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This was the hardest: Guardiola on City's Premier League triumph
"This has been a season and a Premier League title like no other. This was the hardest one. We will always remember this season for the way that we won. I am so proud to be the manager here and of this group of players," Guardiola said in a video tweeted by Manchester City.
Manchester United extend Cavani's contract
Uruguayan striker Edison Cavani, 34, joined the Red Devils on a free transfer last October after playing for French powerhouse Paris St-Germain for seven years, reports Xinhua. The forward has scored 15 goals this season, helping United reach the final of the Europa League and a likely second place in the Premier League.
India's tour to Sri Lanka: Increasing Covid cases in island a worry
On May 10, the island recorded 2,624 cases and on May 9 the number was 2,672. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly had earlier said that India are set to travel to Sri Lanka in July for three ODIs and as many T20Is. Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium is likely to host all six games of the series.
Italian Open: Berrettini stretched in opener, Monfils exits
Berrettini, who recorded his ninth win in his last 10 matches, will take on Australia's John Millman, who defeated Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-4, in the second round. Basilashvili, winner of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open and BMW Open this year, got the decisive breakthrough enroute to clinching the first set with a forehand winner.
Buffon to end long stay at Juventus
A club spokeswoman confirmed that the 43-year-old had said this in an interview to Qatar-based broadcaster Bein Sports on Tuesday. Buffon will either stop playing or find another opportunity that "motivates me to play or have a different life experience". "This beautiful and very long experience with Juve will come to a definitive end this year," Buffon was quoted as saying by DPA.
Rome Open: Garbine advances to 2nd round before rain stops play
Garbine, a three-time Rome semi-finalist, was slated to face last week's Madrid semi-finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Tuesday, but the Russian withdrew due to an abdominal injury. In another first-round match, before rain suspended day's play proceedings, Russia's Veronika Kudermetova notched a hard-fought 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Belgium's world No.14 Elise Mertens in windy conditions.
Manchester City crowned Premier League champions
The result means that Pep Guardiola's Manchester City cannot be displaced from the top of the table, as they have built a 10-point lead over Manchester United. City now have 80 points while Manchester United have 70. Leicester City is placed third with 66 points. The Premier League title is Manchester City's second trophy of the season; they won the English League Cup last month.
IOC to 'work with full engagement' towards safe Olympics
When asked about Suga's comments, the IOC spokesperson responded: "The Olympic community from all over the world is thinking of the Japanese people who are affected by the pandemic and who are facing this crisis with solidarity and resilience. Together with our Japanese partners and friends, we continue to work with full engagement to ensure the safe organisation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games."
Leipzig seek maiden title to end Nagelsmann era in German Cup final
The 33-year-old German coach will move to Bayern Munich in the summer. To clinch the trophy with Leipzig, he must overcome a negative run against Dortmund. Nagelsmann has won only one of his 11 league duels against the Cup final opponents. Dortmund's late 3-2 win on Saturday just added up to the negative series.
Shikhar Dhawan could lead India in Sri Lanka white-ball series
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prithvi Shaw, Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan could be in the white-ball squad that is likely to play three One-day Internationals and three T20 Internationals at a single venue in the island nation from July 13. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, who both did well for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, and also in the white-ball series against England at home, could be in the squad.
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