The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have granted Chelsea's request to suspend the Fifa-imposed transfer ban until a final decision is made in the case of the signing of Gael Kakuta.

The club released this statement on the official website: "In light of numerous media enquiries, Chelsea can confirm that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has informed us that it has agreed to a stay of the two-window transfer ban and the playing ban on Gael Kakuta imposed by Fifa's Dispute Resolution Chamber until the appeal has been heard and completed.

"There will be no further comment."

Newspaper reports

The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: "Didier Drogba's scriptwriter should take a bow. The Ivorian set about restoring his reputation in European competition after the infamous histrionics against Barcelona after the semi-final back in May, and he did so with the goals that thrust Chelsea into the knockout phase. The forward's form this season has been impressive. His timing last night was just as impeccable."

Daily Telegraph, Jason Burt: "Maybe a glimpse of Chelsea's future? Or what might have been? Two goals from Sergio Aguero and two from Didier Drogba left this contest balanced as a draw with Chelsea progressing to the knock-out stages of the Champions League. They considered signing Aguero in the summer but decided not to — a decision that may be revisited after his stunning goals — while the decision to retain Drogba has been vindicated."

Newspaper reports

The Observer, Paul Wilson: "After two successive away league defeats, Chelsea can now boast two clean sheets and plenty of goals against Bolton, whose dead-ball repertoire can cause even the best defences problems, though the home side were handicapped by having to play with 10 men for the whole of the second half after Jlloyd Samuel's dismissal."

Sunday Telegraph, Graham Chase: "Just about doing enough on a regular basis and still scoring four goals is what wins titles and that is exactly what Chelsea did against Bolton to maintain their advantage at the top of the Premier League."

Sunday Times, Duncan Castles: "Concerns about set-piece defending have given way to clean sheets; queries about the narrowness of Carlo Ancelotti’s midfield have ceded to an admiration of its effectiveness when Chelsea open the...

Newspaper reports

The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: "The competition may change, the advertising hoardings spinning to proclaim Champions League or Premier League or Carling Cup, but Chelsea's swashbuckling home form remains a constant. A tenth consecutive win here, achieved gracefully and impressively last night, has propelled Carlo Ancelotti's team into the quarter-finals. This side feels untouchable in these environs."

Daily Telegraph, John Ley: "If Chelsea were to follow the in-vogue trend for seeking stadium naming rights, they should simply change their stadium to Fortress Stamford Bridge after claiming a 10th straight home win and ninth of the season. They also extended their run without conceding a goal at home to an impressive 13 hours and two minutes."

The Times, Patrick Barclay: "Maybe Bolton Wanderers were trying to lull Carlo Ancelotti, relatively new as he...

It's all quiet on the western front. I'm in Cornwall for a couple of weeks, house- and cat-sitting. I don't know what it is about being down here but I feel cut off from all things Chelsea and football. I'm several miles from a pub with a big screen and Sky Sports. The house I'm staying in has a flakey net connection at best and no PCs - Macs only - so I struggle to watch internet streams of games. It's good to escape though, these are the reasons why I enjoy coming here so much.

Anyway, I've just waded through my RSS feeds to see if I've missed anything important since Saturday's emphatic defeat of disease-ridden Blackburn at Stamford Bridge.

Here are just a few links worth clicking on.

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Let's start with swine flu. Rovers manager Sam Allardyce revealed yesterday that several members of his squad had contracted H1N1 and others were showing symptoms prior to the trip to the Bridge. Allardyce fears that the virus could have spread to Chelsea players, although the club are confident that none of the squad has shown any signs of the...