Leicester City edge past Chelsea for FA Cup title

Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans’ stunning longrange strike in the 63rd minute proved to be the only goal of the game as Leicester City won the FA Cup for the first time in their history with a 1-0 win over Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea in the final at the Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. The Brendan Rodgers-coached side survived a scare deep into the second half when Champions League finalists Chelsea had a goal ruled out for offside. Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel also made two crucial saves in the second half to help his side clinch the trophy.

LONDON: Lewandowski’s record FREIBURG:

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski on Saturday equalled Gerd Mueller’s 49-year-old German league goal record when he scored with a 26th minute penalty against

Freiburg to take his season tally to 40 goals. The game ended 2-2.

Ibrahimovic out of Euros MILAN:

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss the upcoming European Championship because of a knee injury, the Swedish football federation said Saturday. Ibrahimovic limped out of AC Milan’s 3-0 win at Juventus last weekend.

City earn record win NEWCASTLE:

Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick as champions Manchester City beat Newcastle United 4-3 to set a record for consecutive Premier League away wins on Friday with their 12th victory on the road.

Quarantine waived NEW DELHI:

The Indian football team will leave for Qatar on Wednesday after the Gulf country accepted a request to waive a 10-day quarantine and allow the players to train there ahead of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers next month.