Barcelona Deserve La Liga Title - Zidane

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane conceded Barcelona are deserved La Liga champions after losing out to their arch-rivals by one point.

Real won their last 12 league games, but Barca ended with five victories in a row after a blip in April saw their lead over Real closed from 10 points.

“We’re all disappointed, but with 38 match-days played, we can’t change anything now,” said Zidane, who has won 21 of his 26 games in charge.

“Barcelona deserved to win La Liga.”

Luis Enrique, who has won the title in both his seasons in charge of Barcelona, agreed with his rival.

“It was a deserved title which shows that the team knows how to bounce back from a bad spell.

“We played very well over the full season, we were on top of the table for many weeks and the most consistent team wins the title.”

Captain Andres Iniesta has now won eight La Liga titles, a third of Barcelona’s total league championships. Barca have won six of the last eight titles – including two in a row.

“La Liga is glorious,” the Spain midfielder said. “It is the competition of stability, the one we are able to win year after year. Whenever you win the league, it is a great season.”

Defender Gerard Pique said: “This is a historic time for the club. This is a unique generation of footballers with loads of talent and who are achieving things that have never been done before.

“We had a negative run that meant we had to fight right to the last, but we got our prize in the end.”

Both sides have a cup final yet to play. Barca face Sevilla in next Sunday’s Copa del Rey final, while Real face city rivals Atletico in the Champions League final on Saturday, 28 May.

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Barcelona Deserve La Liga Title - Zidane

Simona Halep Wins Madrid Open Title

Simona Halep beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-4 to win the Madrid Open.

The Romanian world number seven, 24, took both her break point opportunities in the first set while Slovakia’s Cibulkova missed all three of hers.

One break was enough in the second set as Halep sealed victory with her third ace after one hour and 20 minutes.

Cibulkova had won three of their four previous encounters but was unable to make an impression on the 24 year old, who has now won 12 WTA Tour titles.

Cibulkova, the world number 38, had spent over four hours longer on court than Halep in reaching the final.

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Simona Halep Wins Madrid Open Title

Alvarez Knocks Out Khan To Retain Title

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez knocked out Britain’s Amir Khan in the sixth round in Las Vegas to retain his WBC middleweight title.

Until the brutal ending, Khan had used his superior speed and movement to frustrate the champion and appeared to be well ahead on points.

However, when Khan lost concentration for a split second the champion knocked him cold with a huge right hand.

Afterwards, Alvarez said he wanted a unification bout with Gennady Golovkin.

Khan, 29, jumped two weight divisions to challenge Alvarez and was bidding to become only the third former light-welterweight world champion to win a middleweight world title.

The match was made at a catchweight of 155lb, five pounds under the normal middleweight limit. However, Alvarez came into the ring at approximately 175lb and was noticeably bigger than his opponent.

The fight was the first at the 20,000-capacity T-Mobile Arena, which was vociferously pro-Alvarez on the Mexican festival of Cinco de Mayo.

But the booing and jeering that rained down upon Khan did nothing to cloud his focus.

Khan probably edged a cagey first round courtesy of a couple of flurries and one well-aimed right cross, although Alvarez did land with a flashing left hook.

Khan repeatedly made the champion look clumsy in round two, landing with rapier-like combinations before darting out of range. And when Alvarez landed with a juddering left hook, Khan stood up to it and returned fire.

It was more of the same in the third, with Alvarez, 25, stalking his prey and finding himself confounded by Khan’s blinding hand-speed and volume of punches.

At this stage Khan’s prediction that speed and movement would trump power looked like it might come true, while he was certainly confounding those critics who said a year of inactivity would blunt his edge.

Khan unleashed more flashy combinations in the fourth and while none of his punches appeared to be hurting Alvarez, the Englishman appeared to be well ahead on points a third of the way through the contest.

There were signs in the fifth Alvarez was beginning to find his range and at the start of the sixth he connected with a hurtful left-right combination.

And when Khan left his left hand dangling soon after, Alvarez exploded an overhand right on his chin, rendering him unconscious before he hit the canvas. Khan was counted out with 23 seconds remaining in the round.

No regrets from Khan

Khan took a while to come round but finally clambered to his feet minutes later.

