RUMOURS: Alexis wants to join Chelsea Sanchez’s contract with Arsenal is due to expire in June 2018 and talks over a new deal were put on hold until the end of the season after both parties failed to reach an agreement over a renewal. Chelsea are believed to be keeping a close eye on the attacker’s situation, but Campbell remains hopeful he will stay at Emirates Stadium. “The club should do their upmost to keep Sanchez,” the former Arsenal defender told Omnisport....

Brighton double chance 11/4 Thursday’s Europa League win over BATE Borisov showed promising signs of how strong Arsenal’s squad depth is, and they face a Brighton side who have kept two clean sheets in six games this season. Wenger will hope that Alexandre Lacazette continues to fire on all cylinders with the Frenchman scoring four goals in his opening six games. ARSENAL INJURIES Wenger will make a late check on Mesut Ozil who has missed two of the last three games with a knee inflammation injury....

The words of Arsene Wenger will be music to the ears of Arsenal fans. Alexis Sanchez was directly involved in 45 goals in 51 appearances for the Gunners last season (30 goals, 15 assists) and his return to the squad against Liverpool on Sunday is a welcome boost at just the right time. The defeat at Stoke City once again exposed Arsenal’s problems in defence and while Alexis is unable to resolve those issues, his prolificacy in attack makes him the biggest threat for Wenger’s men at Anfield....

Having activated the extension clause in Santi Cazorla’s deal, the Gunners have only Yaya Sanogo out of contract this summer - as well as manager Arsene Wenger. Bolt: Alexis should join Man Utd Beyond that, though, they have a number of key players to convince to lengthen their stay at the Emirates Stadium over the 12 months that follow. Here is the full list of Arsenal’s contracts and their expiry dates....

Having bounced back from an opening-day defeat at home by West Ham by squeezing past Crystal Palace 1-0, the Gunners are -140 favorites at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to pull off a morale-boosting victory here. Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers’ side has opened the season with consecutive 1-0 victories over Stoke City and Bournemouth and are available at +375 odds to make it nine points from nine in this one. Liverpool can also be backed at plus a half-goal on a spread bet at the SuperBook at +120 odds....

Earlier this month, Barca agreed an option to buy the highly-rated Gremio midfielder for an initial €30 million, with the deal due to go through in July and Arthur expected to arrive in January. Arthur has already spoken of his excitement of playing with the likes of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and his “idol” Andres Iniesta. And he says he cannot wait to travel to Camp Nou for the first time and get his Barcelona career underway....

A sophomore music major at the University of southern California until recently, Djangirov has three albums and hundreds of performances under his belt. For the young man Billboard called “the fastest hands in jazz,” the trip across the world has paid off. 2005, released his self-titled debut album with Sony Classical, and last May, he followed up with the sequel “Eldar live at the Blue Note,” which includes collaborations with contemporary trumpeting greats Chris Botti and Roy Hargrove....

Out of the state’s 66,000 reported positive cases, more than 32,000 of the infected are residents aged 20 to 44, according to data provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS). “People think their age is a protective factor, but we have seen people as young as 29, 31, 34 either dying from this or severely ill that they’re on the verge of dying,” said Dr. Suresh Uppalapu, an intensive care unit physician at Phoenix’s Banner University Medical Center....

This is about fistulas—and rape, which in Congo has become the continuation of war by other means. Fistulas are a kind of damage that is seldom seen in the developed world. Many obstetricians have encountered the condition only in their medical texts, as a rare complication associated with difficult or abnormal childbirths: a rupture of the walls that separate the vagina and bladder or rectum. Where health care is poor, particularly where trained doctors or midwives are not available, fistulas are more of a risk....

Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous country, has been in a state of civil war for over a year. The conflict between the Ethiopian military and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), an insurgent ethnic nationalist group, has kept the country in a state of emergency for the past several months, killed thousands, driven people from their homes and created extreme hunger in regions of the country. The United States has voiced serious concerns over these conditions....

Ousted called out the Chilean as he sat on the ground after a scrimmage, asking him if he had “checked out” or was injured, before telling him to get off the pitch if it was the latter or if he was being “lazy.” It was a flash point that seemed over as the Dane made his way back to his goal, but Morales wasn’t done, heading over to Ousted before squaring up to him....

According to the latest jobs report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning, the number of Americans out of work for 27 weeks or more has reached 3.9 million. The group now accounts for more than a third (36.9 percent) of all those who are unemployed. However, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 245,000 at the same time, bringing the overall U.S. unemployment rate down to 6.7 percent....

That Florida State vs. Oregon argument? Gone. That Baylor hasn’t played anyone argument? Gone. MORE: 5 things to watch | Thursday night thrillers | Photos | SEC icons If you think that’s crazy after one wild Thursday night, consider this: The one team, the one coach, who knows how to beat college football king Alabama better than any, gets a shot at the Tide on Saturday. And if anyone in this sport fits crazy, it’s Les Miles....

He could have bought the show’s catalog like other people, but that’s not his style. Fukutake, 58, is the most visible and vigorous art collector in postbubble Japan. Unlike the country’s 1980s investors, who paid millions of dollars for Picassos, Renoirs and van Goghs that they promptly stashed away in storage, Fukutake believes passionately in sharing his collection. But only to those willing to travel: Naoshima is a 20-minute boat ride from Okayama, the nearest big city, which itself lies 700 kilometers southwest of Tokyo....

Jana Weckerly had accused Jones of grabbing her genitals and forcibly kissing her in 2009. Weckerly also alleged an attorney for Jones took a memory card with photos and destroyed it, and that she was paid hush money for several years after the incident. Jones denied the allegations. State District Judge Dale Tillery ruled that the allegations, even if true, fell outside the five-year statute of limitations for civil sexual assault cases....

The Texans and the rodeo propose to have the project completed in time for the 2017 Super Bowl at neighboring NRG Stadium, the NFL team’s home venue, according to a 37-page proposal obtained by the Houston Chronicle. PHOTOS: Current NFL stadiums that should be blown up The proposal comes two months after Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, who chairs the county’s board of commissioners, asked the county-owned stadium’s stakeholders to suggest what to do with it....

Foster’s sister Jennifer tragically passed away when he was 15 and he’s been channeling her ever since. At one point he questioned if he would ever want to play football again but the very next game after her funeral, on the first possession he had an 85-yard touchdown on a kick return. MORE: Top 25 update | Mike Shanahan would be interested in Florida or Michigan | Must-see images from Week 11...