Sporting briefs

Kampl: Kevin Kampl is unlikely to play for Bayer Leverkusen again this season after tests revealed he has suffered a leg fracture. The Slovenia international picked up the injury more than a week ago in the 1-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund and missed his side's 3-1 loss to Mainz on Sunday with what was initially diagnosed as a muscular injury. However, further tests carried out yesterday revealed greater damage than first feared with Kampl's lower leg placed in plaster as a result. Kante: Leicester City midfielder N'Golo Kante has been ruled out for at least two games with a hamstring injury. Kante has been a revelation in defensive midfield for Leicester this season, making 30 appearances in all competitions for the leaders, who are aiming to win their first top-flight league title. Loftus-Cheek: Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has signed a new contract which ties him to Stamford Bridge until 2021. The 20-year-old England U-21 international has only made 13 appearances for the reigning champions despite making his debut in December 2014. But now he has penned a fresh contract to stay with his boyhood club. Denizli: Last year's Turkish champions Galatasaray coach Mustafa...

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