It was cup final day in both England and Scotland, and Manchester United got one over their crosstown rivals Manchester City with a 2-1 victory in the FA Cup final at Wembley to lift the trophy for the 13th time in their history, and prevent Pep Guardiola’s men from winning what would have been an historic second consecutive league and cup double.
Meanwhile at Hampden Park, Celtic won the Scottish Cup for the 42nd time as a late Adam Idah goal gave them a 1-0 win over old rivals.Rangers, and ensured a league and cup double for Brendan Rodgers in the first season of his second spell as manager of the Hoops.
In Cricket, fine performances from Jos Butler and the returning Joffra Archer helped England to victory over Pakistan in the men’s 20Twenty international at Edgbaston, whilst in Rugby Union Toulouse lifted the European Champion’s Cup after extra time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, beating Leinster by 31 points to 22.
Phoenix Sport
John Chubb
