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Prince William issues call for Fifa to ‘put the sport first’ –
The Duke of Cambridge has urged world football governing body Fifa to “show that it can represent the interests of fair play and put the sport first”. Prince William, the president of the FA, made his comments during a speech before the cup final at Wembley. He urged sponsors and other backers to use their influence with Fifa to support reform. It comes after Fifa’s president Sepp Blatter was re-elected, following the arrests of seven people linked to Fifa. [BBC]

Arsenal win the FA Cup for 12th time –
Arsenal beat fellow Premier League side Aston Villa 4-0 at Wembley in London, the largest margin of victory in an FA Cup Final since 1994. The title means Arsenal manager has won 6 FA Cups equalling a record set by former Aston Villa manager George Ramsay – who previously stood alone with the record for his victories with Villa between 1887 and 1920. Arsenal’s goals were scored by Theo Walcott, Alexis Sanchez, Per Mertesaker and Olivier Giroud. See List of the Day 1
Arsene Wenger

Barcelona wins Copa del Rey –
Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 with goals from Lionel Messi (2) and Neymar. Along with fellow striker Luis Suarez, the trio have scored 120 goals this season, the most by three players in the history of first class football.
Lionel Messi

Wolfsburg win German Cup final –
Wolfsburg win the German Cup for the first time beating Borussia Dortmund 3-1. Luiz Gustavo, Kevin De Bruyne and Bas Dost scored Wolfsburg’s Goals. It was Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp’s final match in charge of the team.
Jurgen Klopp

Paris St Germain win French treble –
Paris St-Germain became the first French team to win a domestic treble beating Auxerre 1-0 in the French Cup final. Laurent Blanc’s side also beat Bastia 4-0 to win the French League Cup and were crowned Ligue 1 champions for a third successive year. Edinson Cavani scored the only goal in the final.
Edinson Cavani

Alastair Cook: Captain becomes England’s leading Test run scorer –
Alastair Cook has passed Graham Gooch to become England’s leading Test run scorer. In reaching 32 on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley, he overtook Gooch’s mark of 8,900, which has stood since 1995. England captain Cook, 30, is playing his 114th Test, having made his debut in 2006. [BBC] See LIst of the Day 2

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Arsene Wenger managerial career (as of May 30, 2015)

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Other News Stories –

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian Civil War
  • The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that barrel bombs dropped by the Bashar al-Assad regime have killed at least 45 people in the Aleppo Governorate and injured dozens more. (AFP via Daily Star)
• Boko Haram
  • A suicide bomber kills 26 people in a Maiduguri mosque hours after militants launch an attack on the first full day of President of NigeriaMuhammadu Buhari‘s term of office. (AFP via Sky News)

Disasters and accidents

• A 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Japan. No tsunami warning is issued. (BBC)
• The Italian Coast Guard states that at least 17 people have died and 4,200 have been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea attempting to travel toEurope in the past 24 hours. Ships from nations including Italy, Republic of Ireland, Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom have been involved in rescue efforts. (AFP/Reuters via ABC Online)

International relations

• Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
  • The United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter warns that the People’s Republic of China‘s island building in the South China Sea is undermining security in the Asia-Pacific region and has called for a diplomatic solution. (The Guardian)
  • US surveillance detects two large self-propelled artillery vehicles on one of the islands. (AP via News24) (CNN)

Law and crime

• 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis
  • A Thai national is arrested in Myanmar in relation to human trafficking offences after the Myanmar Navy rescues more than 200 people from a boat that he allegedly owns. (AFP via Myanmar Mail)

Politics and elections

• Beau Biden, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden‘s son, who had served in the Iraq War and for multiple terms as the Attorney General of Delaware, dies at Walter Reed Medical Center after a battle with malignant brain cancer. (MSN)
• Martin O’Malley announces that he will be seeking the Democratic Party nomination in the 2016 US presidential election. (CNN)

Science

• A mystery disease has killed over 120,000 saiga antelopes – more than a third of the world’s total population – in Kazakhstan in recent weeks.(AFP via ABC Online)

Sport

• Football
  • In England, Arsenal defeat Aston Villa 4-0 in the 2015 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, with the victors playing in a record 19th final and achieving a record 12th win. (BBC) (The FA via Twitter)
  • In Scotland, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC defeat Falkirk FC 2-1 at Hampden Park to win the 2015 Scottish Cup Final. This is Inverness’ first major title. (BBC), (The Guardian)
  • In South Africa, Namibia defeat Mozambique 2-0 to win the 2015 COSAFA Cup for the first time. (COSAFA)
  • In Spain, FC Barcelona defeat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in the 2014–15 Copa del Rey final meaning they complete a domestic double after winningLa Liga. Lionel Messi scored a brace in the victory. (The Guardian) (Reuters via Sydney Morning Herald)
• Alistair Cook becomes the leading run scorer of all time in test cricket for England playing against New Zealand in the second test at Headingley Stadium in Leeds. (BBC)

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