22 Monday, May 8, 2017 SPORTS Football Newcastle English Championship:

champions Aston Villa 1 Brighton 1 Brentford 1 Blackburn 3 Bristol City 0 Birmingham 1 Burton 2 Reading 4 Huddersfield 0 Cardiff 3 Newcastle 3 Barnsley 0 Norwich 4 QPR 0 Nottm Forest 3 Ipswich 0 Rotherham 1 Derby 1 Sheff Wed 1 Fulham 2 Wigan 1 Leeds 1 Wolves 1 Preston 0 Bundesliga:

Newcastle United players celebrate winning

Blackburn make unwanted history

London Blackburn were Premier over Aston Villa until Stockdale third-tier football for the first lackburn Rovers became League champions in 1995, but somehow failed to prevent Jack time since 1980. the first Premier League their fortunes have dived under Grealish’s long-range effort “There’s a bit of talking to Bchampions to drop into the the ownership of the Indian going into the net and the be had,” Rovers manager Tony third tier of English football poultry firm Venky’s. Seagulls were held 1-1. Mowbray told Sky Sports. on Sunday whilst Newcastle Rafael Benitez and his “The thing to be proud of is “Ideally we’ll start this journey claimed the Championship title Newcastle side did what they had all the hard work done during with it being as low as this club on a nerve-racking final day. to do in beating Barnsley 3-0 but the season has earned its reward gets and move forward.” Wins for another historic club, it took a howler from Brighton today,” said Benitez, whose Things had looked rosy for two-time European champions goalkeeper David Stockdale name was chanted in raucous Rovers early on as they stormed Hamburg 0 Mainz 0 Nottingham Forest -- 3-0 over to ensure they returned to the fashion by the home fans. into a 2-0 lead at Brentford, Freiburg 2 Schalke 0 Ipswich -- and Chinese-owned Premier League as champions. Blackburn departed with a Scottish international midfielder Birmingham City, who beat Brighton, who started the 3-1 win over Brentford but that Charlie Mulgrew’s goal, a Scottish Premiership: Bristol City 1-0, condemned day a point ahead of Newcastle, was little consolation as they delightful freekick, the pick of Rovers. looked to be heading to a 1-0 win contemplate League One and the two. (AFP) Milner takes blame for stalemate Liverpool fault. I have to live with that,” chance and we didn’t take it. ames Milner accepted Milner said. We have to win our remaining the blame for Liverpool’s “Fraser is a top keeper but two games and see if it’s good Jdamaging 0-0 draw against you have to take those chances.” enough,” Milner said. Southampton after his penalty Forster spoke to Milner Liverpool boss Klopp was saved by Fraser Forster. before the penalty, possibly in insisted Milner shouldn’t be Milner saw his second half a bid to play mind games with singled out for blame because spot-kick superbly saved by his former Newcastle team- his side had squandered other Forster, who plunged to his mate. chances to score. right to keep out the Liverpool But Milner insisted that was “He should not blame defender’s strike. no excuse for the miss. himself - that is football. Him It was Milner’s first penalty “I’ve been around long scoring would have helped of miss since 2009 and Liverpool enough to make sure that course but that is not the only were unable to make amends doesn’t worry me. I can’t do decisive thing today,” he said. as Jurgen Klopp’s side wasted any more than hold my hands “I thought our performance Hearts 1 Aberdeen 2 a chance to consolidate their up,” he said. was good enough to win. Partick 1 Rangers 2 place in the Premier League’s Liverpool moved above Southampton wanted to come top four. Manchester City into third here and somehow get a point. Russian Premier League: Southampton’s goalkeeper “It’s very frustrating. place, but fifth-placed “It is not finished yet. We all Fraser Forster (L) eyes up Obviously the penalty is my Manchester United remain in have to play our games. We go Orenburg 1 Krasnodar 0 Liverpool’s English mid- fault and the fact we didn’t get with a chance of catching them. to West Ham and try to win Rubin Kazan 2 Ufa 1 fielder James Milner three points is definitely my “The penalty was a big and that’s all we can do.” Zenit St Petersburg 0 Terek Grozny 1