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Motor racing-Team by team review of Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

(Reuters) - Team by team review of Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, seventh round of the 24-race Formula One world championship (listed in current order): RED BULL (Max Verstappen 1, Sergio Perez 8) Verstappen led from his record-equalling eighth successive pole position and took his fifth win in seven races this season, 59th of his career and third at Imola after 2021 and 2022. He

2024-05-19T20:42:02Z

Factbox-Soccer-Klopp's achievements at Liverpool

(Reuters) - Juergen Klopp managed his 491st and final game as Liverpool coach after his side beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday, finishing third in the Premier League. The 56-year-old German bade farewell to the Anfield faithful, having won 305 matches (including penalty shootouts) during his near nine-year tenure at the Merseyside club. After Liverpool lifted the League Cup

2024-05-19T20:42:02Z

Rio Ferdinand questions how long Arsenal board will accept silver medals under Mikel Arteta

Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand was full of praise for the direction Mikel Arteta has Arsenal going but says they must now win trophies

2024-05-19T18:34:11Z

Golf-'Island shot' helps KJ Choi set South Korean record on 54th birthday

(Reuters) - Former world number five KJ Choi became the oldest golfer to win a tournament on the Korean PGA Tour (KPGA) at the weekend, when he prevailed on the second playoff hole at the SK Telecom Open on his 54th birthday. Sunday's victory broke a 12-year drought on his home tour for Choi, who won eight titles on the PGA Tour between 2002 and 2011 and was heading straight back to Texas on

2024-05-20T05:33:30Z

Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris charge to clinch victory in Imola

Max Verstappen held off a dramatic Lando Norris fightback to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Verstappen crossed the line just 0.725 seconds clear of Norris in Imola to take his fifth victory from the seven rounds so far. Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari, one place ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri with Carlos Sainz fifth. Lewis Hamilton...

2024-05-19T16:04:24Z

Super Swiatek wins another 'great battle' against Sabalenka for third Rome title

The world number one sounded out a warning to her rivals ahead of this month's French Open where she is a three-time champion

2024-05-18T17:36:10Z

Soccer-Guardiola says 'closer to leaving than staying' after latest Man City triumph

By Andrew Cawthorne MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Pep Guardiola raised the prospect of leaving Manchester City on Sunday minutes after steering them to an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title. "The reality is I am closer to leaving than staying," the Spaniard told Sky News, before clarifying that there would be no immediate departure from the club he has managed since 2016. "

2024-05-19T20:42:01Z

PGA Championship: Dangerman Lowry flirts with history as Schauffele and Morikawa share lead

The Irishman shot a 62 to tie the lowest score in major history and so nearly pull-off one of the most epic rounds in the history of golf

2024-05-19T07:08:26Z

Ali Al Qaisi loses UAE Warriors featherweight crown after being outclassed by Samuel Bark

Samuel Bark ended Ali Al Qaisi’s reign as the UAE Warriors featherweight champion with a unanimous decision over the Jordanian at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre Marina on Saturday. The emerging Swedish MMA fighter and former Muaythai champion has now won both of his UAE Warriors appearances, with his latest triumph stretching his professi...

2024-05-19T12:33:37Z

Oleksandr Usyk focused only on going home not rematch after historic win over Tyson Fury

Oleksandr Usyk said the last thing he is thinking about is boxing amid talk of a rematch following his historic victory over Tyson Fury in Riyadh early on Sunday morning. In the first undisputed heavyweight world title fight of the four-belt era, Usyk earned the win on a split decision. Two judges scored it for Usyk by scores of 115-112 and 114-113...

2024-05-19T04:02:18Z

Manager Roberto De Zerbi to leave Brighton at end of season

Roberto De Zerbi will quit as manager of Brighton and Hove Albion after their final game of the season against Manchester United, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. The Seagulls, who currently sit 10th in the table, face Erik ten Hag's side at the Amex Stadium in the final round of fixtures on Sunday. The Italian joined the south coast ...

2024-05-18T15:46:50Z

How Premier League teams qualify for Champions League and Europa competitions for 24/25

It will be four places in the Champions League again, but how many Europa League spots are there? And who goes into the Conference League?

