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Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo finished the 2020-21 campaign as Serie A's top scorer to become the only player to achieve the feat in the Premier League, La Liga and Italy's top flight. The 36-year-old scored 29 goals as the Bianconeri finished the season in fourth place. Inter Milan won the Serie A title, ending Juve's nine-year dominance. In Ronaldo's third season in Italy, he has won the Capocannoniere race for the first time after having scored 21 in 2018-19, which was five behind

KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina: Phil Mickelson became the oldest major winner in golf history on Sunday (May 23), the 50-year-old left-hander capturing the PGA Championship by two strokes for his sixth and most iconic major title. The age-defying American took the US$2.1 million top prize with an epic victory for the ages, producing a dazzling shot-making display at windy Kiawah Island while younger rivals faded. "It has been an incredible day," Mickelson said. "Certainly one of the moments I'll cherish my entire life."

MANCHESTER: Sergio Aguero signed off for Manchester City in style on Sunday, scoring twice in a 5-0 romp for the Premier League champions against Everton before lifting the trophy for the fifth time in his Etihad career. City's record goalscorer, who is leaving the club after next week's Champions League final, hit a quickfire double after coming off the bench with 25 minutes remaining. His efforts added to earlier strikes from Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus and Phil Foden as City showed no

International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach on Saturday asserted that the Tokyo Olympics will go on as scheduled despite opposition from the majority of Japanese population amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.The IOC president said hosting the Olympics, already postponed by a year in 2020 due to the unprecedented health crisis, will send a strong message that there is still "light at the end of the tunnel." Bach made the statement during his address at the 47th International Hockey Federation (FIH) Congress held virtually.  "With Tokyo (Olympics) finally on

Badminton’s scoring system remains unchanged as an attempt to replace the existing three-game format of 21 points each with a best-of-five of 11 points on Saturday failed to get the required two-thirds majority during the Annual General Meeting of the sport’s global body. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) member nations voted on the proposal to amend the laws of the sport relating to the scoring system during the body’s 82nd AGM that was held virtually. The proposal put forward by the Indonesian Badminton Association and the

Charles Leclerc will start on pole for his home Monaco Grand Prix after setting the fastest time in qualifying Saturday despite ending the session with crash-damage to his Ferrari. Red Bull's Max Verstappen will set off alongside him on the front row of Formula One's iconic street race with world champion Lewis Hamilton in unfamiliar territory back on the fourth row. Qualifying was red flagged at the end, depriving Hamilton and Verstappen of a late chance to better Leclerc's time with a flying lap. With overtaking difficult

Robert Lewandowski on Saturday broke Gerd Mueller's 49-year-old record when he bagged a 41st Bundesliga goal of the campaign seconds before the final whistle on the last weekend of the season. Mueller, 75, is suffering from severe dementia, but 'The Bomber' remains an iconic figure in German football as the Bundesliga's all-time top scorer with 365 goals, well ahead of Lewandowski's tally of 277. Many thought Mueller's record of 40 goals for Bayern Munich in 1971/72 would never be matched until Lewandowski rounded the goalkeeper to

Atletico Madrid won La Liga and Luis Suarez found vindication, his goal securing the 2-1 victory over Real Valladolid on Saturday that clinched his team another remarkable Spanish title. Suarez began the season crying after being forced out of Barcelona but ended it with his 21st goal of the season earning Atletico a first league triumph since 2014, this one at the expense of Real Madrid. Atletico knew victory would guarantee them the title regardless of what Real Madrid did at home to Villarreal but it was

Josh Taylor delivered a titanic performance to become Britain's first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era by defeating Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision in an enthralling light-welterweight unification bout. The Scot, 30, knocked down the American in Las Vegas with two devastating left hands on his way to recording a 114-112 score on all judges' cards. Taylor, who is undefeated in 18 bouts after inflicting Ramirez's first loss, is just the fifth man in the sport to hold all four belts in

