FOOTBALL SHORTS

CHELSEA will try again to persuade Eden Hazard to sign a new £300,000-a-week deal. With less than two years on his current deal, Hazard is understood to be keen on a move to Real Madrid or Barcelona. Plans to extend his contract will now be revisited as a matter of urgency by the Blues.

GOALKEEPER Loris Karius is set for a fresh start at Besiktas, who he will join on a two-year loan deal from Liverpool.

NEWCASTLE winger Kenedy has escaped retrospective action following his kick out at Cardiff’s Victor Camarasa.

WEST HAM captain Mark Noble is in danger of losing his place in the starting XI. Manager Manuel Pellegrini is keen for ‘more legs’ in his side’s engine room. Carlos Sanchez or Pedro Obiang could play at Arsenal on Saturday.

ENGLAND Women Under 20s have been knocked out of the World Cup after a 2-0 defeat by Japan in the semi-finals.