CURRENT IN SPORTS

• Marcotti: Madrid formula, Liverpool errors decisive

  Gab Marcotti: There are many reason why Real Madrid are European champions again, but their work ethic and will to win are not to be overlooked.

• Jones: Bale banishes his disappointment

  At 62:59, he turned and leapt into the air, exchanging his feet for where his head might have been. Chris Jones reacts to Gareth Bale's brilliance.

• Ogden: Madrid cement their place in history books

  Not since the 1970s has a club won three straight European Cups. Real Madrid's achievement is unparalleled in modern football, so where's the love?

• Splash Brothers outscore the Rockets in second half, force Game 7

  Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry combined for 11 3-pointers for the Warriors in the second half of Game 6 to turn a double-digit deficit into a blowout victory.

• Ronaldo: 'It's been very nice playing for Real'

  Cristiano Ronaldo cast doubt over his future with Real Madrid after they won the Champions League for the third consecutive season Saturday.

• Ronaldo: Rename it 'CR7 Champions League'

  Cristiano Ronaldo has owned the Champions League so much that he wants the competition to name itself after him.

• Marko: Max crash down to impatience

  Max Verstappen's costly crash in Monaco was caused by his impatience, according to Red Bull motorsport chief Helmut Marko.

• Fulham edge Aston Villa to earn Prem return

  Saturday may be the day of the Champions League final but the financial implications of the second-tier showpiece dwarfs the Kiev showpiece.