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Published On 29 Nov 2025
The Estadio Monumental in Lima on Saturday, the fifth Libertadores final between two Brazilian clubs in the last six seasons, was sealed by a second-half headed goal from Flamengo center-back Danilo.
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With a win in the 2021 Libertadores final, Flamengo’s 2-1 victory reaffirms their 2-1 victory over Palmeiras, setting the Rio de Janeiro club on course for a hat-trick of triumphs in 2025.
Flamengo won the Brazilian Super Cup, and the team now only needs two points from their final two league games to win Brazil’s domestic championship.
With their third victory in the tournament since 2019, Flamengo moved third overall, three points clear of Argentina’s Estudiantes, three behind Independiente, a second-placed Argentinian club with seven titles.
Meanwhile, Vitor Roque’s spectacular shot that flew over the bar from point blank range in the 89th minute gave Palmeiras a veritable chance to equalize.
That was arguably Palmeiras’ best chance at a sparsely contested final, which featured 33 fouls and seven yellow cards distributed among the two teams.
With a 15th-minute high and wide strike from Bruno Henrique setting off the Palmeiras ranks, Flamengo had better chances after a scrappy opening half.
Flamengo continued to search for space down the flanks, and Samuel Lino threatened to break the deadlock by coming in from the left and flashing a shot wide.
However, after 30 minutes, the men in red and black were fortunate not to be reduced to 10 men after a melee that erupted when Palmeiras defender Bruno Fuchs brought down Flamengo star Giorgio de Arrascaeta. This was as good as it got for Flamengo in the first half.
Erick Pulgar, a Chilean international with Flamengo, flew in and kicked Fuchs out as the conflict erupted, but somehow managed to escape only with a yellow.
After half-time, Flamengo looked more dangerous as a team, but they struggled to create clear-cut chances.
Arrascaeta swung in a welcoming corner from the right to make the breakthrough on 67 minutes.
Ben Whittaker, a British light-heavyweight champion, won the first round KO match a stunning 6-4 to keep his unbeaten run in Birmingham.
Whittaker put on a strong performance for the 135 seconds that he had to watch for his first appearance since signing with promoter Matchroom.
Whittaker, 28, is known for his speed and showboating, and he put the latter into practice when he successfully combined the two when he dropped German Gavazi and received a right to the temple.
Gavazi won the match, but Whittaker’s return to the attack had the effect of writing the book. Gavazi was subsequently sent down by a crushing right hook, and the referee ended the fight.
On DAZN, Whittaker said, “He came to change his life, but like I said, I showed him something special and I showed him why I’m different.”
“Hanging around on one foot doesn’t earn you Olympic medals.” I am capable of doing it all.
In July of this year, Whittaker ascended to the professional ranks and won several highlight reel knockout awards.
Although his flashy appearance has been criticized as being disrespectful to opponents, he continues to deliver on every occasion.
For the first time in his career, Gavazi, 30, has been stopped in 21 fights, losing just twice.
American fans of Ben Whittaker are out for him, according to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, but we don’t want to take him too seriously.
With so many light-heavyweight competitions to contend for titles, Whittaker’s goal is to win world titles in 2026. However, it is still to be seen whether they will happen.
In a super-bantamweight fight at the NEC in Birmingham, Molly McCann defeated Ebonie Cotton on points.
Before the referee scored it in McCann’s favor, Cotton got a nasty cut to her forehead and managed to stay put.
McCann, 35, is trying her hardest to establish herself in the art of pugilism.
On the first day of the 2025 UK Championship at York Barbican, former champions Judd Trump, John Higgins, and Shaun Murphy all claimed victories.
In a close fight to advance to the last 16, Trump will face China’s Si Jiahui, who won this event in 2024 and 2011. He also defeated Scotland’s Stephen Maguire 6-4.
After defeating Ben Woollaston and Lyu Hoatian, Higgins and Murphy struck up a thrilling last-16 tie, breaking the record with 6-2, respectively.
