Tuesday Morning: Gakpo Scores His First Goal For Liverpool

Tottenham are in the midst of an injury crisis ahead of tonight's first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

SOCCER

Cody Gakpo scored his first Liverpool goal, as Jurgen Klopp's side secured a first Premier League win of 2023.

They beat Merseyside rivals Everton by 2-goals to nil last night at Anfield, with Mo Salah getting the other goal.

Liverpool are nine points off the top four with a game in hand.

Defeat leaves Everton still inside the bottom three, and a point from safety.

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Tottenham are in the midst of an injury crisis ahead of tonight's first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Rodrigo Bentancur is the latest Spurs player facing a spell on the sidelines, with his season ended by a ruptured ACL.

Antonio Conte's side take on AC Milan at the San Siro.

Tonight's other game sees a pair of European heavyweights collide at the Parc des Princes (pr: Day Prance).

Paris Saint-Germainpr face Bayern Munich in the French capital.

Kick-off in both games is at 8.

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Burnley can open up a ten-point lead at the top of the Championship tonight - they entertain Watford.

Millwall can add to their playoff credentials with a win at Coventry.

Norwich will look to close the gap on the top-6 when they play the upwardly mobile Hull.

Elsewhere, it's Birmingham City versus Cardiff City, QPR to play Sunderland and Reading versus Rotherham United.


SNOOKER

Aaron Hill and Ken Doherty are both in first round action this morning at the Welsh Open.

Cork native Hill faces Hammad Miah.

While Doherty takes on world number-21 Hossein Vafaei.

Later this evening, Jordan Brown goes up against Julien Leclercq.


CRICKET

Hosts South Africa kept their semi-final hopes alive at the Women's T20 World Cup last night with a 65 run victory over New Zealand.

Australia will look to improve their own last four hopes today as they take on Bangladesh.