The day in sports: 19th May, 2013

1. IPL 6: Sunrisers beat Knight Riders by 5 wickets, qualify for playoffs

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets to storm into the play-offs of the sixth Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv Gandhi international stadium Sunday night.

2. Ferguson bows out as United share 10-goal epic

English football witnessed the end of an era on Sunday as Alex Ferguson signed off as Manchester United manager with an extraordinary 5-5 draw at West Bromwich Albion in his 1,500th and final game.

3. Nadal crushes Federer to win seventh Rome title

Spain’s Rafael Nadal dominated his 30th meeting with Swiss rival Roger Federer to secure his seventh title in nine years at the Rome Masters on Sunday.

4. China thrash India 5-0 in Sudirman Cup

Indian shuttlers were thrashed 0-5 by their Chinese counterparts on the first day of the Sudirman Cup here at the Putra Stadium on Sunday.

5. Wenger salutes players as Arsenal defy critics

Arsene Wenger admits he is delighted Arsenal have proved the critics wrong after his team secured their place in the Champions League with a 1-0 win at Newcastle.

6. Kenyans dominate 2013 TCS World 10K

Over 20,000 people of various age groups participated in the Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bangalore 2013, which was dominated by the Kenyans at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, here, on Sunday.

7. Seven-up Broad leads England Test rout of N.Z.

Stuart Broad bowled England to victory in the first Test as New Zealand suffered a dramatic fourth-day collapse at Lord’s on Sunday.

8. IPL: Pune pummel Delhi, avoid wooden spoon

Delhi Daredevils, who topped the league standings in the last Indian Premier League, finished last this season after losing to Pune Warriors at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday.

9. Williams sweeps Azarenka aside to win Rome title

World number one Serena Williams swept Belarusian Victoria Azarenka aside 6-1, 6-3 to win her second Rome Open title on Sunday a week before a fresh tilt at the French Open.

10. Spurs thump Grizzlies in series opener

The San Antonio Spurs drained 14 three-pointers in a convincing 105-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the opening game of the NBA’s Western Conference finals.

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