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In 2005 when they won only the 2nd premier league title (the first being the then First Division), after 50 years, it was unlikely that even the most optimistic of Chelsea fans would have imagined the good fortune that was to follow.

Haven beaten Middleborough 3-0 in match day 35, Chelsea are a win away from yet another championship - the 6th in its history and the fifth in the last 13 years since 2004. In this time, only Manchester United has been as successful.

AC Milan has been acquired by a Chinese consortium for €740m.

The deal which was concluded on Thursday marks the transfer of ownership from Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to the Yonghong Li led consortium: Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux. 

Cristiano Ronaldo has made history as the first man to score 100 club goals in European competitions.

World number one Jannik Sinner bounced back from his heartbreaking French Open final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz with a straight-sets victory at the Halle Open on Tuesday. The 23-year-old defeated Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-3 on grass, just over a week after enduring a gruelling five-hour, 29-minute loss at Roland Garros. Sinner secured a break in the final game of the opening set and again in the second to seal the win over the world No. 138.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka triumphed in the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open finals after overcoming rivals Frances Tiafoe and Jessica Pegula respectively. Sinner defeated Tiafoe in straight sets of 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 while Pegula was defeated 6-3, 7-5.

Carlos Alcaraz has won his second consecutive Wimbledon title, defeating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) in a rematch of the thrilling five-setter from the previous year.