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

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

1. Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets defeated hosts Ghana 3-2 to claim third position at the WAFU B U-17 Championship om Tuesday, while Burkina Faso were crowned champions of the WAFU Zone B U-17 AFCON qualifying tournament after a pulsating 3-1 victory over Cote d’Ivoire in Tuesday’s final.
2. Novak Djokovic began his French Open title defence with a solid if not spectacular victory over home hope Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Djokovic upped his level when it mattered to win 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 in Tuesday’s night session at Roland Garros.
3. INEOS is confident Manchester United will not be relegated from the Europa League to the Europa Conference League next season for a breach of UEFA’s rules. INEOS disclosed this in a recent statement, insisting that the leadership of Man United are in direct talks with UEFA to solve the issue.
4. British number one Cameron Norrie slumped out of the French Open in the first round to Russian Pavel Kotov. Norrie, stuck on a sparsely-populated outside court on a cold and breezy Paris afternoon in a match delayed by rain, lost in five tight sets 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 (5) 6-2.
5. Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars in basketball broadcasting, died Monday, the league announced on behalf of his family. Walton, who had a prolonged fight with cancer, was 71.