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FORMER Swansea City winger Scott Sinclair has had a rib removed to help treat a blood clot in his shoulder.

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Midfielder banned from full training for three months after surgeons take out bone that was pressing on a vein and affecting his shoulder Blood-clot victim Scott Sinclair has had a rib removed and been told he cannot train fully for at least three months.

ONLY once in the ten seasons since Hull have Swansea City failed to improve on the previous year's league finish.

Chris Burton reflects on a remarkable day for Wigan as they beat Man City 1-0 in the FA Cup final.

Manchester City have close to a full squad available for the FA Cup final against Wigan at Wembley, with winger Scott Sinclair the only notable absentee after surgery to remove a blood clot from his shoulder.

Yaya Toure has declared himself fit to start at the heart of Manchester City's midfield in Saturday's FA Cup final against Wigan.

The Ivory Coast international was substituted at half-time during last weekend's draw at Swansea and was rested for the midweek home win over West Brom.

"Scott Sinclair coming back, I'm not so sure personally whether that one would be [good for Swansea]," Hartson said.

Sinclair was taken to hospital after feeling unwell last Friday and news of his condition emerged following Saturday's game at Swansea.

Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair has undergone surgery to remove a blood clot in his shoulder, the club have confirmed.

On the shelf: Swansea defender Neil Taylor's favourite book is Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy who became a Legend And Taylor isn't the only Barclays Premier League star who spends his time away from the pitch reading about stars who played on it.

Manchester City and Wigan, at either end of the Premier League table, will turn their attention 2013 Fa Cup title on Saturday.

If the Pole, scorer of all four of Dortmund's goals in the Champions League semi-final triumph over Real Madrid, has to leave them, the last place the German club want him to go is to their closest domestic rivals Bayern Munich .

What do you give the man who has everything? More, it would seem, if that man is Roberto Mancini and the intention is to keep him happy.

It's been one set-back after another for Scott at the Etihad since his A 6.2million move from Swansea - but he'd be very welcome back The Team GB winger's missed his return to the Liberty Stadium after he was detained in hospital because of a blood clot in his shoulder.

Helen Flanagan had only been in Cyprus 24 hours before she was trying to jet back to be at her beloved's bedside.

The Merseyside derby has produced more red cards than any other in Premier League history, making any player to be sent off a wise bet at 9/4 while two or more to be dismissed is 8/1. Everton have failed to win in their last 12 trips to Anfield and have lost five of the last eight.

Rising costs of leisure time fun outstripping consumer price inflation over the past year and last decade, Halifax Spare Time Spending study finds The Scarlets were outscored by four second-half tries to one, with the second Treviso touchdown from flanker Manoa Vosawai astonishingly coming when they had two players in the sin-bin. Vorm says the ... (more)

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