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WILL PICKWORTH AT THE RED BULL ARENA: Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the final to win their third trophy in a year and end Glasner's remarkable tenure on a high.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...

Midfielder may not be able to celebrate Conference League glory with his manager, though

Eagles were demoted to Conference League after complaint raised by Midlands rivals

Austrian leaves Selhurst Park as Eagles’ most successful manager while Jean-Philippe Mateta goes from hero to villain and back again

Austrian has won three major honours in two years

Jean-Philippe Mateta netted the winner for Crystal Palace a s Oliver Glasner bowed out as manager with his third trophy of the last year as his side beat Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig.

Jakub Mensik branded playing conditions at the French Open "insane" after he collapsed on court in distressing scenes at Roland-Garros.

Crystal Palace defeated Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig with Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring the winner to give Oliver Glasner the perfect farewell.

Arsenal demand £20m for Gabriel Jesus, Man City prioritise move for Elliot Anderson, RB Leipzig adamant Liverpool target Yan Diomande is going nowhere, plus more.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is proposing a removal of term limits for the position as head of motorsport's governing body.

Tottenham are close to agreeing a deal for Scotland full-back Andy Robertson following his departure from Liverpool.

Oliver Glasner goes out on a high with third major honour in just over a year

Frenchman put in decisive performance in Leipzig

Crystal Palace 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal in Leipzig as manager Oliver Glasner leaves the ultimate parting gift

Tributes pour in from across skateboarding worldJohnson was Thrasher’s 2007 skater of the yearMarc Johnson, the influential professional skateboarder whose inventive street style and Bay Area roots helped define modern street skating, has died at the age of 49.Johnson’s death was announced in a statement attributed to longtime friend and fellow …

Fifteen-year-old hits 12 sixes in 29-ball knockJofra Archer wickets help Royals past SunrisersThe teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a staggering 12 sixes to lead Rajasthan Royals to a 47-run drubbing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in Wednesday’s Indian Premier League eliminator.The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi, who won the regular season’s …

Mensik offered wheelchair to get back to locker roomDjokovic calls for more night games on hot daysJakub Mensik claimed it was “insane” for players to compete in such hot conditions at Roland Garros and after collapsing on court due to cramps and being escorted back to the locker room in a wheelchair at the end of his dramatic 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 …

After being denied their rightful place in this season’s Europa League, Crystal Palace finally have their revenge. In Oliver Glasner’s final match in charge, it was fitting that Jean-Philippe Mateta should score what turned out to be the winning goal after his January move to Milan was scuppered by a failed medical. It has been that kind of season.Having …