Sports World: Liverpool Draw 2-2 Against Manchester United At Old Trafford - As It Happened

Defending champion Frances Tiafoe and top-seeded Ben Shelton will play for the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship title after winning their respective semi-final matches. Tiafoe, ranked 21st, defeated Luciano Darderi 6-2, 7-6 (2) and looks to become the event's first repeat champion since Steve Johnson did it in 2017 and 2018.

Shelton came back from losing a first-set tiebreaker to beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4 and reach the second ATP final of his career and his first on clay.

The opening night of wrestling's biggest event of the year - Wrestlemania - offered all that it promised, and more. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson returned after an eight-year absence, teaming up with Roman Reigns to defeat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in the showpiece event of Wrestlemania 40, night one.

Roman Reigns' victory means the following night's Undisputed WWE Universal championship match will be fought by 'Bloodline Rules', that implies anything goes and Reigns and Co are free to do anything they want to prevent Rhodes from winning.

Before that, Rhea Ripley retained her WWE Women’s World Championship title, pinning Becky Lynch to claim glory. Ripley had won the championship last year at Wrestlemania 39 against Charlotte Flair. Elsewhere, the pairing of Rey Mysterio and Andrade trounced Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio.

D’Angelo Russell scored 28 points and Anthony Davis had 22 points and 13 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game, 116-97 over the Cleveland Cavaliers today. LeBron James added 24 points and 12 assists for the Lakers, who have won nine of 10 to move into eighth place in the Western Conference for the first time since December 29.

Los Angeles are still in position for a play-in tournament spot, but finishing seventh or eighth means they would only need to win one game to earn a playoff spot.

India's prodigious grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa came up with a spectacular game to down compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the third round of the Candidates Chess tournament in Toronto. It turned out to be a satisfying day for the only sibling pair to make to the Candidates ever, as R Vaishali also notched up her first win in the event at the expense of Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria in what was also the lone decisive game in the women’s section.

In the men’s section, D Gukesh tried to make some headway but could not really dent the solid defences of Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, while Frenchman Firouza Alireza’s extra pawn came to a nought against top seed Fabiano Caruana of United States.

After a minor blip at the Australian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen has returned to his usual victorious ways. The world champion has cruised to a dominant win at the Japanese Grand Prix. Having retired last time out in Australia, it was normal service resumed for the Dutchman at Suzuka where he led home a Red Bull one-two as Sergio Perez finished second.

Verstappen twice led into the first corner off the line after the race was restarted following a first-lap incident. From there he controlled the pace of the race and the result never looked in doubt, with Verstappen taking the chequered flag and the fastest lap to open up a 13-point lead at the top of the drivers’ championship as he aims for a fourth successive title.

A Sophie Devine century off the final ball has guided New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory over England in the final game of the ODI series in Hamilton. Devine, the captain, came to the crease at 90 for three but dug in and anchored her side to a comprehensive victory, finishing with 100 runs off 93 balls.

She finished the game in style, hitting a six to bring up her century and secure her side’s victory. With that, the White Ferns clinch the three-match series 2-1.

After receiving a 1-5 pasting the previous evening, India have begun the second hockey Test against Australia in a more palatable fashion. At the end of the first quarter, the match is level at 1-1.

Virat Kohli had said during the innings break in the RR vs RCB game that the Jaipur track was two-paced, making strokeplay difficult. But former India ODI captain Ajay Jadeja felt that the manner in which the star batter batted, there seemed to be very little demons present in the 22-yard strip that hosted match 19 of Indian Premier League 2024.

"He (Kohli) started out so well. He hit a couple of boundaries in the first few overs, and you knew you were watching something special tonight. The only surprising thing was him speaking about how the deliveries were not carrying through on this pitch, but the way he batted, we didn't see any shortcomings in the pitch," Jadeja, a 'Jio Cinema' IPL expert said.

India have lost the second hockey Test 2-4 to Australia, in Perth. A narrower margin of defeat as compared to the 1-5 drubbing the previous evening, but the second consecutive loss nevertheless.

The visitors will need to pull up their socks in the remaining three games, as they will meet the Aussies again in the group stage of Paris Olympic Games 2024.

Greg Rusedski announced his retirement from tennis on this day in 2007 after helping Great Britain defeat the Netherlands in the Davis Cup. Rusedski partnered Jamie Murray to a crucial 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) doubles win over Robin Haase and Rogier Wassen, which gave Britain an unassailable 3-0 lead in Birmingham.

The former world number four, then aged 33, revealed his retirement plans in an emotional courtside interview.

India women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was on Sunday unveiled as one of the icon players for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Maharashtra Premier League (WMPL), which will be held in June this year. (PTI)

Sebastian Buhler and Ross Branch managed creditable top-10 finishes on Sunday as Hero MotoSports Team Rally fortified their overall second position after the fourth stage of the Rally Raid Portugal. (PTI)

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa came up with a spectacular game to down compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the third round of the Candidates Chess tournament.

It turned out to be a satisfying day for the only sibling to make to the Candidates ever as R Vaishali also scored her first victory in the event at the expense of Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria in what was also the lone decisive game in the Women’s section. (PTI)

First roadblock cleared after winning their maiden I-League title, Mohammedan Sporting are now confident of fulfilling the 'Rs 100-crore bank guarantee requirement' that will pave their way to the top-tier Indian Super League next season.

The 133-year-old club, second oldest in Kolkata Maidan after Mohun Bagan, defeated Shillong Lajong FC 2-1 in an away match on Friday to become I-League champions after many failed attempts. (PTI)

Manchester United XI: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Kambwala, Dalot; Casemiro, Mainoo; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund.

Subs: Bayindir, Amrabat, Mount, Eriksen, Diallo, Antony, Forson, Amass, Ogunneye.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Endo; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.

Subs: Adrián, Gomez, Konaté, Jones, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Danns.

With no defeat in the last two matches, another painful defeat to their biter rivals could really leave a bitter pill to swallow for MUFC boss, Erik ten Hag. With new co-owners coming in, will this be the last match against Liverpool in United's chair for the Dutchman?

Marcus Rashford has scored seven goals for Manchester United against Liverpool. Will he add his eight goal tonight?

Mulugeta Uma and Mestawut Fikir won the Paris Marathon men’s and women’s races on Sunday to give Ethiopia a double in the event for the first time in five years.

Pace sensation Mayank Yadav on Sunday suffered a side strain and left the field after bowling just one over for Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL match against Gujarat Titans. The 21-year-old came to bowl in the fourth over of Titans' chase of 164, but he could clock in excess of 140 kmph only twice in the over before walking off the field with the LSG physio. He conceded 13 runs in that over and did not return to the field thereafter, even as LSG registered a 33-run win over GT.

And that's all folks!