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Paris - Up to 9,500 spectators will be allowed to attend the Europa League final in the Polish city of Gdansk later this month, UEFA announced on Monday after getting the green light from local authorities. European football's governing body said Polish officials had agreed that 25 percent of the roughly 40,000 seats in the Gdansk Stadium could be filled for the match on Wednesday, May 26. The game could be an all-English affair, with Manchester United almost certain to reach the final

The Spanish Grand Prix will allow 1,000 circuit members to attend Sunday's Formula One race after local COVID-19 regulations are eased, organisers said on Monday. The May 9 race is the fourth round of the season and a home grand prix for Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and Alpine's double world champion Fernando Alonso. Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya announced last month that the race would be behind closed doors due to the pandemic, but said on Monday that outdoor events in the region will now

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 49 points Sunday afternoon and outdueled Kevin Durant as the host Milwaukee Bucks edged the Brooklyn Nets, 117-114. Antetokounmpo, who missed Friday's game against the Chicago Bulls with an ankle injury, delivered the dunk that put the Bucks ahead for good with 7:57 left. The 49 points were the third-most of his career and his most since he scored 50 points against the Utah Jazz on Nov. 25, 2019. Khris Middleton had 26 points and 11 rebounds as

Kim Hyo-joo won the HSBC Women's World Championship at Singapore's Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday as Australian Hannah Green bogeyed the last two holes to hand the South Korean victory in the $1.6 million tournament. Kim's eight-under par final round of 64 earned her the title with a four round score of 17-under par, although it was Green's failure to see out the last two holes in regulation that ultimately gave the 25-year-old first place. Green, who had been third going into the

Ducati's Jack Miller edged out team mate Francesco Bagnaia to claim his first MotoGP win in five years at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on Sunday. Australia's Miller used his Ducati's power to pip pole-sitter Fabio Quartararo off the start line, with the Frenchman slipping to fourth behind Petronas Yamaha SRT's Franco Morbidelli and Bagnaia on the opening lap. Quartararo, who won both the races in Jerez last season, recovered over the next two laps to regain the lead and began to

Shikhar Dhawan's delightful 69 dwarfed Mayank Agarwal's unbeaten 99 as Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by seven wickets in the IPL, on Sunday to go atop the points table. Agarwal, leading the side in the absence of regular skipper K L Rahul, used the straight bat effectively in his lone hand to take Punjab Kings to 166 for six. Delhi Capitals hardly broke a sweat in the run chase, cantering to victory in 17.4 overs overs, their sixth win in eight matches. For

LONDON: Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday (May 2) to stretch his Formula One lead over Red Bull's Max Verstappen to eight points after three races. Verstappen finished second at the Algarve circuit with Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas completing the podium, and taking a bonus point for the fastest lap, after starting from pole position. Verstappen's Mexican team mate Sergio Perez was fourth. The victory was a record-extending 97th of Hamilton's career, second of the year

LOS ANGELES: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 49 points in his return from an injury as the Milwaukee Bucks overcame Kevin Durant's 42-point performance to beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-114 on Sunday (May 2). Two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo, who had been dealing with a sprained right ankle, outdueled Durant in the Eastern Conference clash between the two highest-scoring teams in the league. Antetokounmpo finished just three points short of his career high, which he set two years ago against Philadelphia.

LONDON: South Africa's Dean Burmester captured his first European Tour title in just over four years on Sunday as he produced a bogey-free final round of nine-under-par 62 to secure victory at the Tenerife Open. Burmester entered the final day at Golf Costa Adeje one stroke off the lead but stormed past his rivals with five birdies on the opening seven holes. The 31-year-old gained four more strokes on the back nine to finish at 25-under for the tournament, five clear of his

LONDON: Two late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo earned Juventus a 2-1 comeback win against Udinese on Sunday to give the Turin club a precious three points in the Serie A top-four race. Juve climbed into third place on 69 points, level with Atalanta in second and AC Milan in fourth, but two points ahead of fifth-placed Napoli. The visiting defence was caught napping when Udinese wing back Nahuel Molina latched onto a quickly taken freekick to fire home the opener after 10 minutes.

