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In the world of football, Erik ten Hag, the Manchester United manager, said that the win against Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final could be the turning point in the season for the club. Trabzonspor fans attacked Fenerbahce players after their team suffered a late defeat with a 2-3 margin at home. Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek won the Indian Wells men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Erik ten Hag says Liverpool win could be turning point of Manchester United’s season
The Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, said that their late 4-3 FA Cup quarter-final win against Liverpool in extra-time at Old Trafford could be the turning point of the season. He was quoted as saying, “This could be that moment. It can give the team the belief and energy to do amazing things. When you beat Liverpool you can beat any opponent.”
Manchester United to play Coventry City in FA Cup semi-final
After defeating Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final, Manchester United will play against the Championship side Coventry City in the semi-final. In the other semi-final of the FA Cup, the holders Manchester City will be taking on Chelsea, with both matches happening at the Wembley Stadium in London on April 20 and 21 weekend.
Trabzonspor fans attacked Fenerbahce players after their team lost Super Lig match at home
When the Fenerbahce players were celebrating their 3-2 win in the Super Lig away at Papara Park, the Trabzonspor fans ran onto the pitch to attack them. The security services rushed to the scene when Bright Osayi-Samuel and Michy Batshuayi of Fenerbahce were in the thick of things, following which the Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, took to his official X account, to remark that, “It is never acceptable for violence to take place on football pitches - above all, sport is gentlemanship.”
West Ham manager David Moyes plans new bid for Harry Maguire: Reports
The West Ham manager, David Moyes, is reportedly planning a new bid to sign the English defender, Harry Maguire, from Manchester United in the upcoming summer transfer window. As per the Sun report, the 60-year-old considers Harry Maguire as an ideal player to bolster their defence, just months after the move collapsed due to Manchester United wanting too much money for him.
Some major results in football are as under:
FA Cup 2023-24
Chelsea 4-2 Leicester City
Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool
Premier League 2023-24
West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa
La Liga 2023-24
Sevilla 1-2 Celta Vigo
Villarreal 1-0 Valencia
Atletico Madrid 0-3 Barcelona
Bundesliga 2023-24
Freiburg 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Serie A 2023-24
Juventus 0-0 Genoa
Hellas Verona 1-3 AC Milan
Inter Milan 1-0 Napoli
Ligue 1 2023-24
Montpellier 2-6 Paris Saint-Germain
Rennes 2-0 Marseille
Eredivisie 2023-24
Sparta Rotterdam 2-2 Ajax
PSV Eindhoven 1-0 FC Twente
Major League Soccer 2024
LA Galaxy 3-3 Saint Louis City
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz successfully defends Indian Wells title after defeating Daniil Medvedev
The world no. 2 men’s singles player, Carlos Alcaraz from Spain, successfully defended the Indian Wells title after defeating the Russian, Daniil Medvedev, with a scoreline of 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, winning his first trophy since Wimbledon last year. Notably, the big win for Carlos Alcaraz was a repeat of last year’s final against Daniil Medvedev, which also went down in straight sets.
Iga Swiatek wins second Indian Wells title in three years after defeating Maria Sakkari
Iga Swiatek, the world no. 1 women’s singles player from Poland, won her second Indian Wells title in three years, defeating Maria Sakkari of Greece in straight sets 6-4, 6-0. This was a repeat of the 2022 Indian Wells final, which also had Swiatek get the better of Sakkari with a nearly identical scoreline.
Wrestling
Indian Olympic Association dissolves ad-hoc committee for wrestling
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has decided to dissolve the wrestling ad-hoc committee with immediate effect, which was overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Notably, the decision from IOA came in light of the United World Wrestling (UWW) lifting the ban on the WFI, and the ad-hoc committee managing to successfully conduct the wrestling selection trials.
Golf
Rory McIlroy hopes for PGA Tour and PIF meeting to end golf split
The Northern Irish golfer, Rory McIlroy is hoping for the upcoming meeting between the players on the PGA Tour board with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) representatives, investing in the LIV Golf tour, to resolve the split in the sport by merging both the tours into one. He was quoted as saying, “It should've happened months ago, so I am glad it's happening. Hopefully, that progresses conversations and gets us closer to a solution.”
