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Zlatan Ibrahimovic was in tears as he retired from football after a stellar 24-year career. Sweden’s legendary forward announced his decision to step away from the game at 41, taking in the San Siro crowd after AC Milan’s final match of the season on Sunday. He scored 511 goals for clubs including Paris St-Germain, Barcelona, Manchester United and both AC and Inter Milan, winning league titles in four different countries. “There are too many emotions for me right now. Forza Milan and goodbye,” Ibrahimovic said to the crowd, holding back tears.

Manchester City players queued up for hugs and pictures after bumping into Elton John during their FA Cup celebrations on Saturday night. Pep Guardiola's side clinched their second trophy of the season after a 2-1 victory over rivals Manchester United at Wembley on Saturday afternoon. After flying back to Manchester from the match in London, City's squad were seen in high spirits bumping into the legendary singer on the airport runway. A video captured the squad queuing up to meet Mr John, with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden taking the opportunity to hug the star.

Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United are building something special under Erik ten Hag, who the skipper feels a debt of gratitude to having stood by him amid intense criticism following the Liverpool debacle. The Red Devils face rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday - aiming to win their second competition of the season after the League Cup - and to also end City’s hopes of a famous treble. “We are now building something we can see be special in the future,” Fernandes said ahead of the final.

A Manchester United executive refused to pass Alessia Russo her Women’s Player of the Year trophy as it was "so heavy.” John Shiels, chief executive of the Manchester United foundation, has apologised for comments he made on stage at Monday's ceremony (29 May). "I am mortified by this and want to apologise to Alessia, her teammates, and anyone else offended," Mr Shiels said. "I simply did not want her to drop it. However, on reflection, I can see why the comment has been misconstrued." The England striker scored 10 goals in 20 Women's Super League games this season. Read More Ten Hag quizzed on Neymar links as he hints Rashford ready to return for Man United Gang of five jailed for illegally streaming Premier League games England World Cup squad: Bright and Bronze included but Beth Mead misses out

Bethany England has been included in Sarina Wiegman’s England squad for this summer’s World Cup, while Beth Mead misses out. Striker England, who has not been involved for her country since last September, is recalled after scoring 12 Women’s Super League goals for Tottenham since joining them from Chelsea in January. But there is no return for Euro 2022 Golden Boot winner and player of the tournament Mead, having lost her battle against time after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in November. Millie Bright and Lucy Bronze, also sidelined of late, do feature in a 23-player list from which skipper Leah Williamson and Fran Kirby had already been ruled out due to injury.

The 2022/23 Premier League season concluded with a dramatic final day on Sunday 28 May. There was plenty to play for going into the last round of fixtures, with European places up for grabs at the top - and a number of teams battling against relegation. Everton, Leicester and Leeds were fighting for survival and there were plenty of twists and turns ahead of the final whistle. In the end, the Toffees avoided the drop, with Leicester and Leeds dropping down to the Championship. Click here to sign up for our newsletters. Read More Everton fans invade pitch after club narrowly avoids relegation ‘No regrets’, says Coventry manager after Championship play-off shoot-out loss No guarantee Chelsea ‘switch on’ next season, Frank Lampard says

The 107th Indy 500 is officially in the books, as Josef Newgarden won the race in the final lap, getting past last year's winner Marcus Ericsson.There are plenty of Memorial Day traditions in the sports world. For racing fans, they look forward to the Indianapolis 500. This year was the 107...

Josef Newgarden has won the 2023 Indy 500 in a wild finish after three crashes in the last 16 laps. He held off Marcus Ericsson in the final lap.

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Lewis Hamilton has become not only a household name, but one of the most successful drivers in the history of Formula One. The Brit holds a number of records, including the joint-most wins of the Driver's World Championship (seven times), the most race wins (103) and most podium finishes (192). It started when his father, Anthony Hamilton, bought him a go-kart aged six after the youngster faced racism and bullying in school, and he quickly excelled through the ranks into a worldwide sensation - even receiving a knighthood from the then-Prince of Wales for services to motorsport. Hamilton continues to compete for Mercedes, however, there is speculation a Ferrari future could be on the horizon for the champion. Click here to sign up for our newsletters.

Formula One’s Fernando Alonso has reignited his alleged love of flowers ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, by uploading a video of himself to TikTok watering them at a restaurant. Just weeks ago the Aston Martin was caught sniffing flowers and now appears to be playing into the viral moment at any opportunity, branding himself as the ‘flower padre’. Alonso will start second behind Max Verstappen at today’s race (28 May), after losing out on Pole by 0.084s. Click here to sign up for our newsletters.

One of the great American traditions takes place on Memorial Day Weekend every year, the Indianapolis 500.The best IndyCar drivers in the world descend upon Speedway, Indiana, for arguably the most iconic race on the calender.With sports betting exploding across the country, you can naturall...