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Sunderland stun Chelsea to secure European football for first time since 1973

Sunderland will be playing European football for the first time since 1973, thanks to a 2-1 home win over Chelsea, who miss out as a result. The Black Cats become the first club since Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2018/19 to qualify for the UEFA Europa League (UEL) in their first Premier League season after promotion.

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Manchester City lose to Aston Villa in emotional final match for Guardiola and veterans

Aston Villa rained on Pep Guardiola’s parade in his final game as Manchester City boss, as his decade-long reign in which he won 20 trophies ended with a 2-1 defeat.

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Denmark secure tense shootout win against Italy to avoid relegation from top division

Denmark won a 3-2 shootout against Italy on Sunday to secure their spot in the top division for 2027. Denmark’s Patrick Russell was the only player to score in the shootout.

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Tottenham seal Premier League survival with narrow win over Everton

Tottenham secured safety on the final day of a traumatic 2025/26 Premier League (PL) season, thanks to a 1-0 success over Everton that ensured a 49th consecutive year of top-flight football for the Lilywhites.

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West Ham relegated from Premier League as Tottenham secure survival

West Ham United have been relegated from the Premier League after failing to secure the final-day results required to keep them in the division, meaning London rivals Tottenham Hotspur retain their league status as a result.

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Bruno Fernandes sets record for most assists in a Premier League season

Manchester United midfielder ⁠Bruno Fernandes broke the Premier League assists ‌record when he made ‌his 21st assist ‌of the season in ‌the final game of the ‌campaign away at Brighton.

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Barcelona's Putellas named Women's Champions League Player of the Season

FC Barcelona's Alexia Putellas ⁠was named by UEFA's technical group as the best player in this ‌season's Women's Champions League, less than 24 hours ‌after leading her side to ‌a 4-0 victory over OL Lyonnes to secure ‌a fourth European crown for herself ‌and the club.

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Archer stars with bat and ball to power Rajasthan past Mumbai and into IPL playoffs

England's Jofra Archer starred with bat and ball as Rajasthan Royals sealed the last playoff spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a 30-run win over Mumbai Indians on Sunday.

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Zverev cruises past Bonzi into French Open second round, Fritz knocked out

Alexander Zverev marched into the second round of the French Open on Sunday with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over France's Benjamin Bonzi.

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Penalty hero Maarten Paes speaks of 'fantastic day' as Ajax reach Europe

Indonesian goalkeeper Maarten Paes spoke of a "fantastic day" after Ajax punched their UEFA Conference League ticket with a penalty shootout win over FC Utrecht.

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'Excuse my language': Ajax director Menno Geelen speaks of dismal season

Ajax director Menno Geelen called the 2025-26 campaign a "sh*t season" as the club finished fifth in the Eredivisie and had to fight for European football through the play-offs.

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Kostyuk maintains focus amid missile strikes in Ukraine to breeze into second round

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk made short work of Oksana Selekhmeteva with ⁠a 6-2, 6-3 victory in the first round of the French Open on Sunday and said she was ‌proud of how she remained focused even as the war in her ‌country hit closer to home.

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Ajax avoid disaster and down Utrecht on penalties to reach Conference League qualifiers

Ajax salvaged something of their dismal season after beating FC Utrecht on penalties in Sunday's play-off final in Volendam, which earnt the Amsterdam giants a spot in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers.

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Brondby hand lifetime ban to fan who nearly killed disabled spectator in derby

Brondby IF have handed out a lifetime suspension for a fan who could have killed a disabled spectator during the playoff match against FC Copenhagen when he pulled the breathing tube from the respirator of the fan in question.

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The Base Line: Navarro finds form ahead of French Open as Buse wins first ATP title

Our regular tennis feature, The Base Line, looks to keep you up to date with the relentless and fast-paced nature of the ATP and WTA Tours. Who were crowned champions, who struggled to make an impact, and what moments stood out?

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Laryea Kingston's Uganda deny Ghana U-17 World Cup spot with shootout win

The Black Starlets lost 8-7 on penalties after a dramatic 2-2 draw, as a last-gasp VAR handball decision denied Ghana victory and sent Uganda to the World Cup.

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What Tottenham need to avoid relegation on the Premier League's final day

Tottenham face Everton this weekend as they desperately battle against relegation alongside West Ham.

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'You ​have to be unique': Guardiola says Man City successor should be true to himself

Departing Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he hoped his ⁠successor can be true to themselves, warning that any attempt to find a carbon ‌copy of him would likely backfire.

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De Zerbi vows to remain at Tottenham even if side relegated from Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi reiterated his ⁠commitment to the relegation-threatened Premier League club, saying he would stay on ‌even if they were to drop into the ‌second tier of English football.

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Usyk claims dramatic win over kick-boxer Verhoeven to retain heavyweight titles

Heavyweight boxing king Oleksandr Usyk retained his titles after a dramatic and controversial stoppage victory over kick-boxer Rico Verhoeven with a second left of the 11th round in Egypt on Saturday.

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Aussie cricket at a standoff with no agreement on BBL privatisation

As Twenty20 cricket competitions explode around the world, Australia's Big Bash League is struggling to chart a vision for the future, after plans to privatise its franchises stalled.

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Mo’s best moments: One defining goal from each of Salah’s nine seasons at Liverpool

From Chelsea ‘flop’ to Premier League legend, Mohamed Salah has enjoyed quite the journey since moving to Anfield in the summer of 2017.

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Second-year title 'more than we could have asked for': Auckland manager Corica

Coach Steve Corica said Auckland FC had exceeded expectations by adding the A-League ⁠championship title on Saturday to the premiership crown claimed in their debut season last year to cap a ‌successful second A-League campaign for the fledgling club.

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Brad Haddin hails 'leader of men' Shreyas after important Punjab win

Shreyas Iyer delivered for Punjab Kings when it mattered most, assistant ⁠coach Brad Haddin said after the captain scored his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) century in a seven-wicket ‌win over Lucknow Super Giants to keep their hopes of ‌reaching the playoffs alive.