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FILE PHOTO: ON THIS DAY -- May 25 May 25, 1995 SOCCER - Ajax Amsterdam striker Patrick Kluivert holds up the European Cup as thousands of supporters gather along the canals of Amsterdam to celebrate the club's victory over AC Milan in the final a day earlier. Teenage substitute Kluivert scored with five minutes left to crown Ajax champions for the first time in 22 years with a 1-0 win over holders Milan in a largely disappointing final.
The Williams driver made the most of his pole position by taking the lead immediately and controlled the race from the front, only losing the lead briefly when he made pit stops. He broke the deadlock in the 50th minute and Ariel Ortega added a second with the last kick of the game.HORSE RACING - Charismatic, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, is held by stable foreman John Sica as he is washed down by groom Cesar Arrendonzo after a morning workout on the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
“Hopefully, I might get back to playing for the Irish team again. But I will only go back if there is a new manager — and that is out of my hands,” Keane told reporters a month later. “What a day, man,” Dixon, who held on from pole to prevail in the 200-lap race, roared. “I just couldn’t believe it. You just thought something was going to go wrong.”SOCCER - Barcelona’s Gerard Pique and fellow defender Carles Puyol celebrate after beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the King’s Cup final at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid.
The Dutchman raced into the area and beat goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller in a stunning end to the first all-German Champions League final after Mario Mandzukic’s goal was cancelled out by Ilkay Guendogan’s well-struck penalty.TENNIS - Serena Williams of the U.S celebrates her victory over Alize Lim of France during their women’s singles match at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.
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