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Edin Dzeko faces off with Mohamed Salah as Liverpool lay in wait for Inter Milan

Edin Dzeko will take to the San Siro pitch with old friend Mohamed Salah when Inter Milan take on Liverpool in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, a reminder of the havoc the pair used to cause together at Roma. After an anonymous time at Chelsea and signs of promise at Fiorentina, Salah's career really started to take off after arriving in the Italian capital in 2015. Once firmly established as strike partners under Luciano Spalletti, Dzeko and Salah hit it off in a big way, scoring 58 goals in all competitions in 2016-17 and helping Roma to second in Serie A as an ageing Francesco Totti was shunted aside.

Medals update: Switzerland's Corinne Suter masters Beijing slopes for Alpine skiing women's downhill gold

Switzerland's Corinne Suter soared to victory at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre to win the Beijing 2022 Alpine skiing women's downhill gold medal.

Alpine skiing-Swiss Suter on course for gold in women's downhill

YANQING, China :Switzerland's Corinne Suter was in the gold medal position after the first 20 skiers had completed their runs in the women's downhill at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.

England coach Jones hopeful of Tuilagi's return for Wales clash

England could be bolstered by the return of several players from injury, including centre Manu Tuilagi, for their upcoming Six Nations game at home to Wales, head coach Eddie Jones said.

ATP roundup: Karen Khachanov starts strong in Doha

No. 6 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia bested American challenger Mackenzie McDonald 7-6 (3), 6-3, in the first round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Monday at Doha, Qatar.

Salernitana's Covid-19 no-show decision reversed

football's appeals court on Monday overturned a Serie A decision to penalise Salernitana for failing to travel to Udinese on December 21 when cases of Covid-19 emerged in their team. The initial penalty of a 3-0 defeat and a deducted point inflicted on Salernitana has been withdrawn. "The court, accepting Salernitana's appeal, annulled the decision," the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said in a statement. Serie A's sports judge had said the club could have done more to fulfil the fixture, but Salernitana cited instructions from the local health authorities as to why they couldn't play.

Champions League, Inter Milan vs Liverpool: Edin Dzeko Faces Off With Mohamed Salah As Liverpool Lay In Wait For Inter

Edin Dzeko will take to the San Siro pitch with old friend Mohamed Salah when Inter Milan take on Liverpool in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, a reminder of the havoc the pair used to cause together at Roma. After an anonymous time at Chelsea and signs of promise at Fiorentina, Salah's career really started to take off after arriving in the Italian capital in 2015. Once firmly established as strike partners under Luciano Spalletti, Dzeko and Salah hit it off in a big way, scoring 58 goals in all competitions in 2016-17 and helping Roma to second in Serie A as an ageing Francesco Totti was shunted aside.

Jordan Henderson dilemma emerges for Liverpool as Thiago Alcantara truth clear

There is unlikely to be a greater contrast in back-to-back away games for Liverpool this season.

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Edin Dzeko faces off with Mohamed Salah as Liverpool lay in wait for Inter Milan

Medals update: Switzerland's Corinne Suter masters Beijing slopes for Alpine skiing women's downhill gold

Alpine skiing-Swiss Suter on course for gold in women's downhill

England coach Jones hopeful of Tuilagi's return for Wales clash

ATP roundup: Karen Khachanov starts strong in Doha

Salernitana's Covid-19 no-show decision reversed

Champions League, Inter Milan vs Liverpool: Edin Dzeko Faces Off With Mohamed Salah As Liverpool Lay In Wait For Inter

Jordan Henderson dilemma emerges for Liverpool as Thiago Alcantara truth clear