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‘Clear case for leadership’: Shastri backs Samson as future India T20I captain
Former India coach Ravi Shastri champions Sanju Samson for T20I captaincy, citing his stellar performances and leadership experience. Shastri believes Samson's recent match-winning displays, particularly in the T20 World Cup and IPL, make him a strong contender to lead India within the next few years, potentially before the 2028 World Cup.
All your FPL stats and Premier League team news in one place
All your FPL stats and Premier League team news in one placePublished7 minutes agoBefore the latest round of Premier League fixtures, here is all the key injury news alongside essential Fantasy Premier League statistics.The gameweek 37 kicks off with Aston Villa hosting Liverpool in the Friday night kick-off (20:00 BST) - here is the full fixture list.For more FPL help, don't miss our regular Friday Q&A from 15:30 GMT live on the BBC Sport website, with one of our four experts answering your que...
Phillies' Jesús Luzardo, Boston's Ranger Suarez duel in reunion: 'He’s like a brother to me'
BOSTON — Two days before Jesús Luzardo and Ranger Suarez took the mound in contrasting colors at Fenway Park, they gathered by the right-field foul pole. Cristopher Sánchez joined, and Andrew Painter briefly stopped by. The pitchers talked a little about baseball but mostly about life, Suarez’s family, how things were going in Boston.“I was really happy to see him,” Luzardo said.Advertisement
How late is late? Plus, NFL schedule release
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Watch out for flying divots today. Coming up: 🥶 Mitch Marner gets filthy ⏰ How late is late? 📆 The NFL schedule is here There were interesting results last night in the NHL playoffs, of course … but just watch this first: MITCH MARNER 🤯 Vegas gets on the board early in Game 6. 🎥 @Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/r0mDIlIbQk — The Athletic NHL (@The...
Nations Championship to open with six-Test Saturday
Nations Championship to open with six-Test SaturdayImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, England and South Africa - who meet on the opening day of the Nations Championship - last played each other at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium in November 2024, with the Springboks winning 29-20ByMike HensonBBC Sport rugby union news reporterPublished4 minutes agoCommentsThe new Nations Championship - a biennial series pitting northern hemisphere superpowers against their southern counterparts - will begin w...
Exclusive: Chelsea fans fear Spurs-like spiral as FA Cup final protests planned
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How everyone in the Freeman-Olson saga came out winners four years later, plus more MLB notes
Except for one previously unreported twist, there’s no need to relitigate the drama of Freddie Freeman’s departure from the Atlanta Braves. Suffice to say, that the Los Angeles Dodgers ended up thrilled with Freeman, and the Braves ended up thrilled with his replacement, Matt Olson.The previously unreported twist is this: After Freeman’s agent, Casey Close, informed Atlanta they were out on his client during the post-lockout free-agent frenzy in March 2022, the Braves tried to sign another first...
YouTube taught a Japanese teen how to kick field goals. Now he’s in the NFL.
NFLYouTube taught a Japanese teen how to kick field goals. Now he’s in the NFL.Kansei Matsuzawa, 27, became the first Japanese-born player ever signed by an NFL team when he agreed to a deal as an undrafted free agent with the Raiders.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Kansei Matsuzawa, nicknamed "the Tokyo Toe" by a University of Hawaii teammate, is a kicker for the Las Vegas Raiders.Vanessa Leroy / NBC News; Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 15, 2026, 6:05 AM EDTBy An...
Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov are the centre of Canadiens' present and future success
BUFFALO, N.Y. — When Ivan Demidov was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in Las Vegas with the No. 5 pick, Lane Hutson was there, and he was excited.Hutson was on hand because it was his brother Cole’s draft year, but he knew about Demidov because he had friends texting him clips of Demidov’s highlights in Russia and telling him the Canadiens needed to draft this guy. Hutson followed Demidov’s progress in his draft year from that point onward.Advertisement
Canadiens' Martin St. Louis, Sabres' Lindy Ruff and the evolution of NHL playoff mind games
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The game within the game and how coaches handle that part of it all remains an art form.Albeit more nuanced in today’s NHL.Lindy Ruff has been around a long time. The Buffalo Sabres’ head coach knew exactly what he was doing in the 48 hours between Games 4 and 5, talking about the officiating in the series and what he perceived to be embellishment by some Montreal Canadiens players.Advertisement
Alex Tuch, other top players letting Sabres down as Canadiens take control of series
BUFFALO, N.Y. — When the playoffs started in Buffalo, KeyBank Center was a madhouse. Fans who had waited 15 years for the Sabres to host a playoff game turned the plaza outside the rink into a party. The noise in the building was enough to make your ears ring. And after Game 1 wins in both the first and second rounds, the “Sabres on the warpath!” chants echoed through the atrium as fans exited the building.Advertisement
Play-off final tickets on sale despite Spygate uncertainty
Final tickets on sale despite Spygate uncertaintyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Southampton's last Championship defeat was to Hull on 17 JanuaryByAdam LaniganBBC Sport EnglandPublished6 minutes agoCommentsTickets have gone on sale for the Championship play-off final, despite uncertainty over whether the match between Hull City and Southampton will go ahead as planned.Saints face a hearing over the Spygate scandal, which saw the club charged by the English Football League (EFL) for obse...
