A jampacked sporting weekend could not have concluded any better, as Napoli found themselves on the verge of clinching the Italian Serie A championship.
There was some boxing action as well, which saw Ryan Garcia being knocked out by Gervonta “Tank” Davis.
Here are some of the highlights of the best moments over the weekend:
Napoli on cusp of Scudetto glory
Italian Serie A runaway log leaders Napoli are on the verge of winning their first league title in 33 years, after Giacomo Raspadori’s late winner against struggling Juventus on Sunday night.
Napoli will be crowned champions this coming weekend if they win against Salernitana and second-placed Lazio draws or losses away to Inter Milan at the San Siro on Sunday.
If Napoli win at home to Salernitana and Lazio draw or lose away to Inter next weekend, Napoli will seal their first Serie A title in 33 years — the last one was with Diego Maradona. ⏳🔵🇮🇹 #SerieA
In case this happens, Napoli would be Serie A champions with six games spare. pic.twitter.com/HxYqtpK3ej
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 23, 2023
Sekhukhune achieves league double over Chiefs
Sekhukhune United scuppered Kaizer Chiefs’ hopes of climbing up the log after completing a DStv Premiership league double against Amakhosi, edging past the Glamour Boys 1-0 at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday.
The victory meant that Babina Noko have now leap-frogged to number six on the log while Amakhosi are still stagnant on number four with four games to go.
2 – Sekhukhune United beat Kaizer Chiefs home and away in the #dstvprem this season, their first ever league double against any top-flight opponent. Joy. pic.twitter.com/3mPkMqbk3r
— OptaJabu (@OptaJabu) April 23, 2023
Davis knocks out Garcia
Gervonta Davis lived up to his word and knocked out Ryan Garcia with a body blow during their long-awaited catchweight bout at the at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
In what was dubbed a mega fight, as both fighters went into the fight undefeated, the WBA lightweight champion Davis came out victorious and handed the former WBC interim lightweight champion Garcia his first loss.
#BOXINGnBBQ#Boxing#DavisGarcia pic.twitter.com/sUJdwhmt8a
— BOXING n BBQ (@BOXINGnBBQ) April 23, 2023
Downs have one foot in CAF Champions League semis
Mamelodi Sundowns returned to winning ways when they thumped CR Belouizdad 4-1 in the CAF Champions League quarterfinal first leg at the Stade Nelson Mandela on Saturday night.
Masandawana could reach the semi-finals for the first time in three years when they host Belouizdad at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium this Saturday.
An emphatic performance in Algeria sees Bafana Ba Style get back to winning ways! Time to switch our focus to the next one! 👆
CR Belouizdad (45+3' Rebiai) 1⃣➖4⃣ Mamelodi Sundowns (6', 51' Shalulile, 20' Maema, 90+2' Mailula)#Sundowns #DownsLive #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/wlV8KkpKMO
— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) April 22, 2023
Peter Shalulile reaches milestone
Mamelodi Sundowns goal machine Peter Shalulile recorded his 100 career goals when he scored a brace against CR Belouizdad during their CAF Champions League quarterfinal first-leg clash on Saturday.
Shalulile becomes the seventh player to hit the 100 goals mark and joins the likes of Siyabonga Nomvethe, Daniel Mudau and Collins Mbesuma.
1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀!
Congratulations 👏to our Namibian goalscoring powerhouse Peter Shalulile on reaching 1⃣0⃣0⃣ Career Club Goals! 👆#Sundowns #DownsLive #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/Eu890TM2Aj
— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) April 22, 2023
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