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Sachin Tendulkar calls Laureus Statuette “something really special”
Dubai: Ahead of the much anticipated 2026 edition of the Laureus World Sports Awards, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar describes how it feels to win a Laureus Statuette.In 2020, With the incredible backing of Indian cricket fans, who united in support of their hero, the Laureus Sporting Moment Award (2000-2020) public fan vote was won by Tendulkar.Chosen by sports fans worldwide, the award honoured moments over the past two decades where sport brought people together in remarkable ways. Vi...
Multiple injured in clash at Paraguay football match
SportsMultiple injured in clash at Paraguay football matchBy AFP -Apr 20, 2026Paraguayan officials suspended a football match between Olimpia and Cerro Porteno on Sunday after several people were injured when Cerro Porteno fans clashed with police at a stadium in the capital. Witnesses said the violence was sparked by the detonation of high-powered firecrackers that were smuggled into the section of the Defensores del Chaco Stadium allocated to Cerro Porteno supporters. One person told a local n...
Russian gymnasts win four medals at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup stage
Russian rhythmic gymnasts have won four medals in Baku – two silvers and two bronzes – while competing under neutral status On April 18, the reigning Russian national champions – who train at Alina Kabaeva’s Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy – took bronze in the all-around group competition at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup which has now concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan. The team was made up of Alyona Seliverstova, Alina Proshchalykina, Zlata Remchukova, Nelli...
Steven Gerrard caught on CCTV inside bar reacting to Liverpool winner at Everton
Steven Gerrard caught on CCTV inside bar reacting to Liverpool winner at EvertonLiverpool legend Steven Gerrard had a brilliant response to Virgil Van Dijk's late winner against Everton in the Merseyside derby.CommentsSportMatty Hewitt Senior Sport Central Audience Writer 11:16, 20 Apr 2026Updated 11:22, 20 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesSteven Gerrard was spotted celebrating wildly after Liverpool's late win against Everton.Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard was caught on camera celebrating wildly a...
Victor Wembanyama's latest alien feat, plus LIV's existential hope
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Do something fishy today. Inside: 👽 Wemby’s debut stuns 🥅 Sabres save the story ⛳ LIV’s hope The NBA and NHL combined to play eight playoff games yesterday. The next two weeks will feature a similar volume. Many important games are happening at once. To recap all this without shattering your inbox, let’s play with some superlatives: Yeah...
How 10 English teams could be in Europe next season - with six in Champions League
The Premier League can no longer have 11 teams competing in Europe next season, but there is still a way for 10 to be there.Liverpool's Champions League elimination by holders Paris Saint-Germain at the quarter-final stage last week ended any hope of there being 11 English sides in Europe in 2026/27.
Babar Azam’s Smiling Face
Perhaps back to the days of the World Cup, when the camera panned toward Babar Azam sitting in the Pakistani dugout, head bowed in disappointment. His poor form was the reason. Seeing him like that saddened me greatly. I even began writing a column titled “Babar Azam’s Sad Face”, but later deleted it unfinished,hoping that he would soon return to form, so I could instead write “Babar Azam’s Smiling Face.” Thankfully, that moment arrived just a few months later...
Declan Rice slammed by friend over Arsenal loss: 'You didn't turn up!'
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Endrick stars as Lyon dent PSG’s Ligue 1 title hopes
SportsEndrick stars as Lyon dent PSG's Ligue 1 title hopesBy AFP -Apr 20, 2026Brazilian prodigy Endrick scored one goal and set up another as Lyon won 2-1 away to Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, denting the reigning European champions’ bid for another Ligue 1 title. Endrick gave Lyon an early lead at the Parc des Princes and then released Afonso Moreira to double their advantage. PSG rested several stars from the side that beat Liverpool away in midweek to reach the Champions League semi-fin...
Man City beat Arsenal to seize title race control
Manchester City beat stumbling Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday to seize control of the Premier League title race as Liverpool strengthened their push for a Champions League place. Mikel Arteta's Gunners have been in pole position for months but are wobbling at the worst time as they seek to win the English title for the first time in 22 years. Erling Haaland was City's match-winner, netting in the 65th minute after Rayan Cherki's superb opener was cancelled out by Kai Havertz, who took advan...
