Inter Milan began their Serie A title defence with a 1-1 home draw with Udinese on Sunday after an Ivan Cordoba own goal in injury time, while AC Milan won 3-0 at promoted Genoa helped by Kaka's brace.
The other quarter-final matches see Benfica facing Barcelona, Arsenal versus Juventus and Olympique Lyon against AC Milan.
Ricardo Costa's goal gave Porto a 1-1 draw with Inter Milan in the Champions League first knockout round, first leg.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Winter returned to Anfield on Friday but while the temperature dropped, the standards of Juergen Klopp's side certainly did not as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both struck twice in a 5-0 thrashing of relegated Huddersfield Town.
Hardik Pandya threw light on life in the bio bubble, gearing up for cricketing action after a year-long break, working hard on his fitness to go one level up post-surgery, the joy IPL will bring to the fans and most importantly on becoming a father.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Like every year speculation is rife on who the contestants of Bigg Boss Season 8 will be? While the Colors channel is tight lipped about the final list, we have managed to source the list of most likely contestants who will be locked inside the house.
Dheeraj, whose performance under the woodwork during the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India earned him accolades, is the third player after skipper Amarjit Singh and defender Anwar Ali from that squad, to get a call in the senior team camp.
'Karishma and I are old friends and I love her as my friend. She has a boyfriend so whatever I said in the house was just in good humour.' Upen Patel, quite the charmer in the Bigg Boss house, explains his closeness with fellow inmate Karishma Tanna to Rajul Hegde/Rediff.com.
A round of Wednesday night's Champions League group stage matches.
Serge Gnabry continued his impressive scoring run for Germany, netting in second-half stoppage time for his ninth goal in his 10th international, completing Germany's eighth consecutive win over Northern Ireland.
"Because I was a strong contender, I got nominated," Deepshika Nagpal tells Rajul Hegde.
'I connected with Upen but there was nothing brewing between us. When two good looking people get close, people are bound to draw such conclusions,' Sukirti Kandpal tells Rajul Hegde.
A round-up of Wednesday's night's UEFA Chmpions League matches.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Merseyside Police is reportedly investigating racist abuse received by Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli on Twitter after he tweeted 'Man Utd...LOL' after the crushing 5-3 defeat met by Manchester United at the hands of Leicester on Sunday.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances