Ajax eye Cup final

Donny van de Beek gave youthful Ajax a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the first leg of their Champions League football semifinal yesterday, edging the Dutch side toward a first European Cup final in 23 years. A depleted Tottenham gifted the visitors too much space early on, and the 22-year-old Van de Beek ghosted into the penalty area to receive a through ball from Hakim Ziyech before scoring in the 15th minute.