Weekly Digest: Mumbai Indians, Real Madrid win titles

Mumbai Indians's third Indian Premier League triumph, Real Madrid's 33rd La Liga win, Juventus sixth straight Serie A win and more highlights from the sporting world in the past week.

Published : May 22, 2017 01:56 IST

Mumbai Indians players huddle in joy after pulling off a last-ball win against Rising Pune Supergiant.
Mumbai Indians players huddle in joy after pulling off a last-ball win against Rising Pune Supergiant.
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Mumbai Indians players huddle in joy after pulling off a last-ball win against Rising Pune Supergiant.

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Mumbai Indians pulled off a heist against Rising Pune Supergiant to win its third IPL title. It prevailed in a last-ball thriller after scoring just 129 batting first. ( Report )

Mithali Raj's unbeaten half-century on her 100th ODI as captain helped India win the quadrangular series in South Africa. India beat the host in the final by eight wickets. ( Report )

FOOTBALL

EPL: Manchester City and Liverpool secured their Champions Trophy berths with victories over Watford and Middlesbrough. ( Report )

Chelsea fans bid farewell to John Terry as the club’s long-serving captain made his final home appearance in a 5-1 win over relegated Sunderland on Sunday. ( Report )

La Liga: Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema scored in Real Madrid's 2-0 win against Malaga, which gave the club its 33rd La Liga crown. ( Report )

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich bid goodbye to retiring World Cup winners Xabi Alonso and Philipp Lahm with a 4-1 victory over Freiburg. ( Report )

Ligue 1: Monaco sealed its first French title since 2000 and an eighth overall on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Saint-Etienne. ( Report )

Serie A: Juventus clinched a record sixth straight Serie A title with a 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Crotone in the penultimate round on Sunday. ( Report )

Indian football: The Indian U-17 team, for the first time, beat the Italian U-17 team, with a 2-0 win in Arizo, Italy. ( Report )

Bengaluru FC beat Mohun Bagan 2-0 to claim its second Federation Cup crown on Sunday. ( Report )

TENNIS

German youngster Alexander Zverev pulled off the biggest win of his career on Sunday when he beat world No. 2 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 to win the Italian Open. ( Report )

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina continued her brilliant season with a clinical 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 upset win over injury-hit Simona Halep in the Italian Open final on Sunday. ( Report )

OTHER SPORTS

Archery: The Indian men’s compound team — comprising Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither and Amanjeet Singh — on Saturday clinched gold after beating Colombia at the season’s first Archery World Cup in Shanghai. ( Report )

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