Latest - Manchester City's midfield genius Kevin De Bruyne scored four goals in a 5-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers to put his team in a commanding position to retain the Premier League with two games remaining.
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The Belgian put the game to bed with a hat-trick in a devastating 18-minute spell in the first half, before notching a fourth after the break as the away fans alternated between chanting "Kevin De Bruyne" and "Champions of England".
The win leaves Pep Guardiola's side top on 89 points, three ahead of Liverpool whom they also lead on goal difference, with the title now firmly in their sights.
City now need jost four points from their final two games against West Ham and Aston Villa to retain their title.
Leeds United edged closer to relegation as they lost 3-0 at home to Chlesea.
Leeds stay in the bottom three on goal difference from Burnley, while Chelsea are close to securing a top four finish and a place in the Champions League.
Everton moved two points clear of the relegation zone following a 0-0 draw with Watford.
Leicester City beat Norwich City 3-0.
Celtic have won the Scottish Premiership title for the 10th time in 11 seasons following a 1-1 draw with Dundee United at Tannadice.
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Brumbies hit by injuries
ACT Brumbies hopes of making it four successive wins against New Zealand opponents in Super Rugby have suffered a blow with Rob Valentini and Noah Lolesio were ruled out of Friday's clash against the Crusaders.
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Two of the Australian team's best performers in the 38-28 win over the Chiefs last week, loose forward Valentini picked up a hamstring problem that will sideline him for a couple of weeks and flyhalf Lolesio suffered a head knock.
Tom Hooper comes into the back row in place of Valentini, while Rodney Iona will start at flyhalf opposite All Blacks number 10 Richie Mo'unga at Canberra Stadium.
The Crusaders, winners of 10 Super Rugby titles and both editions of Super Rugby Aotearoa over the last couple of years, have skipper Scott Barrett back from suspension as they look to leapfrog the Brumbies into second place in the standings.
Codie Taylor is also back in five changes to the side.
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Seifert to play for Sussex
New Zealand white ball cricketer Tim Seifert has signed to play for Sussex in England's T20 Blast this year.
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Seifert, 27, will cover the absence of Josh Philippe, who is due to be away with the Australia A team on tour in Sri Lanka.
Seifert has made 40 appearances for the Black Caps in T20 internationals.
"It's great that we have signed Tim in the middle period of the Blast," said head coach James Kirtley.
"It's always good to have someone of his calibre, but the fact that he is a batter-keeper means we are really getting two players."
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Nadal opens with a win in Rome
Defending champion Rafa Nadal began his Italian Open campaign with an emphatic 6-3 6-1 victory over big-serving American John Isner to move into the last-16.
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Nadal, who returned from a rib injury this month and fell at the quarter-final hurdle in Madrid last week, dominated Isner who struggled to find answers once the Spaniard, seeking his 11th title at Rome's Foro Italico, hit his stride.
Isner leads the ATP Tour with over 450 aces in 2022 but Nadal negated the American's booming serve by receiving from well behind the baseline -- even on his second serve -- breaking four times and restricting him to just one ace in the match.
Nadal will play Denis Shapovalov in the next round, against whom he saved two match points in the third round last year en route to his 10th title.
"I need to play well, of course, I need to play better than today. But it's another victory and now tomorrow again a chance to play against one of the best players of the world."
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Milner-Skudder arrives in New York
Former All Black Nehe Milner-Skudder will play for New York in Major League Rugby.
The 31 year old has arrived in the Big Apple and will play alongside a number of New Zealanders at the club including Waisake Naholo, Jason Emery and Andy Ellis.
New York is currently second in the Eastern Conference of Major League Rugby.
Milner-Skudder's career has been blighted by injuries in recent years, sharing his time between Highlanders, Wellington and Manawatu.
Demare wins stage five
Frenchman Arnaud Demare of Groupama-FDJ came through a packed field to win stage five of the Giro d'Italia, a 172-kilometre ride from Catania to Messina.
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Britain's sprint specialist Mark Cavendish, looking to win his second stage of this year's Giro, and Australian rider Caleb Ewan were heavily fancied to be frontrunners in Sicily, but fell away as the flat race approached Messina.
The peloton then eased off with Cavendish and Ewan out of contention, with a huge group forming at the front with 10 kilometres to go.
The victory was anyone's for the taking, with Groupama-FDJ getting Demare into position before a tight final corner, with the Frenchman taking his sixth career Giro stage win ahead of Colombian Fernando Gaviria in second and Italian Giacomo Nizzolo in third.
Youngster Juan Pedro Lopez came of age on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna on Tuesday, becoming the first Spaniard since Alberto Contador in 2015 to take the pink jersey, and retains his place at the top of the general classification after crossing the line in 58th in Messina.
The Giro leaves Sicily and heads for the Italian mainland next, with stage six a 192-kilometre ride from Palmi to Scalea.
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Hornets sign new manager
Watford have appointed Forest Green Rovers coach Rob Edwards as their new manager following the conclusion of this season.
Edwards will succeed Roy Hodgson who joined Watford on a short term contract in January but failed to keep them in the Premier League, with their demotion to the second-tier Championship sealed this past weekend following a defeat by Crystal Palace.
The confirmation follows Edwards' departure from Rovers, the club he has just led to the League Two title.
Forest Green had earlier said negotiations between Watford and Edwards took place "behind our backs".
Watford, who have had three different managers this season, will finish the season in the bottom two along with Norwich City.
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Nibali to retire
Multiple grand tour champion Vincenzo Nibali will retire at the end of the season.
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Italian Nibali, one of seven riders to win the Tour de France, the Giro and the Spanish Vuelta, said after the fifth stage of the Giro in his hometown on Messina that 2022 would be his last competitive year.
Nibali is one of few riders who shone on both grands tours and one-day classics, having notably won the Milan-San Remo and Giro di Lombardia Monument classics since turning professional in 2005.
The 37 year old won the Tour de France in 2014, the Giro in 2013 and 2016 and the Vuelta in 2010.
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