Today's rugby headlines as England accuse Wales of persistent cheating and Ronan O'Gara cops ban for touchline altercation
Here are the latest rugby headlines on Friday, April 8.
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Bodo/Glimt beat Mourinho's Roma again in Conference League quarters, Leicester held by PSV
Norwegians Bodo/Glimt grabbed a late 2-1 win over Roma in their Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg on Thursday, while Leicester were held to a goalless draw by PSV Eindhoven.
Barcelona held by Frankfurt, 10-man West Ham draw with Lyon in Europa League
Barcelona failed to win an away match in the Europa League for the first time after they were held 1-1 by 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Thursday.
American Anisimova ousts top seed Sabalenka in Charleston
CHARLESTON, US: American Amanda Anisimova rallied after losing the opening set to beat top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday and reach the quarterfinals of the Charleston Open.
UEFA approves new rules to scrutinize soccer club finances
NYON, SWITZERLAND: UEFA approved new financial monitoring rules for European soccer clubs on Thursday, giving up on “fair play” and lowering expectations it can solve the competitive imbalance in the Champions League.
Watch: Tottenham loanee Ndombele nets against West Ham for Lyon
Tottenham loanee Tanguy Ndombele scored the equalising goal for Lyon in their 1-1 Europa League first-leg quarter-final draw with West Ham United at the London Stadium.
Eddie Howe: The players are battling for their Newcastle futures
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has laid down the gauntlet to his Newcastle United players, after stating that they are playing for their futures at St James’ Park.
Jose Mourinho and Xavi copy each other's excuses as they point finger of blame
It was a busy night of European football on Thursday with all eight quarter final first legs taking place of the Europa League and Europa Conference League.