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Slumping Shohei Ohtani to once again take pause from hitting in next start

HOUSTON — When Shohei Ohtani stepped into the batting cage at 2:38 p.m. CT on Monday afternoon, it had been six games since he or any other Dodger had hit a home run. The four-time MVP had not recorded a hit in a week, his longest hitless streak in four years. So he decided to take batting practice on the field, putting on a display that tested the perceived limits of Daikin Park.This is a rare occurrence.Advertisement

Rishabh Pant's Rs 27 crore price tag under scrutiny? Langer defends LSG captain

Rishabh Pants Rs crore price tag under scrutiny Langer defends LSG captain

Timberwolves earn competitive Game 1 victory vs. Spurs: Takeaways

It was obvious — literally from the jump, when skyscrapers Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama squared off at midcourt — that every bucket of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs would be hard-earned. Such was the case in a tight Game 1, which the Wolves won 104-102 Monday night at Frost Bank Center.Advertisement

Timberwolves steal Game 1 in last-second thriller despite historic night from Wembanyama: Takeaways

It was obvious — literally from the jump, when skyscrapers Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama squared off at midcourt — that every bucket of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs would be hard-earned. Such was the case in a tight Game 1, which the Wolves won 104-102 Monday night at Frost Bank Center.Advertisement

Golden Knights vs. Ducks Game 1: Key takeaways as Vegas scores after icing wave-off

LAS VEGAS — After a hard-fought, low-scoring Game 1 against the Vegas Golden Knights, with very little open ice and only three total goals, the Anaheim Ducks had to be thinking to themselves, “I’ve a feeling we’re not in Edmonton anymore.”Coming off a high-flying first-round series with the Edmonton Oilers, in which they averaged 4.33 goals per game, the Ducks’ high-octane attack was held mostly in check in the Golden Knights’ 3-1 series-opening victory on Monday night.Advertisement

Understanding Darren Fletcher - Man United's two-game interim coach ends his strange season with a final

Darren Fletcher will lead Manchester United’s youth team into an FA Cup final against Manchester City this month. It has been quite a year for the Scot who made almost 500 appearances as a player, 342 for United, plus 80 more for Scotland. A year ago, Fletcher was assisting Ruben Amorim and his coaches. In January, he briefly replaced Amorim as United’s caretaker boss for two games. It rankles him that neither were wins, but we’ll come to that.Advertisement

Zak Crawley: From England's golden boy to their fall guy for Ashes failure

The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join.It was the moment even he must have known the game was up. That his remote hopes of surviving the winter’s Ashes debacle and carrying on with what many consider a charmed life opening the batting for England had been dashed.Zak Crawley momentarily stood, with hands on hips, contemplating his fate after being bowled for a boundary-laden 44 when trying to heave a drive through the legside off a straight ball fr...

NHL 2025-26 Stanley Cup playoff chances and projected standings

Welcome to our 2025-26 NHL projections where you will find each team’s projected point total, probability of advancing to and through the playoffs, and chances of winning the Stanley Cup. The projections are based on 50,000 simulations of the remainder of the season which factors in each team’s projected strength, current health and strength of schedule. All projections are rounded to the nearest whole number. You can read more about the model at the bottom of the page. The projections will be u...

Roberto De Zerbi deserves immense credit for removing Tottenham's mental block

When Georginio Rutter buried his 95th-minute equaliser to silence the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium two weeks ago, it felt to many people like the knockout blow.To have come that close to a first league win of 2026, to have worked so hard, to have ridden the emotional wave of Xavi Simons’ goal, only to throw it all away at the end, it could barely have been more painful. The Spurs players looked utterly devastated, collapsed on the ground, struggling to get back onto their feet. The whole stadium fe...

Advantage Arsenal? Absolutely - but there could be more twists in this chaotic title race

The bare facts are that Arsenal are five points clear at the top of the Premier League with three games to play, while Manchester City have one game in hand.Arsenal are champions-elect, then?Nope. Not a bit of it.If this season has taught us nothing else, it’s that nothing is guaranteed with even the best two teams in the division.Advertisement

Mikel Arteta deserves a new Arsenal contract however this season finishes

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are five wins from history.They are top of the Premier League, and well-positioned for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid today.The coming weeks will determine whether Arsenal’s campaign finishes in disappointment or triumph — haunted by more chants of “second again”, or celebrating unprecedented success. After Manchester City’s 3-3 draw against Everton last night, Arsenal may feel that long-awaited Premier League title is closer th...

Here are 15 reasons why Chelsea are in an unacceptable state

Not even the sickening sight of Jesse Derry being stretchered off on his Premier League debut could dull the half-time boos at Stamford Bridge.Half-time is the best barometer of Chelsea fan unrest these days, because typically by the time the final whistle sounds, thousands have already left the stadium to start their sombre journeys home. This season is weeks beyond the tipping point whereby staying to the end becomes the most reliable way to escape the rush to board a train. Empty seats at Sta...

Outraged about managers picking a weakened team? Save it for players not trying

It felt very strange, disconcerting even, to watch a top-five Premier League side at the weekend waving the white flag of surrender so meekly against a team that had the chilly fingers of relegation closing round their necks.“Angry fans claim Unai Emery’s line-up against Spurs needs investigating,” read the headline on the Daily Mail’s website after Aston Villa’s obliging 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.Advertisement

‘95 off 30 balls!’: Langer cites practice blitz to back ‘selfless’ Pant despite LSG defeat

Despite another loss in IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer backed captain Rishabh Pant, highlighting a recent practice innings of 95 off 30 balls as proof he's close to his best. Langer defended Pant's decision to bat lower in the order, calling it a selfless move for the team's benefit.

A history of Diego Simeone's touchline antics

Nobody in football works the touchline quite like Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone.The Argentinian’s actions are often as absorbing and compelling as what happens on the pitch.The latest installment came during the Champions League semi-final first leg against Arsenal last Wednesday, particularly after the away side were awarded a second penalty of the game in the 80th minute, when Eberechi Eze went down under a challenge by David Hancko.Advertisement

Cristian Chivu found empathy in his darkest moment. It has turned 'crumbling' Inter into Serie A champions

It was a celebration in the style of Jose Mourinho. Supposedly about the players and never about him. But undeniably genuine this time.Cristian Chivu hung back. The smoke of the fireworks making him crave a cigarette. Federico Dimarco pushed him forward, so hard he almost tripped over, entangled in the blue, black, and gold streamers that had fallen from the sky.Advertisement

No T20 talk or life-changing advice: How Rohit formulated Rickelton's MI rise

No T talk or lifechanging advice How Rohit formulated Rickeltons MI rise

Is Mohamed Salah right to have concerns over Liverpool's dressing-room culture?

Having held back the tears as he sat watching an array of tributes from team-mates and managers past and present, Mohamed Salah had something he wanted to get off his chest.Salah said he had already spoken to Liverpool’s hierarchy about “one of his main concerns” regarding the club’s future.In the interview with Sky Sports, broadcast before Sunday’s Premier League trip to Manchester United, he questioned who would step up and set the standards after he brings the curtain down on his illustrious...

Introducing The Athletic's season-level player dashboard

Player profiling has never been more popular in football.Even a casual analyst knows that searching for a new centre-forward by their position alone is a blunt method to filter from. Distinguishing an out-and-out poacher from a roaming, back-to-goal No 9 is where you can truly focus your scouting resources.Advertisement