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The Reds boss is aware that moves could be made for his players in the January window, but insists he is under no pressure to part with anybody Jurgen Klopp has acknowledged that interest is building in certain Liverpool players ahead of the January transfer window. The Reds have already moved to bolster their ranks in the winter scramble for fresh faces, with a record-breaking £75 million deal in place for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk. It is, however, possible that incomings will be countered by outgoings at Anfield.

The Egypt international scored twice against Leicester City on Saturday, bringing his total to 23 goals in all competitions Mohamed Salah has tied a Liverpool record by scoring his 23rd goal of the season before New Year's Day. The Egypt international continued his prolific start to life at Anfield by scoring both goals in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday. That brace brought Salah to 17 goals this Premier League campaign, and 23 in 29 matches in all competitions before the new year — equalling a Liverpool record he now shares with Roger Hunt.

By Jürgen Klopp’s admission the £75m that Liverpool are paying for Virgil van Dijk is unpleasant but Mohamed Salah represents “a catch” at £36.9m. His valuation of the Egypt international appeared sensible, even understated in the perverse world of football economics, after Salah inspired an outstanding Liverpool recovery against  Leicester City . “The best reaction since I’ve been here,” said the Liverpool manager, who celebrated with characteristic abandon on the final whistle and with good reason. Salah struck two more superb goals to overturn Jamie Vardy’s opener at Anfield and take his season’s tally to 23 in all competitions. No  Liverpool  player has ever scored more before new year, the former Roma winger equalling Roger Hunt’s record from 1961-62 before departing with a limp that makes him a doubt for the New Year’s Day trip to Burnley. Salah encapsulated Liverpool’s quality throughout. Klopp’s team showed why Van Dijk has been bought at such expense when conceding ch

Visit What advice would Cersten give to someone who dreams of becoming a DCC? "Only focus on being YOUR best, perfect your strengths and don’t let your weaknesses discourage you. Everyone is on this team for a specific purpose, so be ready to let your special, individual purpose shine bright at auditions!"

Cris "Cyborg" Justino built her name as a female pioneer in mixed martial arts because of her menacing power and aggressive style. But the UFC's featherweight champion cemented her status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world on Saturday by showcasing just how well rounded she has become. In her first shot as a pay-per-view headliner, Justino (19-1) relied on timing and technique just as much as power to outpoint former bantamweight champion Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 219 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Justino, 32, took home a unanimous decision on judges scores of 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 for the first defense of her 145-pound title. CBS Sports scored the fight 49-46 for Justino. "I want to say thank you for Holly Holm," Justino said. "She is an amazing fighter." Holm (11-4), who lost the inaugural featherweight title bout to Germaine de Randamie at UFC 208 in February, was incredibly game throughout. Despite two badly sw

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mikaela Foecke's 19 kills paced four Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska escaped with a 25-18, 23-25, 24-26, 28-26, 15-11 win over No. 1 Penn State in the national semifinals at Sprint Center. The Huskers will play for their fifth NCAA championship on Saturday night against the winner of Thursday's second semifinal between Florida and defending champion Stanford. Briana Holman and Annika Albrecht each had 13 kills, and freshman Jazz Sweet added 12. Redshirt freshman middle blocker Lauren Stivrins had nine of Nebraska's 13 blocks as the Huskers held Penn State to a season-low .217 hitting. All-American Simone Lee led the Nittany Lions with 18 kills, and fellow All-American Haleigh Washington had 13. NU setter Kelly Hunter had a double-double with 47 assists and 23 digs as five Huskers reach double-digit digs. Libero Kenzie Maloney had 21 digs and four of the Huskers' 10 aces. Foecke added 19 digs, and Sydney Townsend and Al

Each week, national NFL writer Mark Maske ranks the league’s 32 teams. This week, the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrate yet another dramatic win by climbing over New England to reach No. 1. The Patriots, who saw their eight-game winning streak and 14-game road winning streaks snapped in a “Monday Night Football” defeat in Miami, fall one spot. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles spiral out of the top five thanks to Carson Wentz’s season-ending injury. And the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons all make big moves up the list on the heels of important home victories. 1. Pittsburgh Steelers (11-2) | Last Week’s Rank: 2 Remember when QB Ben Roethlisberger wondered aloud whether he just couldn’t get it done any more? No one was wondering that about Roethlisberger after his 506-yard passing performance in Sunday night’s triumph over the Ravens. 2. New England Patriots (10-3) | Last Week’s Rank: 1 Bill Belichick was outmaneuvered by Adam Gase. Tom Brady was outpl

