“Vedomosti” Sports activities” – with an outline of the primary occasions of the previous day
Manchester Metropolis defended their English soccer title
Fourth The staff of Catalan specialist Pep Guardiola received the championship title in a row, setting a document: not a single membership within the 135 years of the existence of the English Championship has managed to attain such a consequence. Within the match of the final, thirty eighth spherical, during which the destiny of the championship was decided, Manchester Metropolis beat London’s West Ham (3:1) at dwelling. Phil Foden scored a double for the hosts, and Rodri scored one other objective. Mohamed Kudus scored for the company, Tomas Soucek’s objective in the long run was canceled after a video evaluate.
Manchester Metropolis scored 91 factors, stopping Arsenal (89) from catching up and forward of themselves within the standings. Within the last spherical, Arsenal defeated Everton with a minimal rating (2:1). Third place within the English Championship for the 2023/24 season was taken by Liverpool (82), who simply beat Wolverhampton (2:0) within the farewell match of German specialist Jurgen Klopp.
Guardiola’s staff received the league for the tenth time in historical past and the sixth time within the final seven years. The Catalan took the staff’s seventeenth trophy since 2016 and can compete with Manchester United for victory within the FA Cup last on Might 25.
Arsenal have pushed us to the subsequent degree – it was once Liverpool and for the final two seasons it has been Arsenal. The season was unimaginable. We understood their message, we all know that they are going to be round for a few years,” Guardiola mentioned at a press convention. “If somebody had informed me I might win six championships in seven seasons after I moved right here, I might have mentioned you had been loopy—no approach.” However now could be our time. What’s my secret? I do not know. Quite a lot of work, I am not saying I am a nasty coach, however I’ve unimaginable help from the membership. Our work ethic is that everybody does their job and each division is vital.”
The Metropolis head coach reacted emotionally to Jurgen Klopp’s departure from Liverpool, unable to carry again his tears. “I’ll miss him very a lot. Jurgen was an vital a part of my life. He took me to the subsequent degree as a coach. We’ve unimaginable respect for one another. I’ve a sense he’ll come again.”
The day earlier than, Guardiola was requested whether or not he would work at Metropolis subsequent season. “Sure, I’ve a contract (till the top of the 2024/25 season. – Vedomosti. Sport), and I wish to be right here,” he answered laconically.
Metropolis midfielder Phil Foden was named the very best participant of the final season within the English Premier League (EPL), with 19 objectives and 9 assists. The Manchester Metropolis footballer turned the very best participant of the season within the Premier League for the fifth time in a row. Norwegian striker Erling Haaland received the award within the 2022/23 season, Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne received it within the 2019/20 and 2021/22 seasons, and Portuguese defender Ruben Dias received it within the 2020/21 season.
In response to the outcomes of the final championship, Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa certified from the Premier League to the Champions League, which can play in the primary European Cup event for the primary time because the 1982/83 season. Following the outcomes of the championship, Tottenham made it to the Europa League. If Manchester Metropolis wins the FA Cup last, Chelsea may also play within the Europa League, and Newcastle will play within the Convention League. If Manchester United wins the home cup, Chelsea will go to the Convention League. Luton City, Burnley and Sheffield United, who rose to the Premier League, failed to keep up their place within the event and had been relegated again to the Championship.
Zverev displaced Medvedev from fourth place within the ATP rankings
6:4, 7:5 – with this rating, German Alexander Zverev beat Chilean Nicolas Harry within the last of the Masters collection clay event in Rome with a prize fund of seven.8 million euros. The length of the assembly was 1 hour 41 minutes. For 27-year-old Zverev, this title was the twenty second in his profession and the primary within the 2024 season in singles. He already received the event in Rome in 2017; in complete, Zverev has six Masters titles.
“The final two years after the harm (in June 2022, Zverev twisted his leg in a recreation with Rafael Nadal and left the court docket on crutches. – Vedomosti. Sport) had been very tough. I didn’t know whether or not I might stand on the rostrum – it doesn’t matter, with or with no title. This can be a particular second for me and I wish to thank my staff to start with,” Zverev mentioned in a post-match on-court interview. – With out them, I undoubtedly wouldn’t have turn into a champion. Let me simply take pleasure in this second for a day or so. Then I’ll totally consider Roland Garros.
Because of his success within the Italian capital, Zverev rose from fifth to fourth within the up to date rankings of the Affiliation of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which was beforehand occupied by Daniil Medvedev. The Russian received the Rome Masters within the 2023 season, however within the present event he couldn’t advance past the fourth spherical. Serbian tennis participant Novak Djokovic stays the primary racket of the world, Italian Jannik Sinner takes second place, and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz retains third place.
Medvedev stays Russia’s primary participant. Andrey Rublev is in sixth place within the ATP rankings. Karen Khachanov remained in 18th place. On Might 26, the second Grand Slam event of the present season, Roland Garros, will start within the capital of France. Competitors organizers mentioned the full prize fund can be nearly 54 million euros (8% greater than in 2023). In singles, the champion for women and men will earn 2.4 million euros, the finalist – 1.2 million euros.
CSKA reached the VTB United League playoff finals
Sixth The match of the semi-final collection in opposition to St. Petersburg Zenit in Moscow ended with a rating of 97:91 in favor of the house staff. American level guard Casper Ware scored 31 factors for CSKA. Heart Vince Hunter scored 29 factors for Zenit.
CSKA received the best-of-four collection with a rating of 4-2 and reached the finals of the event after a year-long absence. The capital membership received the title 10 occasions – it is a event document. Zenit was the champion within the 2021/22 season.
“I’m happy with the way in which the staff responded to all of the circumstances that occurred through the match. Everybody tried their finest to finish the assembly in our favor. We tried to make changes in response to conditions that we had not labored on in coaching, and every of the gamers dealt with this completely. The collection turned out to be tough and demanded quite a bit from everybody. The work will not be completed, now there isn’t a time to bask in celebrations,” mentioned military head coach Andreas Pistiolis, whose phrases leads official web site of CSKA.
The present winner of the VTB League is UNICS Kazan, which performs in opposition to Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar within the semifinals (3-3 within the collection). The opponents will play the decisive match in Kazan on Might 22.
Usik mentioned he’s prepared for a rematch with Fury
37 yr previous On the evening of Might 19, the boxer defeated Briton Tyson Fury by cut up determination in a struggle for the title of absolute world heavyweight boxing champion (over 91 kg), which befell within the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
In response to ESPN insider Michael Benson, the contract accommodates a clause for a rematch, which ought to happen in October 2024. “Sure, after all, I’m prepared for a rematch. We can present struggle as soon as once more,” Usyk mentioned after the struggle.
Because of the struggle, Usik retained the belts of the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA), Worldwide Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Group (WBO) and Worldwide Boxing Group (IBO) and took the World Boxing Council (WBC) world champion title from Fury.
Usyk has by no means misplaced in his skilled profession (22 wins). For 35-year-old Fury, this defeat was the primary in 36 fights within the skilled ring, and he additionally had one draw. The Ukrainian turned the primary absolute world champion amongst heavyweights within the twenty first century. The earlier undisputed heavyweight champion was Briton Lennox Lewis, who unified the WBC, WBA and IBF titles on November 13, 1999 in a struggle in opposition to American Evander Holyfield.
