The day in sports: 5th May

1. IPL 6: Mumbai Indians beat Super Kings by 60 runs

Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 60 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium here Sunday.

Mitchell Johnson and Pragyan Ojha took three wickets apiece to help bowl out the Super Kings for their lowest ever total of 79.

2. Ferguson irked by ‘dying swan’ Luiz

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson accused Chelsea’s Brazilian defender David Luiz of acting like a “dying swan” in the incident that led to United defender Rafael da Silva being sent off in their encounter at Old Trafford. Chelsea beat United 0-1.

3. Royals beat Warriors by five wickets in a thriller

Rajasthan Royals clinched a thrilling five-wicket win over Pune Warriors, who were once again denied victory despite putting up a challenging total on the scoreboard at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Sunday.

4. Durant, Thunder edge Grizzlies in 2nd round opener

Kevin Durant scored 12 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter Sunday as Oklahoma City rallied for a 93-91 win over Memphis in game one of their second round NBA Western Conference playoff series.

5. Vidal fires Juventus to 29th Italian title

Arturo Vidal’s 10th league goal of the season was enough to secure a 1-0 win over Palermo and help ten-man Juventus to their 29th Serie A title on Sunday.

6. Pacers pound Knicks with balanced attack

David West scored 20 points as the visiting Indiana Pacers rallied from a first-quarter deficit to beat the New York Knicks 102-95 in game one of their NBA second round playoff series.

7. Ajax crowned Dutch champions for 32nd time

Ajax won their 32nd Dutch league title in style on Sunday overwhelming Willem II Tilburg 5-0 in the penultimate match of the season.

8. Wawrinka beats Ferrer to clinch Portugal title

Stanislas Wawrinka won his first title since 2011 when he upset top seed David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 to claim the Portugal Open title on Sunday.

9. Ernst downs Lynn in playoff as Mickelson fades

Derek Ernst beat England’s David Lynn in a playoff on Sunday to win his first US PGA Tour title at the Wells Fargo Championship after Phil Mickelson squandered a late lead.

10. Sky take maiden team time-trial honours at Giro

Italian Salvatore Puccio took possession of the Giro d’Italia pink jersey from overnight leader Mark Cavendish on Sunday as Team Sky and race favourite Bradley Wiggins claimed their maiden team time trial win on a Grand Tour on the island of Ischia.

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