Football/Soccer 8-Hour Briefing
×European Football
AC Milan cut Inter Milan's lead at the top of Serie A to seven points after a 1-0 victory in the derby at San Siro. In German second division action, a masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor as the referee was about to check a penalty award. Meanwhile, disgraceful scenes marred the Old Firm cup tie as toxicity spilled over with fans invading the pitch at Ibrox.
Cup Competitions
St Mirren defeated Partick Thistle 2-1 to book their place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals, setting up a repeat of this season's League Cup final against Celtic. The other Scottish Cup semi-final will see Falkirk face Dunfermline in a derby at Hampden. Meanwhile, Leeds reached their first FA Cup quarter-final since 2003 after easing past Norwich with a 3-0 victory. Elsewhere, Port Vale have reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the second time in their history despite being bottom of League One.
League Action
CF Montreal thumped Red Bull New York 3-0, giving head coach Bradley his first loss with the Red Bulls. Wiki Carmona scored two goals against his former team after Prince Owusu found the net on a penalty kick. In MLS action, LAFC maintained their perfect start as Hugo Lloris recorded his fourth clean sheet of the season. Across the Atlantic, Middlesbrough emphatically boosted their automatic promotion hopes by thrashing QPR 4-0.
International & Administrative