Morning sports news 4-22: Nottingham returns to top 3 in Premier League

Nottingham (left) beat Tottenham to return to the top 3 of the Premier League - Photo: REUTERS

Nottingham returns to Premier League top 4

In the early morning of April 22, Nottingham defeated Tottenham 2-1 in the late match of round 33 of the English Premier League. Elliot Anderson (minute 5) and Chris Wood (minute 16) were the goalscorers who brought victory to Nottingham.

With 3 points against Tottenham, Nottingham has 60 points, temporarily ranked third on the rankings. Nottingham is 6 points behind 2nd place Arsenal but only 1 point ahead of 4th place Newcastle. Nottingham's battle for a ticket to the Champions League this season is expected to be extremely difficult.

As for Tottenham, this defeat left them with only 37 points after 33 rounds, temporarily ranking 16th on the rankings. Although Tottenham is no longer worried about relegation, this is clearly a failed season for the "Roosters".

Leeds and Burnley promoted to Premier League

Burnley returns to the Premier League - Photo: REUTERS

With the victory in round 44 of the English Championship, Leeds and Burnley both won the right to play in the Premier League next season.

Specifically, in round 44 of the Championship, Burnley defeated Sheffield United 2-1 and Leeds crushed Stoke City 6-0. With these results, Leeds and Burnley both won the right to be promoted to the Premier League next season. The two teams have 94 points, 8 points more than the 3rd place Sheffield.

The remaining Championship promotion spot will be determined through play-offs between the teams finishing third to sixth.

Kenyan Runner Breaks Record at Boston Marathon

Sharon Lokedi wins Boston Marathon - Photo; REUTERS

Kenyan runner Sharon Lokedi, 31, won the Boston Marathon in 2 hours 17.22 minutes. This achievement helped Lokedi break the old Boston Marathon discipline with a better time of 2.37 minutes.

In the men's event, victory belonged to another Kenyan athlete John Korir. He won the championship with a time of 2 hours 4.45 minutes.

The Boston Marathon is part of the World Marathon Majors - a system of 7 most prestigious races on the planet, along with races in New York, Chicago, London, Berlin, Tokyo and Sydney. The Boston Marathon is the oldest running race in the world , held annually on the third Monday of April with a history dating back to 1897.

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