6 June 1, 2020 Coppa Italia Final Bayern Munich Thrash Fortuna to Be Played Before Dusseldorf 5-0 Serie A Restart BERLIN (Dispatches) - The defending champions took a 1-nil lead after Mathias Jørgensen scored an unfortunate own goal 14 minutes into the match. Then, Benjamin Pavard headed home from inside the box to make it 2-nil for the hosts in the 29th minute. The Bavarians went into the second half with a 3-nil advantage, as Robert Lewandowski tapped the ball home from close range. Just five minutes after the break, Lewandowski was at it again, scoring his brace with a clinical finish and registering his 43rd goal of the season in all competitions. In this April 20, 2019 photo, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates at Then, Anthony Davis put the icing on the cake by scoring the the end of a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and AC Fiorentina, fifth after dodging several Dusseldorf players before putting the at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy. Bayern Munich inch closer to Bundesliga 2019-20 title with 5-0 thrashing of Dusseldorf ball into the net. ROME (Dispatches) - The Ital- semi-final second leg matches, ian football season will resume Napoli-Inter Milan and Juventus- with the final stages of the Coppa AC Milan, which also have to be Icardi Signs Four-Year PSG Deal Italia knockout cup before Serie A played. The season was suspend- gets under way on June 20, follow- ed on March 9 as the coronavirus MILAN (AFP) - Paris Saint- ture of Uruguayan striker Edin- ing a vote by the 20 top-tier clubs. spread through Italy. Germain have signed Argentina son Cavani, 33, the top scorer Serie A said in a statement that Serie A said that the decision international Mauro Icardi from in the history of the club, whose the “the sporting activity of the followed a recommendation from Inter Milan on a four-year deal contract expires on on June 30. 2019/2020 season will resume Sports Minister Vincenzo Spada- after taking up the option to buy Icardi’s debut season may not firstly with the Coppa Italia” with fora, who confirmed on Thursday the on-loan forward, the two clubs have finished yet with the Cham- the final to be played on June 17. that the season could resume fol- announced on Sunday. pions League still to be conclud- It did not give a date for the lowing the coronavirus stoppage. Icardi joined PSG this season ed, perhaps in August. and impressed with 20 goals in Inter Milan thanked Icardi “for 31 games, before the Ligue 1 the six seasons he spent with us Tennis’s U.S. Open Considers campaign was stopped and his and wish him the best for his fu- club crowned champions because ture professional career”. Allowing Limited Number of Fans of the coronavirus pandemic. The 27-year-old joined Inter “Paris Saint-Germain are de- from Sampdoria in 2013 and lighted to announce the signing scored 124 goals for the team. of Mauro Icardi on a permanent But despite being twice Serie deal, following the striker’s loan A top scorer in 2015 and 2018, from Inter Milan during the Mauro Icardi scored 20 goals for PSG since joining last August on-loan he failed to win any trophies in 2019-2020 season,” the French from Inter Milan. Italy, fell out with the Inter Mi- club said in a statement. situation the French champions ian sports press. lan hierarchy in February 2019 Icardi, who has eight caps for succeeded in reducing the fee This is the first major transfer in and was stripped of the club cap- Argentina, but also holds an Ital- “to under” 60 million euros ($66 Europe since the crisis linked to taincy. ian passport, has signed a four- million), as opposed to the 70 the Covid-19 pandemic. He was frozen out when Anto- year deal until June 30, 2024. million euros initially requested, The 27-year-old Icardi’s re- nio Conte took over as coach this Given the current economic according to the French and Ital- cruitment could signal the depar- season. WASHINGTON (Xinhua) - The U.S. USTA Billie Jean King National Ten- Bottas Primed for 2020 Formula One Title Bid - Hakkinen Open tennis tournament is consider- nis Center, and Widmaier says there is The coronavirus pandemic saw year and take his overall haul to ing holding the Grand Slam in front of a deadline of mid-June to make a de- limited or possibly no fans, local media cision on whether or how to hold the the season-opening Australian seven titles, equalling the record reported on Saturday. event. Grand Prix cancelled at short no- set by Michael Schumacher. With