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Arsenal secure Champions League
place, Everton win on Goodison farewell
AFP | London, United Kingdom Arsenal’s English ance as Iliman Ndiaye produced
midfielder #41 two fine first-half finishes to
rsenal secured Cham- Declan Rice ensure there was a happy ending
pions League qualifi- shoots to to the Goodison era.
Acation thanks to a score the “Extraordinary atmosphere.
1-0 win over Newcastle opening The crowd were amazing. The
on Sunday as Ever - goal job was to win the game and see
ton said farewell to ourselves out at Goodison in a
Goodison Park with good light,” Everton boss David
an emotional 2-0 Moyes said.
victory over South- Jamie Vardy brought down the
ampton. curtain on his Leicester career
Declan Rice scored with his 200th goal for the club
the only goal at the in Sunday’s 2-0 victory against
Emirates in the bat- Ipswich.
tle between second Vardy was making his 500th
and third to guaran- and final appearance for the
tee the consolation Foxes after a remarkable 13-
of a top-five finish year spell including a fairytale
for Mikel Arteta’s Premier League title triumph in
men at the end of 2016 and FA Cup glory in 2021.
another trophyl- The 38-year-old, who started
ess season. his career in non-league foot-
Rice continued ball, will leave at the end of the
his goalscoring season and agreed not to play in
form with a stun- Arsenal’s Norwegian midfielder #08 Martin Odegaard applauds the fans during a next weekend’s final game of the
ning strike from parade on the pitch season to ensure his last Leices-
outside the box the League Cup placed Aston Villa. way to ter appearance came at the King
on 55 minutes. winners in third Forest maintained their push finish Power Stadium.
Defeat means from Nottingham for a first appearance in Europe’s in the With both Leicester and Ip-
Newcastle still Forest in seventh. top competition for 45 years af- top Eve r- swich long since condemned to
have work to Victory over ter winning 2-1 at West Ham. five. ton’ s relegation, the full focus was on
do to join Ar- Everton next Morgan Gibbs-White and “ I f home Vardy and he took just 28 min-
senal in the weekend should Nikola Milenkovic struck for w e ’ d since 1892, utes to make it an unforgettable
Champions be enough for the visitors at the London Sta- thought in the be- Goodison Park day as he sprinted onto James
League the Magpies due dium as Forest showed support ginning of the season played host to the club’s Justin’s pass to unleash a typi-
next sea- Leicester City’s to their much for striker Taiwo Awoniyi, who that we’d be playing to play in men’s team for the final time cally predatory finish.
son. Just English striker #09 superior goal needed urgent abdominal sur- the Champions League we’d sign before they head to a new 52,000 Kasey McAteer bagged his
one Jamie Vardy leaves differ ence gery this week. (for) it,” said Forest boss Nuno capacity stadium next season. first Premier League goal in the
point the pitch (file) over fifth- Forest must beat Chelsea on Espirito Santo. Former England captain 68th minute, firing home to en-
sepa - the final day of the campaign Wayne Rooney was among the sure Vardy would bow out on a
r ates and hope other results go their Goodison’s goodbye Toffees’ former greats in attend- winning note.
Sudharsan and Gill power
Gujarat into IPL playoffs
AFP | New Delhi, India
a boundary.Gill soon changed
gears as he took on Sri Lanka's
ai Sudharsan hit an unbeaten Dushmantha Chameera in a 19-
S108 and skipper Shubman run 13th over, with Sudharsan
Gill made 93 not out as Guja - picking up the pace as well and KNOW WHAT
rat Titans booked their play-off completing his hundred before
spot in the IPL with a 10-wicket hitting the winning six.
hammering of Delhi Capitals Earlier Rahul, who was pro-
yesterday. moted to open the innings, The T20 tournament was paused
Gujarat's victory also ensured struck 14 fours and four sixes en last week due a deadly conflict
a spot in the play-offs for Royal route to his fifth career IPL ton. between India and Pakistan but
Challengers Bengaluru as well The senior India batter put officials decided to resume the
tournament after a ceasefire.
as Punjab Kings, who earlier in on key stands including 90 runs
the day won their match against with Abishek
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan (L) celebrates with his team captain Shubman Gill Rajasthan Royals. P or el, made 30 off 19 balls after Del-
Brilliant Verstappen takes who struck his second IPL cen- five. Delhi skipper Axar
hi lost Faf du Plessis, for
Impact substitute Sudharsan, w h o
tury, and Gill allowed Gujarat
Patel fell for 25 but Ra-
to chase down a target of 200
hul stood firm to reach
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with one over to spare at Delhi's his hundred, soak-
Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
ing up the applause
from an appreciative
Gujarat, who won the IPL
in their debut season in 2022,
home crowd.
returned to the top of the 10- Rahul along with
team table. Delhi, five-time South African batter
AFP | Imola, Italy off the McLarens for the full 63 sixth. champions Mumbai Indians Tristan Stubbs, who
laps to claim his fourth win at Alexander Albon, who start- and Lucknow Super Giants are hit an unbeaten 21
ed Bull's Max Verstappen Imola. ed on the fourth fow of the the three teams remaining in off 10 balls, helped
Rwon a gripping Emilia Ro- Seven-time world champion grid, followed his fifth place the hunt for one play-off spot. Delhi finish strong
magna Grand Prix at Imola on Lewis Hamilton produced a in Miami with another fifth in The huge partnership be - with a 16-run final
Sunday, holding off the McLa- rousing display for the Italian Imola, his Williams teammate tween Gill and Sudharsan over off Mohammed
rens of Lando Norris and Oscar fans, taking his Ferrari from Carlos Sainz coming home trumped KL Rahul's unbeaten Siraj but the blitz was
Piastri. 12th on the grid to finish in eighth. 112 that steered the home team not enough.
The Dutch driver overtook fourth with teammate Charles Piastri heads the champion- to 199-3 on a batting-friendly The tournament has
pole-sitter Piastri on the open- Leclerc adding further cheer ship with 146 points, 13 clear pitch. Sudharsan came out at- been rescheduled with the
ing lap and the four-time de- for the tifosi as he brought of Norris and 22 ahead of Ver- tacking as he raced to 25 off nine final now set to take place
fending world champion fought home the second Ferrari in stappen. balls and reached his fifty with on June 3.
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