The day in sports: 24th May

IPL 6: Mumbai in finals, beat Rajasthan by four wickets

Mumbai Indians overcame the middle over hiccups to carve out a thrilling four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals off the penultimate ball to move into the Indian Premier League final here Friday.

Gurunath Meiyappan arrested by Mumbai Police

Gurunath Meiyappan the son-in-law of BCCI chief N. Srinivasan has been arrested by the Mumbai police for his involvement in the spot fixing scandal.

Platini warns of ‘dangers’ threatening sport

Michel Platini, the president of European football’s governing body UEFA, on Friday called for action against the three dangers threatening football: match-fixing, discrimination and financial excess.

Rafa Benitez appointed as Napoli manager

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentis has confirmed that Rafa Benitez will be the new manager of Napoli. Benitez is not expected to continue his tenure at Chelsea despite European success and Champions League qualification, he will be most likely be replaced by Mourinho.

Pacers edge Heat to even series

The Indiana Pacers bounced back from a heart-breaking game one defeat to edge LeBron James and the Miami Heat 97-93 and level the NBA Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.

Djokovic, Nadal on semi-final collision course

Top seed Novak Djokovic and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal were set on a French Open semi-final collision course Friday, condemning one of the sport’s superstars to certain defeat before the final.

Sudirman Cup: China overcome tough test against Indonesia

Indonesia almost scared China in their second meeting in three days but the defending champions still made the semifinals of the Sudirman Cup here.

Kuchar leads weather-hit Colonial

Matt Kuchar moved atop the leaderboard of the weather-hit Crown Plaza Invitational at Colonial, moving to 10-under through 15 holes when play was halted for the day.

Molinari leads but Ryder Cup colleagues crash out

Italy’s Francesco Molinari leads the way after two rounds of the European PGA Championship here at Wentworth but several of his European Ryder Cup team mates missed the cut.

Chaotic end as Giro hit by snow, doping positive

The 96th edition of the Giro d’Italia is facing a chaotic finale as wintry weather in the Dolomites forced the cancellation of Friday’s stage and changes to Saturday’s final day in the high mountains.

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