Raheem Sterling celebrated his 21st birthday by scoring twice in three minutes for Manchester City in Tuesday's win over Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.

And then he indulged in a more traditional way.

He posted a picture of the rather impressive cake creation on Instagram,, external saying: "Best day of my career so far."

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Helen Richardson-Walsh scored the only goal of the match as Great Britain secured their first win in the Hockey World League Final against Australia.

GB lost their opening game 2-1 against the hosts Argentina before a 1-1 draw with China, while Australia had won their two previous fixtures in the tournament.

Britain's victory on Tuesday means they are now likely to avoid facing World and Olympic champions the Netherlands in Thursday's quarter-finals.

You can watch highlights of the game via this link.

The papers have had their say, Louis van Gaal has put forward his defense, but what does BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty make of Manchester United's Champions League exit?

Read all about it here.

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Manchester United may have been unceremoniously dumped out of the Champions League on Tuesday night but the team are doing better than they were last year, according to manager Louis van Gaal.

"When you see the facts we went further in the Capital One Cup this season, qualified for the Champions League group," said the Dutchman.

"We have played all these matches and are still in a very good position in the league."

United are currently fourth in the Premier League - the same position they finished in last season - and face Chelsea-beating Bournemouth on Saturday.

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Away from football, world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is back in the news again.

The British 27-year-old has been stripped of his IBF title less than two weeks after winning it.

Fury had to agree to fight the IBF's mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov but will instead face a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, who he beat on points last month.

Could Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic be on his way to Liverpool?

According to the Guardian, the 19-year-old has received an approach from the Reds but wants to delay a decision until the end of the Serbian Super League season. 

Read all about it in BBC Sport's gossip column. 

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Former England defender Gary Neville adorns the back page of Spain's Super Sport newspaper, as he prepares to takes charge of his first game at Valencia, against Lyon in the Champions League, on Wednesday.

The newspaper carries an interview with his former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson in which he says "Gary is a winner, an absolute winner". 

Just the four goals for Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, as he helped Real Madrid's 8-0 (yes, eight) win over Malmo. 

Ronaldo - the all-time highest Champions League scorer with 88 - becomes the first player to score more than 10 goals in the group stages with his 11 in six games.  

Spanish newspaper AS dedicate their back page to the goal machine. 

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The Sun go with the same picture of a pensive-looking Louis van Gaal but with a snappier headline, of course. 

The paper's back page also features Manchester City's 4-2 win over Borussia Monchengladbach which sent them to the top of Group D in the Champions League.

At least one half of Manchester will be smiling today...

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The Daily Telegraph depict Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal's despair at his side's Champions League exit on Tuesday.

Who's afraid of the big, bad Wolfsburg? 

Like the majority of the papers on Wednesday morning, the Mirror leads on Manchester United's Champions League exit.

United lost 3-2 in Wolfsburg on Tuesday and that result coupled with PSV's win against CSKA Moscow in Group B dumped the Red Devils into the Europa League.

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Welcome to Wednesday's Sportsday, where we'll be bringing you the usual heady mix of breaking news, football gossip, social media and debate. 

But first a warning to all Manchester United fans: The back pages are coming. You may want to avert your eyes, it's not pretty.