Albany Times Union (Sunday)

Pulisic scores twice to pace Chelsea to win

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American internatio­nal Christian Pulisic scored twice for Chelsea in its 4-1 win at Crystal Palace that moved the team into fourth place in the Premier League on Saturday. Kai Havertz and Kurt Zouma also scored for Chelsea.

More soccer: One stoppageti­me goal slowed Manchester City’s march to the Premier League title. Another ignited Liverpool’s push for the Champions League qualificat­ion positions. A day of dramatic finishes in England’s top flight began with City losing 2-1 to 10-man Leeds, whose winning goal — scored by Stuart Dallas for his second of the match — came from a breakaway in the first minute of addedon time at Etihad Stadium. City’s fourth league defeat of the season should only delay the inevitable as it closes in on regaining the title. At Anfield, Liverpool was heading for another disappoint­ing result at home when right back Trent

Alexander-arnold curled a stunning effort into the corner also in the first minute of stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win against Aston Villa . ... Keeping Lionel Messi in check again in what could turn out to be his last Spanish league clasico, Real Madrid continued the impressive run which has put it at the heart of the title race. Four days after beating Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfin­als, Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 to return to the top in Spain . ... Kylian Mbappe struck his league-leading 21st goal of the season as defending champion Paris Saint-germain won 4-1 at Strasbourg to stay three points behind leader Lille . ... Zlatan

Ibrahimovi­c set up two goals but was also sent off as AC Milan won 3-1 at relegation-threatened Parma in Serie A . ... Marcus Ingvartsen scored late for Union Berlin to grab a 1-1 draw and cut Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga lead.

College basketball: Minnesota guard Gabe Kalscheur announced he’s transferri­ng to Iowa State . ... Texas Tech junior guard Kyler Edwards is transferri­ng.

Tennis: Veronikia Kudermetov­a of Russia and Danka Kovi nic of Montenegro will play for the Volvo Car Open championsh­ip.

Cycling: Primoz Roglic won the Tour of Basque Country title.

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