Weekly Digest: Manchester United lifts Europa, Arsenal clinches FA Cup

Triumphs, allegations, comebacks and upsets — we take a look at the most talked about sporting moments of the week.

Manchester United cemented its place in next season’s Champions League with a commanding performance.

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Bangladesh earned its prized maiden away win over New Zealand a week before the start of itsChampions Trophy campaign. 

England take the series 2-0 with a narrow two-run win over South Africa.

India beats New Zealand in the opening warm-up game of the Champions Trophy by 45 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method.

 

Football

La Liga: Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema propelled Real Madrid to its first La-Liga title in five years.

La Liga: Barcelona beat a determined Alaves side 3-1 to win Copa del Rey on coach Luis Enrique's swansong.

EPL: Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 for its third FA Cup success in four seasons.

Europa League: Manchester United beat Ajax 2-0 to win the Europa League .

 

Tennis

French Open: Angelique Kerber became the first French Open top seed to lose in the first round, and Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, made a winning return by beating 6th-ranked Julia Boserup of the United States 6-3, 6-2.

ATP:  Swiss tennis star Stan Wawrinka beat Mischa Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to retain his Geneva Open title .

India: 16-year-old Abhimanyu Vannemreddy bagged a wildcard entry to the junior French Open.

 

Other sports

Sebastian Vettel won the Monaco Grand Prix for Ferrari, extending his lead in the F1 Drivers Championships. Vettel's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen came second and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardio came third.

In badminton, South Korea stunned China to win its first Sudirman Cup since 2003.