Liverpool won 18 of their 19 home league games in the campaign, the only blemish being the 1-1 draw with Burnley this month. Defeat left Chelsea with 63 points, needing one more from their final game against Wolverhampton Wanderers to guarantee a place in next season’s Champions League after slipping to fourth earlier on Wednesday when Manchester United drew 1-1 with West Ham United.
* The new coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women's elite sport and exacerbated inequality with knock-on effects for the future, a British parliamentary committee report said on Thursday. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on the impact of COVID-19 called on the government to outline how it intended to support already under-funded women's sport post-crisis.
* Nicolo Zaniolo ran 60 metres of the field, leaving a trail of opponents in his wake, as he scored an extraordinary solo goal to cap AS Roma's 6-1 win away to relegated SPAL in Serie A on Wednesday. The 21-year-old, who has only recently returned from a injury layoff of nearly six months, collected the ball inside his own half.
* West Bromwich Albion won promotion back to the Premier League after a two-year absence, joining Leeds United in the top flight next season after a 2-2 draw at home to Queens Park Rangers on a drama-filled final day of the Championship season. The point for Slaven Bilic's side was enough to ensure second-place in England's second tier after rivals Brentford blew their chance by losing 2-1 at home to lowly Barnsley.
* Parma handed an ineffective Napoli a shock 2-1 defeat on Wednesday in a Serie A match in which all the goals came from penalties. Tenth-placed Parma, who last won at home on Jan 26 when they beat Udinese 2-0, ended a seven-match winless run.
* FCSB, formerly known as Steaua Bucharest, beat Sepsi: a club, backed by the Hungarian government: 1-0 on Wednesday to lift the Romanian Cup amid another disappointing league season.
* A weary-looking Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United on Wednesday, leaving them needing at least a draw from their final match of the Premier League season at Leicester City to guarantee a Champions League spot.
* Inter Milan twice hit the post and were also foiled by goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Fiorentina on Wednesday which helped leaders Juventus move ever-closer to a ninth successive Serie A title. The result meant that Juventus, who lead with 70 points and have four games left, can wrap up a ninth successive title by winning at Udinese on Thursday.
* Genoa moved closer to safety when they beat neighbours Sampdoria 3-1 in the Lighthouse Derby on Wednesday while Brescia were relegated after one season in Serie A following a 3-1 loss to fellow strugglers Lecce. Torino, 15th with 38 points, drew 1-1 at home to Verona as Simone Zaza's header for the hosts cancelled out Fabio Borini's penalty.
* Scotland's David Law claimed the early lead in the British Masters on Wednesday as the European Tour resumed after the coronavirus pandemic shutdown. Law carded a sizzling seven-under 64 on the Close House course near Newcastle that has become a bio-bubble for the week with players adhering to strict health protocols.
* World Rugby has recommended a revised international calendar following the disruption due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the sport's ruling body said on Wednesday. A temporary international window between Oct 24 and Dec 5 has been proposed. The Six Nations Championship can resume at the end of October and a new set of international matches involving the northern hemisphere teams can be played in Europe from Nov 14 to Dec 5.
* The English Premiership said on Wednesday that two players returned a positive result in its latest round of COVID-19 tests conducted on 896 players and club staff this week. There have been a total of 21 positive cases in three rounds of the COVID-19 screening programme, which began on Jul 6.
* Ferrari announced a restructuring of their Formula One technical department on Wednesday after struggling in the first three races of a season so far dominated by Mercedes. Ferrari said in a statement the team would have a more focused and simplified chain of command, with the heads of each department given "the necessary powers to achieve their objectives."
* The R&A says the extension of insurance firm AIG's title sponsorship of the women's British Open until 2025 will accelerate the progress made in the women's game. AIG have agreed a two-year extension to its current deal and this year's tournament at Troon in August, the first women's major to take place since the COVID-19 pandemic, will be called the AIG Women's Open.
* Chelsea have signed Canada international midfielder Jessie Fleming on a three-year contract, the reigning Women's Super League champions announced on Wednesday. The 22-year-old joins Chelsea on her first professional contract after having spent four years with the UCLA Bruins soccer team where she scored 25 goals in 75 games.
* Team INEOS will be known as the INEOS Grenadiers from the start of this year's Tour de France in a move designed to promote the sponsor's new 4x4 vehicle, the British outfit said on Wednesday.
* The 2020 season of the PGA Tour Series-China has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of the series said in a statement on Wednesday.
