Newly-crowned French Open champions Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun are cautiously optimistic about the new badminton points system that will be implemented from January.  

The Malaysian men's doubles duo say they will need time to adapt to the new system, which aims to make games faster.  

Kai Wun says the format could pose a challenge, as he and Wei Chong prefer to start slowly and take their time to settle into a match.  

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the best Ballon d'Or winner of all time!  

The Portuguese star won the honour in a public vote, for his performance for Manchester United in the 2007/2008 season.  

That campaign saw him scoring 42 goals in all competitions, to help United win the Premier League and Champions League double.  

It was also the first year that he clinched the Balon d'Or prize.  

Lionel Messi finished in second place for his 2012 campaign with Barcelona.  

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Liverpool are reportedly in talks with Monaco over the signing of midfielder Lamine Camara.  

This comes months after the Senegalese player's proposed move to Chelsea collapsed, after Monaco pulled the plug on the deal at the last minute.  

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Elsewhere, Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany is doing well after being discharged from hospital.

He was hospitalised late last week after collapsing while overseeing a training session.

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