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Liverpool will give some star players including Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk a rest for the Champions League game at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday.
With his side already through to the round of 16 and facing a Premier League trip to Bournemouth on Saturday, manager Arne Slot has opted to take a second-string squad to the Netherlands.
Along with Salah and Van Dijk, the other players left in Merseyside were Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson Becker, Ibrahima Konate, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz.
Liverpool are in first place and can finish no lower than second in the league phase of the Champions League. Slot said with the packed schedule it was a chance for players to “get some freshness back.”

Worst red card ever overturned
Arsenal have been successful in their appeal against Myles Lewis-Skelly’s straight red card last weekend in their Premier League game at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The teenage midfielder was sent off for serious foul play after bringing down Matt Doherty shortly before half-time and referee Michael Oliver’s decision was ratified by VAR.
In a statement, the Football Association said it had “upheld a claim for wrongful dismissal in relation to Myles Lewis-Skelly and removed his three-match suspension”.
Oliver’s decision infuriated Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and the club’s fans, resulted in death threats on social media, and was widely criticised by pundits, with Alan Shearer calling it “one of the worst decisions that I’ve seen in a long time”.
England stay alive
Disciplined bowling and a quick-fire 51 by Ben Duckett helped England bounce back to win the third T20 international against India on Tuesday and keep the series alive.
Duckett’s 28-ball knock set up England to make 171-9 despite a collapse triggered by Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who returned figures of 5-24 in Rajkot.
England’s bowlers then combined to limit India to 145-9, sealing a 26-run win in a five-match series now only led 2-1 by India.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid impressed with figures of 1-15 from an excellent four-over spell, while England’s fast bowlers struck regularly. Jamie Overton took three wickets while Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse claimed two each.

A new Theatre of Dreams
Manchester United’s plan to build a 100,000-seat stadium has taken a big step toward becoming reality, with the vision receiving approval from the Trafford Council executive.
The decision to either renovate Old Trafford or build a new venue next to it is not expected until the end of the season, although co-owner Jim Ratcliffe reportedly favours a new £2 billion (US$2.49 billion) stadium on an adjacent site.
Trafford Council’s next step is to appoint a “top-class consultant team” who will work with the Premier League club and other key partners to deliver a “transformational and sustainable international destination for the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors,” it said in a statement.
The regeneration proposals include creating around 48,000 new jobs and up to 15,000 new homes in the borough while adding £4.2 billion to the local economy. The British government has backed the plan.
Moss Mercedes up for sale
A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 could become the most expensive grand prix car of all time at an auction in Stuttgart on Saturday.
The W196 R Stromlinienwagen, one of only four complete examples in existence, is being sold by RM Sotheby’s on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at a target price of more than €50 million (US$52 million).
If it meets the estimate, it would also be the second costliest car ever sold at auction after a 1955 Mercedes 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe sports car that changed hands for €135 million in May 2022.
The most expensive grand prix car sold at auction to date was another ex-Fangio 1954 Mercedes W196 that fetched US$29.6 million at Goodwood in 2013.
The car is the first streamline-bodied W196 R to become available for private ownership and, in its open-wheel form, was driven to victory by Fangio at the non-championship Buenos Aires Grand Prix in 1955.


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While you were sleeping

A streamlined Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-time Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 will be sold in Stuttgart on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off for this foul on Wolves’ Matt Doherty. Photo: AP

The Trafford Council has added its voice to those supporting the renovation of the area surrounding Old Trafford. Photo: DPA

Hong Kong Four Trails: how 1 runner quit rat race, made a spreadsheet for ultra race

Four Trails runner Glen Yick takes a break from training at Kwun Tong Promenade. Photo: Edmond So

Glen Yick aims to become the youngest to complete Four Trails inside the time limit. Photo: Edmond So

Glen Yick started trail running after having to run back from a hike. Photo: Edmond So

Uganda sink Hong Kong in last-ball drama, despite Nizakat thriving without captaincy

Nizakat Khan (in red) stars with the bat for Hong Kong against Uganda on Tuesday. Photo: Elson Li

Babar Hayat on his way to 65 against Uganda at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground. Photo: Elson Li

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Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk among nine being rested for meaningless Champions League clash. Stirling Moss 1955 car at auction


Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk among nine being rested for meaningless Champions League clash. Stirling Moss 1955 car at auction.
