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Danny Willett claimed a shock Masters win with a superb five-under-par 67 as 2015 champion Jordan Spieth crumbled during a thrilling final round. The Englishman, 28, won his first major by three shots on five under to become the first British victor in 20 years. Overnight leader Spieth, 22, led by five shots as he approached the 10th at Augusta, ...

Jamie Vardy scored twice as leaders Leicester won at Sunderland to move within three victories of their first top-flight title. Vardy coolly slotted in the first, before outpacing the opposition defence and tucking home a second deep into injury time. The hosts’ best chance fell to substitute Jack Rodwell, who somehow blazed over from just eight yards out. Sunderland remain ...

Jordan Spieth will begin the final day at the Masters with a one-shot lead but playing partner Rory McIlroy’s bid faltered on day three at Augusta. In a tough breeze, 22-year-old Spieth carded a one-over 73 to lead for a record seventh consecutive round. Smylie Kaufman will play with his fellow American on Sunday, with former champion Bernhard Langer and ...

Aston Villa are all but relegated after a defeat by Bournemouth – their eighth in a row – left them 15 points from safety with five games left. Steve Cook’s close-range finish set the visitors on their way before Joshua King scored after a defensive mix-up. Jordan Ayew reduced the deficit with a powerful shot beyond Artur Boruc. Villa need ...

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury and could be a doubt for England’s Euro 2016 campaign. The midfielder, who damaged ligaments in Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final draw at Borussia Dortmund, has been ruled out for six to eight weeks. England’s first Euro 2016 game is on 11 June, nine weeks away. ...

Liverpool claimed an excellent 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal on Thursday as Jurgen Klopp made an emotional return to the Westfalenstadion. The game marked Klopp’s first coming together with his former club since his departure last summer and subsequent appointment by Liverpool back in October. He saw Divock Origi put the ...

Nkana continue to enjoy a healthy lead at the summit of the Faz Super League table after a 1-0 home win over promoted Kabwe Warriors. The record 12-time champions extended their lead from three to five points at the top of the log after picking up their fourth straight victory and maintaining their perfect start to 2016. However, it took ...

Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid suffered a shock 2-0 Champions League defeat at Wolfsburg in Wednesday’s quarterfinal, first-leg to leave them on the verge of a European exit. Just five days after ending Barcelona’s 39-game unbeaten run with a 2-1 away win in El Clasico, Real were humbled as Wolfsburg ignored their struggling mid-table form in Germany’s top flight. Real never ...

The offices of European football’s governing body have been searched by Swiss police after ex-secretary general Gianni Infantino was named in papers leaked from a Panamanian law firm. While working for Uefa, Infantino co-signed a television rights deal in 2006 with two businessmen who have since been accused by the FBI of bribery. Infantino, now head of world governing body ...

Atletico Madrid were left to rue Fernando Torres’s first-half red card as Luis Suarez’s double handed Barcelona a 2-1 lead on Tuesday heading into the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. Torres got Atletico off to the perfect start as he slotted home Koke’s through ball for a vital away goal on 25 minutes, but saw two quickfire yellow ...