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Amid Manchester United bids, UEFA head hints at owners rule review
GENEVA: UEFA should rethink its rules that prevent clubs in related ownership from playing in the same competition such as the Champions League, its president Aleksander Ceferin said Wednesday.
Brighton beat Crystal Palace and Brentford saw off Southampton as both clubs move closer to European spots
Brighton saw off Crystal Palace 1-0 and Brentford earned a 2-0 victory at Southampton as both clubs moved closer to a place in Europe. Palace fielded 19-year-old goalkeeper Joe Whitworth — after Vicente Guaita was ruled out on the eve of the encounter with injury — who became the youngest player to start a Premier League match in between the posts since Ben Alnwick in 2005. Ad After 15 minutes, Solly March drilled a shot into the back of the net when Kaoru Mitoma put him through on goal.
Jude Bellingham may choose Real Madrid over Liverpool on Champions League evidence, says Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand has questioned if Liverpool can realistically lure England midfielder Jude Bellingham to Anfield this summer given the club’s stuttering season. Borussia Dortmund star Bellingham is the name on everyone’s lips at the moment after his impressive performances in the Bundesliga and at the Qatar World Cup with England.
Canada on brink of elimination at World Baseball Classic after falling to Mexico
Randy Arozarena had two doubles and drove in five runs, Rowdy Tellez added a two-run single and solo homer, and Mexico beat Canada 10-3 Wednesday to earn a spot in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.
Arsenal given a lift by Gabriel Jesus' return from injury, says Mikel Arteta - 'You can feel the happiness'
Mikel Arteta insists the return of Gabriel Jesus has given everyone at Arsenal a lift, but stresses the Brazil international’s fitness must be “managed”. A long-term knee injury suffered while playing at the Qatar World Cup has seen the 25-year-old out of action since early December, but he came off the bench to feature in Sunday’s 3-0 win at Fulham. Ad And he could make his first start since November on Thursday for the Gunners when they host Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League last-16 second leg, with the score perfectly poised at 2-2.
Indian Wells: Aryna Sabalenka storms past Coco Gauff into semi-finals with straight-sets victory
Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the semi-finals of Indian Wells after beating home favourite Coco Gauff 6-4 6-0. Sabalenka played some superb tennis as Gauff made some crucial mistakes and couldn’t do anything about the power of the Australian Open champion. Ad Maria Sakkari or Petra Kvitova await Sabalenka in the last four on Thursday.
Liverpool musn't 'tear everything up' says Michael Owen, Rio Ferdinand defends Virgil van Dijk
Michael Owen has stressed that Liverpool’s players and management “deserve a bit of patience” after all the club has achieved in recent years. Jurgen Klopp’s side have struggled for consistency this season, as perfectly demonstrated recently when they followed up a remarkable 7-0 win over rivals Manchester United with a 1-0 loss at Bournemouth less than a week later. Ad As it stands, the Reds are six points adrift of the Premier League’s top-four and face the reality of potentially missing out on next season’s Champions League, a competition they reached the final of last year, losing to Wednesday’s last-16 opponents Real Madrid.