* Valencia's Santi Mina struck twice as the struggling La Liga club reached the Copa del Rey quarter-finals by beating second-tier Sporting Gijon 3-0 on Tuesday (Jan 15) for a 4-2 aggregate win.
* Chelsea are facing disciplinary action over alleged anti-Semitic chanting by their supporters during a Europa League match against Vidi in Budapest last month, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) said in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 15).
* French midfielder Paul Pogba says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's arrival as interim manager at Manchester United has not only sparked his return to form but also put a smile back on his face.
* Nottingham Forest have appointed former player Martin O'Neill as their new manager, the Championship club said on Tuesday. O'Neill, who made 371 appearances and won two European Cups under Brian Clough at Forest between 1971-1981, ended his spell as Ireland manager last November.
* Newcastle survived an FA Cup scare at Blackburn as they blew a two-goal lead before hitting back to win 4-2 after extra time in Tuesday's (Jan 15) third-round replay.
* French veteran Sebastien Loeb powered to a fourth win of the 2019 Dakar Rally in the Peruvian dunes on Tuesday (Jan 15) with Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah closing in on overall victory by coming second.
* Fulham have signed Dutch international forward Ryan Babel from Turkish club Besiktas on a permanent deal running until the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
* Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will be out of action until March after suffering an ankle injury in the weekend's Premier League defeat by Manchester United, the north London club said on Tuesday.
* The head of Spain's referee committee on Tuesday (Jan 15) hailed the use of video technology (VAR) in La Liga for significantly reducing the number of errors, while recognising they need to ensure officials use the same criteria as each other.
* The Premier League’s first international office opened in Singapore on Monday (Jan 14) as the football body looks to ramp up its fight against piracy.
