The most glamorous picture in sport? Sharapova leads cast of tennis stars at launch of the WTA Finals in Singapore

Top seed Simona Halep was pooled with Grand Slam winners Maria Sharapova and Flavia Pennetta in a formidable looking Red Group for the end-of-season WTA Finals on Friday. With world No 1 and defending champion Serena Williams opting out after narrowly missing out on a rare calendar Grand Slam, Romanian Halep is the highest seed for the eight woman end-of-season championships which begins on Sunday. Halep, who lost to Williams in the final last year after beating the American in the pool stage, was drawn against Italian Pennetta, who lifted a shock US Open title after compatriot Roberta Vinci beat Williams in the last four.

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Mourinho refuses to confirm if Hazard will return to the Chelsea starting line-up against West Ham

Eden Hazard will hope he has done enough to work his way into Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's starting line-up when he takes his side across London to face West Ham on Saturday. The Blues are aiming to build on their 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge last weekend, in which Mourinho opted to start with Ruben Loftus-Cheek in an unfamiliar No 10 position.

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Qualifying under threat at US GP after second practice is cancelled due to thunderstorms from Hurricane Patricia

Second practice for the United States Grand Prix has been cancelled after bad weather wreaked havoc in Austin on Friday. A torrential downpour over the Circuit of the Americas, coupled with thunder and lightning, saw the session delayed before it was eventually scrapped altogether.

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It's style versus steel: City are promising goals but can they break down dogged United?

IAN LADYMAN: With two largely unexcitable, foreign managers currently in office, the preamble to a Manchester derby is perhaps not what it once was. In truth, there was not a great deal of noise from either of the neighbours on Friday. Thank heavens, then, for the football. This time round, that remains terribly difficult to call as Manuel Pellegrini's City head to United on Sunday knowing that Louis van Gaal's side will overtake them in the Barclays Premier League with a win.

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Best of mates: One shone for City, the other was United's superstar. Summerbee recalls how he and George loved the good life

INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: Ten years ago this autumn, George Best died. He was 59. The world of football lost one of its most captivating stars and Mike Summerbee, the former Manchester City forward, lost his best friend. As the red and blue of Manchester prepare to come together at Old Trafford for the 170th derby, an examination of Best and Summerbee's friendship is like looking through a window into a different world.

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Manchester City are favourites for the derby, insists Van Gaal ahead of Old Trafford showdown

Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United are underdogs for the derby at Old Trafford on Sunday. Manchester City are without first-team stars Sergio Aguero and David Silva for the 170th meeting between the two sides, but Van Gaal still thinks Manuel Pellegrini's men are favourites.

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Fly-on-the-wall film uncovers what men REALLY say about sex when women aren't around - and their comments will shock you

As an insightful new video reveals, men prefer to take a more responsible approach when it comes to having sex and believe that it's the woman who are the 'gatekeepers'. The footage, which shows British men discussing what they really think about one night stands, sex, and using a condom, shines a light on the circumstances and misconceptions currently stopping many young people from practising safe sex. Research for Durex reveals that the default approach for over a third of men is to try and get away with not using a condom, but the film shows that many think it's a turn on when a condom is non-negotiable.

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