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Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson revealed his side had been hit by a sickness bug in the lead-up to their hard-fought 2-1 win over Portsmouth.

Eddie Howe says Newcastle can “raise their game” and “compete with anybody” after they swept aside Qarabag in the Champions League knockout play-offs to set up a last-16 tie against Barcelona or Chelsea.

Kyren Wilson makes a trick shot on the final black to win his match against Liu Hongyu at the Welsh Open.

Kansas City Chiefs say they have held positive talks with Travis Kelce over his future but have a plan in place for his retirement.

Craig Tiley is appointed chief executive of the United States Tennis Association after 13 years at Tennis Australia.

Eddie Howe adores motivational slogans and the Newcastle manager’s current favourite is: “One Brain.” The idea is to inspire his team to play with the sort of synchronicity that stems from a collective mindset and united purpose. For a while here it seemed to be working a treat with Newcastle’s intelligence – both joint and individual

Larne and Linfield play out a 1-1 draw at Inver Park, Glentoran produce a second half surge to beat Cliftonville 4-0, while Ballymena United and Glenavon produce a 2-2 draw.

Norwegian side win 2-1 in Milan to seal giant-killing upset Atlético defeat Club Brugge; Bayer Leverkusen progress Bodø/Glimt dumped last season’s finalists Inter out of the Champions League with a remarkable 2-1 win at San Siro in their playoff second leg that sent the Norwegian minnows through to the last 16, 5-2 on aggregate. Under

Bodo/Glimt pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history by knocking out Italian giants Inter Milan on Tuesday.

Wrexham continued their push for a fourth successive promotion as they held on for a hard-fought 2-1 win over Portsmouth in the Sky Bet Championship.