Montpellier Wins French League Title

Montpellier Won It's First French League Title After a Win Over  Auxerre  On a Final Day By 2-1.Second-placed Paris Saint-Germain did all they could by winning 2-1 at Lorient, and the delays at Auxerre meant that Rene Girard’s side had to endure a nervous wait before their title success was confirmed.Montpellier finished the season three points clear of PSG in the final standings, which gave the southern club 14th in Ligue 1 last season their first major honour since the 1990 French Cup.“I think it’s deserved,” said Montpellier coach Girard amid scenes of jubilation on the pitch at Auxerre following the final whistle.“It was a huge fight right until the end. Looking at the number of points, you have to say that the three teams at the top (Montpellier, PSG and Lille) have had extraordinary seasons.”There was no hint of the drama to come when Auxerre broke the deadlock in the 20th minute at Stade Abbe Deschamps, with Olivier Kapo heading home from a corner.A defeat was the only means by which Montpellier could have been denied the title but they equalised in the 32nd minute when John Utaka converted a low right-wing cross from Souleymane Camara.The Auxerre fans’ protest at their relegation which saw them throw tennis balls and toilet rolls onto the pitch began at the start of the second period and forced the players to return to the changing rooms.When play resumed, Montpellier were 19 minutes behind the Lorient-PSG game, and with PSG winning, the leaders were left living on their nerves.Goalkeeper Geoffrey Jourdren repelled a powerful drive from Delvin N’Dinga before flares thrown by Auxerre’s fans obliged the players to leave the pitch again and led to a second delay lasting around 20 minutes.With PSG’s players watching on television from Lorient, riot police began to clear the protesting fans from the stand behind the Montpellier goal and play was able to resume.There were still 16 minutes to play, but Utaka calmed the visiting fans’ nerves in the 76th minute when he swivelled to slam home his second goal and take the title to Stade de la Mosson for the very first time.Montpellier’s Olivier Giroud finished as the top scorer in Ligue 1, ending the season level with PSG’s Nene on 21 goals but prevailing by virtue of having scored fewer penalties.PSG needed to win to stand any chance of winning the title, but they fell behind in the 28th minute at Lorient when Kevin Monnet-Paquet ghosted in behind Zoumana Camara to score with a back-post header.Carlo Ancelotti’s men equalised in the 61st minute through record signing Javier Pastore and claimed victory through Thiago Motta with 15 minutes left, but although PSG had done their job, it was not enough to deny Montpellier their day in the sun.“I’m disappointed that we haven’t won the title but the team has done some good work this season, even though we’ve had difficulties in certain matches,” said Ancelotti.“Montpellier had a great season, as did PSG, and it’s good to be in the Champions League because it’s a strong league.”Elsewhere, Bordeaux won 3-2 at Saint-Etienne to pip their opponents to fifth place and a berth in the Europa League, with Rennes consigned to sixth despite a 5-0 thrashing of Dijon that sent the promoted side into Ligue 2.Caen were also relegated after going down 3-1 at  Valenciennesm.Eden Hazard bade farewell to outgoing champions Lille by netting a first-half hat-trick in a 4-1 win at home to Nancy in his final game for the club.Fourth-placed Lyon signed off by losing 4-3 at home to Nice, while Marseille fell 1-0 at Sochaux and finished the season in 10th place.Lorient ended the season a point above the drop zone, with Ajaccio winning 2-0 at Toulouse to preserve their place in the elite and Brest escaping the drop courtesy of a 1-0 success at ninth-placed Evian.

Nadal beats Djokovic and wins Rome Title

Rafael Nadal enjoyed the perfect fillipof his French Open defence with a commanding 7-5 6-3 victory over world number one Novak Djokovic on his sixth Rome Masters title in a rain-postponed final against Novak Djokovic here on Monday, defeating the world number one 7-5, 6-3.It was sweet revenge for a straight sets loss to the Serb in last year's final and the win means that he will move back ahead of Roger Federer at number two in the world rankings.It was also the perfect preparation for the defence of his French Open title with the tournament due to get underway in Paris on Sunday and takes his career head-to-head with his rival to 18-14 in his own favour.It meant that Nadal won claycourt titles in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome with his only loss coming in Madrid where he went down to compatriot Fernando Verdasco.Djokovic failed to win a claycourt title as he prepares to go into Roland Garros where he is aiming to make it four Grand Slam titles in a row after winning Wimbledon and the US Open crowns last year and the Australian Open early this year.In a final held over from Sunday because of rain, Nadal immediately pounded out two break points on the opening Djokovic serve, but the Serb saved both with powerful backhands.There were two more break points for the Spaniard in the fifth game as Djokovic made a mess of an overhead smash and Nadal converted the second of these, easily running down a poorly-executed Djokovic drop-shot.But just as Nadal seemed to be taking command, Djokovic earned his first break point of the match in the following game which he took as an out-of-position Nadal flopped a forehand into the net.And two games later he had Nadal back-pedalling again with a series of punishing drives from the baseline only for a bad line-call to rob him of a first set point.Nadal levelled at 5-5 and then, on the back of some stupendous defending, he grabbed a second break of serve and made good on it by outgunning Djokovic in a thrilling exchange of shots at the net.Still riled by the line-call, Djokovic smashed his racquet at the exchange of ends and was warned by the umpire before Nadal comfortably served out to pocket the first set in 76 minutes.Nadal took up in the second set where he had left off in the first and he had the Serb scrambling from side to side in a failed attempt to prevent the five-times champion from grabbing an early break.Djokovic had an immediate chance to get back on level terms in the set but he failed to capitilise on four break points in the next game allowing Nadal to move 2-0 ahead.The defending champion stopped the rot by holding serve to make it 2-1 and he had two break-back opportunities in the next game only to squander both with unforced errors.He was made to pay the price for those missed opportunities as Nadal slammed shut the door on his following serves and then broke again to become the first player to win six Rome titles.