the tournament still on sched- ATP and WTA events are canceled tice in March, and the campaign is However, two-time champi- ule, the United States Tennis Associa- until July 13. Wimbledon has already now set to get under way in Aus- on Hakkinen believes Bottas is tion, which oversees the annual event, been canceled while the French Open, tria on July 5. primed to challenge for glory in said holding this year’s U.S. Open which would have been taking place Bottas will be out to quickly 2020. with limited fans or without fans re- this week, took the unique step of prove his worth to Mercedes, with “Valtteri has a great position mains a possibility. pushing its event back until the week his contract set to expire at the end in Mercedes. He’s a mega great “The USTA continues to model many after the U.S. Open. different scenarios regarding the 2020 Some prominent players are unsure of the season and four-time world driver, and I am confident that he’s U.S. Open,” said Chris Widmaier, if there should be a return to competi- champion Sebastian Vettel without better than ever,” Hakkinen told the USTA’s head of communications. tion this year. a seat for 2021 after agreeing to the F1 Nation podcast. “Our top goal is to conduct the U.S. “I don’t think training would be a leave Ferrari. On Vettel’s future and his depar- Open in New York in our scheduled problem, but competing is very diffi- BERLIN (Dispatches) -Valtteri for the Formula One world title in Meanwhile, team-mate Lewis ture from Ferrari, Hakkinen added: dates. To that end, we are modeling cult,” defending U.S. Open champion Bottas is looking better than ever 2020, says his adviser Mika Hakki- Hamilton will be hoping to win the “His age is not a problem, he’s still many potential scenarios which in- Rafael Nadal of Spain said earlier this and intends to launch a serious bid nen. championship for a fourth straight a young guy. clude both limited fans and potentially month. “It’s a moment to be respon- no fans on site for the event.” sible and coherent, so I don’t see how The Open is scheduled to run from we can travel every week to a different Burns Dominates Woodley at UFC Fight Night August 24 to September 13 at the country.” LAS VEGAS (Dispatches) - Brazil- Burns Dominates Woodley at UFC ian welterweight Gilbert Burns upset Fight Night Austria Gives Go-Ahead American Tyron Woodley in a five- Burns Dominates Woodley at UFC round, unanimous decision in the main Fight Night to Crowd-Free F1 Races event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday down in the opening minute, using ZURICH (Dispatches) - Formula One can start its season in Austria in Las Vegas. a right uppercut, a right knee and a with two races behind closed doors on July 5 and 12, the country’s health Burns (19-3), who is from Rio de then flurry of punches. Those blows ministry said. Janeiro and trains in South Florida, opened a major gash over Woodley’s The delayed championship, which was due to get going in Australia in has now won six straight bouts and left eye and nearly ended the fight March, has had to cancel or postpone a string of races — including the was impressive in defeating Woodley, early. Monaco highlight — due to the COVID-19 pandemic. who entered as the No. 1 contender Woodley (19-5-1) recovered enough The Austrian grand prix circuit, the scenic Red Bull Ring owned by in the world in the welterweight divi- to escape the round, but he got the energy drink brand, is near the village of Spielberg about 200 km sion. One judge scored the fight 50- punched down again the fourth round. southwest of the capital Vienna. 45, while the other two had it at 50-44. He never seriously threatened to win Formula One is expected to publish a revamped calendar early next Woodley, 38, enjoyed a three-inch the bout. week with a race in neighboring Hungary, also without spectators, fol- reach advantage, but Burns, 33, It was Woodley’s first bout since he lowing on from Austria. stalked him throughout, scoring two In this Nov 9, 2016 photo, Tyron Woodley works out ahead of his UFC lost his championship belt to Kamaru Two races will then follow at Silverstone in Britain, with Hockenheim massive knockdowns. 205 mixed martial arts bout against Stephen Thompson during an Usman nearly 15 months ago, and the in Germany an alternative if quarantine conditions are an obstacle, with In fact, Burns knocked Woodley open workout at Madison Square Garden in New York. rust was evident. further rounds in Spain, Belgium and Italy..