Since winning at the same venue a year ago, Trump has not won a tournament. He reached the semi-finals of the Saudi Arabian Snooker Championship, Players Championship, Northern Ireland Open, and the Champion of Champions tournaments.
This is his last chance to win an event in 2025 since he won’t be competing in the Scottish Open in Edinburgh the week before Christmas, but he has already had a good year.
“It has been a good year, a solid six or seven out of ten with a lot of positives,” said 36-year-old Trump. I reached the Masters semi-finals, the Worlds semi-finals, and four finals. On that basis, I could say that I’m one of the year’s top players.
Even if I won, it wouldn’t be a good year in comparison to previous ones because, unless I win seven events in a single season, it won’t help me. There is so much expectation of me, and if I don’t win right away, there will be more pressure and you won’t have the same opportunity as you do.
“Having so many enjoyable years in a row forces you to work harder,” he said. I’m not far from winning any events, which is a great thing.
Trump had previously used a different cue earlier in the season, one with a titanium ferrule rather than a traditional brass one, but he was now using his old one in York.
The 2004 champion made costly errors, including making breaks of 86, 111, 82, and 86, with Trump taking the eighth frame on a respotted black after trailing 26-61.
After missing a crucial shot in the seventh frame, 44-year-old Maguire was left fuming and put his blame on the table. He missed what appeared to be a straightforward red into the middle pocket with the score 3-3 and him leading 241.
It’s supposed to be the second biggest tournament in the world, said Maguire, “when you play a shot into the middle and the white takes off, I nearly missed the red completely.”
“How is it possible to not have the table up to scratch?” Despite the slate, the table and bags were both good for each other. It was a straightforward shot that would have won that match. Judd had no idea when it occurred. I’m out of the tournament because I didn’t make it myself.
He played a better role than I could, he said. There are no advantages to it. In this tournament, I believed I had a lot more to give. Although it’s not sour grapes, I’m feeling a little let down by it.
Trump continued, “I can sympathise,” adding that if that had happened, it would have been a game that was entirely different and he would have been 4-3 up.
Three-time UK champion Higgins and 2008 champion Murphy won their matches in the evening session to set up what looks like one of the best final-16 contests.
Following his 6-2 victory over Lyu, an outcome that saw the Englishman win five frames in a row as he recovered from 2-1 down, Murphy said, “Winning is all that matters.”
In the first round, it resembles the World Championship. You realize you’re going to play one of these guys who are really sharp, match fit, and they have a good shot at it after watching every ball of [qualifying] Judgement Day, and I love it.
“I made a few mistakes in parts, but I was delighted to get through, and John Higgins’s minor issue came up next.”
Ronnie O’Sullivan reached that milestone on Friday, and Murphy thought the trio were a snooker hero because Higgins and Mark Williams are already 50 years old.
What they keep on accomplishing, pushing one another, is remarkable, Murphy, 43, said. “I watched John a lot of him in my career, and I hope I don’t have to watch him in excess the following round.”
If you keep your head down, it will demonstrate what the rest of us can do. You predicted your snooker career would be over by 40 when I first started, but they have since been the pioneers.
Higgins broke five half-century records while taking two frames against Woollaston in the match.
“Ben will be kicking himself,” he declared. I made some good clearances, he should have won frames two and three, “aid Higgins.”
Shaun beat me the last few times before winning, as I did in China. I hope the game is a success because he hits the ball like a dream.
He says, “He is so dangerous when he is playing well and has won the Masters] in January.” Scotland and England are at odds with one another.
Si made it easy for Wales’ Ryan Day to win with a 6-0 victory in just over two hours, making him the first man to advance to the last 16.
In four of those six frames, Si scored only 521 points overall, with the Welshman making breaks of 61, 80, and 68.
As a result of split-decision, judges scored 115-113 and 115-112 for TKV, while the third judge chose 115-112 for Clarke.
TKV stuns Clarke to win the British title.