Athletics News Katarina Johnson-Thompson makes long jump final at World Championships

Katarina Johnson-Thompson bounced back from her heptathlon "walk of shame" by leaping into the long jump final at the World Championships in Beijing.

The 22-year-old saw her medal Hopes in the seven-event competition dashed at the Bird's Nest Stadium on Sunday When She Produced three fouls in the long jump, arguably her Strongest discipline.

Aim the athlete Liverpool Seized her shot at redemption with Both Hands, soaring out to 6.79m is her second Attempt to book an automatic spot in Friday's final.

Mario Balotelli says goodbye to Liverpool fans ahead of AC Milan move

Mario Balotelli HAS Said farewell to Liverpool fans after-he returned to Italy.

The 25-year-old striker underwent a medical on Tuesday goal AC Milan are yet to confirm the deal's completion loan.

Balotelli struggled for form In His first season at Anfield and Scored just one Premier League goal last season after-His £ 16m move from Milan.

Champions League

A Wayne Rooney hat-trick fired Manchester United back into the training group of the Champions League with a 4-0 win, 7-1 aggregate it, In Their playoff second leg at Club Brugge on Wednesday as Lazio crashed 3-0 at Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 aggregate it.

Rooney's treble Was aussi a Timely return to form for the England striker, Who HAD gone 10 games without a goal for United prior to Wednesday.

United - who missed out one Champions League Soccer last season - Will discover Their Opponents group in Thursday's draw in Monaco.

In Germany, Lazio HAD gone to Bayer Leverkusen Hoping to defend a one-goal advantage and reach the main draw for the first time since the 2007/08 season.

Purpose Were the Italians trailing Following goals from Hakan Calhanoglu (40) and Admir Mehmedi (48) and faced an uphill battle As They Played the last 20 minutes with ten men When Brazilian Maurício Was feels off for a second yellow card.

Karim Bellarabi put the result beyond doubt for the Germans Any When He finished into an empty net two minutes from time after good work from Julian Brandt.

Astana As They made history est devenu the first Kazakh team to Qualify for the main competition with a 1-1 draw at Cypriot side Apoel 2-1 aggregate victory in a.

The Kazakh club HAD taken a 1-0 lead to the Cypriot capital Nicosia for Their second leg contre 2012 quarterfinalists Apoel.

Semir Stilic's superb free-kick put the Cypriots ahead 60 minutes after-goal six minutes from time Nemanja Maksimovic tapped in the winner from close range.

In Serbia, Belarussian champions BATE Borisov Reached the group stages for the fourth time in five years on away goals after-a 2-1 loss at Partizan Belgrade, Having won the first leg 1-0.

Igor Stasevich could BATE ahead 25 minutes after-partner after the ball bounced into His path, only to level for Partizan after-74 minutes via an own goal from BATE's Maksim Zhavnerchik.

An injury-time goal Ivan Saponjic Proved academic in the end as Partizan earned a hollow victory on the night.

2010 quarterfinalists CSKA Moscow aussi advanced after-a come-from-behind 3-1 success contre Sporting Lisbon - is 4-3 aggregate - to add to Their record of seven wins out of seven in Russia this season.

Portuguese giants Sporting HAD taken a 2-1 advantage to Moscow and Teofilo Gutierrez Scored year after-away goal 36 minutes before half a second dual Ivorian striker from CSKA's Seydou Doumbia is 49 and 72 minutes left the tie level.

Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa got the winner for the Russians five minutes from time As They Qualify for the main draw for the third straight season.

It was superb night for Louis Van Gaal's Manchester United in Belgium, Dutch midfielder Memphis Depay Had a role in Rooney's first two goals were 20 and 49 minutes, with a Juan Mata cross eight minutes later allowing the United captain Complete His hat-trick.

Spaniard Ander Herrera night of misery was compounded for the Belgian club after-63 minutes Following a Bastian Schweinsteiger cross to put the three-time winners of the Champions League through in style.

Manchester United - winners in 1968, 1999 and 2008 - About did not feature in the competition last season HAD goal Previously Reached the group stages for 18 years in succession.

Brugge, Meanwhile, have-nots made the group stages since the 2005/06 season When They finished third in Group A behind Juventus and Bayern Munich.

Liverpool wont offload Lucas - Besiktas

The president of Turkish side Besiktas has confirmed that Liverpool will not let Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva leave the club in the current transfer window, according to a report in the Liverpool Echo.

The 28-year-old was widely reported to be on his way out of Anfield after being left out of manager Brendan Rodgers' squad for their first two league games of the season against Stoke City and Bournemouth.

However, Lucas, who has two years to run on his contract, returned to the starting line-up for Monday's goalless draw with Arsenal following an injury to skipper Jordan Henderson and Rodgers praised his performance against the Gunners.

"Lucas is our best defensive midfield player," Rodgers said after the Arsenal game.

"There are games where I play three midfield players but not always with a defensive specific one, but when we do need that, he is the best one we have," the manager added.

"He's certainly very important to what we want to do."

Besiktas, who have been hunting for midfield reinforcements after losing Tolgay Arslan and Veli Kavlak to injury, have confirmed that Liverpool are now unwilling to sell the Brazilian.

"Liverpool do not want him to go. The transfer can only go ahead with their say so there is nothing we can do right now," the Echo quoted Besiktas president Fikret Orman as saying.

The midfielder is reportedly training with the Liverpool squad ahead of West Ham United's visit to Anfield on Saturday.

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