Two Brighton fans had been stabbed in Italy forward of their club’s Europa League fixture towards Roma. The Bundesliga has leapfrogged the Premier League in the race for a bonus Champions League spot subsequent season – but the odds look good for English sides… Ten-player Aston Villa held out for a 0-0 draw against a comparatively inexperienced Ajax aspect on the Sport News Johan Cruyff Arena, who have been also decreased to 10 late on. New coach Gonzalo Quesada has polished Italy’s attack and they’ll provide a stern take a look at for bold Scotland in Rome this weekend. Get the most recent Scottish rugby news and evaluation, plus give your views on the big speaking factors.

• It has not crossed my thoughts, says Messi The six-time Ballon D’Or winner might be 35 by the time the World Cup — a trophy that has eluded him by way of his stellar career — comes spherical in Qatar subsequent yr.
• It was a blended bag of results for Premier League teams in Europa League and Conference League first legs on Thursday, as Liverpool, Brighton, and Aston Villa met totally different fates.
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• Eric Samulski and Scott Pianowski assess Tyler Glasnow’s fantasy baseball inventory forward of his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, by which his workload is basically up in the air given his injury history.
• Mathieu is coming into the final season of a three-year, $27 million deal, so it will be fascinating to see if a reworked deal extends him, provides void years, or if some other salary cap gymnastics are carried out.