Confounding expectations. With stokes toogood to concentrate, had he not seen Craig Brathwaite . Momentum turned. Barely 150 runs ahead, Jonny Bairstow chose invention over caution. Then the soothing strokes of moeen ali took hold. He changed the game. 84 runs as beautiful as they were valuable. When he went chris woakes remained. The england number nine pushing their lead beyond 300. When west indies solve one problem, and other prom ptly indies solve one problem, and other promptly appears. The west indies will be pleased they did not lose a wicket in that final session tonight. A bold declaration from the england captain, joe root. It was. Not what many people expected. He declared without letting James Anderson backed. Perhaps the first sign of him putting his stamp on the england captaincy, not something many people think that Alastair Cook would have done. England still well on top. James anderson will fancy his chances of taking his 500th test wicket tomorrow that he needs anoth
My players. Bouffon has been so strong, always number one, and has been decisive when we played against barcelona. Higuain scored two beautiful goals, the first following a beautiful move then he scored the second. Translation i believe thatjuventus we re translation i believe thatjuventus were stronger, in particular during ten or15 were stronger, in particular during ten or 15 minutes. After that we began to play. We had possession, we played it forward and played in the la st played it forward and played in the last 30 minutes. The difference was effectiveness. They had two or three moves and they scored two goals. In the same situation we were not capable to score. Bouffon made two saves. I congratulated my players anyway. They have given a good impression of french football. Ajax took a giant stride to the Europa Cup Final in beating lyon 4 1 in their semi final first leg in amsterdam. On loan chelsea striker Bertrand Traore scored two of ajaxs four goals. The emphatic win moved t
The estadio vicente calderon, and the estadio vicente calderon, and the supporters made it a special occasion, and suddenly the impossible felt possible. A header in the 12th minute, and Antoine Grisman scored a penalty in the 16th minute. The comeback was on but credit to braille madrid, they didnt lose their heads. They knew that one away goal with turn things backin that one away goal with turn things back in their favour. Theyd scored in the last 60 consecutive games so it was likely theyd find the back of the net, and they did just before half time, great work by karim benzema, and isco scored from close range. Relief for real madrid. A repeat of the 1998 final, which they w011 repeat of the 1998 final, which they won 1 0 against the italians, and what a season this could be from real madrid, trying to become the first ever team to defend the Champions League in the modern era, and they could win the la liga and Champions League double for the First Time Since 1958. Translation we
That ruled Roger Federer out of roland garros. This time it is a desire to keep on playing which is behind the decision. Now 35, he says he wants to continue competing with the worlds best for many years to come. Playing on clay, in his words, probably isnt the best physical preparation for the remainder of the season. Preparation for the remainder of the season. In a statement, he goes on to say. The start of the year was something to behold. Magical, it was all stopped after taking six months out of the game, federate came back in some style. Few could have predicted, in winning the australian open, his 18th grand slam. And it didnt end there. In march he won at indian wells, one of the most prestigious events outside the slams. Just two weeks later he won the miami third time. His decision to pull out of paris will be a big blow to the tournament organisers. Not only is better one of the greatest players in history, he is also one of the most popular. But focusing on his best surfac
And theres confirmation that real are three points clear heading to malaga while barcelona need to win at home to eibar in the hope that their fierce rivals slip up with both matches kicking off at 18 gmt on sunday. He team real will face in the Champions League final next month, juventus, are one step closer to potentially winning their first ever treble after they defeated lazio 2 0 to claim the coppa italia title in rome. Goals from dani alves and Leonardo Bonucci inside the opening 25 minutes proved to be enough for massimilliano allegris side as they made it a third successive trophy in this tournament. If they can add the serie a and Champions League titles to their haul they would become just the second italian club, and first since inter under Jose Mourinho in 2010 to claim the hat trick of trophies in one campaign. Monaco have confirmed their first french title since 2000 with a comfortable 2 0 win at home to saint etienne. Goals from kylian mbappe, His 15th League goal of the