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Jan 8, 2012: England batsman Kevin Pietersen has transferred to Delhi Daredevils from Deccan Chargers for the 2012 season of the IPL, the IPL has confirmed

Jan 8, 2012: Liverpool winger Stewart Downing has been arrested on suspicion of assault, according to reports on Sunday

Jan 8, 2012: Niko Kranjcar insists he will not leave Tottenham this month and claims he is not worried about losing his place in Croatia's Euro 2012 squad despite his lack of game time this season

Jan 8, 2012: The UFC appears to be lining up Dan Henderson as Jon Jones' next opponent, after the light-heavyweight champion confessed he wants a rapid return to the Octagon

Jan 8, 2012: Alastair Cook admitted England's batsmen hadn't started their tour as they'd hoped but wasn't overly concerned despite an unconvincing display against an ICC Combined XI in Dubai

Jan 8, 2012: Queens Park Rangers have sacked manager Neil Warnock after a run of results that saw them drop to within a point of the relegation zone

Jan 8, 2012: A 20-year-old man arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Oldham footballer Tom Adeyemi during an FA Cup game against Liverpool has been released on bail, police said on Sunday

Jan 8, 2012: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini was the happier man at the end of his side's 3-2 FA Cup loss to Manchester United, insisting that his side's response to losing Vincent Kompany to a red card will provide confidence from which his side can go on to win

Jan 8, 2012: Manchester United's reward for beating Manchester City will be an FA Cup fourth round tie away at Liverpool

Jan 8, 2012: Sir Alex Ferguson attempted to draw one final line under suggestions that Wayne Rooney will leave Manchester United on Sunday, although the Scot did warn Rooney to get used to negative stories being generated by the British media

Jan 8, 2012: The No. 2 seed at the BDO World Championship, Scott Waites, announced his arrival in the competition on Sunday, safely progressing to the second round against Andy Boulton

Jan 8, 2012: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed on-loan striker Thierry Henry is in the club's Champions League plans after he rejoined the club for a six-week period

Jan 8, 2012: Andy Murray has proved to himself that he is capable of winning a maiden grand slam title, insisting Sunday's triumph at the Brisbane International can be repeated at the Australian Open if he finds the same level of form

Jan 8, 2012: Roberto Mancini is confident that Manchester City will win their appeal against Vincent Kompany's red card in Sunday's 3-2 defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup third round

Jan 8, 2012: MK Dons manager Karl Robinson has challenged the Roberto Mancini to try to build a side on a League One budget after the Manchester City manager bemoaned a lack of players

Jan 8, 2012: The highly-rated Milos Raonic got 2012 off to a flying start by lifting his second ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating Janko Tipsarevic in a punishing three-set encounter to win the Chennai Open

Jan 8, 2012: With the exception of Alastair Cook, England's batsmen failed to impress on the second day against the ICC Combined XI in Dubai

Jan 8, 2012: Chelsea and Manchester United have been dealt a blow with news Franck Ribery says he can imagine staying with Bayern Munich "forever'' after finding some of the best form of his career over the past six months

Jan 8, 2012: Paul Scholes has sensationally returned to Manchester United, and has been named on the bench for Sunday's Manchester derby in the third round of the FA Cup