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Sevilla are through to the Europa League final

Aug 17, 2020

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Five-time winners Sevilla are through to the Europa League final, after coming from behind to beat Man United 2-1 this morning.

Luuk de Jong capitalised on poor United defending to net the winner late in the second half.

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The Spanish club will next go on to play either Inter Milan or Shaktar Donetsk in the final.

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It also means that United finish without a major trophy for the third season in a row - their longest barren run since the mid-80's.

Lewis wins again

Lewis Hamilton led from start to finish to win the Spanish F1 GP.

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The Mercedes driver came in ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, and teammate Valtteri Bottas. 

This is Hamillton's 88th career victory - just three shy of Michael Schumacher's all-time record of wins.

Close shave for Hafizh

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Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah escaped serious injury after being involved in a horrific crash in the Moto2 race at the Austrian GP.

The Malaysian rider suffered an injured hip and bruising, but is otherwise reported to be doing OK.

Nishikori tests positive

Kei Nishikori has tested positive for Covid-19, just two weeks away from the US tennis Open.

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The former runner-up says he's not suffering from symptoms, but has to go into quarantine for 10 days, as per US regulations.

This means his isolation would end five days before the start of the US Grand Slam, although its unsure at this point if he will participate.