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West Ham struck three unanswered second-half goals as they blew Belgian side Gent away to claim their place in the Europa Conference League semi-finals, winning 4-1 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate. Hugo Cuypers – scorer of Gent’s equaliser in the first leg – gave the visitors the lead before Michail Antonio’s header levelled before half-time.
Sevilla beat Manchester United 3-0 on the night to win 5-2 on aggregate and reach the Europa League semi-finals, heavily aided by a dreadful defensive display from the visitors. A Harry Maguire clanger gifted Sevilla their opening goal inside 10 minutes. Maguire called for the ball from goalkeeper David de Gea, received it with three Sevilla forwards around him and promptly lost possession — giving Youssef En-Nesyri a straightforward opportunity he did not waste.
Juventus’ 15-point deduction over their transfer dealings has been reversed. This reversal has huge implications in the race for European qualification in Italy’s top tier, with Juve now only two points adrift of Lazio in second Ad The Bianconeri have jumped from seventh into third place and leaves AC Milan outside of the Champions League places with eight Serie A matches remaining.
While many eyes were drawn to the tussle between Mark Selby and Matthew Selt on the adjoining table, Luca Brecel and Mark Williams were sprinkling stardust in the second round of the World Snooker Championship. The pair shared the opening eight-frame session of their clash at the Crucible, with both serving up high-calibre snooker. Ad With Williams 3-1 to the good, Brecel found himself under a bit of pressure.
Stuart Bingham has added to the calls for snooker referee Olivier Marteel to be honoured for his bravery after wrestling a Just Stop Oil protester away from the table at the World Snooker Championship. Mark Allen was in first-round action against Fan Zhengyi on Monday when a woman attempted to clamber onto the baize, but Marteel was able to thwart the protestor.
Mark Selby benefited from a “bonkers” fluke on his way to victory over Matthew Selt in the first round of the World Championship. Looking to wrap up the match at 9-7 ahead, Selby took aim at the blue into the middle pocket… but he miscued loudly and the blue went flying around the table and rolled into the top pocket. Not only that, but Selby ended up well positioned on the only red left on the table.
Matthew Selt declared a fantastic safety escape by Mark Selby as the best shot of the 2023 World Championship. Trailing 8-6 in the first-round match, Selt looked to have put Selby in a very difficult position as he played tightly up behind the brown after potting a long red. Ad With red balls clustered around the other end of the table it looked a challenge for Selby to get out without leaving a pot on.
Carlos Alcaraz battled to a 6-3 7-5 victory over Roberto Bautista-Agut in the second round of the Barcelona Open on Thursday in Spain. Alcaraz was looking to retain his first ever ATP Tour championship, having won the Barcelona Open last season during his breakout year. Ad The 19-year-old defeated Nuno Borges in the previous round to reach the last 16 and set up the tie against the 13th seed.