Manchester City were on Tuesday crowned 2020-21 Premier League champions after Leicester City's 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford here. This is their third title in the last four years.
The result means that Pep Guardiola's Manchester City cannot be displaced from the top of the table, as they have built a 10-point lead over Manchester United. City now have 80 points while Manchester United have 70. Leicester City is placed third with 66 points.
"It is Guardiola's 10th major honour since taking charge at City in 2016, and it comes a week after we booked our place in the UEFA Champions League final at the end of the month with a 4-1 aggregate victory over Paris Saint-Germain,]" Manchester City wrote on their official website.
"In a season like no other, one which has been significantly affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, City have shown remarkable consistency in turbulent times, overcoming a gruelling fixture schedule by heavily rotating the squad to ensure every player has played a part in this success," the club said.
The Premier League title is Manchester City's second trophy of the season; they won the English League Cup last month.
Also, Manchester City have qualified for the Champions League final, where they will meet Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea in Istanbul on May 29.
FIFA has opened an investigation into an alleged bust up between a Chile player and a Brazilian team official in the players' tunnel during half-time in Saturday's pre-quarterfinal match that the hosts won via penalties.
It was just sheer coincidence that the infamous World Cup Group D clash between Italy and Uruguay in the Brazilian city of Natal became a FIFA case study for referees' instructors.
India's top shuttler Saina Nehwal came out with her A-level game Saturday to defeat Chinese top seed Shixian Wang and make her first Super Series final in 20 months at the $750,000 Australian Open here.
A court in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Indian cricket team captain M.S. Dhoni for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.