VALENCIA, Spain: Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a quick-fire comeback to win 3-2 at Valencia on Sunday and keep the pressure on La Liga title rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. Barca fell behind in the 50th minute when Valencia defender Gabriel Paulista headed into an empty net from a corner after keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen had stumbled to the ground in his attempt to come for the ball. The Catalans, who had blown the chance to go top of the league with

Great Britain's 4x400m women's team won bronze at the 2021 World Athletics Relays event in Silesia in Poland. The quartet of Laviai Nielsen, Ama Pipi, Emily Diamond and Jessie Knight finished behind winners Cuba and second-placed Poland. The British runners set a time of three minutes 29.27 seconds. "There were about four of us who got the baton at the same time and I think I got overly excited," said Knight, who ran the final leg. "I just went for it, which to

Gareth Bale's hat-trick gave Tottenham a comfortable victory over relegated Sheffield United as they maintained their pursuit of European football. Bale flicked in the opener when it was lifted over the top by Serge Aurier before the right-back teed him up to thump in the third in the second half. The Welsh international was played in by Son Heung-min on the break for his second - a thumping strike which flew into the top right corner. Son rounded off a dominant Spurs performance

A marquee English Premier League game was postponed on Sunday after hundreds of Manchester United fans, protesting against the club's US owners, invaded the pitch at its Old Trafford stadium ahead of the match against Liverpool. "Following the security breach at Old Trafford, the Manchester United vs. Liverpool game has been postponed," said the Premier League in A statement. "This is a collective decision from the police, both clubs, the Premier League and local authorities." Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said over 1,000 protestors

LeBron James returned from injury after 20 games out but could not prevent his Los Angeles Lakers from slipping to a 110-106 defeat by the Sacramento Kings. James had been sidelined since 20 March after spraining his ankle - the longest absence of his 18-year NBA career. The 36-year-old scored 16 points and added eight rebounds and seven assists, but defeat marked the Lakers' fifth loss in their past six games. It was the Kings' first win over the Lakers at Staples Center

Women's Six Nations champions England's Test in France was called off in the 63rd minute after the floodlights went out, giving the Red Roses victory. Concerns over player welfare because of the amount of time it would take for the lights to come back on led to the decision to stop the game. Because more than 60 minutes had been played, England are awarded the win. The Red Roses were leading 17-15 thanks in part to Abby Dow's impressive scores when the lights

Britain's Cameron Norrie fought back to beat second seed Cristian Garin and reach the Estoril Open semi-finals. Norrie, who came through a three-hour match in Portugal on Thursday, beat the 22nd-ranked Chilean 3-6 7-5 6-3. The British number two received treatment on his left wrist after the first set but rallied to register his 17th win of the season and reach a second semi-final of the year. He will face sixth seed Marin Cilic of Croatia for a place in the final. Norrie,

Great Britain's women are among the main medal contenders when the World Athletics Relays begin in Chorzow, Poland on Saturday. Zoey Clark, Emily Diamond and Laviai Nielsen were part of the 4x400m quartet that finished fourth in the 2019 World Championships in Doha. They are joined by Jessie Knight and Ama Pipi who, along with Clark, won European Indoor silver in February. World and Olympic champions United States are not taking part. Great Britain have opted not to send any 4x100m teams, but

Olympic champion Elinor Barker said she is "relieved" to have resumed training after she was hit by a car. The 26-year-old revealed a driver failed to stop at a roundabout and "went straight into me" last week. "I'm aware that I'm so lucky it wasn't worse, minor damage done and I had less than a week out of training," she said. Barker won gold in the team pursuit alongside Laura Kenny, Joanna Rowsell-Shand and Katie Archibald at Rio 2016. In an Instagram post,

Wembley heads three runners for Aidan O'Brien as the Irish trainer seeks an 11th victory in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday. Ryan Moore rides the favourite, with Frankie Dettori on Battleground and Seamie Heffernan partnering Van Gogh. O'Brien's son Joseph, who rode Camelot to win for his father in 2012, trains another top contender in Thunder Moon. "Wembley is probably the obvious danger as he was very consistent last season," said Joseph. Jim Crowley says it would be very special to