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BRENDAN RODGERS will fly to Thailand today with his Leicester team and staff for the cremation of the club’s late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a helicopter crash in October. They return from Bangkok on Saturday. Meanwhile, captain Wes Morgan, 35, has signed a new one-year contract extension.

DONCASTER have cancelled the contract of defender Niall Mason, 22, following his conviction for sexual assault. ÷ CRISTIANO RONALDO has been charged with improper conduct by UEFA after his ‘obscene’ goal celebration in Juventus’ Champions League win over Atletico Madrid.

TOTTENHAM have threatened to ban fans trying to sell tickets for the first match at their new stadium. Tickets for the April 3 match against Crystal Palace have been touted for up to £1,200 a pair on social media. A club spokesman told The Telegraph that fans selling tickets on nonofficial platforms were ‘liable to having their accounts suspended’.