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Liverpool shrugged off the absence of Mohamed Salah as midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scored an 88th-minute penalty to give them a 1-0 Champions League win at Inter Milan on Tuesday that boosts their hopes of a top-eight finish, Reuters reported. 

With the shadow of absent winger Salah's recent falling-out with head coach Arne Slot still hanging over them, Liverpool needed a positive result, but Inter made it hard for them until a late loss of concentration cost them dearly.

With the game heading for a draw, Alessandro Bastoni tugged on Florian Wirtz's shirt and the German's theatrical tumble in the box alerted the VAR, who told the referee to take a second look, according to Reuters. 

Sudurpaschim Royals have advanced to the final in the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL). 

In today's first qualifier match, Sudurpaschim Royals defeated Biratnagar Kings by 77 runs to reach the final.

Biratnagar, however, will get a chance to play the eliminator. 

Chasing the 156-run target posted by Sudurpaschim, Biratnagar were all-out scoring 78 runs in 14.1 overs. 

Despite Faf du Plessis scoring a maximum of 36 runs, Biratnagar could not avoid defeat. 

For Sudurpaschim, Scott Kuggeleijn, Abhinash Bohora, and Harmit Singh took two wickets each. 

Earlier, after losing the toss, Sudurpaschim chose to bat first and scored a total of 155 runs in their stipulated 20 overs, losing seven wickets. 

For Sudurpaschim, Binod Bhandari contributed the most with 63 runs. He scored 63 runs off 52 balls, including three fours and two sixes. 

Similarly, Aasif Sheikh and Sherdon Jackson added 20 runs each. 

Likewise, Harmit Singh scored 14 runs, and Ishan Pandey added 13 runs. 

On the bowling side for Biratnagar, Pratish GC and Merchant de Lange took two wickets each, while Surya Tamang and Sam Heazlett took one wicket each. 

World Cup matches at the 2026 tournament will have three-minute hydration breaks midway through each half regardless of the weather conditions, FIFA has said, Reuters reported. 

Referees will stop games 22 minutes into each half so players can rehydrate, soccer's global governing body added in a statement.

FIFA said the new rule will streamline and simplify the previous rules, which required cooling breaks 30 minutes into each half when the temperature at kickoff exceeded 31 degrees Celsius, according to Reuters. 

Tottenham Hotspur will be without left back Destiny Udogie until January due to a hamstring injury, manager Thomas Frank said on Monday ahead of welcoming Slavia Prague in the Champions League, Reuters reported. 

The Italy defender sustained the injury in the 2-2 draw at Newcastle United last week and missed the 2-0 Premier League home win over Brentford on Saturday.

Spurs are unbeaten in their last 22 European home games and need a victory on Tuesday to improve their chances of finishing in the top eight in the league phase, according to Reuters.