Latest sports news headlines, results and fixtures: 25 June 2020

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Latest sports news headlines

Cricket

Former England women’s captain Clare Connor is to become the first female president of Marylebone Cricket Club in its 233-year history.

Rugby

European club rugby’s showpiece Champions Cup final will take place on 17 October, organisers said Thursday.

Talks are under way to stage a historic cross-code rugby international match between Union’s New Zealand All Blacks and League’s Australia Kangaroos, it was revealed Thursday.

The Rebels’ preparations for their opening Australian domestic Super Rugby match have been disrupted by an outbreak of coronavirus in Melbourne, with the team moving to Canberra early for player safety.

Football

World Cup organisers in Qatar reported the first coronavirus death of a worker involved in the construction of 2022 tournament venues on Thursday. A source close to the Qatari tournament organisers told AFP that 1,102 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed among workers at tournament projects with 121 infections still active.

Liverpool will be crowned champions of England for the first time in 30 years on Thursday should Manchester City fail to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Real Mallorca’s Luka Romero made history on Wednesday by becoming the youngest player ever to play in La Liga, aged 15 years and 219 days.

Thomas Mueller says Bayern Munich welcome the challenge issued by Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, who insists they want to break the Bavarian giants’ eight-year domination of the Bundesliga.

Sports physician and consultant to the Premier Soccer League Mahlane Phalane has warned PSL players to adhere to protocols or risk spoiling a restart which hinges on compliance.

Major League Soccer revealed on Wednesday the group stage fixtures for its MLS is Back Tournament, which will kick off 8 July in Orlando, Florida. 

Ice Hockey

First-ballot inductees Jarome Iginla and Marian Hossa will headline a six-member 2020 Hockey Hall of Fame class announced on Wednesday. Iginla, a two-time Olympic gold medallist for Canada, will become the fourth black player inducted into the Hall of Fame after Grant Fuhr, women’s hockey pioneer Angela James and Willie O’Ree.

Latest sports results

Sergio Ramos’ sensational free-kick helped Real Madrid move back above Barcelona to the top of La Liga as they defeated Real Mallorca 2-0 on Wednesday. 

Spanish La Liga results on Wednesday:

Real Sociedad 0 Celta Vigo 1 (Aspas 45-pen)

Alaves 0 Osasuna 1 (Latorre 64)

Real Madrid 2 (Vinicius Junior 19, Ramos 56) Real Mallorca 0

Mohamed Salah is preparing for Liverpool’s title party after scoring in a 4-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Wednesday to move to the brink of winning the English top-flight for the first time in 30 years.

 English Premier League results on Wednesday:

Liverpool 4 (Alexander-Arnold 23, Salah 44, Fabinho 55, Mane 69) Crystal Palace 0

Manchester United 3 (Martial 7, 44, 74) Sheffield United 0

Newcastle 1 (Gayle 68) Aston Villa 1 (El Mohamady 83)

Norwich 0 Everton 1 (Keane 55)

Wolves 1 (Jimenez 60) Bournemouth 0

Title-chasing Lazio suffered their first Serie A defeat in nine months, falling 3-2 at Atalanta on Wednesday to stay four points behind Serie A leaders Juventus.

Italian Serie A results on Wednesday:

Inter Milan 3 (Lukaku 41-pen, Biraghi 45+1, Valero 86) Sassuolo 3 (Caputo 4, Berardi 81-pen, Magnani 89)

Atalanta 3 (Gosens 38, Malinovskyi 66, Palomino 80) Lazio 2 (De Roon 5-og, Milinkovic-Savic 11)

AS Roma 2 (Dzeko 64, 85) Sampdoria 1 (Gabbiadini 11)

Latest sports fixtures

English Premier League

Burnley vs Watford, Southampton v Arsenal (both 19:00), 

Chelsea vs Manchester City(21:15).

Spanish La Liga

Eibar vs Valencia (21:30), Real Betis vs Espanyol (00:00).

Golf

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Tennis

Third day of the ‘Battle of the Brits’ exhibition event in London featuring Andy Murray, Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund