Sports Newspapers: 5 things you need to know this Thursday morning:

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Sports Newspapers:

  1. Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg. Niclas Fullkrug gave the home side the lead in the first leg following a counter attack.
  2. Carlos Alcaraz saw his hopes of a hat-trick of titles at the Madrid Open ended in stunning fashion by Andrey Rublev on Wednesday. Rublev earned the biggest win of his career on clay by defeating Alcaraz 4-6 6-3 6-2 under the roof of Manolo Santana Stadium.
  3. The UEFA Europa League semifinals first leg fixtures will commence tonight. AS Roma will host Bayer Leverkusen, while Marseille will tackle Atalanta.
  4. Seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump both suffered shock defeats in the quarter-finals of the World Championship. O’Sullivan fell to a 13-10 loss against Stuart Bingham, while world number two Trump was beaten 13-9 by Jak Jones.
  5. Former captain Steve Smith has been left out of Australia’s squad for June’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA. The 34-year-old’s exclusion comes after after a poor run of form against New Zealand in February, when he made scores of 11 and four.

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