Man City title hopes hit by shock defeat at Newcastle; Pelicans stun Rockets 121-116

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Pep Guardiola's side were nowhere near their fluent best and Salomon Rondon equalised after 66 minutes before Matt Ritchie's late penalty secured victory for Newcastle.

Basketball

Okafor helps depleted Pelicans beat Rockets

Jahlil Okafor scored 27 points and led the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans to a 121-116 victory against the Houston Rockets, despite James Harden top-scoring with 37 points, his 24th consecutive game of 30 points or more.

Cricket

Rohit set to play his 200th ODI in fourth match against NZ

Known for his limited-overs exploits and his ability to score double hundreds in ODIs, Rohit Sharma will be playing his 200th ODI when he leads India for the fourth ODI against New Zealand at Hamilton on Thursday.

With Virat Kohli rested for the remainder of the tour, Rohit will be captaining the side and looking to continue India’s winning run.

Football

Newcastle stun Manchester City 2-1

Newcastle United did Liverpool a huge favour in the Premier League as they defeated second-placed Manchester City 2-1 on Tuesday.

Even though Sergio Aguero opened the scoring for City within the first minute, they lacked their usual rhythm and went down after goals from Salomon Rondon and Matt Ritchie.