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West Ham United defender Konstantinos Mavropanos struck the winning spot kick as his side beat visitors Brentford 5-3 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in normal time on Monday to book a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, Reuters reported. 

Brentford twice battled back from a goal down to force extra time but a terrible decision by Dango Ouattara to attempt a chipped “Panenka” penalty cost his side and it is West Ham who go through to host Leeds United on the weekend of April 4-5.

West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen gave his team a deserved lead in the 19th minute after Brentford cleared a corner only to see the ball crossed back into the box and it was knocked down for the captain to steer home from close range, according to Reuters. 

Neymar will miss Santos' Brazilian Championship match against Mirassol on Tuesday with lingering muscle fatigue, dealing a fresh blow to the forward's hopes of ​forcing his way back into Brazil's squad ahead of the World Cup, Reuters reported. 

Santos said Neymar's absence was precautionary but the timing is awkward, with Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti having organised a trip from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo to watch the 34-year-old in action.

Sources linked ​to the Brazilian FA (CBF) and the national team's technical committee told Reuters ​Neymar's omission from Tuesday's match was met with surprise and frustration by ⁠the CBF and Ancelotti, who had hoped to assess the number 10 up close, according to Reuters. 

Major League Soccer has handed lifetime bans to midfielder Derrick Jones and winger Yaw Yeboah for violating its gambling policy, the ​league announced on Monday, Reuters reported. 

Jones, 29, played 23 games for Columbus ‌Crew in 2024 and 2025, while 28-year-old Yeboah was his teammate before joining Los Angeles FC in January 2025 after three seasons at the Crew.

Suspicious betting ​alerts were investigated by the MLS who said the two ​players engaged in extensive gambling on matches, including on their ⁠own teams, during the 2024 and 2025 seasons, according to Reuters. 

India's success has been powered by a deliberate move away from celebrating individual milestones, head coach Gautam Gambhir said on Sunday after the team retained their Twenty20 World Cup title, Reuters reported. 

India thrashed New Zealand by 96 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium to become the first team to win the tournament three times, sealing back-to-back titles after their 2024 triumph.

Gambhir, appointed shortly after they lifted the trophy in 2024, said he set the tone early in his tenure that personal landmarks would not determine selection, and that approach helped India commit fully to a dominant style under captain Suryakumar Yadav, according to Reuters.