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Sport in brief: May 8, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen

WOMEN’S CRICKET: Chamari Athapaththu hit 102 as Sri Lanka beat Scotland by 68 runs to win the Twenty20 World Cup qualifying tournament in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Chasing 170 to win Scotland reached just 101 with medium pacer Udeshika Prabodhani taking 3-13. Both teams have qualified for October’s World Cup in Bangladesh with Sri Lanka currently ranked as the world’s seventh best short format team, seven places above Scotland.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Unbeaten Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen take a 2-0 advantage into the second leg of their Europa League semi-final at home to Roma tomorrow evening. Neither club have won the trophy before although Leverkusen were Uefa Cup winners in 1988. Marseille, led by the tournament’s leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyeng, travel to Bergamo to face Atalanta in tonight’s other semi-final with the score level at 1-1.

MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: With the top six in the Super League all level on points the winners of tonight’s game between Warrington and Hull KR are guaranteed to be the new table-toppers. Hull KR enjoyed a seven try 40-20 win over St Helens on their last outing while Warrington eased past struggling Hull FC 24-6. Current league leaders and reigning champions Wigan aren’t in action until their game at Huddersfield on Saturday.

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