The Memphis Grizzlies claimed the final NBA play-off spot with a thrilling 117-112 overtime win over the Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament. Ja Morant scored 35 points for the Grizzlies, including a two-pointer with four seconds remaining, while Stephen Curry managed 39 for the Warriors. It is the first time the Grizzlies have reached the play-offs in four seasons. "I like it when the pressure is on - I got all the confidence in the world in my game," 21-year-old Morant

American 17-year-old Coco Gauff clinched her second WTA title by beating Wang Qiang 6-1 6-3 in the final of the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma. Third seed Gauff - ranked a career-high 30th in the world - needed just one hour 14 minutes to overcome Wang - a player 12 years her senior. Gauff saved three break points at 5-1 before sealing the first set. She then broke Wang in the fifth game of the second set to cruise to her first clay-court title

Manny Pacquiao is set for his first fight in two years when he faces WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr in August. The 42-year-old has not fought since he beat Keith Thurman for the WBA welterweight title in July 2019. He announced on Twitter that he will meet 31-year-old Spence Jr in Las Vegas on 21 August in what would be his 72nd professional fight. Pacquiao, who is a serving senator in the Philippines, has a 62-7-2 record. He is aiming to win

Bellator women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg continued her dominance of the 145lb division with a fifth-round TKO victory against American Leslie Smith. The bout at Bellator 259 was a rematch of their contest at UFC 198 five years ago, when Cyborg finished Smith via TKO in 81 seconds in front of a raucous crowd in Curitiba, Brazil. In their rematch behind closed doors in Bellator's 'Fightsphere' at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, 35-year-old Cyborg fought to a much more patient gameplan

Barcelona have not begun contract renewal negotiations with Lionel Messi and Paris St-Germain are "looking closely" at the situation, says Spanish football expert Guillem Balague. The Argentine forward, 33, is out of contract this summer and has yet to agree an extension. A number of players could leave the La Liga club in the coming months. "Messi will monitor the next two weeks when big club decisions will be made," Balague said. Messi sent a fax to Barca in August 2020 saying he

Sunday will see supporters given the chance to say their goodbyes to two of the club's best-loved players Leeds United have confirmed that Gaetano Berardi and Pablo Hernandez will leave the club at the end of the current season. The duo are two of the club's most-loved players, both having key roles in helping the Whites win promotion back to the Premier League, and supporters will have the opportunity to bid an emotional farewell to the pair on Sunday when a limited number

Russia will allow foreign ticket holders for Euro 2020 matches in St. Petersburg to enter the country without a visa to attend the tournament, the local organising committee said on Thursday. Russia has limited foreigners' entry into the country because of the COVID-19 pandemic, only allowing citizens of countries with which it has resumed international flights to cross its borders. "In the current difficult conditions, the movement of people has been severely reduced, and we were met with understanding by the federal authorities

LONDON: Local hero Charles Leclerc went from last to first on home town streets to lead a stunning Ferrari one-two in a red-flagged second Monaco Grand Prix practice on Thursday. The 23-year-old Monegasque, born and bred in the Mediterranean principality, lapped the metal-fenced layout with a best time of one minute 11.684 seconds in the afternoon session. Leclerc, who has yet to score a point on home territory, had managed only four laps in the morning sunshine before being sidelined by a gearbox

KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina: Bryson DeChambeau has dismantled courses with his prodigious length off the tee and he expects more of the same as he stares down the longest one in major championship history at this week's PGA Championship. World number five DeChambeau said that while his length off the tee will be an advantage at the 7,876-yard Kiawah Island Ocean Course his biggest edge on the field will be if he can hit it straight and control the flight of balls in

Rafael Nadal won his 10th Italian Open with a 7-5 1-6 6-3 victory over world number one Novak Djokovic in Rome. Both players dropped serve early on in the first set before Nadal took it after securing the key break at 5-5. Djokovic dominated the second set but paid for not taking two break points in the fifth game of the decider. A stunning backhand from Spaniard Nadal saw him break the Serb in the next game before he went on to hold

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has denied reports he has told his players he is leaving the Spanish giants. Media reports claimed the Frenchman informed his squad a week ago that he would leave at the end of the season. Zidane led Real to a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, to take the La Liga title race to the final day. "How could I tell the players I'm leaving now? We're giving our everything for the title and I just say