“I wanted to go out there as a champion, but unfortunately I didn’t make it to the end,” he said. “This challenge came and it was hard to turn down.”

Alvarez improved to 47 wins (33 knockouts), one draw and a sole defeat – by the great American Floyd Mayweather in 2013. Khan now has four defeats from 35 fights, including three by way of knockout.

What next?

Boxing has been searching for new superstars since last year’s much-hyped but ultimately disappointing clash between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, since when both men have announced their retirements.

And Alvarez-Khan was widely viewed as an opportunity for one or both of them to become the new face of the sport.

Alvarez having prevailed, there will be a huge clamour for him to fight WBA and IBF title-holder Golovkin, who was invited into the ring after Saturday’s fight.

The unbeaten Golovkin, 34, has 32 knockouts from 35 fights but would most likely have to come down in weight to make a fight against Alvarez happen.

Whether that fight can be made this year or not, Alvarez has already proved himself a worthy successor to Mexican greats such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Ruben Olivares, Salvador Sanchez and Marco Antonio Barrera.

As for Khan, he should be applauded for his willingness to take a risk and still has options, the most obvious being a fight against fellow Briton Kell Brook.

The cross-Pennine rivals have been circling each other for years, with Khan always claiming Brook does not belong in his company, despite being the IBF welterweight champion.

But given the devastating nature of his latest defeat, that is probably not a claim he can continue to make with any credibility.

‘One of the knockouts of the year’

“Amir was boxing beautiful; it was a very cerebral fight from him.

“Canelo knew he was getting scored on and it was a beautiful performance up until that point. It was a shame that punch came.

“It was one of the knockouts of the year. A sensational one-punch knockout.

“You almost feel bad for Amir though as he was making you wonder how Canelo was going to break him down.”

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Alvarez Knocks Out Khan To Retain Title

Ajax Retain Title Edge With Goal Burst

Ajax retained first place in the Dutch title race by scoring three times late on to preserve their goal difference advantage over PSV Eindhoven.

The leaders beat FC Twente 4-0 but they will go into the final day of the season level on points with PSV, who defeated Cambuur 6-2.

PSV looked set to close the gap with 10 minutes left on Sunday as they led 5-2 and Ajax only had a 1-0 advantage.

But Ajax then scored three times to wrestle back the initiative.

It was the first time since 1991 that Ajax had scored three or more goals from the 80-minute mark onwards in an Eredivisie game.

It ensured they will go into their game at De Graafschap on Sunday with a six-goal advantage over PSV, who travel to PEC Zwolle for their final game.

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Ajax Retain Title Edge With Goal Burst

Juventus Celebrate Title With 10th Successive League Win

Juventus celebrated the Serie A title in style with a 10th successive league win.

Hernanes and Simone Zaza scored the goals as Juventus extended their club record for successive home clean sheets to 10.

They were crowned champions for the fifth season in a row on Monday when Napoli, their closest challengers, lost to Roma.

And their players celebrated with fans after maintaining their stunning form.

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Juventus fans unveil a banner thanking their team for another successful season

Hernanes’ first-half strike and Simone Zaza’s late header helped Massimiliano Allegri’s men brush aside relegation-threatened Carpi.

They can complete a double by beating AC Milan in the Italian cup final on 21 May.

“I am happy with the win,” Allegri said. “It was a good one to get because the crowd was smaller than usual, after the celebrations and such.

“It pleased me that we did not concede a goal. Now we are thinking about the last two games and then the Coppa Italia final, which we are all looking forward to.”

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Juventus Celebrate Title With 10th Successive League Win

We Cannot Allow Leicester To Win Title-Van Gaal

Louis van Gaal has warned Leicester City that his Manchester United players will not allow them to win the Barclays Premier League title at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Claudio Ranieri’s men require three more points to secure the championship crown, but the Reds must also win with a place in the top four still up for grabs and four important matches left to play.

Speaking to reporters at his pre-match press conference at the Aon Training Complex on Friday afternoon, van Gaal remained quietly optimistic of securing UEFA Champions League qualification next season and spoke of delaying the Foxes’ coronation as Premier League champions.

