SPORTS UPDATE WITH EMMAH ATAI; Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti has professed to be unworried over the unspecified injury which forced Cristiano Ronaldo off at half-time in yesterday’s 1-1 Spanish Super Cup draw with Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu. Ronaldo had seemed back to full fitness when scoring twice in last weeks European Supercup win against Sevilla, with concerns he had not fully recovered from the tendinitis issue in his left knee that affected him through the end of the 2013-14 campaign. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was satisfied with their 0-0 draw in the first-leg of their Champions League qualifier at Besiktas. Wenger was happy enough to have seen his side leave undefeated, if counting the loss of captain Mikel Arteta to an ankle injury. It was a difficult match, played at a high pace. Besiktas played with 100 per cent pace in the game and did fight for every single ball, and it was quick. We needed a great level of concentration, he said. Marouane Fellaini has been pictured heading into hospital with his foot in a protective boot - hampering his chances of securing a move away from Manchester United. The Sun shows the midfielder arriving at Bridgwater hospital on crutches and reports that the 26-year-old picked up the injury during training. Fellaini has been heavily linked with a loan move to Napoli as new United manager Louis van Gaal reportedly wants to offload the Belgian. Still at old trafford; Manchester United have confirmed an agreement has been made with Sporting Clube de Portugal to sign defender Marcos Rojo. Manchester United say the deal, which Sporting say is worth £16m, is subject to a medical and personal terms. Chelsea are set to trump Premier League rivals Arsenal with a £35m bid for Sporting Lisbons 22-year-old midfielder William Carvalho. Borussia Dortmund forward Marco Reus, 25, turned down a move to Manchester United, according to Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo, whose club were also linked with the Germany international. Malky Mackay wants to make Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha his first signing as Crystal Palace manager. The Daily Star says Mackay is poised to sign a three-year contract to replace Tony Pulis at Selhurst Park. Mackay wants to bring former Eagles favourite Zaha back to Selhurst Park from United. TENNIS: Andy Murray has been seeded eighth for the US Open, which begins in New York on Monday. Murray was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters last week and also suffered similar exits at the Rogers Cup and Wimbledon. He has not won an ATP title since his SW19 triumph last year. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is seeded No.1 while five-time champion Roger Federer is No. 2, Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka is No.3, followed by David Ferrer at No.4, Milos Raonic at No.5, Tomas Berdych at No.6 and Grigor Dimitrov at No.7. The womens seedings will be announced today, with the draw due tomorrow. CECAFA KAGAME CUP: QUARTER FINAL FIXTURES; Azam v Al Merrikh @ 3:30PM at the Kigali Regional stadium, Nyamirambo KCC v Atlabara @6:00PM at the Kigali Regional stadium, Nyamirambo. VOLLEYBALL: The Uganda Volleyball Federation (UVF) has suspended Sport-S volleyball club director Warren Muhangi from all volleyball activities for disrespecting the federation on social media.
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