Metro (UK)

WEEKEND BY NUMBERS

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30

Goals this season for Liverpool target Timo Werner after he netted for the first time since the season restarted in Germany, bagging a hat-trick as RB Leipzig thumped Mainz 5-0.

5

Different goalscorer­s gave Bayern Munich a 5-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and a four-point Bundesliga lead going into today’s top-of-the-table clash with Borussia Dortmund.

18

Year-old British cyclist Elynor Backstedt (pictured), in her first year as a profession­al, broke her leg in a training crash on Sunday.

2

Successive wins for George Russell in Formula One’s Esports series after dominating a virtual Monaco GP which featured a series of collisions. British F1 racer Russell joins Charles Leclerc after winning by 39 seconds from Mercedes’ Esteban Gutierrez. Arsenal striker PierreEmer­ick Aubameyang was 16th.

3

Players released by Rugby Australia and Queensland Rugby Union after they refused coronaviru­s-related pay cuts. Queensland Reds trio Izack Rodda, Harry Hockings and Isaac Lucas are all now free agents.

29

Age of England rugby league centre Kallum Watkins, who has signed a three-year deal with Toronto Wolfpack. The one-time Leeds star was released by NRL outfit Gold Coast Titans for personal reasons after his father contracted coronaviru­s last month.

11

June – date La Liga plans to restart with the Seville derby. Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has given government permission for football to resume from June 8.

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