Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Sports Newspapers:
- Ademola Lookman bagged a hat-trick as Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the final of the Europa League on Wednesday. Lookman made history as the first African player to score three goals in the final of a major UEFA competition.
- British Olympic swimming champion David Wilkie has died at the age of 70. His family released a statement saying: “It is with great sadness that the family of David Wilkie MBE announce that he died peacefully surrounded by his family this morning, following his brave battle with cancer.”
- Nigeria and Togo will now clash on Thursday morning after their game was shifted due to heavy downpour at University Stadium.The WAFU B U-17 Championship Group B encounter was initially scheduled for 5pm on Wednesday.
- Novak Djokovic secured a win on his 37th birthday as he beat Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann in a rain-interrupted match to move into the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open.
Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam winner, is playing in the ATP 250 tournament in Switzerland for the first time as preparation for the French Open and recorded a 6-3 6-3 victory. - The Champions League final in 2026 will be played in Budapest, Hungary. UEFA confirmed this on Wednesday.
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