On May 9, Thursday NBA witnessed a thrilling clash between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics. With Donovan Mitchell scoring 16 of his 29 points in the third quarter, the Cavaliers responded with a blowout of their own in a 118-94 win over the Celtics to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. During the game, Evan Mobley scored 21 points and 10 rebounds and Caris LeVert added 21 points off the bench for the, who won their first road playoff game in five tries in the 2024 postseason.

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Bayer Leverkusen secured their berth in the UEFA Europa League final following a dramatic 2-2 draw against Roma on May 9, Thursday. This victory extended Xabi Alonso's side's unbeaten streak to an impressive 49 matches across all competitions. They also surpassed the previous record of 48 matches set by Benfica between 1963 and 1965 in European top-tier competitions. Leverkusen entered the match with a 2-0 advantage from the first leg played in Italy the previous week. The game could have ended in a clean sheet for Leverkusen if not for Leandro Paredes' penalties, which narrowed the team's aggregate lead. Paredes first converted a penalty just before half-time before Johnathan Tah fouled Sardar Azmoun, and then repeated the feat with a penalty awarded for a foul on Adam Hlozek.

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Outpacing two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe, Pelayo Sanchez recorded his first-ever Grand Tour stage win to clinch stage six of the Giro d'Italia. Spaniard Sanchez, 24, beat Frenchman Alaphilippe on the uphill finish in Rapolano Terme. Nevertheless, two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar maintained his lead in the overall standings for a sixth consecutive day.

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Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal bounced back from a sluggish start to prevail over Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in his first-round match at the Italian Open. Nadal lost five of the last six games, but turned things around remarkably, winning after a two hours, 47 minutes-long battle on Thursday (May 9). The 10-time Italian Open champion will next face seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz in the round of 64 on Saturday.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings by 60 runs in a do-or-die match for both teams at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday. Invited to bat first, RCB made 241/7 thanks to Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli's yet another half century. Cameron Green (46 off 27 balls) and Dinesh Karthik (18 off 7 balls) played crucial cameos in the end. In response, Kings were restricted to 181 runs after 17 overs. Mohammed Siraj took three wickets whereas Swapnil Singh, Lockie Ferguson and Karn Sharma grabbed a brace each. With this victory, RCB have kept their faint hopes for playoffs alive whereas it's over for Punjab Kings.

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Naomi Osaka secured a straight-sets victory against France's Clara Burel in the first round of the Italian Open, marking her return to the tournament for the first time since 2021. Osaka, the former world number one, triumphed with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 win over Burel, who holds the 45th position in the world rankings. This victory marked Osaka's first win against a top-50 opponent on clay since defeating Victoria Azarenka at the French Open in 2019. The 26-year-old, who welcomed her first daughter last year, is set to face 19th seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in the second round on Thursday.

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Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate with two late Joselu goals turning the game after Alphonso Davies’s opener at the Bernabeu. Borussia Dortmund await the Spaniards in the final after they beat Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. Joselu, formerly of Stoke City, became Real Madrid's hero with a stunning late double, securing a 2-1 comeback win over Bayern Munich. This victory propelled Real Madrid to the Champions League final with a 4-3 aggregate scoreline. Controversy erupted late in the game as Bayern were denied what seemed to be a clear equalizer deep into stoppage time. Matthijs De Ligt scored on the half-volley, but referee Szymon Marciniak had already blown for offside. Replays later suggested that Bayern's attackers in the move may have actually been onside. The remarkable and classic comeback by Real Madrid sets up a final clash against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 2. This outcome also means that England captain Kane ends his first season at Bayern without a trophy.

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Benjamin Thomas of France outpaced his breakaway colleagues to clinch the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday (May 8), giving the Cofidis team their first victory in 2024. Denmark's Michael Valgren came in second and Italian Andrea Pietrobon finished third. Tadej Pogacar still holds the overall lead.

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The opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma shared a massive 167-run stand as Sunrisers Hyderabad required just 58 balls to rout Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. Head and Sharma cranked 16 fours and 14 sixes in an extraordinary display of power-hitting in the first-ever IPL game that saw so many runs being scored inside the first 10 overs. Head has been scoring consistently for the batting power-house of Hyderabad this season and raced to his half-century off 16 balls before he eventually finished on an unbeaten 89 off 30 balls. Sharma followed the Australian left-hander soon when he reached his 50 off 19 balls as they raced to century-stand inside the batting power play. Sharma regained his lost touch with an undefeated 75 off 28 balls. The win lifted Hyderabad to No. 3 with 14 points and more importantly gave it a healthy net run-rate of 0.41 with two home games to go. The huge defeat has pushed Lucknow in the tight corner for the playoffs with 12 points from 12 games.

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