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Roberto Di Matteo has released a statement a day after being sacked as Aston Villa boss and says the clubs future is bright. The former Chelsea player and manager was dismissed after just 124 days in the job having been brought in by Chinese businessman Dr Tony Xia who took over the club in June.Di Matteo was appointed the permanent successor to Remi Garde, but the Italians reign came to a swift end after Saturdays 2-0 defeat at Preston that left Villa 19th in the Championship despite a summer of spending. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. In a statement from the League Managers Association, Di Matteo expressed regret that he wasnt able to build on his project.He said: My coaching staff and I have worked tirelessly to rebuild the squad and I fully expect the players we have brought in to start delivering results in the weeks and months to come. Aston Villa owner Dr Tony Xia says it was a hard decision to dismiss Roberto Di Matteo as manager I have seen enough over the opening games of the season to suggest that the team we have built will start converting draws into wins and climb the table towards the play-off places.I would like to thank the players, coaches, medical team and support staff at Bodymoor Heath, who are some of the most committed and talented I have worked with. I would also like to thank the fans and I am really appreciative of the support they have shown the club so far this season. What went wrong? We take a look at Di Matteos short spell at Villa... Finally, I wish everyone at the club, Dr Tony Xia and the board, well for the rest of the season. I am sure that the work we have done over the past four months will contribute to seeing Villa back in the Premier League in the near future.Steve Clarke has taken charge until a new manager is appointed with Steve Bruce the current favourite for the role, according to Sky Bet. Jonathan Kodjia signed from Bristol City for a Championship record fee After dismissing Di Matteo, Villas Chinese owner Xia tweeted: A difficult decision for the board. But rather sooner than later wed make the decision. All need learn [sic] and not repeat mistakes again and again.Di Matteo twice broke the Championship record for a transfer fee in the summer window, bringing in Ross McCormack for an initial £12m and then paying Bristol City £15m for Jonathan Kodjia.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: What went wrong for Di Matteo? 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The Redblacks are taking on the Edmonton Eskimos in their second regular season game Friday night. Catch the game live on TSN as the back end of a doubleheader starting at 10pm et/7pm pt.Rafael Nadal says he may call an early halt to his season and hit the practice courts instead as he bids to halt a slide in his form and results in time for next season. The 30-year-old, a 14-time Grand Slam champion, bore a worried look after he was soundly beaten 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) by Viktor Troicki in his first match at the Shanghai Masters.It extended a difficult run for the Spanish left-hander who hasnt reached a final since he won his second title of the year in Barcelona in April. I dont know whats going to happen in the next couple of weeks. Its something that I need to think about, said the world number five on Wednesday. Murray continues Shanghai form Andy Murray defeats Steve Johnson at Shanghai Masters I cannot say now what Im going to do during the next month. Im not sure about my calendar. Im not sure about the things that I need to do to try to be 100 percent ready for next year.The last events of the season include the Swiss Indoors, the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour Finals in London. But Nadal said more tournaments may not be what he needs.Sometimes keeping (on) competing is not the solution. Sometimes the solution is to practice and stop and have a process of training. And maybe thats an opportunity to do it, he said. Nadal leaves the court after losing to Lucas Pouille of France during the US Open Im not sure about that. Maybe Im goingg to play in Basel in two weeks.dddddddddddd So its not the day and not the moment to analyse all these kind of things.Nadals first ever defeat to Troicki, ranked 31st, came less than a week after his dispiriting straight-sets loss to Grigor Dimitrov in the China Open quarter-finals.Signs are growing of a steady decline for the one-time clay court king, who won his first Slam title aged 17 but hasnt added to his tally of majors since the 2014 French Open.Nadal said he badly needed to work on his once-formidable forehand, and the speed of movement which made him a brick wall for so many opponents. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract. Every time that I hit the forehand, I need to create pain for the opponent, something that is not happening today, he said.Maybe because I had an injury on the wrist and I am scared. Maybe because I still have some limitation in there. But at the end of the day, nobody cares about that and I dont care about that. He said he needed to recover the electricity in the legs and move faster to hit more forehands.But I need to be more confident with the forehand to make that happen. Everything is a cycle. I need to do the things together.You can watch Liverpool v Man Utd, plus Englands tour of Bangladesh and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy six months at half price! Also See: ATP schedule Tennis on Sky Latest scores Get a NOW TV pass Video ' ' '