Chelsea’s late win makes City wait for title
Sergio Aguero made a mess of a Panenka penalty as Chelsea ensured Manchester City must wait a little longer to wrap up the Premier League title by fighting back to earn a dramatic win at Etihad Stadium.
City, needing three points to become champions of England for the seventh time, took the lead just before half-time through Raheem Sterling's close-range strike.
Aguero had a glorious chance to make it 2-0 from the spot moments later when Billy Gilmour fouled Gabriel Jesus, but the Argentina striker opted for a dinked effort that was easily saved by Edouard Mendy.
It proved a costly miss, as Chelsea improved after the break and equalised when Cesar Azpilicueta set up Hakim Ziyech to fire home from the edge of the area.
The visitors had two more efforts ruled out for offside before Marcus Alonso won it for them in injury time, meeting Timo Werner's pull-back and sending the ball looping over Ederson.
This was Chelsea's second win over City in the space of three weeks, following their victory in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley in April.
The two sides will meet again in the Champions League final in Istanbul at the end of this month.
National teams will be allowed to take 26 players to the delayed Euro 2020 instead of the standard 23-man squads, UEFA have confirmed.
UEFA confirm 26-man squads for Euros
National teams will be allowed to take 26 players to the delayed Euro 2020 instead of the standard 23-man squads, UEFA have confirmed.
New regulations have also been put in place to allow goalkeepers to be replaced before each match during the tournament, even if other goalkeepers from the squad list are available.
The changes have arrived as UEFA hope to ease pressure on players and managers following a congested season due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The delayed Euro 2020 is scheduled to begin on Friday 11 June with Italy hosting Turkey at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Lewis Hamilton took a 100th career pole position by edging out Red Bull's Max Verstappen in qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hamilton takes 100th career pole in Spain
Lewis Hamilton took a 100th career pole position by edging out Red Bull's Max Verstappen in qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hamilton's Mercedes was just 0.036 seconds faster than Verstappen, who was in turn 0.096secs ahead of the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc pulled out one of his trademark stellar laps on his last run to take fourth from Alpine's Esteban Ocon.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was sixth ahead of McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo.
The second Red Bull of Sergio Perez took eighth, nearly 0.8secs adrift of Verstappen, with McLaren's Lando Norris and Alpine's Fernando Alonso completing the top 10.
Aryna Sabalenka put on a powerful display to beat world number one Ashleigh Barty 6-0 3-6 6-4 and win the Madrid Open.
Sabalenka shocks Barty to clinch Madrid Open title
Aryna Sabalenka put on a powerful display to beat world number one Ashleigh Barty 6-0 3-6 6-4 and win the Madrid Open.
The Belarusian raced through the opening set in just 25 minutes as Barty failed to win a game in a set for the first time in four years.
Sabalenka's standard dropped in the second set as Barty dug in to level it.
A sloppy service game from Barty at 4-4 in the third handed the advantage to Sabalenka who served out for the win.
It was revenge for Sabalenka after Barty had come from a set down to beat her in the final in Stuttgart two weeks ago.
"To be honest, after the final in Stuttgart I was injured, I couldn't move and wanted to withdraw," Sabalenka said after she claimed her 10th career title.
"But the recovery was good, in four days I feel better and now I'm the champion. It's been an amazing week."The win also ended Barty's winning run on clay stretching back to Rome in 2019, just before she won her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open.
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