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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the seventh match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday, April 03, 2026. Chennai Super Kings lost their opening match of the season against Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets. They suffered a collapse with the bat and then Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dismantled their bowling attack plundering them for a 15-ball half-century. Ruturaj Gaikwad's side will aim for a comeback to winning ways at home. Meanwhile, PBKS kicked-off their campaign with a thrilling victory against Gujarat Titans where debutant Cooper Connolly shined by scoring a match-winning half-century. Shreyas Iyer and co will look to stretch the winning run and gain some momentum going forward in the season. MS Dhoni will miss this match as well due to injury.

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MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 28 points and Isaiah Joe provided a spark with 20 points off the bench to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a massive 139-96 win over the LA Lakers. The Thunder’s defence stifled Luka Doncic, holding him to just 12 points before he exited with a hamstring injury. Lu Dort set the tone early with 14 first-quarter points, helping OKC build an 82-51 halftime lead in what became one of the worst losses in Lakers franchise history. See best photos below.

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Donovan Mitchell tallied 25 points and Max Strus notched 24—including a dagger three-pointer in the final minute—as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors 118-111. The Warriors, playing without Stephen Curry, received impressive 25-point performances from both Gui Santos and Brandin Podziemski. However, Cleveland’s veteran execution, bolstered by James Harden’s 19 points, proved decisive as the Cavs won for the seventh time in nine games. See best photos below.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder delivered a statement win, crushing the LA Lakers 139-96. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander outshone the competition with 28 points, leading a Thunder offense that shot nearly 54% from the field. The night turned from bad to worse for Los Angeles as superstar Luka Doncic exited the game in the third quarter with a left hamstring injury. Isaiah Joe added 20 points off the bench for OKC, who led by as many as 31 at halftime in one of the most lopsided matchups of the season. See best photos below.

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Fighting to avoid relegation, Santos FC registered a hard-fought 2-0 win over Clube Do Remo in round 9 of Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 2026 at Estadio Urbano Caldeira on Thursday, April 2. Neymar, marked and targeted in equal measure, assisted Thaciano for the opener five minutes before the break, then helped Gonzalo Escobar set up Moises for the second in the 82nd. In a tense game, the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star was booked for an altercation with visiting players and will miss the next game. Seemingly out of Brazil's FIFA World Cup 2026 plans, this was the 34-year-old's sixth appearance of the season. With the win, the Peixe moved to 13th in the table with 10 points, while Leao da Amazonia are at the bottom (six points).

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Barcelona thrashed Clasico rivals Real Madrid 6-0 in the second leg of their UEFA Women's Champions League 2025-26 quarter-final tie on Thursday (April 2, 2026). In front of a sold-out Nou Camp crowd, captain Alexia Putellas opened the floodgates with an 8th-minute opener, and it became 4-0 before half-time with Caroline Graham Hansen, Irene Paredes and Ewa Pajor also finding the back of the net. Hansen got another in the second half, then Esme Brugt completed the rout for a 12-2 aggregate victory. This was Barcelona's third win over Real Madrid in nine days, including a 3-0 in Liga F. In the Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona face Bayern Munich, while holders Arsenal take on record eight-time winners Lyon

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Heinrich Klaasen hit a masterful half-century as SunRisers Hyderabad thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in match 6 of Indian Premier League 2026, at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Thursday (April 2). Sent in to bat, Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48) shared an opening stand of 82 runs off 34 balls to set up the platform, while Klaasen (52) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (39) provided the late charge as SRH posted a challenging 226 for 8.  In reply, KKR folded for 161 in 16 overs with Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scoring with a 29-ball 52. For KKR, Blessing Muzarabani (4/41), Vaibhav Arora (2/47) Kartik Tyagi (1/48) and Anukul Roy (1/16) shared the wickets. For SRH, Jaydev Unadkat (3/21) snapped three wickets, while Nitish Kumar Reddy (2/17) and Eshan Malinga (2/14) picked two wickets each.

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In Kiserian, Kenya, a unique school is rewriting the future for teenage mothers. The Greenland Girls School allows young women who became mothers early to continue their education while their children are cared for nearby. For hundreds of students, the school offers not only classrooms but also dignity, support, and a chance to rebuild their lives.

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