The day in sports: 6th April

1. Warner’s fifty goes is vain as Cooper shines in last-over thriller.

DD vs RR

A thrilling last over from Cooper, where he conceded three runs and picked up two wickets, eventually sealed the game for Rajasthan Royals who won by 5 runs against Daredevils. Delhi Daredevils, riding on Warner’s innings of 77 off 56 balls, required 9 runs from the last over with 6 wickets in hand, but managed only three runs in the last over from Cooper.

2. Pollard too much power for Chennai Super Kings

An electrifying innings from Pollard, followed with a good bowling spell by Mumbai’s bowlers, won the game for Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings by 8 runs.

3. Bayern Munich confirmed as Bundesliga champions!

Bayern Munich set the record for the earliest Bundesliga title win on Saturday when they were confirmed as German champions for the 23rd time with a 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the decisive goal to give Bayern their 24th win from 28 league games this season and seal the first major silverware the Bavarian giants have won since May 2010.

4. Ten-man Arsenal go fourth, Villa escape drop zone.

Arsenal won 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday to climb into the Champions League places at Chelsea’s expense, while Aston Villa claimed a precious win in their fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

5. Fabregas scores hat-trick as Abidal returns

Barcelona took another step towards their fourth La Liga title in five years as a hat-trick from Cesc Fabregas guided them to a 5-0 win over Mallorca on Saturday.

6. Clinical Arrows beat Dempo in their own backyard

Pailan Arrows notched their most significant victory since the young guns were brought together as they crushed Dempo Sports Club 2-0 at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Saturday.

7. Italy, Canada deadlocked 1-1 in Davis Cup quarterfinals

Italy and Canada split their opening day matches in their Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in British Columbia as each team’s top singles player, Milos Raonic and Andreas Seppi, came through to earn a point in the best-of-five contest.

8. Ormsby maintains lead at Panasonic Open India

Australia’s Wade Ormsby maintained his lead at the Panasonic Open India, breathing a sigh of relief after he birdied his last hole to card a two-over-par third round 74 on Saturday.

Ormsby’s three-day total is an eight-under-par 208 and he takes a one-shot lead over Singapore’s Lam Chih Bing, who dropped four shots in his last five holes to score a 73.

India’s Shiv Kapur and Thailand’s Boonchu Ruangkit are tied for third place after rounds of 72 and 73 respectively, while another local hopeful Jyoti Randhawa is in fifth place, carding a 67 at Asian Tour event.