“I think we have to beat Leicester because we are still in the race for the first positions, so we have to beat them,” he said. “We cannot allow that they are the champions this weekend at Old Trafford. I think they shall be the champion a week later, so we don’t spoil the party, just postpone it a little bit.

“I was the first who said that they could be champions and now a presenter [Match of the Day’s Gary Lineker] has to wear underwear when they are the champions. For me it is not a surprise; I say that many, many times. I believe in team building and the manager has done that with this team.

“They had the circumstances to play always with the same team as they did not play so many matches as the other teams in the league, so it is always possible. It is good for the Premier League and the sport of football that not always the same teams are the champion.”

At his press conference, van Gaal was also quizzed on Ranieri’s remarkable work this season and the Dutchman was full of praise for the Italian, citing their previous meetings as managers in La Liga.

“Yeah, it was never easy to beat his teams,” van Gaal told reporters. “Valencia and Barcelona is also more or less a derby so it is a difficult match. He has always organised his teams very good.”

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We Cannot Allow Leicester To Win Title-Van Gaal

Juventus Win Fifth Straight Seria A Title

Juventus have been crowned Serie A champions for a fifth season in a row after Napoli’s 1-0 defeat at Roma.

Sunday’s 2-1 win at Fiorentina put them on the brink of glory, and Napoli’s failure to win on Monday meant Juve can no longer be caught.

It completes a stunning rise for the Turin side, who were in 12th place and 11 points off the top on 28 October.

However, they have won 24 of their 25 league games since then, drawing the other, to take them clear.

Napoli’s defeat actually denies Juventus the chance to win the title at their own ground. They host Carpi on Sunday at 11:30 BST.

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Juventus Win Fifth Straight Seria A Title

Rafael Nadal Equals Clay-Court Title Record

Rafael Nadal has equalled Guillermo Vilas’ record of 49 clay-court titles by beating Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-5 in the final of the Barcelona Open.

The 29-year-old Spaniard, who won the Monte Carlo Masters last week, has now won his opening 10 matches of the European clay-court season.

Nishikori won this event in 2014 and 2015 but was left to rue a series of missed break-point opportunities.

Argentine Vilas won 49 clay-court titles in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Nadal has a chance to beat that mark in May as he is set to play in events in Madrid and Rome before he goes for a 10th French Open title at Roland Garros.

In Barcelona, he saved seven of eight break chances in the opening set and converted both of the opportunities he got as Nishikori lost a set for the first time in the tournament.

Nadal led 4-1 in the second set, but was pegged back to 4-4 before he went on to win the tournament for a ninth time and collect the 69th professional title of his career.

“I think I served well which was very important,” said the world number five. “The fact I had a good percentage of first serves allowed me to play better.

“In the second set I let a lot of opportunities go, but I am very happy to have resisted mentally and happy to win.”

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Rafael Nadal Equals Clay-Court Title Record

Nadal To Play Nishikori For Ninth Barcelona Title

One week after completing his ninth title run at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Rafael Nadal will vie for a ninth crown at another happy hunting ground.

The top seeded Spaniard will look to dethrone two-time defending champion Kei Nishikori on Sunday after downing Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-3 in the semis of the Barcelona Open.

Bidding for an unprecedented ninth victory on home soil, he is hoping to lift his first trophy in three years, adding to crowns in 2005-’09 and 2011-’13 at the Real Club Tenis Barcelona-1899.

“Tomorrow I will play against one of the world’s best players and it will be complicated,” said Nadal. “I have to play a great match to win the final.”

Nadal had his entire shotmaking arsenal on display against Kohlschreiber, firing 18 winners and claiming 80 per cent of first serve points. He denied his lone break point faced, while capitalising on three of eight on the German’s serve.

Nadal broke for a 4-2 lead in the first set when a Kohlschreiber forehand clipped the tape and sailed long. The Spaniard continued to apply the pressure in the second, and after failing to convert on three break points in the fifth game, he took his fourth chance for 4-3 and another to seal the victory two games later.

He struck a deep return at Kohlschreiber’s feet and a backhand winner to the open court to emerge victorious on his first match point after one hour and 32 minutes.

The World No. 5 advanced to his 101st tour-level final, where he will look to continue his winning ways against Nishikori. Nadal owns an 8-1 advantage in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry, with their lone final encounter also coming on Spanish soil, in Madrid two years ago.

