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Red Bull’s Formula One world champion and runaway standings leader Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday to romp to his 10 consecutive victory.

The Dutchman headed a Red Bull one-two with Sergio Perez coming second.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz held off a late challenge from his team mate Charles Leclerc to finish third and secure a place on the podium.

Spain’s Sainz started in pole position and did well to hold off Verstappen until the 14th lap and Perez until the 46st given the Red Bulls’ superior pace.

“I never would have believed this (winning 10 consecutive races) was possible,” Verstappen said.

“Today they made me sweat for it.

“The Ferrari had a lot of top speed and it was hard to overtake, so I had to force Sainz to make a mistake, which I got on turn one when he locked up” Verstappen is not particularly popular with Ferrari fans, who started to leap up and down and chant “those who don’t jump are Red Bull supporters”.

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Cristiano Ronaldo became the first footballer to net 850 official goals in history on Saturday.

On matchday five, the Portuguese superstar celebrated his 850th official career goal, as Al Nassr won 5-1 against Al-Hazm in the Saudi Pro League.

“Another great team performance! We keep improving. Let’s go @alnassr, 850 career goals and still counting,” he said on Instagram.

Scoring 123 goals for Portugal, Ronaldo has produced 450 goals for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United, 101 for Juventus, five for Sporting CP, and 26 for Al Nassr so far.

The 38-year-old established himself as the Saudi top division’s top scorer, boasting six goals, while Al Nassr are sixth on the standings.

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Manchester City took their fourth English Premier League win in a row after beating Fulham 5-1 on Saturday.

The Citizens took the lead with Julian Alvarez, while the second goal came from Nathan Ake, and Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick at Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

Tim Ream scored only one goal for Fulham.

With this result, Manchester City remained at the top of the standings with 12 points.

In another Saturday game, Tottenham defeated home team Burnley 5-2 at Turf Moor Stadium.

Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick, while Cristian Romero and James Maddison added a goal each for the London club.

Lyle Foster and Josh Brownhill netted for the losing side.

Second-place Tottenham collected 10 points so far in weekday four of the English top-tier football league.

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Italy’s MotoGP world champion and standings leader Francesco Bagnaia will start in pole position in Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona after the Ducati factory team rider notched the fastest lap in qualifying on Saturday.

Aleix Espargaro and Miguel Oliveira, both riding Aprilias, qualified second and third respectively.

Italian Marco Bezzecchi, who is 68 points behind Bagnaia in third place in the standings and rides on a Ducati for the Mooney VR46 Racing Team, will start in 10th place on the grid.

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AC Milan continued their perfect start to the Serie A season when an early Olivier Giroud penalty and a strike by Rafael Leao at the beginning of the second half earned them a 2-1 win at AS Roma on Friday.

Milan had to play most of the second half in 10 men after defender Fikayo Tomori was sent off for a second yellow card.

Milan have nine points from three games.

Champions Napoli can join them at the top of the table if they beat Lazio, who have yet to secure a point this season, at home later on Saturday.

Inter will also be seeking to maintain a 100% record when they entertain Fiorentina on Sunday.

Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku came off the bench to make his debut for Roma after his loan move from Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho’s Roma, whose goal came in injury time from Leonardo Spinazzola, are third from bottom with one point.

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There was disappointment for the Italian women’s volleyball team Friday as the Azzurre missed out on the final of the European Volleyball Championships by losing to Turkey 3-2 in a semi in Brussels.

Now the Turkish women will face the winner of the other semi-final between Serbia and the Netherlands.

It was a good run by Italy nonetheless, notably with a win against France.

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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin on Thursday ruled out the participation of Saudi Arabian clubs in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. The UEFA president talked to the French press about rumors that Saudi Arabian clubs could participate in the Champions League in upcoming editions. “A media outlet talked about this without even asking us,” Ceferin said, adding that “only European clubs can participate in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.” The 55-year-old also indicated that he does not currently see Saudi Arabia as a competitor to UEFA’s tournaments. Saudi Arabian Pro League clubs have become popular among European star football players in the 2023 summer transfer window.

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Italian world number six Jannik Sinner beat compatriot and world no 41 Lorenzo Sonego in straight sets Thursday to get into the third round of the US Open.

The Alto Adige player, 22, beat the 28-year-old from Turin 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Sinner plays the winner of the match between Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Swiss Stan Wawrinka

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Three teams achieved a second win in the first two Match Days of the Cyprus Football League. Aris, Anorthosis and AEL beat Doxa, Othellos and AEZ respectively and share the first place in the standings.

In Match Day two, thirty goals were scored, while the Game between APOEL and Pafos FC was postponed due to the obligations of APOEL in UEFA Conference League Play off.

The Results of Match Day 2: Karmiotissa-Omonia 3-3, Othellos-Anorthosis 0-2, Nea Salamina-Apollon 1-1, AEL-AEZ 4-3, Aris-Doxa 2-1, AEK-Ethnicos Achnas 5-5.

Standings: Anorthosis 6, AEL 6, Aris 6, Omonia 4, Pafos 3 (1 Game), APOEL 3 (1 Game), Apollon 2, Othellos 1, Karmiotissa 1, Nea Salamina 1, Doxa 0, Ethnicos 1, AEK 1, AEZ 0.

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AS Roma would not confirm on Saturday that Romelu Lukaku will be in the Italian capital to sign a contract with the club on Sunday amid ongoing negotiations with Chelsea for a deal.

Earlier the Belgium forward told Belgian media outlet HNL that “tomorrow I will fly to Rome to sign”.

On Saturday the giallorossi and Chelsea management met in London for a second time after a first meeting over dinner on Friday night.

The two clubs are reportedly negotiating a loan, but there is apparently still no agreement on the fee.

AS Roma are said to be offering 5-6 million euros for the player, while the London club want more.

There is also the issue of Lukaku’s salary, with the giallorossi prepared to go as far as 7-8 million euros against the 12 million euros that he currently receives.

Source: Ansa News Agency (ANA)