Morning sports news 25-5: Stuttgart wins German Cup; Sunderland promoted to Premier League

Stuttgart won the German Cup for the fourth time - Photo: REUTERS

Stuttgart won the German Cup

In the early morning of May 25, Stuttgart defeated their opponent playing in the lower division, Arminia Bielefeld, 4-2 in the final, thereby winning the German National Cup championship.

In this match, Stuttgart started well and led Arminia Bielefeld 4-0 after 66 minutes. After that, Arminia Bielefeld played with determination but only managed to score 2 goals in the final minutes of the match.

With this victory, Stuttgart won the German Cup for the fourth time, after 1953-1954, 1957-1958 and 1996-1997. This is also Stuttgart's first title in 18 years.

In addition, the German Cup championship also helped Stuttgart win a ticket to the Europa League next season after only ranking 9th in the national championship.

Sunderland promoted to Premier League

Sunderland won a ticket to play in the Premier League next season - Photo: REUTERS

On the night of May 24, Sunderland defeated Sheffield 2-1 thanks to a goal in the 5th minute of injury time in the Premier League promotion play-off final, thereby winning the right to play in the Premier League next season.

In this match, Tyrese Campbell scored the opening goal for Sheffield in the 25th minute. In the 75th minute, Eliezer Mayenda scored for Sunderland, bringing the match back to the starting line. And the crazy scenario happened in the 90+5 minute when Tom Watson scored a valuable goal to help Sunderland win 2-1.

Sunderland secured the final ticket to play in the Premier League next season. Previously, Leeds and Burnley won the right to direct promotion.

Overcoming Barcelona, ​​Arsenal women's team won the Champions League

In the final between Arsenal Women's Team and Barcelona, ​​the only goal of Swedish player Stina Blackstenius brought the Champions League title to the team from England.

In the match taking place at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon (Portugal), Barcelona played better during the first 70 minutes, with many clear scoring opportunities.

However, in the 75th minute, receiving a pass from teammate Beth Mead, Blackstenius finished dangerously, defeating goalkeeper Catalina Coll.

With this victory, Arsenal women's team won the Champions League for the second time in history.

Speaking on television after the match, striker Alessia Russo could not contain her emotions. She shared: “We had to try throughout the match. They are a strong team. We knew how the match would go so we were prepared.

However, there were times when we couldn't keep the ball and had to play passively. Luckily, our moment finally came. This is the title we were so eager to conquer."

Plane carrying Zverev to Roland Garros had to make emergency landing

Zverev had a plane accident on the way to Paris - Photo: REUTERS

The plane carrying world number three tennis player Alexander Zverev from Hamburg (Germany) to Paris (France) to attend Roland Garros had to make an emergency landing due to being struck by lightning.

Zverev and his two colleagues Jiri Lehecka and Brandon Nakashima boarded the 6:45 p.m. flight from Hamburg. As soon as it took off, the plane encountered bad weather and was struck by lightning, forcing an emergency landing. All three later arrived safely in Paris, and the 6-hour incident is an unforgettable memory.

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