Should Nadal prevail on Sunday, he would earn a record-tying 49th career clay-court crown, pulling level with Guillermo Vilas.

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Nadal To Play Nishikori For Ninth Barcelona Title

Anthony Joshua To Defend IBF Heavyweight Title 25 June

Great Britains IBF heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will make the first defence of his title at London’s O2 on 25 June.

Joshua, 26, broke the news in a video on his Twitter page, saying: “I wanted the closest date possible because I’m feeling good.”

However, he did not announce any opponent for the said date.

Joshua, the 2012 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallist, won the IBF title with a second-round stoppage of American Charles Martin early this month.

He won won all his 16 professional fights by way of knockout.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn had said Joshua’s next fight was due to take place on 9 July at Wembley, but the plan was changed when Tyson Fury – the WBA, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion – announced his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko would take place on the same date in Manchester.

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Hiring Of Pep Guardiola Hit Man City Title Bid - Pellegrini

The decision to replace Pellegrini with Guardiola was announced on February 1 and was followed by damaging back-to-back defeats to Leicester and Tottenham, which derailed their title bid.

City are coming back into form after reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League and defeating Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, but they have not been able to regain the initiative in the title race.

“For different reasons, we lost important games in February against Leicester and Tottenham,” Pellegrini said. “For me, they’re the two games that don’t allow us now to be involved in the title.

“In the start of February came the news about the change of the manager, telling the players I will not continue here next year. A lot of things that involve the minds of all the players.

“We had those defeats at home. Now I think we are stable again and I’m very happy to finish the way we are doing in these last games.”

Guardiola’s arrival will herald a new era for City, but it will also signal a shift in playing philosophy that will require a turnover in playing personnel.

These impending changes have not gone unnoticed by City’s existing players.

Yaya Toure’s agent expects the Ivorian to leave the club in the summer, while City are in “advanced talks” to sign Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund as a replacement.

Pellegrini admits the constant transfer speculation has put a strain on the squad but is confident his players can put that out of their head when they face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals.

“It’s not easy for the players when you read in newspapers all the things that will happen next season, all the players who will go out, all the players that will come in,” Pellegrini said.

“It’s not easy for the players to focus their mind. But this squad has a lot of character. We never give up.

“But I think the merit of this squad is always that it had a lot of character, personality. We never give up, we continue in the same way, and I hope we will see in the future in the Champions League. I am sure this team, playing in this way, can play in the final.”

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Hiring Of Pep Guardiola Hit Man City Title Bid - Pellegrini

Rafael Nadal Wins Ninth Monte Carlo Masters Title

Rafael Nadal claimed a ninth Monte Carlo Masters title with victory over Frenchman Gael Monfils.

Nadal, who beat Andy Murray in the last four, won 7-5, 5-7, 6-0, his 68th win from 100 finals on the ATP World Tour.

A double fault from Monfils, 29, closed out the first set in Nadal’s favour and the Spaniard recovered from losing the second to see off the 13th seed in two hours 46 minutes.

The 29-year-old has now won clay-court titles in each of the past 13 years.

Nadal won eight consecutive titles before losing the 2013 final to Novak Djokovic and called his first Masters honour since Madrid two years ago “so special”.

“I had a tough season last year, but I’ve had better preparation this year – even with a tough start to the season,” added Nadal, who withdrew from last month’s Miami Open with a virus.

“It’s great to win a Masters title again. I hope this week will help me a lot.”

It is a record-equaling 28th Masters title for Nadal, bringing him alongside top-ranked Djokovic, but a third Masters final defeat for Monfils.

They conceded 34 break points between them with Nadal converting eight of his 21 chances to edge his opponent, who managed five from 13.

Monfils, a runner-up in the Rotterdam Open in February, earned the backing of the Monte Carlo Country Club crowd as he tested Nadal throughout.

But having earlier saved set point, the pressure told on the Frenchman and he double-faulted to hand fifth seed Nadal a close-fought opening set.

The pair traded five breaks of serve in a grueling second, but it was Monfils who edged the former world number one to level.

