Perri's penalty heroics help Leeds beat West Ham to reach FA Cup semis
Leeds United keeper Lucas Perri was their shootout hero as they edged hosts West Ham United 4-2 on penalties on Sunday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1987 after surrendering a commanding 2-0 lead in a dramatic finale, Reuters reported.
West Ham scored twice within four minutes in second-half stoppage time to wipe out Leeds' comfortable advantage before the contest finished 2-2 after extra time and went to penalties.
West Ham's 20-year-old debutant Finlay Herrick, who came off the bench in the final moments to replace the injured Alphonse Areola, initially gave his side hope by saving the opening spot-kick from Joel Piroe.
Red-hot RCB buries CSK under an avalanche of runs
Chennai Super Kings’ cup of woes overflowed at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday as Royal Challengers Bengaluru handed the five-time IPL champion a 43-run defeat, The Hindu reported.
After a Tim David-inspired RCB set a daunting 251-run target, the visitors folded for 207 to lose three out of three this season.
The Men in Yellow never recovered from 30 for three, and the fact that four of their top-five fell for single-digit scores told the story, according to The Hindu.
Dortmund score twice in stoppage time to beat Stuttgart 2-0
Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi and Julian Brandt scored deep in second half stoppage time to snatch a 2-0 victory at VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday, Reuters reported.
The result kept second-placed Dortmund, on 64 points, nine behind leaders Bayern Munich following their 3-2 comeback win at Freiburg earlier on Saturday, with six matches left. Stuttgart dropped to fourth on 53, behind RB Leipzig on goal difference.
The Ruhr valley club had not beaten Stuttgart across all competitions in the previous seven matches and had to wait until the end to strike, according to Reuters.
Arsenal stunned by Southampton in FA Cup quarter-finals
Arsenal suffered a shock FA Cup quarter-final exit as the Premier League leaders crashed to an embarrassing 2-1 defeat against second tier Southampton on April 4, Reuters reported.
Mikel Arteta’s side were stunned by Shea Charles’ late winner in a memorable quarter-final giant-killing at St Mary’s.
Ross Stewart put Southampton ahead in the first-half and Viktor Gyokeres’ equaliser couldn’t save Arsenal from only their fifth loss in all competitions this season, according to Reuters.