Napoli Beats Juventus in Coppa Italia Final

Napoli win first trophy since Maradona era

Edison Cavani And Marek Hamsik Scored goals For Napoli To Beat Juventus By 2-0. The 1st Goal Was scored By Cavani By Penalty Before 60th Minute and Hamsik Scored His Goal 7 Minutes Before 90th Minute.Napoli last captured a major trophy in 1990, when they won Serie A. They last won the Cup in 1987.It also ended Juventus’ unbeaten record in all competition this season after the Old Lady won 26 and drew 16,In Alessandro Del Piero’s last game for Juventus.Edinson Cavani opened the scoring with a penalty kick. The strike was before the 60th minute when Ezequiel Lavezzi was brought down by Marco Storari. The Juventus goalkeeper was lucky to escape a red card. Marek Hamsik sealed the result with seven minutes left.Also, Torino will be back in Serie A next season following an absence of three years after beating Modena 2-0. Pescara will join Torino in the top tier after a 19-year wait.

Nadal-Djokovic Final postponed due to rain

The championship final in Rome between the Serbian Novak Djokovic and Spaniard Rafael Nadalwas pushed back to Monday because of rain falling in abundance on the Foro Italico on Sunday.  Between the drops, Russia's Maria Sharapova has arrived in the post afternoon to defend his title in the women beating China's Li Na, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), in a final interrupted two hours and ten minutes by rain.  Nadal and "Djoko" will have to wait for their reunion. "The conditions for play are not met, announced around 20:00 at the micro tournament director Sergio Palmieri. The finish is postponed to Monday 24:00 (10:00 GMT)."  This postponement does not help matters by disrupting the two champions their preparation for Roland Garros (May 27-June 10). They will have to shift their projects 24 hours, if the rain saving the Italian capital Monday. They waited as much as possible, but a fine rain still falling on the Foro Italico. It was necessary "to ensure the safety of players," the organizers said in a statement. But the ground of the Foro Italico Central was bathed after the extension of the women's final of ATP Supervisor, Thomas Carlberg, after walked the short, decided it was not possible to play a game of this level. Revenge of the final last year, won by the Serb, was adjourned. The public was furious and hissed and threw little water on the ground, shouting, "Buffone!"(Buffoon), after waiting nearly two hours in the stands and around the stadium. Before that, the rain did not stop Maria Sharapova to stay, Roman empress. The darling of the Foro Italico public kept her crown, and showed its shape to a week of Roland Garros (May 27-June 10), reversing a very compromised to sign his sixth win of the season.  Led 6-4 4-0 after conceding six consecutive games, it has regained its aggressiveness, in the light rain falling at the Foro Italico, and won all eight games to pocket following the second round 6-4 and begin the third with a break in advance (2-0). "At times I could not do anything, said Li Na, she struck too hard."  But the Chinese (30 years) was glued to the score and even won a match point at 6-5 the rain became much stronger. The match was abandoned at 6-6, and included only 2 h 10 min later for the decisive game, won by Sharapova, shaped on the ocher - even when wet - before Roland Garros. "Dominate the clay? This is a big word ... said the Russian world No.2. I think it comes primarily from the physical, I move, I slip, I hit hard in service. " Li Na, queen of Roland Garros in 2011, however, take the seventh spot in the WTA French Marion Bartoli on Monday. "I just lost and I say that I trust, has concluded Li Na, I know it's strange, but I liked how I was hitting the ball, and my travels on the court. It was a good week, I think I'm ready for Roland Garros "

Torres may quit Chelsea

Fernando Torres said being left out of the first XI was a "big surprise".

Fernando Torres has dropped a bombshell just hours after they won the Champions League, revealing he will head for showdown talks with the club's owners to determine whether he will stay at the club.Torres was an unused substitute in Chelsea's FA Cup final win over Liverpool, and he was only introduced in the Champions League final after Bayern Munich took the lead with seven minutes remaining. The £50 million man's introduction at the Allianz Arena coincided with a Chelsea revival, which saw them win the trophy on penalties.The Spaniard looked frustrated at being left on the bench for one of the biggest games of his career, admitting later that he "expected to start", and now the former Liverpool striker will look for first-team assurances before deciding if it is "worth it" for him to stay at Chelsea."It's contradictory because I feel like I'm at a peak moment in my career, with more desire and hunger than I've felt in a long time, but I've had to spend the final on the bench," Torres was quoted as saying "It was a huge disappointment when I saw the line-up, perhaps the biggest in my life."This season I have felt things that I never had before. I've felt like they treated me in a way that I didn't expect, not in the way that was spoken of when they signed me."We've had a lot of talks and we'll talk about my future because the role I've had this season is not for me, nor is it the one I expected to play when I came here. I'm not comfortable."I want them to tell me what is going to happen in the future. Football has been fair on us, on me. Now, I do feel like football is worth it, but I've been through a difficult time. The worst in my career. I don't want that again."There's been many times when I've felt lost - I wasn't sure what to do. I felt like I didn't know where I belonged. I'm eternally grateful to my family, who have been by my side, and also for the support of the owners, who have stuck by me, and especially to the fans - if it hadn't been for them this season I would have given up."I need the club to tell me what is going to happen and what sort of role I will have within the team, what my duties are, what the club expects of me - and then judge whether it is worth it."Torres had appeared to be unhappy ahead of the penalty shootout against Bayern and he revealed: "I wanted to take a penalty but they didn't let me."