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Manchester City beat League Two Salford City 2-0 in the FA Cup to move into the fifth round on Saturday as January signing Marc Guehi scored his first goal for the Premier League club while Burnley were stunned 2-1 by League One side Mansfield Town, Reuters reported. 

Sandro Tonali's double inspired Newcastle United to a 3-1 comeback win over 10-man Aston Villa, while Mohamed Salah scored as Liverpool beat Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0.

West Ham United needed extra time to beat Burton Albion 1-0 while Norwich City claimed a 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion, according to Reuters. 

Sri Lanka batsmen Kusal Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake and Dasun Shanaka cracked half-centuries as the 2014 champions continued to build momentum in the Twenty20 World Cup with a 105-run win over Oman in Pallekele on Thursday, Reuters reported. 

Mendis (61) and Rathnayake (60) stitched together a 94-run partnership for the third wicket after Sri Lanka were asked to bat, and skipper Shanaka provided the late flourish with a 19-ball 50 to take his side to 225-5 in 20 overs.

"We're very pleased about the way we batted today," Shanaka said in his post-match interview, according to Reuters. 

Defending champions India continued their march towards the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup with a 93-run plastering of Namibia in a group A contest at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday, Reuters reported. 

Put into bat, India racked up 209-9 after opener Ishan Kishan (61) and middle-order batter Hardik Pandya (52) struck rapid half-centuries.

They returned to bundle out Namibia for 116 in 18.2 overs to register their second successive victory and top the group because of their net run-rate, which is superior to Pakistan, who also have four points from two games, according to Reuters. 

European Championship finalists England and Spain were drawn together in the UEFA Nations League's group phase after the draw was held in Brussels on Thursday, Reuters reported. 

The pair are in Group 3 in League A, which also includes Croatia, Spain's opponents in the 2023 Nations League final, and Czech Republic.

England, who were promoted back to the Nations League's top division after winning their group in League B, are also placed in the same group as Croatia in this year's World Cup, according to Reuters.