arsenal women have begun their campaign to reach the champions league group stages today with a win under their new boss. nikkita parris scored the final goal in a 4 0 win over kazakhstani side 0kzhetpes in moscow. it s a long and winding road for qualification this is the so called league path with teams split into mini tournaments. the winners of these tournaments then reach the play offs which is the gateway to the group stages. glasgow city beat birkirkara from malta 3 0. glentoran lost 1 0 at swiss champions servette. later this afternoon celtic are in norway up against levante, and swansea play cska moscow. and finally some breaking news within the last few minutes. the defending champion dominic thiem has announced that he s pulled out of this month s us open. in a statement on social media, thiem says he ll miss the tournament and the rest of the 2021 season, after struggling with a wrist injury he suffered back injune. that s all the sport for now.