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In the world of football, Liverpool and Manchester City settled for a 1-1 draw in the Premier League at Anfield in an instant classic. Lecce sacked their manager Roberto D’Aversa for headbutting Verona striker Thomas Henry. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the French Open Super 750, their first title victory in 2024. Yutaka Yoshie, the Japanese wrestler, passed away at the age of 50 after collapsing in his dressing room at the AJPW show.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Liverpool and Manchester City settle for 1-1 draw in Premier League
Liverpool and Manchester City have settled for a 1-1 draw in the top-of-the-table clash in the Premier League at Anfield, which meant that Arsenal reached the top of the points table on goal difference. John Stones opened the scoring for Manchester City in the 23rd minute before Alexis Mac Allister levelled it up for Liverpool in the 50th minute through a penalty conversion.
Lecce sacks manager Roberto D’Aversa for headbutting Verona striker Thomas Henry
After Lecce lost their Serie A tie to Verona by 1-0, their manager Roberto D’Aversa headbutted the opposition striker Thomas Henry, which led to the Italian club sacking him from the job. The 48-year-old spoke about the incident after the final whistle at the Stadio Via del Mare, admitting that his actions were “inexcusable,” following which the club relieved him of his duties in a statement the next morning.
Manchester United to bid £100m for Portuguese midfielder Joao Neves: Reports
The new co-owner of Manchester United, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, is set to approve a bid over £100m for the young midfielder Joao Neves, 19, who plays for Benfica. As per the report from Mirror, Manchester United has identified the Portuguese player, who has already made his international debut, as one of their key transfer targets in the upcoming summer transfer window, to solve problem areas at the club.
Liverpool shortlist Roberto de Zerbi as one of the candidates to replace Jurgen Klopp: Reports
Liverpool have reportedly shortlisted the Brighton manager, Roberto de Zebri, the German head coach, Julian Nagelsmann, and the Sporting Lisbon boss, Ruben Amorim, as few of the candidates to replace Jurgen Klopp for the next season. As per the report from the Football Insider, these three managers are under consideration to helm Liverpool if they are unable to convince their top choice Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen to join them in the summer.
Some major results in football are as under:
Premier League 2023-24
Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham
Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
La Liga 2023-24
Real Madrid 4-0 Celta Vigo
Bundesliga 2023-24
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Wolfsburg
Serie A 2023-24
AC Milan 1-0 Empoli
Juventus 2-2 Atalanta
Ligue 1 2023-24
Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Reims
Eredivisie 2023-24
Ajax 2-2 Fortuna Sittard
Major League Soccer 2024
Inter Miami 2-3 CF Montreal
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek reach fourth round of Indian Wells
The defending champion Carlos Alcaraz got the better of Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, to go through to the fourth round of the Indian Wells, where he will face Fabian Marozsan. Meanwhile, the world No. 1 women’s singles player, Iga Swiatek, defeated the teenager Linda Noskova in straight sets 6-4, 6-0, to make the fourth round of the Indian Wells, where Yulia Putintseva awaits her.
Badminton
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty win French Open Super 750 title
The world No. 1 pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the Chinese Taipei duo of Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Husan in straight games 21-11, 21-17 to win the French Open title in style. This was the first men’s doubles title for the Indian duo in 2024 after losing the finals at the Malaysia Masters and the India Open.
Pro-wrestling
John Cena presents Best Costume Award at Oscars in bizarre fashion
During the star-studded night at the Oscars, the WWE superstar and Hollywood actor, John Cena, presented the best costume award bizarrely. The 46-year-old walked out to the stage naked, covering his modesty with an envelope featuring the winner’s name after Jimmy Kimmel managed to convince him to take the plunge in front of the world.
Japanese wrestler Yutaka Yoshie passes away after collapsing in his dressing room
Yutaka Yoshie, the Japanese wrestler, passed away at the age of 50 after collapsing in his dressing room, following a match at an All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) show. He was rushed to the hospital immediately after the incident happened, and shortly after AJPW announced his death to the world without revealing the cause.
