manager.

“But we feel a bit of pride that we’ve managed to put up some sort of fight with them the last couple of years and have beaten them a few times.”

Celtic overpowered Aberdeen 4-1 in the first meeting between the sides in Glasgow back in August.

And Saturday’s visitors are seven points clear of the second-top Dons, with a game in hand.

“Celtic have got good players, they’ve got good form, I think they’re playing with good confidence, there’s a better feeling about Celtic at the minute, with togetherness even with their support – they believe in their manager and they believe in their team,” said McInnes.

Source: BBC Sport

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Showing 8pm, 26 October: Man Utd vs Man City – the EFL Cup

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Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will miss Wednesday’s EFL Cup fourth-round tie at local rivals Manchester United with a calf injury.

Pablo Zabaleta is also out but Vincent Kompany, who made his first league start since April on Saturday, is fit.

City are without a win in five games in all competitions and manager Pep Guardiola said he will rotate his side.

“Some are going to play. I need to see the players in training and after we will decide the team,” he added.

United are also yet to win in the league this month – they lost 4-0 at Chelsea on Sunday – but Guardiola said he “always expects the best” from City’s neighbours.

Source: BBC Sport

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Showing 8.05pm, 20 October: Manchester United vs Fenerbahce

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Robin van Persie insists he could be lining up for Manchester United, rather than against them, on Thursday night if Sir Alex Ferguson had remained as manager.

The Dutchman is travelling back to Old Trafford for the first time to face the club he led to their 20th English league title since leaving for Fenerbahce in 2015.

Van Persie, who was named United’s Player of the Year in the 2012/13 title winning season, has previously spoke of his devastation at hearing Ferguson’s retirement plans only a season the 33-year-old joined the club.

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He then served under David Moyes before fellow Dutchman Louis van Gaal allowed him to leave for Turkey, where he has scored 17 goals in 35 appearances since.

When asked if he felt he would still be at United had Ferguson stayed on, Van Persie said: “We will never know.

“It could have been that I could have been a player for Manchester United today.

Source: independent.co.uk

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Showing 7.45pm, 20 October: European Rugby Challenge Cup – Bath v Bristol

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Bath make seven changes from the side that beat Pau as they host local rivals Bristol in the European Rugby Challenge Cup at the Recreation Ground.

Matt Garvey and Guy and Zach Mercer make up the back row, with Taulupe Faletau and Francois Louw among 14 Bath players sidelined with injuries.

Fly-half Billy Searle makes his first competitive start for Bristol, as Andy Robinson makes 11 changes to his side.

Bristol have lost all seven of their competitive matches so far this season.

Robinson is without 15 of his first-team squad, with Samoa fly-half Tusi Pisi the latest to join the injury list.

Source: BBC Sport

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Showing 6pm, 20 October: Inter Milan v Southampton

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Southampton’s record signing Sofiane Boufal could make his debut for the club in the Europa League against Inter Milan on Thursday.

The attacking midfielder, 23, joined the Saints for £16m in the summer but is yet to play due to a knee injury.

Midfielder Nathan Redmond plus defensive pair Cedric Soares and Matt Targett have not travelled to Italy.

The Saints are seven games unbeaten in all competitions and have four points from two Europa League games.

The match at the San Siro will be the first meeting between the two clubs and comes six years after Inter last won the Champions League.

That same season Southampton, then managed by Alan Pardew, won the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy and finished seventh in League One.

Source: BBC Sport

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Showing as we open, 20 October: Bangladesh v England

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Batsman Joe Root says England will not underestimate Bangladesh when the two-Test series begins in Chittagong on Thursday.

England have won all eight of their previous meetings, but Bangladesh drew home series with Pakistan, India and South Africa last year.

“It’s Test cricket. I don’t think you can ever take it lightly,” said Root.

“They’re a very exciting side with some very dangerous players. We’re going to have to play really well to beat them.”

Captain Alastair Cook suggested England would select three spinners and three seamers for the series opener, against a side that have not played Test cricket since August 2015.

Source: BBC Sport

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