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Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings, top, scores during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Aston Villa and RB Salzburg in Birmingham, England, Thursday Jan. 29, 2026.
Villa wasn't able to overtake Lyon atop the 36-team standings, however, after the French team beat 10-man PAOK 4-2 to remain in front of Unai Emery's team on goal difference.
Shivam Dube in action
In the past, any captain would know what his match-ups are and often tend to go to pacers the moment walks in. That, however, has made little difference since 2025. Numbers say it as well.
Tamil Nadu players celebrate a wicket on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy match against Baroda in Salem
The visitors end Day 1 on 247/5 even as Hemchudeshan and Sai Kishore claim three and two wickets each
India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav got his form back before the start of the T20 World Cup
Every member of T20I squad got gametime in five-match T20I series so far as expected by team management
Turan Bayramov beat Chandermohan on Thursday
Helps beat Punjab Royals 5-4; Haryana Thunders to face Punjab Royals in the first semifinal
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan reacts after winning her semifinal match against Jessica Pegula of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne. (Photo | AP)
Kazakhstan's Rybakina, who is targeting a second Grand Slam crown, downed the American sixth seed 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) in a 1hr 40min arm-wrestle on the Rod Laver Arena.
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne. (Photo | AP)
There was no handshake afterwards as top-ranked Sabalenka triumphed 6-2, 6-3 and faces either Elena Rybakina or Jessica Pegula for her third Melbourne title.
Chinese Football Association (CFA) president Chen Xuyuan
Several top officials in the Chinese Football Association (CFA) have been brought down, while dozens of players have been banned for match-fixing and gambling.
Serena Williams (USA) reacts after defeating Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) in the first round play in the National Bank Open on August 17, 2025.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, a 44-year-old mother-of-two, has not competed since a third-round loss at the 2022 US Open.
Arsenal's Kai Havertz, center, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Arsenal and Kairat Almaty in London, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.
Mikel Arteta's men were already assured of a place in the last 16 and have also guaranteed they will have home advantage in the second leg of the knockout stages as long as they progress.
Spin bowling all-rounder Sophie Molineux was appointed the Australian women's T20 captain
Healy had announced that she would retire from international cricket after playing against India in which she will captain the Australian team in three ODIs and a one-off Test.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah prepares to execute a corner kick during the Champions League soccer match between Liverpool and Qarabag in Liverpool, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.
The Egypt winger's goal help Liverpool 3-0 up at Anfield, helping the English club finish in third place in the 36-team standings and qualifying directly to the round of 16.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland dinks the ball over Galatasaray’s keeper Ugurcan Cakır to open the scoring at the Etihad.
Rayan Cherki was also on target for Pep Guardiola's men, who took advantage of results elsewhere going their way to sneak into the top eight.
Leverkusen's Malik Tillman celebrates after scoring during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Villareal in Leverkusen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.
Hjulmand's team did indeed finish 16th and will have home advantage in the second leg against either Borussia Dortmund or Olympiakos.
Napoli's Antonio Vergara, center, celebrates with his teammate Scott McTominay, left, and Leonardo Spinazzola after scoring his side's first goal during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between Napoli and Chelsea on January.28, 2026.
However, in the end it counted for little as Napoli went on to lose 3-2 to Chelsea and Antonio Conte's team was eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday.
Benfica's head coach Jose Mourinho celebrates at the end of a Champions League opening phase soccer match between Benfica and Real Madrid, in Lisbon, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.
Trubin's header gave Benfica a 4-2 victory and the goal difference it needed to make it into the top 24 in the league phase of the European competition.
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