Alabama's Ryan Coleman-Williams has a new name — and strives for a football 'rebirth' along with it
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — He had just finished an offseason photo shoot for Alabama when his phone buzzed with a request.“Can you send me a photo?” Tiffany Coleman asked her son.Ryan Williams — now Ryan Coleman-Williams — declined. She’d have to wait. Maybe until August. He didn’t want the tears to flow again.Advertisement
How basketball gave UCLA slugger Megan Grant the joy to make softball history
LOS ANGELES — A month earlier, Megan Grant was opening her days inside UCLA’s basketball cathedral, absorbing elbows, fighting through screens and testing herself against Lauren Betts, a soon-to-be WNBA lottery pick.On this night, the hardwood bruises had given way to dirt and pine tar. Grant dug her cleats into the Easton Stadium batter’s box, waiting as Northern Colorado pitcher Ellyse Hydock tried to float a changeup past Grant in the bottom of the third inning.Advertisement
An NBA wake-up call? Why coaches are giving smelling salts a try
Smelling salts have been around for centuries, common around sports to give athletes a quick jolt of adrenaline.Search the internet and there are coaches and players spotted sniffing the ammonia inhalants before a game, with their instant reactions — a noticeable head jerk or contorted face — going viral. Sports like football, hockey, boxing and powerlifting have long been associated with smelling salts. They’re used in basketball, as well.Advertisement
Is the NHL's No. 1 goalie era ending? Why playoff tandems are on the rise
The switch felt almost matter-of-fact, both in how it was made and in the impact it made on the series.Journeyman backup goalie Scott Wedgewood was one of the NHL’s top stories after the first few weeks of the Stanley Cup playoffs, posting a 6-0 run and .923 save percentage as the Colorado Avalanche sprinted to an impressive first-round sweep of the Los Angeles Kings and 2-0 second-round lead over the Minnesota Wild. Then, after Wedgewood allowed three goals in a Game 3 loss last weekend, Avs co...
Cubs mailbag, Part 2: All your questions about the trade deadline answered
After posting two 10-game winning streaks within the first quarter of the season, the Chicago Cubs have come back down to earth, losing back-to-back series against the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves on the road.The Cubs return to Chicago this weekend for three games on the South Side against an improving White Sox team. Given their nucleus of young talent and the state of the American League Central, perhaps the White Sox can avoid a sell-off at the trade deadline and stay relevant all summer...
Which past long shots could have been dangerous in a 24-team College Football Playoff?
A 24-team College Football Playoff is moving closer to reality, after public statements of support this week from the ACC and Big 12. The format will produce plenty of extra participants with little hope of winning a national championship. Most of the teams qualifying in spots beyond the current 12-team field won’t even advance past the first two rounds.Advertisement
Building each NHL team's best lineup of players who never won the Stanley Cup with them
It’s Friday, the second round is almost over and there’s no hockey tonight. Let’s keep it simple with a time-killing roster game.This one comes up surprisingly often from readers: Which team could build the best all-time lineup of players who never won the Stanley Cup with them?Easy. Maybe a little too easy, since some teams are going to be a lot tougher than others. So today, we’ll tackle this question in three parts, nudging up the difficulty as we go.But first, a few ground rules™:• We want a...
How to watch 2026 college softball tournament: TV, streaming, full schedule for Regionals
Selection Sunday is in the books. Now, the quest for Oklahoma City begins on home diamonds, ranging from Tuscaloosa, Ala., to west Los Angeles.College softball’s annual postseason tournament gets going with regional action from Friday through Sunday. The best programs across Division I host double-elimination gauntlets, and the field of 64 teams is swiftly whittled down to 16.Advertisement