Juraj Slafkovský elevates his best assets at the perfect time for the Canadiens
TAMPA – When Juraj Slafkovský was a rookie — not long after the Montreal Canadiens used the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft to select him, kicking off a rebuilding project that has led to this moment — he was asked about his time in Finland during his draft year, and more specifically, his usage on the power play with TPS Turku.Advertisement
Old Guy Without a Cup rankings, 2026 edition: Narrowing down a stacked field
It’s OGWAC time, as we celebrate one of the best running subplots of any NHL postseason: The Old Guy Without a Cup. That grizzled veteran who’s done it all over a long career, but has yet to get their name on the sport’s most hallowed trophy. Can they finally win the big one? Will they run out of time? Will they get the first pass from the team captain, and if so, will they cry? Will we all cry?Advertisement
The Verdict: USMNT bubble, injury watch intensifies across MLS; San Jose surges
A number of difficult roster decisions await Mauricio Pochettino as his May 26 reveal of the U.S. men’s national team’s World Cup squad gets ever closer, and this weekend in MLS, a couple of those perceived to be on the roster bubble made their cases stronger.First, Real Salt Lake attacker Diego Luna delivered his best performance of the season in a 4-2 win over San Diego FC. He scored and added an assist – as well as a secondary assist – in what head coach Pablo Mastroeni called his team’s “bes...
How Sabres star Tage Thompson sparked a comeback for the ages in Game 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tage Thompson had never played in a Stanley Cup playoff game before Sunday night. So he had never felt what he was feeling when the Sabres were trailing the Boston Bruins 2-0 with less than eight minutes left in the third period.The fans in Buffalo had waited 15 years to watch their team in the playoffs again, and Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said he could feel the arena shaking before puck drop thanks to the energy from the crowd. But the Bruins had sucked much of that energy out of...
Curt Cignetti's 'spring anxiety' is real, but here's why Indiana has enough to contend
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Reminders of Indiana’s historic 2025 season are everywhere in the Hoosier State this spring. At the Indianapolis airport, a massive “National Champions” mural depicting Fernando Mendoza and Charlie Becker clasping hands greets flyers in the main concourse. In the gift shop, Colts and Pacers merch is now crammed in a corner to make way for dozens of IU football items — including a crimson “Curt’s So Good” T-shirt in honor of head coach Curt Cignetti.Advertisement
Avalanche fourth line showing why it gives Colorado an edge: 'Hard work and relentlessness'
DENVER — Given the amount of goaltender interference commotion in the NHL this season, a controversial ruling was bound to happen in the postseason. Two days into the Stanley Cup playoffs, it’s already a topic.In the second period of the Colorado Avalanche’s 2-1 Game 1 win against the Kings, Logan O’Connor whipped a shot past Los Angeles’ Anton Forsberg. The goalie, though, had taken a bump from Jack Drury that put him out of position to make a save. The referees waved the goal off before the go...
The Mets, Phillies and Astros have deeper problems than their managers. That doesn't mean they're safe
Is there something in the air this season? I don’t know, but it sure seems like “The Curse of Samuel Joseph” might strike early.Longtime readers are familiar with “The Curse of Samuel Joseph,” a potent spell aptly named by the late Jerome Holtzman of the Chicago Tribune.Samuel Joseph is the oldest of my three children, born on May 21, 1991. On each of the first three days of his life, a major-league manager was fired. First the Chicago Cubs’ Don Zimmer, then the Kansas City Royals’ John Wathan,...
Nottingham Forest confident they have complied with UEFA multi-club ownership rules in time
Nottingham are confident they have acted in time to avoid a breach of UEFA’s rules on multi-club ownership should they qualify for the Champions League next season via winning the Europa League.Domestically, the club are battling relegation from the Premier League, but they are also in the semi-finals of the Europa League, where they face domestic rivals Aston Villa over two legs.Advertisement
At Vermont, the men's and women's basketball coaches are Mr. & Mrs.
On the eve of her husband’s 58th birthday, Maureen Magarity chased a sliver of normalcy. She and her daughters sneaked out of the house and returned with a birthday banner, balloons and an attempt to pin a familiar moment onto days that hadn’t left much room for one.The next morning, Charlotte and Caroline woke up with one question: Where would the celebratory dinner be?Advertisement
MLB The Show 26 review: Positives, negatives and thoughts of improvements
As Major League Baseball returns to full swing, gamers who love the sport are continuing to live the interactive experience by way of MLB The Show 26.The video game was released March 17, which has allowed three members of The Athletic’s staff roughly a month to dive in and enjoy what it has to offer. Jason Jones, Johnny Flores Jr. and Levi Weaver offered their takeaways on the latest installment of the baseball game series.What was liked? What could be different? Check out their thoughts below....