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Matildas still on cloud nine

Welcome home: Kyah Simon and Alanna Kennedy (right) arrive at Sydney Airport.

Having successfully defied the odds to qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time since 2004, the Matildas have set their sights on success in Rio de Janiero - which means getting right back to work.

Liverpool draw first blood

Liverpool's Roberto Firmino, second from right, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal.

Liverpool handed their fiercest rivals a painful lesson with a dominant 2-0 win over Manchester United in the first leg of a Europa League last-16 clash.