Holders PSG have recorded a 2-0 home win over Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal this morning.

The Reds have now lost 16 games across all competitions this season.

Meanwhile Atletico Madrid pulled off an impressive 2-0 first-leg victory over Barcelona…taking advantage of the Catalan side being reduced to ten men just before halftime.

This is Atletico’s first victory away to Barca since 2006.

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This morning’s only Europa League quarterfinal tie saw Real Betis and Braga play out a 1-1 draw in the first leg.

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Second round action at the Badminton Asian Championship gets underway today…with seven Malaysian reps in action.

This includes Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik…Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah…and Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei.

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In other news…

Next year’s SEA Games is set to be one of the cleanest…after Malaysia agreed to become the first host to enforce the World Anti Doping code at the upcoming edition.

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And, Formula One’s top technical officials will get together today for the first of several meetings to discuss the sport’s new engine rules…amid driver complaints about energy management.