Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli narrowly defeated Japan's Machida Zelvia to claim the AFC Champions League Elite title at King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on April 25. Al Ahli deployed ten foreign players led by former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, ex-Manchester City and Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez, former AC Milan and Barcelona midfielder Franck Kessié, and ex-Brentford striker Ivan Toney, essentially playing as the home team with packed local fan support. Machida Zelvia, recently promoted to the J-League three seasons ago, pressed continuously in defense. The match remained deadlocked at 0-0 until the 68th minute when Saudi defender Sakarya Al Hawsawi received a red card, forcing the match to extra time. In the 96th minute, Al Ahli broke through when Riyad Mahrez threaded a deep pass to the far post, and Franck Kessié controlled the ball before Firas Al-Bikan, an Al Ahli substitute, fired in the winning goal. This marks Al Ahli's second championship in the AFC's premier Asian competition, following their 2024-2025 season title. Saudi clubs have now claimed eight AFC Champions League Elite titles combined: Al Hilal four times, Al Ittihad twice, and Al Ahli twice. This victory continues Saudi dominance over Japanese teams, having previously defeated Kawasaki Frontale last season.

Manchester City overcame Southampton with a 2-1 comeback victory to advance to the FA Cup final, becoming the first team through and maintaining their bid for a treble this season.

In the first semi-final of the 2025-26 FA Cup at Wembley Stadium on April 25th, Manchester City from the Premier League faced Southampton from the Championship. Manchester City fielded key players including Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, and Omar Marmoush, while Southampton relied on Finn Azaz, Tom Fellows, and Ross Stewart.

Despite dominating possession and creating more chances, Manchester City found themselves trailing Southampton 0-1 after Finn Azaz's goal in the 79th minute. The Blues struck back decisively with two quick goals: Jeremy Doku equalized in the 82nd minute, and Nico Gonzalez completed the turnaround in the 87th minute for a 2-1 victory.

With this result, Manchester City advances to the FA Cup final as the first team through and continues their pursuit of three trophies this season, having already won the Carabao Cup.

A 30-year-old woman, Ms. M., has filed a complaint against a hotel fitness center in Udon Thani province after an incident on April 25, 2025. After finishing her sauna session, she was standing at the reception area in just a towel with wet hair, preparing to shower, when a housekeeper brought in a male maintenance worker to repair the sauna room. The worker stared directly at her without looking away before entering the sauna room. Ms. M. quickly dressed and left the hotel to calm herself, never having experienced such a situation before.

When she requested a meeting with the female manager to seek an apology and accountability, she was instead met with poor treatment and emotional outbursts. The manager was unwilling to have the staff apologize or promise the incident wouldn't happen again. After Ms. M. posted about the incident on Facebook, the fitness center owner contacted her via chat, but soon after, the manager cancelled her membership without accepting responsibility.

Ms. M. stated she spent a sleepless night feeling anxious and stressed. She reported the incident to police, but was confronted with hostility and questions about her right to take photos on the property. She has now filed a legal claim seeking six-figure compensation for emotional distress. The hotel's Facebook page later posted an apology, stating "We sincerely apologize for what occurred. This was an error that should never have happened. We understand our customer felt unsafe. We have reviewed and improved our operational procedures and instructed our staff accordingly to prevent such incidents in the future."

Police received a report on April 25, 2569 of a seven-year-old boy found drowned in a forest pond in Ban Jan Subdistrict, Ban Dung District, Udon Thani Province. The child had gone missing on the evening of April 23, approximately 2 kilometers from his home. When discovered, the boy was found lying on his back with one pair of shoes placed nearby. His mother lost consciousness upon hearing the news and was taken to the hospital by relatives. Police transported the body for detailed autopsy to determine the true cause of death.

According to rescue workers from Srisutho Association, the boy disappeared on the evening of April 23. On April 24, rescue teams brought divers to search nearby water sources throughout the night without success. Early on April 25, local residents who were searching reported finding the body in the forest pond. Rescue officials noted that drowning victims typically lie face down and have water in their lungs, but this boy had no water in his stomach or lungs—only air escaping from the rectum. Authorities are awaiting the autopsy results to determine the actual cause of death.

Liverpool claimed a 3-1 home victory over Crystal Palace at Anfield, moving into 4th place in the Premier League standings with 58 points from 34 matches. Goals came from Alexander Isak (35'), Andy Robertson (40'), and Florian Wirtz (90+6'), with Daniel Munoz scoring for Palace (71'). Liverpool now sits level on points with Manchester United in 3rd, though the teams face each other on May 3. Crystal Palace remains 13th with 43 points from 33 matches. In another match, Tottenham Hotspur won 1-0 away at already-relegated Wolverhampton courtesy of Chiquinho Palinnya's 82nd-minute goal, marking manager Roberto de Zerbi's first victory. However, Spurs still occupy 18th place in the relegation zone with 34 points from 34 matches, trailing West Ham United (17th) by two points after the Hammers beat Everton 2-1 to reach 36 points.

Petcharamek Bangmat Klong Toey used an elbow counter to cut Slim Khan Ibragimov twice above the right eyebrow, causing significant bleeding before securing a TKO victory in round 4 to defend his Rajadamnern Stadium Muay Thai middleweight championship for the fourth time at the RWS April Inferno event on April 25.

Beyond his base purse, Petcharamek earned a total of 350,000 baht in bonuses: 150,000 baht for the title defense and 200,000 baht for the knockout victory.

Following the fight, Petcharamek expressed readiness to face Thananchai, his gym mate and interim champion, whenever possible. However, he suggested giving Thananchai time to recover and train properly before they meet for the championship. Other fight results from the card include:

147-pound division: Petcharathongchai S. Sommai defeated Leonid Kostin by unanimous decision (30-27 across all three scorecards).

142-pound division: Chang Suek Petchyindie Academy defeated Ursultan Saifutdinov by knockout in round 2.

124-pound division: Kaensak Jitmeuang Nont defeated Jawat Azdari by knockout in round 1.