Fourth quarter Third quarter: Broncos 22, Colts 13 Broncos 22, Colts 13 : Osweiler continues his red hot play — be honest, did you think you would hear that sentence again so soon? — with yet another touchdown pass, this one a 54-yard beauty to Jeff Heuerman  Denver added a nifty two-point conversion to expand to a two-score advantage. Broncos 14, Colts 13 : Since coming in for an injured Trevor Siemian, Denver quarterback Brock Osweiler is 10-for-14 with 120 yards, including this 18-yard touchdown strike to Cody Latimer for the Broncos’ first lead of the game Colts 13, Broncos 7 : Indianapolis took nearly six minutes off the clock to start the second half, and cashed in with Adam Vinatieri hitting his second field goal of the night. Vinatieri is 13-for-13 in field goals at home this season. Second quarter: Colts 10, Broncos 7 Nothing really happened at the end of the half as teams traded punts to get to halftime. One highlight was Frank Gore reaching a milestone

OFTEN promoted as a way of mitigating risk, futures contracts are frequently more like new ways of gambling. That was true of a close precursor to the instrument, introduced in the Netherlands in 1636, linked to the hot investment of the day—tulip bulbs. Likewise the world’s first two futures contracts linked to bitcoin. One launched on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) on December 10th; the other was due to follow a week later on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). As bitcoin’s price has soared to new highs (see chart), holders may be happy to have a way to hedge their exposure at last. But for many, the contracts are just another way in. Both contracts settle in cash (ie, for the difference between the agreed price and the actual spot price). No exchange of bitcoin is needed; similarly, in the Dutch precedent, no bulbs were involved

s Bitcoin a great investment opportunity or a risky bubble waiting to burst like 1637's Dutch tulip mania? Bitcoin's run-up has grown famous. Late Thursday morning, the digital currency was trading for more than $19,000 on exchanges in South Korea, before closing around $16,600 on Bitfinex, a large cryptocurrency exchange. The $19,000-ish price was up more than $5,000 in less than 24 hours. It was up from $12,000 at the start of the week. And it was up from a little more than $1,000 on Jan. 1. Not to belabor the point, but in 2016 alone the currency gained more than 100%. Still, in Friday morning trading  the cryptocurrency had fallen 7%. And now, in the coming week, in addition to the exchanges already hosting Bitcoin trade,  Cboe Global Markets  (CBOE) and  CME Group  (CME) will launch Bitcoin futures contracts So, should you pile into Bitcoin? If so, where can you buy it? How would you buy it? How would you sell it? Bitcoin Skeptics Bitcoin has many skepti

Please use the sharing tools found via the email icon at the top of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service. More information can be found here. The head of the UK’s financial regulator has said he currently sees no systemic risk in bitcoin and is not pushing government to make the cryptocurrency part of his remit. Andrew Bailey, the head of the Financial Conduct Authority, repeated calls that investors should be prepared to lose everything if they buy bitcoin, the value of which has spiked upwards from under $1,000 per unit at the start of the year to a high of $17,578 this week. But he told BBC’s Newsnight on Thursday that as long as people understood the risks of what he termed “a very volatile commodity”, he would not press government to legislate that the FCA regulate it. The FCA in

Story Highlights Winter Storm Chloe is spreading moderate to locally heavy snow from the Great Lakes into parts of the Northeast. Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are among cities that will see impacts from Chloe through early Thursday. After racing across the Great Lakes Wednesday, Winter Storm Chloe is now spreading into parts of the Northeast through early Thursday, producing a stripe of moderate to locally heavy snow Winter weather advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service from the Great Lakes to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Long Island for Chloe's snowfall.   More than a half-foot of snow had accumulated as of early Wednesday evening in portions of Wisconsin, including Sturgeon Bay with 8.3 inches and Green Bay with 6.4 inches. Up to 10 inches of snow was measured in Birch Creek and Parkdale, Michigan, as of early Wednesday evening while 4.4 inches was reported at Detroit Metro Airport and in Muskegon, Michigan