Football/Soccer 8-Hour Briefing
×Major League Soccer
Montreal handed Bradley his first loss with Red Bulls as Wiki Carmona scored twice against his former team in a 3-0 victory. Meanwhile, David Martínez scored in the second half while Hugo Lloris made it stand up for a third straight clean sheet as LAFC beat FC Dallas 1-0.
European Football
AC Milan completed a derby double to close in on Inter Milan, cutting their lead at the top of Serie A to seven points after a 1-0 victory at San Siro. In England, Middlesbrough emphatically boosted their automatic promotion hopes by thrashing QPR 4-0 at Loftus Road. Leeds powered past Norwich to reach their first FA Cup quarter-final since 2003 with a 3-0 victory at Elland Road.
Scottish Football
Celtic will face St Mirren in a repeat of this season's League Cup final after St Mirren beat Partick Thistle 2-1 to book their place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals. Falkirk and Dunfermline Athletic will meet in a Scottish Cup semi-final derby at Hampden next month. The Old Firm cup tie ended in disgrace as Rangers and Celtic fans invaded the pitch at Ibrox, creating "toxic" scenes during the 120-minute match.
International Football
Iraq's coach begged FIFA to reschedule its World Cup playoff as the conflict between neighboring Iran and the United States threatens to derail plans to help his team reach its first World Cup in 40 years. Pep Guardiola said he gave Erling Haaland the night off against Newcastle to allow the striker to rediscover his "pace" before the Champions League trip to Real Madrid.
Other Sports
Jon Rahm ended an 18-month worldwide winless run by claiming an impressive three-shot victory at the LIV Golf League event in Hong Kong. Luke Littler retained his UK Open title with an 11-7 win over James Wade to be crowned back-to-back champion. In rugby league, Maika Sivo scored a hat-trick as Leeds claimed a 22-4 victory over Castleford, while Port Vale reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the second time in their history despite being bottom of League One.