East Bengal enter ISL, to play in 2020 season

Mumbai

East Bengal today entered the ISL in the iconic club’s centenary year, joining Mohun Bagan in the top-tier. The yet-to-be-christened consortium of East Bengal and Shree Cement, which holds a 76 per cent stake, becomes the 11th team to enter the ISL. East Bengal thus followed in the footsteps of archrivals Mohun Bagan, who were the first to join the top-tier league this season, after merging with three-time defending champions ATK.

Hamburg

Rublev stuns Tsitsipas to win Hamburg title

Andrey Rublev (in pic) will arrive at the French Open having secured his third ATP title of the season after the Russian youngster defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the Hamburg European Open final today. As the year’s last Grand Slam began in Paris, Rublev and Tsitsipas were almost 900 kilometres away in northern Germany, battling for the ATP 500 crown. After sharing the first two sets, second seed Tsitsipas looked in control with a 5-3 lead in the decider but was denied the trophy by a late Rublev comeback. Rublev became the first Russian to win the tournament since Nikolay Davydenko in 2009.

New York

Lakers beat Nuggets, advance to finals

LeBron James had 38 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, leading Los Angeles Lakers to their first NBA finals in a decade with a 117-107 victory over Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals yesterday. Anthony Davis scored 27 points for Lakers, who advanced to their first NBA finals since 2010, when they beat Boston Celtics in seven games. They will face either Celtics or Miami Heat.

IMOLA (Italy)

Alaphilippe becomes road race world champion

Julian Alaphilippe timed his late attack perfectly to claim the world championship road race title today, giving France its first rainbow jersey since 1997. Alaphilippe’s brutal acceleration on the last climb of the 258.2km race left his rivals in his wake. Agencies