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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 93 runs off just 38 balls to overshadow Mitchell Marsh’s brutal 96 as Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday (May 19) to keep their Indian Premier League 2026 playoff hopes alive. Sent in to bat, Mitchell Marsh smashed a 57-ball 96 to power LSG to 220 for five. Marsh added 109 off 50 balls with Josh Inglis (60 off 29 balls) for the opening wicket before sharing another 64 off 42 with skipper Rishabh Pant (35). Chasing the total, Sooryavanshi (93 off 38) and stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal (43) stitched 75 off 39. After Jaiswal's departure, Sooryavanshi formed a 105-run alliance with Dhruv Jurel (53 not out) as RR completed the chase in 19.1 overs.

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Day 7 of the 79th Cannes Film Festival witnessed several celebrities in stylish outfits. Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Sharon Stone, Stellan Skarsgård, Cristian Mungiu, Vanessa Ceban and Henrikke Lund Olsen, among others, posed for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of Fjord.

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A Victor Wembanyama masterclass helped the San Antonio Spurs win a double-overtime classic (122-115) in Game 1 of their NBA Playoffs 2026, Western Conference finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, on Monday. Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds -- including a pair of dunks in the final minute. At 22 years and 134 days, he became the youngest player with at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a playoff game. Alex Caruso scored 31 points, the second-highest scoring game of his career, off the bench, but failed to save the Thunder from a fifth defeat in six meetings with the Spurs this season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the newly crowned MVP, managed 24 points and three rebounds. For the record, this was the sixth Game 1 in NBA playoff history to go into double overtime, and the first since 2013. Game 2 is scheduled for Wednesday at the same venue. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers face the New York Knicks.

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To help fans root for Brazil at the FIFA World Cup 2026, a 58-year-old has made replicas of the trophy. After seeing Cafu lift the trophy in 1994, Rio de Janeiro-resident Jarbas Meneghini Carlini resolved to create his own. "They weren't for sale. So I decided to make the trophies myself," he told AP. The former metallurgist makes the replicas by hand from moulds and finishes them off with paint. They range in size and price from about USD 1 to 100. Carlini sells them to fans and tourists at the nearby Maracana stadium. But he has also gifted the trophies to legends, including Pele, Jorginho and Ronaldinho, and sent them across Brazil and around the world. The Selecao have won more ⁠World Cup titles than any other nation, but they haven't lifted the trophy since 2002. The five-time champions open their campaign against Morocco on June 13, followed by Haiti and Scotland in Group C. The 26-man squad was announced on Monday, May 18.

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Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti justified picking Neymar for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The 66-year-old Italian, who took over in May 2025, announced a 26-member squad for the World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. Neymar, 34, is Brazil's all-time top goal scorer with 79 and is all set to appear at his fourth global showpiece. But the former Barcelona and PSG star has struggled to return to top fitness since suffering a torn ACL in October 2023. "He has improved his fitness; he will be an important player in this World Cup,” Ancelotti said while revealing the squad in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, May 18, 2026. The Selecao also features many European-based stars, including Vinicius Junior, Raphinha, Casemiro, and Gabriel Martinelli. The five-time champions open their campaign against Morocco in New Jersey on June 13, followed by Haiti and Scotland in Group C.

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Tennis great and equality advocate Billie Jean King earned a degree more than six decades after she first walked onto the campus. Enrolled in 1961, the 82-year-old received her bachelor’s degree in history from Cal State Los Angeles on Monday (May 18, 2026). She left school to pursue tennis and became one of the most celebrated sporting icons. The former World No. 1 won 39 Grand Slam titles, a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Congressional Medal of Honor, all while fighting for gender and pay equality. An openly gay athlete, King founded the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in 1973. That same year, she defeated Bobby Riggs in "The Battle of the Sexes" -- a historic match that later became the plot of a Hollywood movie. "Billie Jean King has spent her entire adult life making history. This semester, she had to write a paper about it... even analyzing the very LGBTQ+ and Title IX movements she helped architect," wrote WTA while celebrating the trailblazer's latest achievement.

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Arsenal moved within touching distance of their first Premier League title in 22 years with a tense 1-0 victory over already-relegated Burnley at the Emirates Stadium in London on May 19, Tuesday. Mikel Arteta's side dominated the early exchanges, with Leandro Trossard rattling the post before the breakthrough arrived in the 37th minute. Rising highest to meet a Bukayo Saka corner, Kai Havertz powered home a header to spark wild celebrations.  The second half proved to be a nervy, harrowing affair as a clinical second goal eluded the hosts. Havertz survived a tight VAR review for a heavy challenge on Lesley Ugochukwu, while David Raya's backline secured their 19th clean sheet of the season. Holding firm through ten minutes of stoppage time, the gritty Gunners moved five points clear at the summit.

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For the first time in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, Chennai Super Kings legend (CSK) and crowd heartthrob MS Dhoni arrived at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on a gameday, despite not being in the playing XI due to a calf strain. The occasion warranted it: this was the last home game of the season for CSK (against SunRisers Hyderabad on May 18). With no playoff match in Chennai and Dhoni's future increasingly unclear, speculation regarding his possible retirement reached fever pitch. The 44-year-old left people guessing and did not make the announcement when he was expected to. Instead, he briefly took the field for the team photograph during the innings break, and later joined his teammates in a lap of honour to thank the fans for their continued support.

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Ishan Kishan hit a match-winning 70 as SunRisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in match 63 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday (May 18). In reply to CSK's 180 for seven, SRH made 181 for five in 19 overs to qualify for the IPL playoffs along with Gujarat Titans. Kishan hit three fours and seven sixes to make 70 off 47 balls while Heinrich Klaasen scored 47. For CSK, Mukesh Choudhary returned 4-0-36-2. CSK, meanwhile, now stand on the verge of elimination.

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