2023-11-08T12:12:06Z

Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to be undisputed world heavyweight champion in Riyadh

Oleksandr Usyk created boxing history as he defeated Tyson Fury in an enthralling bout at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh to be crowned the undisputed world heavyweight champion. In what was the first undisputed heavyweight world title fight of the four-belt era, they fought all 12 rounds and only the judges could separate them. Fury and Usyk hugged at...

2024-05-19T00:02:00Z

Jose Mourinho has two offers on table that would be absolute box office

The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss simply HAS to go to Turkey, if you ask us. Can you imagine it, though?

2024-05-19T15:03:35Z

Tadej Pogacar seals sensational Giro d'Italia stage win and again extends overall lead

UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar produced a devastating performance to win Stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia and extend his overall lead by more than three minutes. The Slovenian had been the dominant force going into Sunday's 222-kilometre run from Manerba del Garda to Livigno and he obliterated his general classification rivals with a memorable ...

2024-05-19T16:34:18Z

Golf-Schauffele wins PGA Championship for long-awaited first major

(Reuters) -American Xander Schauffele birdied the final hole to win the PGA Championship by one shot over LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday to claim a long-awaited first major title. Schauffele, playing his 28th career major, put the finishing touches on a wire-to-wire victory at Valhalla with a six-under-par 65 that left him at 21 under on the

2024-05-20T00:57:46Z

Soccer-Brazil add three players to Copa America squad, injured Ederson replaced

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil have called up three more players for the Copa America after South American governing body CONMEBOL allowed teams to expand their squads to 26 from 23 and they have also replaced injured goalkeeper Ederson. Juventus defender Bremer, Atalanta midfielder Ederson and Porto forward Pepe have been added to the squad, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said in

2024-05-19T23:17:34Z

Du Plessis hails middle order as Bengaluru clinch last IPL play-off spot

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis showered praise on the team's middle order after they grabbed the final play-off spot in the Indian Premier League after a stunning turnaround in the tournament. A top-four finish looked like a distant dream for the star-studded squad after they succumbed to their sixth consecutive defeat of the se...

2024-05-19T11:48:35Z

‘It’s super sweet’, says Schauffele as the putt of his life helps add major silverware to his Olympic gold

The American birdies the 18th for a one-shot victory over LIV Golf's DeChambeau to reach a career-best second spot in the world rankings

2024-05-20T06:42:23Z

Arsenal ‘most dangerous rival’ to Milan in striker race as Romano provides huge Sesko update

The agent of Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee 'favours taking him to the Premier League this summer' amidst interest from Arsenal, according to reports.

2024-05-19T14:04:46Z

Nicolas Jarry becomes first Chilean to reach a Masters 1000 final in 17 years

Stunning win over American Tommy Paul sets up Italian Open title clash against against Alexander Zverev

2024-05-18T09:34:50Z

IPL 2024: 'What a night' says Du Plessis as RCB hold off late CSK charge to snatch last playoff slot

Defending champion Chennai eliminated after losing Chinnaswamy Stadium thriller 27 runs as Bengaluru reach knockout stage of tournament for a ninth time

2024-05-18T18:51:23Z

Soccer-Club-by-club review of the Premier League season

(Reuters) - Manchester City won a record fourth straight Premier League crown on Sunday, finishing two points ahead of Arsenal. Following is a summary of the campaigns of the 20 top-flight clubs, listed in order of their final positions: 1-MANCHESTER CITY City were pushed hard by Arsenal but once again proved masters in closing a title race to become the first English top-flight club to win

2024-05-19T22:47:34Z

Mikel Arteta proud of Arsenal despite final day disappointment in title race

Arsenal claimed a late 2-1 win over Everton on the final day of the Premier League season but suffered title heartbreak for a second campaign in a row. Manchester City’s 3-1 victory at home to West Ham crowned them champions for a fourth year in a row and rendered the Gunners’ result against Everton meaningless. The chances of any last-day drama se...

2024-05-19T17:49:31Z

Usyk's heavyweight glory in Riyadh hailed as 'Ukrainian victory'

Usyk is the first boxer to become undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999

2024-05-19T14:39:41Z

Premier League round-up: Chelsea seal Euro spot while Klopp wins final Liverpool game

Chelsea will be playing European football next season after beating Bournemouth 2-1 at Stamford Bridge to seal sixth place in the Premier League table. The Blues took the lead after midfielder Moises Caicedo opened his Chelsea account in incredible fashion by firing home from inside the centre circle. Raheem Sterling doubled Chelsea's lead at the s...

