First up Football - Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea won the Premier League title in style on the final day of the season, beating Wigan Athletic 8-nil at Stamford Bridge to set a new record of 103 goals scored in a single league campaign.
Amongst the scorers, Didier Drogba managed to grab a hat-trick, and Nicolas Anelka scored a brace.
Dethroned champions Manchester United beat Stoke City 4-nil at Old Trafford but needed the Blues to drop points at home to win the League.
However despite signing off with a win, Sir Alex Ferguson's side still missed out on an unprecedented fourth consecutive championship.
Arsenal sealed third place with a 4-nil win against Fulham; whilst Tottenham Hot Spurs were beaten by relegated Burnley 4-2 at Turf Moor.
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Onto Formula One – and Mark Webber put in a dominant performance to win the Spanish Grand Prix from Fernando Alonso and team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
Lewis Hamilton crashed out of second place on the penultimate lap.
Jenson Button still lead the Driver’s Standings with Fernando Alonso cathcing up in second-place now 3-points adrift.
The next race will take place this weekend in Manaco.
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Finally in Basketball – and in the NBA Conference semis – in the West The Phoenix Suns have made it into the finals after defeating San Antonio Spurs 107 to 101 away.
The win means the Suns move into the finals with a 4-nil win in their series.
In the East it is all-square as the Boston Celtics won at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers 97 to 87.
That win at the TD Garden for Boston ties the series at 2-all.
Game 5 is in Cleveland, Ohio in a couple of days time.
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