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West Ham’s only hope of survival is if they beat Leeds on the final day and Tottenham lose to both Chelsea and Everton.(Reuters) West Ham’s 3-1 defeat at Newcastle left Tottenham realistically only needing one more point to win the battle for Premier League survival, while Bruno Fernandes made history in Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest.Spurs can avoid dropping out of the English top flight for the first time in nearly 50 years with victory at Chelsea on Tuesday, but a draw would also likely suffice thanks to their much superior goal difference over West Ham.A third consecutive defeat left the Hammers needing favours and they were well beaten at St. James’ Park against a Newcastle side who had little to play for. Nick Woltemade turned in Harvey Barnes’ cross for his first league goal since December.William Osula then finished off a flowing Newcastle move to double the lead inside 20 minutes. Osula struck again with his fifth goal in six games and even a stunning strike from Taty Castellanos was little consolation for the visitors.West Ham’s only hope of survival is if they beat Leeds on the final day and Tottenham lose to both Chelsea and Everton.Fernandes equalled the Premier League record of 20 assists in a season as United secured third place at Old Trafford. The Portuguese international moved alongside Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne in the single-season assist list when his cross was turned in by Bryan Mbeumo for United’s third goal at Old Trafford.Luke Shaw volleyed United in front after just five minutes, but Forest levelled a wide open encounter early in the second half when Elliot Anderson’s cross was headed in by Morato. United raced down the other end and Matheus Cunha’s goal was allowed to stand despite a VAR check for handball by Mbeumo in the build-up.Fernandes’ record-equalling moment arrived 14 minutes from full-time when Mbeumo prodded in his drilled cross for his first goal since February. Morgan Gibbs-White reduced the deficit in the 78th minute.But United held on to add another victory to their impressive run since interim boss Michael Carrick arrived in January. Carrick is expected to sign a two-year contract to remain in charge on a permanent basis. “Over the coming days there’ll be clarity in the situation,” the former United midfielder said of his future.Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the only goal in stoppage-time at Elland Road as Leeds beat Brighton 1-0 to damage the Seagulls’ hopes of European qualification.Brentford, in eighth place, also suffered a blow to their European ambitions in a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. Ismaila Sarr’s sixth-minute penalty put Palace ahead before Dango Ouattara hauled Brentford level in the 40th minute. Adam Wharton restored Palace’s advantage with his first goal for the club in the 52nd minute, but Ouattara struck again in the 88th minute.Sunderland are also in contention for European qualification after a 3-1 win at Everton lifted the Black Cats up to ninth. Fulham slipped to 13th after a 1-1 draw at relegated Wolves hampered their chances of Europe next season.Earlier, troubled Chelsea hired Xabi Alonso as their new manager, less than 24 hours after losing 1-0 against Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Alonso, who agreed a four-year contract with 10th-placed Chelsea, led Bayer Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title in 2024 but was sacked by Real Madrid in January after just seven months in charge. Related Story…
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Roma’s Gianluca Mancini celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match against Lazio at Olympic stadium in Rome on May 17, 2026. (AFP)…
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Denmark’s Anders Antonsen won the badminton men’s singles final of the Thailand Open on Sunday, getting his revenge against homegrown Kunlavut Vitidsarn who defeated the Dane last year. World-ranked No. 3 Antonsen won 9-21, 24-22, 21-18 in 1 hour 37 minutes in Bangkok on Sunday. The 29-year-old Dane entered the finals after a walkover win in the semi-finals when world No. 1 Shi Yuqi of China withdrew. Shi exited the Malaysia Open early in January due to a back injury. Antonsen admitted he got a “little bit lucky” with Shi pulling out, calling the Chinese athlete “a very difficult opponent”. But the noise of the Bangkok crowd and trying to find his grip powder in his bag during the final match had hurt Antonsen’s focus. “My mind was everywhere else but on the match. But suddenly I was leading 5-0 and I was like, ‘oh wow, OK, I have a chance now,'” he said. World No. 2 Kunlavut, 25, won last year’s Thailand Open, beating Antonsen in the final. “To get the win this year feels incredible,” Antonsen said. Kunlavut called it a “very tough match”, adding that Antonsen had “come to attack first” and his height allowed him to “control anything in the court”. In the women’s singles final, world-ranked No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated China’s Chen Yufei, who is ranked fourth. Yamaguchi won 21-14, 21-18 in 39 minutes. “This year I did not make another final so this result is very important for me,” she said after her victory. “As the game progressed, I felt that Chen Yufei was attacking more so rather than being nervous, I tried to stay calm and play my own game,” Yamaguchi said, adding she was “happy to play a good, attacking game”. In the women’s doubles final, China’s Bao Lijing and Cao Zihan came out on top over Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan. Indonesians Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin triumphed in the men’s doubles over Indians Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty after back-and-forth match points. In mixed doubles, Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje of Denmark beat China’s Zhu Yijun and Li Qian 21-17, 21-15. Source link
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes with his wife Ana Pinho and their children Matilde and Goncalo at the end of United’s Premier League match against Nottingham Forest…
(FILES) People stand close to a stranded humpback whale in the Wismarer Bucht bay of the Baltic Sea off the island of Poel, northern Germany, close…
Max Verstappen’s luckless pursuit of an endurance racing victory again ended in disappointment Sunday as his Mercedes broke down when leading the 24 Hours of Nuerburgring. The 28-year-old Dutchman, who is having another difficult season with his Red Bull Formula One team and has threatened to leave the discipline, is competing in a growing number of endurance races in GT3 cars, a category derived from production cars. https://x.com/Max33Verstappen/status/2056028009463734306?s=20He was eagerly awaited by tens of thousands of fans at the legendary German circuit. The car he shared with Spaniard Daniel Juncadella, Frenchman Jules Gounon and Austrian Lucas Auer was ahead with three hours to go when it pulled into the pits due to noises and vibrations. Following a lengthy check, mechanics replaced a section of the driveshaft. It returned to the track in 38th place handing victory to a rival Mercedes driven by Maro Engel, Maxime Martin, Fabian Schiller and Luca Stolz.It was the first time in ten years that the German marque had won the 24 Hours of the Nuerburgring. In March, Verstappen crossed the line first in a four-hour race at the track, but was disqualified because his car had used too many sets of tyres. Vertappen said Sunday morning on his web site that he enjoyed the event. “The competition, endurance style racing with team-mates. A 24-hour race, especially here, is incredibly challenging. That whole combination,” but he added that he could not promise to be back next year”I will for sure try, but it also depends on my calendar.” The Dutchman is seventh in the F1 driver standings after four Grands Prix. He has constantly criticised new technical regulations on electric and combustion engines and even threatened on several occasions to leave F1 to devote himself to his family and endurance racing, even though his contract with Red Bull in F1 does not expire until the end of 2028. Related Story Source link
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Activists unfurl a large Palestinian flag from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY French authorities have arrested six people suspected of flying a Palestinian flag from the Eiffel Tower without permission, a police source informed the AFP yesterday.Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion France claimed the responsibility for draping the large flag from the tower’s first floor on Friday afternoon. A representative said it was sending a “message of support” to Palestinians, accusing Israel of carrying out “massacres” in Gaza, as well as “ecocide crimes” including uprooting olive trees on the occupied Palestinian land. It was set to coincide with the Nakba Day — commemorating the 1948 displacement of Palestinians during the creation of Israel. The flags of both Israel and Palestine, as well as peace images of a dove and olive branch, were in September projected onto the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ahead of France’s announcement of recognising the Palestinian state. Related Story…