Teenager Tommy Watson scored a 95th-minute winner to send Sunderland up to the Premier League and deny Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium. The 19-year-old, who is joining Brighton and Hove Albion next season, curled a low effort past Michael Cooper to secure the Black Cats’ return to the top flight for the first time in eight years.
Read more
McLaren’s Lando Norris snatched pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix from local hero Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari with the final lap of qualifying. Norris beat Leclerc by 0.109 seconds as the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri took third place ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, so far the McLaren drivers’ only title rival, could manage only fifth place for Red Bull. Racing Bulls’ French rookie Isack Hadjar took sixth place ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.
Read more
Goals from Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku powered Napoli to a two nil victory over Cagliari to secure the club’s fourth Seire A title at the expense of Inter Milan. Milan beat ten man Como two nil but needed to better Napoli’s result to retain the Scudetto title. Manager Antonio Conte has now won five Serie A titles with three different clubs, Simeone Inzaghi will look to pick his Inter side up as they prepare for the Champions League final next weekend.
Read more
Majestic Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) surged to a fourth win in the Giro d’Italia after outkicking Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and pink jersey Isaac del Toro (UAE Emirates-XRG) on the uphill finish at Vicenza. It was a fifth win of the race for the Danish powerhouse’s Lidl-Trek team. Bonus seconds saw Del Toro extend his general classification lead to 38 seconds over team-mate Juan Ayuso.
Read more
Dutchman Olav Kooij finished off a fine team effort from Visma-Lease a Bike to win Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia in Viadana. Kooij launched from the wheel of team-mate Wout van Aert and rounded compatriot Casper van Uden to take his first win of the race. After the expected crosswind chaos did not materialise, Isaac del Toro took two bonus seconds to strengthen his grip on the maglia rosa.
Read more