Liverpool's Alexander Isak in action.
LIVERPOOL, England-- Alexander Isak scored his first goal for Liverpool while Hugo Ekitike was sent off after bagging a late winner as the hosts beat second tier Southampton 2-1 at Anfield to reach the fourth round of the League Cup on Tuesday.
MARSEILLE, France-- Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain suffered a 1-0 defeat at Olympique de Marseille in Monday's rearranged 'Le Classique', with Nayef Aguerd’s early header proving decisive in his side's first home league win over their bitter rivals since 2011.
LISBON-- Jose Mourinho's managerial career took another intriguing twist when the Portuguese returned to Benfica SLBEN.LS on Thursday, almost exactly 25 years after he first cut his coaching teeth at the Lisbon giants.
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart (14) hits a three run home run. (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images.)
PITTSBURGH --Joey Bart hit a three-run home run, Jared Triolo added a two-run shot and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the visiting Athletics 11-0 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.
CHINA-- Defending champions Italy booked their place in the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals by defeating hosts China 2-0 after world number eight Jasmine Paolini battled past Wang Xinyu 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 in Shenzhen on Tuesday.
