SEBASTIEN HALLER SCORED his 32nd goal of the season as Ajax, managed by Manchester United-bound Erik Ten Hag, romped to the Eredivisie title with a 5-0 demolition of Heerenveen.
The Ivory Coast striker converted a 38th-minute penalty with his side already leading 2-0 through Nicolas Tagliafico and Steven Berghuis strikes, and second-half goals from substitute Brian Brobbey and Edson Alvarez completed the rout.
That left the Amsterdam club four points clear of second-placed PSV Eindhoven despite their 3-2 home win over NEC Nijmegen.
Ivan Perisic scored twice in extra-time as reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan came from behind to snatch a dramatic 4-2 Coppa Italia final victory over Juventus.
Fourteen-times winners Juve led 2-1 with 10 minutes of normal time remaining after Alex Sandro and Dusan Vlahovic had scored after Nicolo Barella’s opener.
However, Hakan Calhanoglu levelled from the spot before Perisic followed suit in extra-time and then cemented the win with a 102nd-minute effort as Inter claimed the trophy for the first time since 2011.
In LaLiga, goals from Matheus Cunha and Rodrigo De Paul either side of half-time saw Atletico Madrid leapfrog Sevilla into third place after a 2-0 win at Elche.
Atletico, who beat champions Real in Sunday’s Madrid derby, head into their final two fixtures five points adrift of Barcelona in second.
Sevilla are fourth, a point behind, following a disappointing 0-0 home draw with relegation-threatened Real Mallorca.
Gonzalo Escalante ensured Alaves lived to fight another day as a 2-1 win over Espanyol lifted them from the foot of the table on a night when defeat would have confirmed relegation.
Miguel De La Fuente fired the home side into an early lead which was cancelled out by Raul De Tomas’ penalty, but after the visitors were reduced to 10 men when Yangel Herrera was dismissed for a second bookable offence, Escalante snatched three priceless points with a 59th-minute winner.
Lucas Torro’s own goal handed 10-man Getafe a share of the spoils as they drew 1-1 at Osasuna despite having Stefan Mitrovic sent off late on.
In Ligue 1, Andy Delort scored twice as Nice fought back from 2-0 down to beat lowly St Etienne 4-2 and keep their Champions League hopes alive.
Trailing to first-half strikes from Denis Bouanga and Zaydou Youssouf, the home side reduced the deficit through Melvin Bard before Delort found the back of the net twice inside three minutes with substitute Hicham Boudaoui completing the comeback to leave the visitors still deep in relegation trouble.
The win, coupled with a 2-1 defeat for Rennes at Nantes, allowed Nice to climb into fourth place, two points adrift of third-placed Monaco.
Flavien Tait had given Rennes the lead, but Kalifa Coulibaly equalised on the stroke of half-time to set the stage for Nicolas Pallois to snatch victory with 19 minutes remaining.
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Not really fair when you remember that Sligo were kicked out of the championship last year for the same reasons
@Tom McBride: totally agree.
@Tom McBride: nobody cares about lesser teams. It’s all about the big few.
@Homes: Absolutely, no way would any teams outside of Div 1 or 2 have a game rescheduled for the same. Nonsense.
@Homes: Tyrone hardly in the “big few” these days are they??
Can you imagine the sledging that will go on. The Tyrone backs sneezing on top of the kerry forwards etc
@James Beattie: lol. Didn’t think of that. Hilarious haha
Up Kerry!
Would the Tyrone team not be vaccinated yet?
@Gerard Browne: can still have covid
@John O Reilly: I know that but if everybody is vaccinated there’s no need to quarantine?
@Gerard Browne: still have to isolate even if fully vaccinated!
@Darren Mullins: if positive yes but not if a close contact as you become a casual contact if vaccinated or is it different in the UK?
@Darren Mullins: Makes the point of getting the vaccine pretty pointless so
@Gerard Browne: with the vaccine you only get a milder dose of covid
@Gerard Browne: If you call significantly reducing your chances of death or serious illness then ya, pointless
Tyrone should have been thrown out
Good call. Even though I have to do a week of late shifts to get Sunday off!
Sligo couldn’t field a team and were punished , Tyrone should be out of the all Ireland series . Broke covid rules kick them out
@Greg: they didnt break any covid rules. Cork u20s were given a similar postponent this season for the same reason.
@Kieran Lynch: where did they celebrate after Ulster Final?
Rte just announced it being postponed for a week. Final moves to September 4th.
@Kieran Campbell: Saturday???
@John McCabe: Yeah Sat 4th Sept. Most likely a 6:30-7pm kick off too, so they can accommodate for the Ireland vs Azerbaijan game in Lansdowne which kicks off at 5 bells on Saturday as well.
@Ultan Corcoran: I believe the All Ireland Final will have a ‘throw in’, and the other match at the Aviva will have a’kick off’
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
This bl00dy virus has stopped being a joke when it interferes with GAA all ireland.