LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool stuttered into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 2-1 aggregate win over Inter Milan after suffering a 1-0 loss to the Italian side, who was reduced to 10 men, at Anfield on Tuesday.

MUNICH, Germany — Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski grabbed the earliest hat trick in Champions League history with three goals by the 23rd minute as the Germans steamrollered Salzburg 7-1 on Tuesday to book a place in the quarterfinals with an 8-2 aggregate score.

FIVE different golfers have a chance to sit on the proverbial throne as world No. 1 at the conclusion of The Players Championship this weekend in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

INDIAN Wells organizers said on Tuesday that world number two Novak Djokovic had been placed in the tournament’s draw but it was unclear if the Serbian would be permitted to enter the United States.

DEANDRE Ayton posted his 20th double-double of the season and Cameron Payne had 18 points and 12 assists as the Phoenix Suns rallied late for a 102-99 win over the host Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

RECHARGED after a relatively long five-day breather in the PBA Governors’ Cup, TnT guns for a safe passage to the quarterfinals today against also-ran Terrafirma in the penultimate day of eliminations at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham Tolentino will do everything in his power to have World No. 5 pole-vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena see action in the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) set on May 12 to 23.

GILAS Pilipinas stalwarts Dwight Ramos and Thirdy Ravena are expected to be back in Japan B.League action today with hopes of helping their struggling mother clubs string some needed wins midway through the season.

WITH ONE X just less than three weeks away, two of the four Filipino representatives in ONE Championship’s tenth-anniversary event shared their thoughts regarding their upcoming fights.

PARIS Saint-Germain (PSG) said forward Kylian Mbappé suffered a foot injury during training on Monday, casting doubts over his participation in the return leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Real Madrid on Wednesday.

LONDON — Everton’s Premier League relegation fears deepened considerably as they collapsed to a 5-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur with Harry Kane scoring twice for the rampant hosts on Monday.

PARIS — The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) is opening a special transfer window for foreign players stranded in Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine, soccer’s world governing body said on Monday.