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[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England : Manchester City saw grey skies turn to blue on Sunday as they celebrated a record fourth successive Premier League title, with fans pouring into the streets of the city to cheer on their heroes once again. City proved their mettle by ending the title race in style with a 3-1 win […]

[ad_1] SEVILLE, Spain :Barcelona ended the season with a 2-1 victory at Sevilla in LaLiga on Sunday, making departing coach Xavi Hernandez’s farewell bittersweet after a trophy-less season in which they finished 10 points behind champions Real Madrid. The final game for Xavi, who was sacked on Friday, leaves Barca second after a disappointing campaign […]

[ad_1] “EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE” Ratcliffe refused to answer a question of Ten Hag’s future when approached on his way out of Wembley on Saturday. But together with directors Sir Dave Brailsford and Jean-Claude Blanc, as well as technical director Jason Wilcox, the British billionaire must give his verdict on Ten Hag soon. The Dutch […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Defending champion Novak Djokovic will have low expectations and high hopes at the French Open this year, but the top-ranked Serb said on Sunday that he knew how to raise his game on the biggest stage despite a wobbly season. Djokovic has had a bumpy few months by his own admission after […]

[ad_1] Twice PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray’s death on Saturday at the age of 30 was by suicide, his parents said on Sunday. American Murray’s death came a day after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. The PGA Tour considered postponing play but Murray’s parents wanted the tournament to continue. […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI :Kolkata Knight Riders lifted their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title with an eight-wicket thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lop-sided final in Chennai on Sunday. Kolkata, who topped the group stage of the 10-team league, had beaten Hyderabad in the first playoff on Tuesday and were even more dominant in the […]

[ad_1] Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar emphatically won the Giro d’Italia on his debut when he retained his unassailable overall lead after Sunday’s 21st and final stage in Rome, winning by the biggest overall margin since 1965. The 25-year-old UAE Team Emirates rider had been in the leader’s pink jersey since winning stage two, the first of […]

[ad_1] MONACO :Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc celebrated a dream Monaco Grand Prix victory on Sunday to become the first home winner of Formula One’s showcase race since Louis Chiron raced around the city streets in 1931. It was the first time the 26-year-old had stood on the Monaco podium in six attempts and came after two […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Former champion and ninth seed Jelena Ostapenko overcame a rusty start in both sets to beat Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 6-4 7-5 and reach the second round of the French Open on Sunday. The Latvian, who claimed her one Grand Slam title in Paris in 2017, lost serve in the opening game and […]

[ad_1] MONACO : Formula One’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix was halted on Sunday after an opening-lap collision wrecked Sergio Perez’s Red Bull and the chasing Haas cars of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg. Perez’s car was seemingly tagged by Magnussen as the backmarkers sped uphill to Casino square, with the Mexican sent spinning into the […]