Liverpool Win In Champions League Opener and Konta Wins in Cincinnati Open

Liverpool beat Hoffenheim of Germany in the final play-off match in the Champions League last night.

The English side travelled to Germany for the first leg and hit the net twice through Alexander-Arnold and an own goal from Nordtveit. With minutes remaining, the home side pulled one back courtesy of Uth, as the match ended 2-1 in Liverpool's favour.

This was Hoffenheim's first venture into European football, finishing fourth in the Bundesliga last season, which is not bad for a team who play in a small village close to the border with France.

This match is most certainly not over but you would have to say the "reds" are favourites to progress.

Tonight, Scottish champions Celtic play Astana of Kazakhstan in their first leg match in the same competition.

Everton have agreed a £45m deal for Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson. The Icelandic international star helped Swansea stave off relegation last season with nine goals.

The twenty-seven-year-old becomes the Goodison Park side's record signing, taking over from Romelu Lukaku, who they paid almost £32m for in 2014.

Cardiff City have created history by winning all three of their opening matches for the first time in their history.

The Championship side beat Sheffield United 2-0 at home last night.

Goals from Sean Morrison and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing helped the Welsh outfit create their historic moment.

Britain's Tennis star Johanna Konta beat Kiki Bertens of Holland to reach the third round at the Cincinnati Open.

The world number seven will play either Alize Cornet of France or Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova in her next match.

American legend Venus Williams eased into the second round by defeating fellow American Alison Riske 6-2 6-0.

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