Nadal then took control of the decider and raced into a 5-0 lead before landing a forehand winner at match point to win for the ninth time in Monte Carlo as he builds to next month’s French Open, which he will be seeking to win for a 10th time.

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Rafael Nadal Wins Ninth Monte Carlo Masters Title

Stephen Smith Loses IBF Title Bid To Jose Pedraza

Stephen Smith failed to join brother Liam as a world champion as he lost a unanimous points decision to defending champion Jose Pedraza in their IBF super-featherweight title bout.

Liverpudlian Smith, 30, grew into the fight after a shaky start but was knocked down in the ninth round.

The three judges scored the bout 117-110, 116-111, 116-111 in favour of the undefeated Puerto Rican in Connecticut.

It was the second defeat for Smith in his 25-fight career.

WBO light-middleweight champion Liam was in the United States to support his brother, who had been hoping to become the 13th current British world champion.

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Stephen Smith Loses IBF Title Bid To Jose Pedraza

Djokovic Targets French Open After Sixth Miami Title

Novak Djokovic beat Kei Nishikori in straight sets to win the Miami Open for a record-equalling sixth time.

The world number one matched Andre Agassi’s Miami tally with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph in one hour and 26 minutes.

Djokovic, 28, also moves ahead of Rafael Nadal with a record 28 Masters tournament wins in his career.

“It’s quite amazing,” said the Serb. “I’m very thrilled about it and hopefully I can make many more records.”

He also becomes the first man to win the Indian Wells-Miami double three years in a row, and surpasses Roger Federer as the ATP’s leading prize money winner on $98.2m (£69m).

‘It’s tough to find his weakness’

Japan’s Nishikori broke serve in the opening game but was broken straight back, and after a scrappy start to the match Djokovic took charge from 4-3.

He won four games in a row to move a break up in the second set and broke for a fifth time to win the match.

“I thought he started very well, breaking my serve in the first game and coming up with some aggressive play,” said Djokovic.

“I needed to answer right back, which I did in the following game – that helped me mentally.”

Nishikori, 26, said: “It’s tough to find his weakness, honestly. The biggest thing is he has great defence and it’s tough to open up the space.

“I had a couple of strategies before the match, but I don’t think I did them well enough to beat him today.”French Open the next target

Djokovic has only one loss to his name in 29 matches this year – and that was a retirement with an eye infection in Dubai.

With 11 Grand Slam titles, the Serb is already among the very best ever to have played the game – and catching Federer’s record tally of 17 majors is in his thoughts.

“Of course it is in the back of my mind somewhere but I don’t have that as a main motivation, because it can present some kind of distraction that I don’t need,” he said.

The next few months could go a long way to making his case as he gets the chance to land the two biggest titles to have eluded him – the French Open and Olympic gold.

“I don’t feel too exhausted,” he said. “I don’t think I will have any difficulty to make the transition to the clay courts quickly. Let’s see what happens.

“Clay courts are the most physically demanding surface, so also looking at the big picture, the French Open is the biggest goal that I have on the clay courts. I’ll try to adjust to that tournament as well.”

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Djokovic Targets French Open After Sixth Miami Title

Victoria Azarenka Wins Miami Open Title

Victoria Azarenka secured back-to-back WTA titles with a straight-set victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Miami Open final.

The Belarusian won 6-3, 6-2 in 77 minutes to add a third Miami title to her victories in 2009 and 2011.

The 26-year-old, who won in Indian Wells two week ago, will return to the world’s top five in the latest women’s rankings.

Russian Kuznetsova, 30, was bidding for her second title of the year after her victory in Sydney in January.

Azarenka becomes just the third woman to achieve the Indian Wells-Miami double after Steffi Graf (1994, 1996) and Kim Clijsters (2005).

“I’ve been reminded of this since the quarter-finals on social media – ‘She’s going for the Sunshine Double,"” Azarenka said.

“I’ve done really well not to get distracted by the future and concentrate on the present.”

Form returns with fitness for Azarenka

Azarenka, a former world number one and twice winner of the Australian Open, has rediscovered her best form this season after failing to win a WTA title as injuries hampered her in 2014 and 2015.

She began the year with victory in Brisbane in January and last month overcame Serena Williams to win at Indian Wells.

