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Football
Soccer-King Salah signs off with assist in emotional Liverpool swansong
LIVERPOOL, England, May 24 (Reuters) - Mohamed Salah may not have got the goal he wanted to end his nine-year spell at Liverpool, but the Egyptian did manage an assist before making an emotional departure as his side secured a 1-1 Premier League draw at home to Brentford and a fifth-place finish that ensured Champions League football next season.
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Football
Soccer-Sunderland secure European spot with win over Chelsea
May 24 (Reuters) - Sunderland became only the fifth side in Premier League history to qualify for Europe in their first season following promotion after beating Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-West Ham relegated as comfortable win over Leeds is in vain
LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - West Ham United were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday for the first time in 15 years despite a 3-0 home win over Leeds United, as Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 victory over Everton confirmed the Hammers' demotion from England's top flight.
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Football
Soccer-Salvation for Tottenham as Palhinha seals victory over Everton
LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur salvaged their Premier League status in the nick of time as Joao Palhinha's first-half goal earned a priceless 1-0 home victory over Everton on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-'It has been fun': Man City say adios to Guardiola after decade of glory
MANCHESTER, England, May 24 (Reuters) - Tearful Manchester City fans serenaded Pep Guardiola with chants of "We've got ... Guardiola!" as the Etihad Stadium turned into a tribute on Sunday to the man who transformed both the club and English football over his glittering decade as boss.
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Football
Soccer-Champions Arsenal finish Premier League season on high with win at Palace
LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Arsenal celebrated their coronation as Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday at a sun-drenched Selhurst Park.
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Other Sports
Sailing-Italy shows America's Cup intent with preliminary regatta victory
LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Italy clinched victory in the first America's Cup preliminary regatta on Sunday, beating defenders New Zealand in a demonstration of speed and resilience on home waters.
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Cycling
Cycling-Dversnes keeps sprinters at bay to win Giro stage 15, Vingegaard retains pink
May 24 (Reuters) - Norway's Fredrik Dversnes outsprinted rivals in a breakaway group and kept the peloton at bay to win stage 15 of Giro d'Italia on Sunday, with Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard retaining the pink jersey after the stage was shortened for safety reasons.
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Football
Soccer-Man Utd's Fernandes breaks Premier League assists record on final day of season
BRIGHTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Bruno Fernandes etched his name into Premier League history by breaking the competition's single-season assists record during Manchester United's 3-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.
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Cricket
Cricket-Archer's double act fires Rajasthan into IPL playoffs
MUMBAI, May 24 (Reuters) - Rajasthan Royals sealed the final Indian Premier League playoff spot with a commanding 30-run victory over Mumbai Indians on Sunday after Jofra Archer turned match-winner with both bat and ball.
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Football
Soccer-Putellas named Women's Champions League player of the season after Barcelona triumph
OSLO, May 24 (Reuters) - FC Barcelona's Alexia Putellas was named by UEFA's technical group as the best player in this season's Women's Champions League, less than 24 hours after leading her side to a 4-0 victory over OL Lyonnes to secure a fourth European crown for herself and the club.
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Football
Soccer-Ajax Amsterdam book berth in European club competition
AMSTERDAM, May 24 (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam clinched a berth in European club competition with a penalty shootout win over Utrecht in their playoff at neutral Volendam on Sunday.
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Tennis
Tennis-Monfils embraces final Roland Garros as trickster Gaston looks to spoil send-off
PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - The first round of the French Open continues on Monday with four-times champion Iga Swiatek, world number two Elena Rybakina and newly crowned Italian Open champion Elina Svitolina among the top seeds in action.
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Football
Soccer-Hegerberg's home broken into before women's Champions League final
OSLO, May 24 (Reuters) - OL Lyonnes striker Ada Hegerberg's home in France was broken into the day before her side faced Barcelona in the women's Champions League final in Oslo which the Spaniards won 4-0, her agent Victor Bernard said on Sunday.
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Tennis
Tennis-Ukraine's Kostyuk keeps focus in Paris after missile strike near parents' home
PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Hours after a Russian missile slammed near her family home in Kyiv, Marta Kostyuk walked onto the French Open clay on Sunday with photos of the blast fresh in her mind: shattered buildings metres from where her mother and sister had spent the night.
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Badminton
Danish pair deny Sze Fei-Izzuddin in Malaysian Masters final
PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani missed out on a second title this year after going down in the Malaysian Masters final on Sunday (May 24).
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Tennis
Tennis-Djokovic, Zverev off to winning starts at French Open but Fritz out
PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev earned comfortable wins to begin their French Open campaigns but seventh seed Taylor Fritz became an early casualty as the year's second Grand Slam got underway on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-De Zerbi vows to stay at Tottenham even if side relegated
May 24 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi reiterated his commitment to the relegation-threatened Premier League club, saying he would stay on even if they were to drop into the second tier of English football.
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Athletics
Athletics-Ethiopia's Esa wins Cape Town marathon in course record time
CAPE TOWN, May 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Mohamed Esa claimed the men's Cape Town marathon title in a course record time of 2:04:55 on Sunday as twice-Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya finished a distant 16th.
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Badminton
Shifeng joins Chong Wei in Malaysian Masters record books
PETALING JAYA: China's world No. 7 Li Shifeng ended an eight-month title drought by winning the Malaysian Masters on Sunday (May 24).
