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Newcastle United's Malick Thiaw scored the fastest goal of the Premier League season after 52 seconds in the 4-1 thrashing of Everton on Saturday as his side recorded their first away win of the campaign at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Reuters reported.

Lewis Miley and Nick Woltemade added two more in the first half ti give Newcastle a 3-0 lead at the break, before Thiaw bagged his second goal as the visitors took advantage of more poor defending from the home side.

Newcastle moved into 11th after 13 games, level on 18 points with Everton who are 14th after conceding four goals for the first time at their new ground on the banks of the River Mersey, according to Reuters. 

Karnali Yaks are playing against Kathmandu Gorkhas in the only match of the day under the second season of Nepal Premier League (NPL). 

The match is scheduled to start at 3:30 pm at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium.

Karnali Yaks remain in the sixth position in the points table with only one win in four matches so far. 

Captained by Sompal Kami, Karnali must win today to continue their chance of qualifying for the pay-offs. 

Meanwhile, led by Karan KC, Kathmandu Gorkhas remain in third place with three wins in five matches.

Sudurpaschim Royals lead the points table with five wins in five matches followed by Biratanagar Kings who have lost one in five matches.

With today's win against Lumbini Lions, the previous runners-up Sudurpaschim Royals have moved closer to the playoff in the second edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket currently under way at the Tribhuvan International Cricket Stadium, Kirtipur,

Sudurpaschim secured their fourth consecutive win by defeating Lumbini Lions by seven wickets. 

Chasing a target of 144 runs set by Lumbini, Sudurpaschim achieved it in 18.2 overs with the loss of three wickets.

In today's match, Sudurpaschim's opening batter Binod Bhandari played a half-century innings remaining unbeaten on 69, while Arif Sheikh added 37 runs.

Sudurpaschim secured the win with Binod and Sheikh putting together a 99-run partnership after losing two wickets at 39 runs. Binod was also named Player of the Match.

Earlier, Lumbini, having lost the toss and put into batting first, were all out for 143 runs in 19.4 overs.

 Captain Rohit Paudel contributed the most with 35 runs and Dilip Nath scored 31 runs.

Abhinash Bohara from Sudurpaschim took three wickets, Harmit Singh three, and Hemant Dhami two wickets. 

Sudurpaschim, captained by Dipendra Singh Airee,  won four consecutive matches and is at the top with eight points.

Under the captaincy of Rohit Kumar Paudel, Lumbini have won only one out of four matches. 

With two points, Lumbini are in sixth place.

With the loss in this match, Lumbini are in increased pressure as they must win the remaining three matches to reach the playoffs.

Arsenal beat Bayern Munich for the first time in a decade to maintain their 100% record in this season's Champions League with a 3-1 home win sending Mikel Arteta's side clear at the top of the group on Wednesday, Reuters reported. 

Jurrien Timber headed Arsenal in front from a corner after 22 minutes only for teenager Lennart Karl to equalise for the six-time European champions before halftime.

Arsenal dominated the second half though and displayed their enviable squad depth as substitutes Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli scored the goals to make it five wins from five, according to Reuters.