“Being fit and being prepared helps a lot,” she said. “I definitely have a different approach and perspective from a couple of years ago.

“I worked a lot on myself outside the court to understand how to be present and make better priorities. That helps me to be in a relaxed way. I know I’m prepared and I don’t focus on the result.”

Keen to prove people wrong on clay

With just one defeat this year heading to the clay-court season, Azarenka, who has now won 20 career WTA titles, is hopeful that she can keep up her form on what is perceived to be her weakest surface.

“I’m definitely very motivated for the clay season,” she said. “I’ve always been a favourite of proving people wrong. That’s what motivates me a lot.

“When people say it’s not my favourite surface, I’m going to work really hard to make sure it’s my favourite surface.”

And with world number one Williams yet to win a title in 2016, the Belarusian does not rule out challenging her at the top of the rankings later in the year.

“We’ll see what happens,” said added. “Serena is one of the players who makes me push myself to the limit.

“She’s the toughest competitor there is and for me it’s a great challenge to have her, because it will always push me to improve.”

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Victoria Azarenka Wins Miami Open Title

Juventus Close To Fifth Successive Title

Juventus moved closer to a fifth successive Serie A title with a 1-0 home victory over Empoli.

Alvaro Morata hit the crossbar for the hosts with a long-range effort before Mario Mandzukic headed in from Paul Pogba’s chip just before half-time.

Riccardo Saponara had Empoli’s best chance but he shot over.

The victory takes Juventus six points above Napoli, who play away at Udinese in their game in hand on Sunday.

Massimiliano Allegri’s side had chances to extend their lead but Kwadwo Asamoah just failed to reach the ball after Lukasz Skorupski spilled Morata’s drive.

In the closing minutes, Morata ran down the left wing and pulled the ball back for Simone Zaza, whose shot was saved by Skorupski.

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Juventus Close To Fifth Successive Title

Venezuela Win South American U-17 Women"s Title

Venezuela defeated Brazil to clinch the CONMEBOL U-17 Championship at the weekend, watched by a huge crowd of 41,000.

In the last day of games in the final round of the U-17 Sudamericano, Brazil and hosts Venezuela began on six points each and met in front of a capacity crowd at the Metropolitan Stadium in Lara.

Deyna Castilian scored the only goal of the match on 47 minutes to win the cup, with both sides already qualified for the U-17 World Cup in Jordan.

Paraguay came from behind to beat Colombia 2-1 and secure the confederation’s third place at the finals

An opener by Manuela Vanegas was overturned as Jessica Martinez bagged a five-minute brace before the break.

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Venezuela Win South American U-17 Women"s Title

Nana Asare Suffers Belgian League Title Setback In Top Of Table Clash

Ghanaian defender Nana Akwasi Asare saw his hopes of lifting the Belgian league title dashed after a thrilling 1-0 defeat to Club Brugge in the top of the table clash.

The Gent centre back lost for the second time in four days to same opposition after their second leg semi final defeat to the second place side.

Asare lasted the full 90 minutes but was powerless to prevent Gent from levelling their point tally at the top of the Belgian top flight.

Gent headed into the fixture hoping for a revenge on the second leg semi final defeat that cost them a place in the Belgian Cup but ended the night with another slim 1-0 defeat.

Loir Rafealov’s spot kick on the hour mark proved to be the match winner and cancelled out Gent lead at the top of the log with just five matches to end the season.

Nana Asare was booked for a late tackle with 16 minutes to end proceedings in the top of the table clash.

Club Brugge is now level on points with Gent on 52 points after a run of five successive wins as against Gent three wins in the last five.

Nana Asare Suffers Belgian League Title Setback In Top Of Table Clash

Dogbe presents WBO-Africa title to mentor

The newly crowned World Boxing Organisation (WBO)-Africa Featherweight Champion, Issac Dogbe has paid a courtesy call on Alhaji Enusah Sally, the CEO of Enus Enterprise Ltd.

The visit was to present the title he won against Krampah at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Dogbe, expressed appreciation to Alhaji Enusah for the support he offered him before, during and after the fight.

Alhaji Enusah on his part congratulated the boxer and urged him to maintain his spirit and work harder because there is light at the end of the tunel for him as a potential world champion.

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