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Napoli 4-2 Ajax: Serie A side hit four past Dutch champions to make it through to knockout stages of Champions League

Napoli made it four successive Champions League victories as they overcame Ajax 4-2 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, securing their qualification for the knockout stages. Goals from Hirving Lozano, Giacomo Raspadori, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen were enough to give Luciano Spaletti's side all three points as they remain top of Group A with two matches to play, while Davy Klaassen and Steven Bergwijn netted what would prove to be consolations for Ajax.

World Cup 'attainable goal' for Dybala despite thigh injury: source

Paulo Dybala still has a chance of going to the World Cup despite the Argentina forward picking up a thigh injury at the weekend.

ISL: FC Goa Pip East Bengal 2-1 With Last-Minute Goal

Local giants East Bengal's ordeal continued as they lost 1-2 to FC Goa in the Indian Super League, courtesy Edu Bedia's stoppage time free-kick, in Kolkata on Wednesday. The Gaurs thus ended their six-match winless streak at the Salt Lake Stadium. It was Brandon Fernandes, who had put the Goan outfit ahead in the seventh minute while Cleiton Silva converted a spot kick to restore parity. FC Goa got the lead when the 28-year-old midfielder was picked out from the left flank by Alvaro Vazquez before he dodged past Ivan Gonzalez and dinked it over custodian Kamaljit Singh to give his team the lead inside 10th minute of the first half.

Rugby-Wasps suspended by RFU, set to enter into administration

(Reuters) -Wasps were suspended from the Premiership by England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) on Wednesday after the Coventry-based side said they are set to enter into administration in the coming days with the club unable to find a solution to their financial woes.