2024-05-19T19:19:51Z

Golf-DeChambeau empties tank but comes up short at PGA Championship

(Reuters) - Bryson DeChambeau delivered an incredible show during the final round of the PGA Championship on Sunday and while he came up short he left Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, confident he will get another shot at major glory. DeChambeau started preparing for a playoff after his birdie putt at 18 trickled in for a seven-under-par 64 that matched the low round of the day and

2024-05-20T01:47:53Z

UFC Fight Night 241 video: Piera Rodriguez disqualified for multiple 'intentional' headbutts vs. Ariane Carnelossi

A pair of illegal headbutts led to a disqualification during Saturday's UFC event. At UFC Fight Night 241, (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) was disqualified at 3:16 of Round 2 after she drilled her head into (14-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) twice while the two were on the ground. After…

2024-05-18T21:55:57Z

Oleksandr Usyk giving away almost three stone to Tyson Fury in heavyweight clash

Oleksandr Usyk will be giving away almost three stone to Tyson Fury in their heavyweight unification clash after it emerged that the wrong weight was announced at Friday’s weigh-in. Usyk is 10 pounds lighter than stated for Saturday's fight with Fury in Saudi Arabia, his promoter said. Alex Krassyuk told Sky Sports television that the WBA, IBF and ...

2024-05-18T12:14:37Z

Oleksandr Usyk joins the greats with historic undisputed victory over Tyson Fury

Oleksandr Usyk didn’t just win the undisputed heavyweight title in Riyadh on Saturday night – he effectively completed boxing. Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury, the crowning achievement in a career littered with them, sees him transcend the here and now and take his place as one of the greatest and most decorated fighters of all time. The 37-year-old...

2024-05-19T10:48:25Z

Soccer-Klopp seeks private life after Liverpool exit, rules out immediate return

(Reuters) - Former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he plans to retreat into a private life following his departure from the Premier League club and has no immediate plans to return to management. Klopp bade farewell to the Anfield faithful in a long address after Liverpool's 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday and led the crowd in a song for incoming manager Arne Slot, who has

2024-05-20T05:58:35Z

Golf-Scheffler moves on from arrest and leaves Valhalla with head held high

(Reuters) - Two days after being arrested following an incident with police, Scottie Scheffler left the PGA Championship on Sunday proud of how he battled under the circumstances and also very tired. Scheffler was the pre-tournament favourite when he got to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, fresh off celebrating the birth of his first child and chasing back-to-back major titles and a

2024-05-19T22:47:22Z

Soccer-Champions PSG end season with easy win, Brest clinch Champions League spot

METZ, France (Reuters) - Champions Paris St. Germain ended their Ligue 1 campaign with a 2-0 win at Metz on Sunday, while Brest won 3-0 to capture the third Champions League spot and Lille finished fourth after being held 2-2 by Nice who scored a stoppage-time equaliser. The capital club ended the season with 76 points, nine ahead of AS Monaco in second place. Metz avoided relegation by the

2024-05-19T22:22:17Z

BCCI in talks with Gambhir to replace Dravid as India's head coach: Report

Dravid's tenure comes to an end after the T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies

2024-05-18T13:20:28Z

UAE Team Emirates' Pogacar soars to landmark Giro win

Pogacar took his fourth stage victory to go around 6min 41sec clear with six stages remaining

2024-05-19T20:25:39Z

UFC Fight Night 241 play-by-play and live results

UFC Fight Night 241 took place Saturday, and MMA Junkie provided live play-by-play and official results. UFC Fight Night 241 (ESPN+) took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Edson Barboza (24-12 MMA, 18-12 UFC) and Lerone Murphy (14-0-1 MMA, 6-0-1 UFC) met in the f

2024-05-18T11:49:08Z

IPL 2024: Depleted Punjab Kings promise to play 'fearless' cricket in final game against Hyderabad

Stand-in skipper Jitesh believes the absence of key England players will not affect his side's morale on Sunday

2024-05-18T13:05:26Z

Arsenal miss out on Premier League prize money record with Crystal Palace the biggest final-day earners

Arsenal missed out on the Premier League title on the final day, but should at least almost match Manchester City's prize money payout for the campaign.

