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Bayern Munich have made up for the Champions League ouster and defeat in the German Cup to win their fifth consecutive Bundesliga title after thrashing Wolfsburg 6-0 away. David Alaba opened scoring for the Bavarian side in the 19th minute before Robert Lewandowski scored twice to give them a comfortable lead. Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller and Joshua Kimmich scored one each to secure their victory. Campeones! ?#Mia5anMia pic.twitter.com/25o11RcZ4I— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) April 29, 2017 It’s their 10th title in the last 15 years, 14th in the last 21, and 26th since the inception of the Bundesliga in 1963. The…

Kylian Mbappe scored his 14th Ligue 1 goal of the season as Monaco came from behind to beat Toulouse and go three points clear at the top of the table. Swedish forward Ola Toivonen gave mid-table Toulouse the lead before defender Kamil Glik equalised with a header. Mbappe, 18, put Monaco ahead with a first-time shot and winger Thomas Lemar made it 3-1 after Nabil Dirar’s cross. ???????? #ASMTFC pic.twitter.com/rFTVrpe3A6— AS MONACO ?? (@AS_Monaco) April 29, 2017 Second-placed Paris St-Germain face third-placed Nice on Sunday (20:00 BST). With four games of the season left, Monaco are within sight of being…

Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. Officials said “an administrative measure” had been taken, but gave no reason why. Turkish media said authorities had asked Wikipedia to remove content by writers “supporting terror”. Turkey has temporarily blocked social media sites including Facebook and Twitter in the past, usually following protests or terror attacks. The Turkey Blocks monitoring group said Wikipedia was unreachable from 08:00 (05:00 GMT). People in Istanbul were unable to access any pages without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). “After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr.…

In continuation of its fight against Malaria and as part of activities marking this year’s World Malaria Day with the universal theme “End Malaria for Good”, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Nigeria, makers of Mortein insecticide Brand, with its theme: “One Act Against Malaria” has joined forces with the Lagos, Ogun and Abia State Governments and the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) Abuja, to upscale action for the elimination of malaria in Nigeria through community engagement, continued investment and sustained efforts. The community engagement saw officials from the States Ministry of Health and Reckitt Benckiser carry out sanitation, free Malaria testing and…

Tony Adams’ Granada have been relegated to the Spanish second tier after a 2-1 defeat at Real Sociedad. Carlos Vela and Juanmi, formerly of Arsenal and Southampton respectively, scored the hosts’ goals as Granada suffered a fourth successive defeat under Adams. “We are all sad, the players, the fans, everybody,” said Adams. “There’s been a lot of mistakes. We’re going to try to rectify it and rebound very quickly.” The 50-year-old, who took charge on 10 April, has a contract to the end of the current campaign. However Adams has been working at the Spanish club since November and is…

Marcelo proved the unlikely hero as Real Madrid snatched a dramatic 2-1 win over Valencia at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, to put the pressure back on Barcelona. The full-back fired home with four minutes of normal time remaining after Dani Parejo had cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo’s 20th LaLiga goal of the season. The result puts Madrid back to the top of the table, three points above champions Barcelona ahead of their derby match with Espanyol later on Saturday. Zinedine Zidane’s side were beaten 2-1 in the reverse fixture at Mestalla in February and almost found themselves a goal down inside…

Jamie Vardy displayed his poacher’s instinct to guide Leicester City to a 1-0 Premier League win at West Brom. After helping guide Leicester City to the title last season, Jamie Vardy was the difference again as they all but secured Premier League survival with a 1-0 win at West Brom. England international Vardy has been unable to recapture the scintillating form that fuelled Leicester’s unbelievable charge to the 2015-16 crown. But his quality has rarely been in doubt and he showcased his striking prowess yet again to take Leicester to the 40-point mark. Vardy pounced on an error from Salomon…

Sunderland’s 10-year stay in the Premier League ended with defeat against Bournemouth at the Stadium of Light. The result coupled with Hull City’s draw at Southampton means David Moyes’ side are 14 points from safety with four games left. Bournemouth’s Joshua King scored the only goal with just two minutes left, tapping home from Ryan Fraser’s pass. The Norwegian also came close in the 20th minute but his shot rebounded off the post and crossbar and into the arms of Jordan Pickford. Artur Boruc saved from Jermain Defoe in the first half, and Fabio Borini and George Honeyman in the…

Two security guards, working at a house in Ikeja GRA, have been arrested after breaking into their boss’ house through a burglar-proof to steal hard currency and electronics. The suspects, Abu Abubakar and Hadi Isiaka, both indigenes of the same community from Kogi State, were employed through an agent, to work as day and night guards at the home of the GRA-based businessman, who frequently travels out of the country. Isiaka, 30, had worked at the house for about two years before Abu was employed by their boss who did not know they were kinsmen. Saturday PUNCH learnt that Abu,…

A 41-year-old man who raped a five-year-old girl in Croydon, UK has been jailed for 13 years. Jerry Ablorh of Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath, was sentenced on Friday, April 28, at Croydon Crown Court having previously been found guilty of rape and two counts of sexual assault by penetration. He attacked the girl at his former home in Collyer Avenue, Croydon between January and December 2014. The court heard that Ablorh had befriended the victim and her mother and worked hard to build up their trust. He looked after the victim to help out her mother and took her to…