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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone admitted his behaviour was unjustifiable after he was sent off following a heated altercation with a Liverpool fan following the home side's stoppage time winner in the Champions League on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

The Argentine had seen his side claw back a two-goal deficit but Virgil van Dijk then headed into the net in the 92nd minute to condemn Atletico to a 3-2 defeat at a raucous Anfield.

Simeone appeared enraged by a Liverpool fan behind the technical area and was eventually sent down the tunnel by Italian referee Maurizio Mariani.

Afterwards he said he had endured insults for 90 minutes, according to Reuters.

Major League Soccer's biggest star might be sticking around, as Lionel Messi is closing in on a multiyear contract extension with Inter Miami, ESPN reported on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Per the report, the sides are in the late stages of talks, with merely minor matters to be finalized. Financial terms weren't reported.

Messi, 38, joined Inter Miami during the 2023 season, and his contract runs through the end of the 2025 campaign.

This season, he ranks second in MLS with 20 goals in 21 league games. Messi is also tied for sixth with 11 assists. Last season, he amassed 20 goals (tied for second in the league) and 16 assists (tied for third), according to Reuters.

The European Commission has unveiled plans to restrict trade with Israel and impose sanctions on extremist ministers in its government, which - if adopted - would be the EU's toughest response to the war in Gaza, BBC reported.

The plans, trailed by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week, would suspend trade-related provisions of the EU–Israel Association Agreement.

This would strip Israeli goods of privileged access to European markets, with tariffs imposed on billions of euros of exports - particularly agricultural produce like dates and citrus fruit, according to BBC

But despite the forceful language, the measures appear unlikely to pass and have been dismissed by Israel as "morally and politically distorted".

Israel's culture minister has threatened to axe funding for the country's national film awards after The Sea, a story about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won its top award, BBC reported.

The film, which follows a boy from the occupied West Bank who wants to travel to Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time, won best film at the Ophir Awards - Israel's equivalent of the Oscars.

In a statement on X, Miki Zohar said: "There is no greater slap in the face of Israeli citizens than the embarrassing and detached annual Ophir Awards ceremony."

As winner of the best film category at the Ophir awards, The Sea now becomes Israel's entry to the international film category at next year's Oscars, according to BBC.

Three police officers were killed and two others critically injured in a shooting in the US state of Pennsylvania, while following-up on a "domestic-related" investigation, authorities have said, BBC reported.

Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Colonel Christopher Paris said the gunman was fatally shot by the police.

The incident happened just after 14:00 local time (18:00 GMT). Images from the scene showed a police officer being airlifted in a medical helicopter.

The shooting forced a nearby school district in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania - a small town of about 2,500 people - to briefly shelter in place. The district later said the school had not been affected, according to BBC

King Charles has commended President Trump's personal commitment to "finding solutions to some of the world's most intractable conflicts", as he called for US support for Ukraine against "tyranny", in a speech at the US state visit banquet, BBC reported.

In response, President Trump hailed the special relationship between the US and the UK, saying the word "special does not begin to do it justice".

The King's speech, at a lavish dinner for 160 guests in Windsor Castle, emphasised the deep connections between the two countries and the need to maintain cultural, trading and military links.

"Our people have fought and died together for the values we hold dear," said the King, according to BBC.

The government is celebrating Constitution Day and National Day, 2082 on Friday.

The Constitution Day major event will be held at the Army Pavilion, Tundikhel on September 19 and President Ram Chandra Paudel will attend it as the Chief Guest. 

Prime Minister Sushila Karki will be addressing the event, according to Home Ministry's Joint Secretary Rhishi Ram Tiwari.  

Bearing in mind the specific political scenario in the country, the Day will be celebrated accordingly, it is said.

The previous government on August 24 formed the Constitution Day and National Day 2082 Celebration Main Committee to celebrate a decade of the declaration of Nepal's Constitution in a grand manner. 

The Constitution of Nepal, 2072 was proclaimed by the Constituent Assembly on September 20, 2015 as a result of the sacrifices and long struggles of the Nepali people.

On the occasion of the Constitution Day and National Day on September 19, programs will be organized also at the provincial and local levels focusing on the historical background of the current Constitution, its importance, and the inherent aspects of the Constitution.

Aryna Sabalenka has withdrawn from the China Open due to an injury suffered during her title-winning campaign at Flushing Meadows, organisers said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. 

The Belarusian, who defeated Amanda Anisimova to win a second straight U.S. Open crown and fourth Grand Slam title earlier this month, reached the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 event in Beijing last year.

"I am sad to announce my withdrawal from the China Open this year after sustaining a small injury after the U.S. Open," Sabalenka said in a statement provided by organisers, according to Reuters.