2024-05-18T07:45:04Z

Man City on threshold of Premier League history as Arsenal dare to dream

Pep Guardiola's all-conquering Blues go into the final day of the season on Sunday with a two-point cushion over the Gunners thanks to an eight-game winning streak

2024-05-18T09:19:49Z

UFC Fight Night 241 video: Oumar Sy dominates, taps Tuco Tokkos in impressive debut

may not be here to smile and have fun, but he made his intentions very clear in an impressive debut victory on the prelims of UFC Fight Night 241. The undefeated light heavyweight Frenchman put his wrestling prowess on display early inside the UFC Apex in Las…

2024-05-18T22:50:59Z

Sympathy for Ukraine behind Usyk's razor-thin split decision win claims Fury

Rematch on the cards after judges make Usyk the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in almost 25 years

2024-05-19T07:38:29Z

UFC Fight Night 241 video: Melissa Gatto's 'boob punch' TKOs Tamires Vidal

A UFC fight ended in a TKO due to a fight-ending blow to a breast in what is a promotional first. During a UFC Fight Night 241 prelim, a punch to the chest crumpled for a TKO at 0:37 of Round 3 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A lead left by Gatto (9-2-2 MMA, 3-2…

2024-05-18T22:36:01Z

'Nice memory' says Verstappen as he equals Senna's record of eight poles in a row

Piastri qualifies on the front row for McLaren as weekend remembers Senna 30 years after he died at Imola

2024-05-18T16:36:02Z

Soccer-Guardiola's demand for perfection fuels Manchester City hunger

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City's insatiable appetite for trophies spells bad news for any club hoping to break the stranglehold Pep Guardiola's side continue to have on English football. Admirably, Arsenal pushed them very close this season but once again the sight of Guardiola's players cavorting with the Premier League trophy was the abiding image of the final day. City's 3-1

2024-05-19T21:57:13Z

Soccer-Premier League breaks new scoring record after last-day goal spree

LONDON (Reuters) - Thirty seven goals hit the back of Premier League nets in Sunday's finale making it officially the highest-scoring season since the competition started in 1992. The 380 matches produced 1,246 goals at more than three per game -- eclipsing the previous best of 1,222 in the inaugural Premier League season when there were two extra clubs. Manchester City topped the scoring charts

2024-05-19T22:47:23Z

UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva books boxing match with Chael Sonnen on June 15 in Brazil

is returning to the ring against a familiar foe. The former UFC middleweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer will be boxing longtime rival on June 15 in São Paulo, Brazil. Silva and Sonnen both announced the news on through social media. This will be Silva's final fight…

2024-05-20T01:00:17Z

'I won that fight': Tyson Fury calls for rematch after undisputed defeat to Oleksandr Usyk

Former WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is convinced he beat Oleksandr Usyk in their historic undisputed title bout in Riyadh and has called for an immediate rematch. Fury suffered the first defeat of his 36-fight professional career early on Sunday morning as Usyk secured a split decision victory with scores of 115-112, 113-114, 114-...

2024-05-19T05:32:38Z

Hometown hero Phil Foden leads Man City to record fourth straight Premier League title

Local hero Phil Foden fired Manchester City to a record-breaking fourth straight Premier League title as they humbled West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side may be an expensively assembled collection of global talent but it was the boy from just down the road in Stockport who ensured it was a triumph made in Manchester. Fode...

2024-05-19T18:19:41Z

Soccer-Inter snatch draw at Lazio, Lukaku secures Roma sixth with Genoa win

MILAN, Italy (Reuters) -Serie A champions Inter Milan snatched a 1-1 home draw against Europa League qualifying hopefuls Lazio with a late header from Denzel Dumfries on Sunday, while AS Roma secured sixth place after a Romelu Lukaku header gave them a 1-0 win against Genoa. Inter have 93 points, while Lazio are in seventh place with 60 points. Roma, with 63 points, are guaranteed at least a

2024-05-19T22:22:16Z

Max Verstappen equals Senna's record eight straight poles as he wins qualifying at Imola

Red Bull's Max Verstappen equalled Ayrton Senna's record of eight pole positions in a row with the fastest lap in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday. The late Brazilian's run was set in 1988/89 with McLaren and Verstappen, also a triple Formula One world champion, started his sequence in Abu Dhabi at the end of last s...

2024-05-18T16:15:20Z