Bottom side Wolves stun lacklustre Liverpool with 2-1 win
Rodrigo Gomes and Andre scored late goals as bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers secured a 2-1 Premier League victory over Liverpool at Molineux on Tuesday to give them back-to-back wins over top-five teams, Reuters reported.
Liverpool have 48 points from 29 games and are fifth in the table, while Wolves’ recent improvement has moved them to 16 points from 30 matches.
Victory for Chelsea at Aston Villa on Wednesday will see champions Liverpool drop to sixth in the table and out of the Champions League qualification places following a ninth defeat of the campaign. They have not lost 10 league games in a season for a decade, according to Reuters.
South Africa juggernaut faces knockout test against New Zealand
South Africa have hardly put a foot wrong in their march to the T20 World Cup semi-finals, but complacency can have no place against a New Zealand side famed for punching above their weight when the teams meet at Eden Gardens on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
The Proteas are the tournament's only unbeaten side and look a far more rounded T20 unit than the one that fell at the last hurdle in 2024. They beat New Zealand in the group stage and have earned the favourites' tag that rested with defending champions India before the start of the tournament.
India face England in the other semi-final on Thursday, according to Reuters.
West Indies, Zimbabwe stranded in Kolkata due to closure of airspace in West Asia
The West Indies cricket team has been left stranded in Kolkata following their exit from the T20 World Cup, as escalating tensions in the Middle East have led to the closure of key air corridors across West Asia, India Today reported.
The Caribbean side, who played their Super 8 match in Kolkata, were scheduled to depart India shortly after their elimination.
However, the shutdown of Dubai Airport and the wider closure of West Asian airspace have severely disrupted international flight schedules, leaving the team unable to return home as planned, according to India Today.
Spurs given suspended ticket ban for Nazi salutes
Uefa has fined Tottenham Hotspur and given them a suspended ban from selling away tickets after three supporters made Nazi salutes towards Eintracht Frankfurt fans, BBC reported.
The incident occurred during their Champions League fixture - which Spurs won 2-0 - at the German club's Deutsche Bank Park on 28 January.
Uefa said it issued the ban for "the racist and/or discriminatory behaviour of its supporters" and it was "suspended for a probationary period of one year".
