PARIS, Feb 27 — Nottingham Forest reached the Europa League last 16 after holding off a Fenerbahce comeback, winning 4-2 on aggregate despite a 2-1 home defeat in the second leg. Callum Hudson-Odoi scored Forest’s crucial goal to secure progression, with the Premier League side set to face Real Betis or Midtjylland.
PARIS, Feb 27 — Nottingham Forest reached the Europa League last 16 after holding off a Fenerbahce comeback, winning 4-2 on aggregate despite a 2-1 home defeat in the second leg. Callum Hudson-Odoi scored Forest’s crucial goal to secure progression, with the Premier League side set to face Real Betis or Midtjylland.
Celtic were eliminated after losing 4-2 on aggregate to Stuttgart, despite a 1-0 second-leg win in Germany. The Scottish champions remain without a European knockout win since 2004.
Other last-16 ties were set as Stuttgart face Porto or Braga, Aston Villa meet Celta Vigo or Lille, Panathinaikos advanced on penalties over Viktoria Plzen, Ferencvaros overcame Ludogorets, Bologna defeated Brann, and Genk edged Dinamo Zagreb 6-4 on aggregate. — AFP
BANGKOK, April 24 — Thailand’s Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition accusing 44 current and former opposition lawmakers of ethics violations over their 2021 move to amend a law protecting the monarchy from criticism, according to Thai media reports.
PUTRAJAYA, April 24 — The Court of Appeal today dismissed Kepala Batas MP Dr Siti Mastura’s appeal against a High Court ruling ordering her to pay RM825,000 in damages and costs for defaming three DAP leaders by linking them to former Communist Party of Malaya leader Chin Peng.
THE HAGUE, April 23 — Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte will stand trial at the International Criminal Court after judges on Thursday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his controversial “war on drugs.”