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Delhi Capitals ended their three-match losing streak with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in match 43 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday (May 1). The opening duo of KL Rahul (75 off 40 balls) and Pathum Nissanka (62; 33 balls) set up their tall 226-run chase with a 110-run stand. Tristan Stubbs (18 not out) and Ashutosh Sharma (25 not out) then sealed the chase with five balls to spare. Earlier, skipper Riyan Parag returned to form with a 50-ball 90, his first fifty-plus score of this season, while Donovan Ferreira made a quick-fire 47 not out (14 balls) as RR posted a strong 225/6 after opting to bat. Mitchell Starc picked 3/40, including the wicket of Parag on his comeback.

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Quinn Hughes led Minnesota to its first playoff series victory in 11 years, scoring twice in the Wild’s 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 on Thursday night. Minnesota will face Presidents’ Trophy winner Colorado in the second round. The Avalanche has not played since sweeping Los Angeles on Sunday. The Wild won a playoff series for the first time in 10 tries since 2015. They lost to Dallas in the first round in 2016 and 2023. New York’s 51-point win tied for the sixth-largest margin of victory in NBA postseason history.

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OG Anunoby scored 29 points in 27 minutes, Karl-Anthony Towns had his second triple-double of the series and the New York Knicks had their biggest playoff victory in franchise history, overwhelming and eliminating the Atlanta Hawks 140-89 in Game 6 on Thursday night. The Knicks broke several NBA records by halftime. Their 40-15 lead at the end of the first quarter marked the largest of the shot clock era. Their 47-point halftime lead was the biggest in playoff history. It was New York’s third straight win after falling to 1-2 in the series following back-to-back one-point losses.

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Braga sealed a dramatic 2-1 win over Freiburg in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League 2025-26 semi-final at Estadio Municipal de Braga on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Braga took the lead in the eighth minute, when Demir Ege Tiknaz converted from Victor Gomez's through ball. Freiburg responded quickly, with Vincenzo Grifo finishing a counter-attack after being teed up by Jan-Niklas Beste. The hosts had the chance to go ahead before half-time, but Noah Atubolu saved a penalty from Ricardo Zalazar to keep the scores level. After a tense second half in which both sides had decent chances to go ahead, the Arsenalistas struck late when Mario Dorgeles scored from a rebound in the 92nd minute to give the Portuguese side a first-leg victory.

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Nottingham Forest sealed a slender 1-0 win over Aston Villa in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League 2025-26 semi-final at the City Ground on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Both teams played a tight first half, which saw the goalkeepers – Emiliano Martinez and Stefan Ortega – make a couple of good saves to protect the deadlock. The breakthrough came midway in the second half after Lucas Digne handled the ball in the box. The resulting penalty was dispatched past Martinez by Chris Wood to put the Tricky Trees ahead. Villa pushed hard for an equaliser, with Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers testing Ortega, but Forest's defence held firm to seal the first-leg win.

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The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-93 in Game 5 on Wednesday to keep themselves in the playoff race. This was their second consecutive win, but the Lakers still lead the series by 3-2. Jabari Smith Jr. played a significant role in Houston's win with 22 points, while Tari Eason scored 18. Alperen Sengun also came in handy with 14 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists. It was a special win for Houston as it came without their ace player, Kevin Durant, who has missed most of the series due to injury. The win means the series will now go back to Houston for Game 6 on Friday.

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The 152nd edition of one of the world's biggest sporting spectacles, the Kentucky Derby, will be held on May 2, 2026 -- the first Saturday in May as historically organised -- at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Often dubbed "the Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports," this horse racing event was first held in 1875 and has since become the longest-running sporting event in the United States of America. Run by three-year-old thoroughbreds at a distance of 2,012 metres, the Kentucky Derby marks the opening leg of the prestigious Triple Crown, also featuring the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. See the best photos from Louisville as some of the world's best thoroughbreds and their jockeys and trainers work out for the "Run for the Roses".

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Captain Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler essayed vital knocks to help Gujarat Titans chase down reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s modest 155-run total, securing a four-wicket win in match 42 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday (April 30). Despite RCB pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/28) tormenting the hosts, opener Gill scored a belligerent 43 off 18 balls, while Buttler smashed 39 off 19 to power Gujarat to their fifth win of the season and take their points tally to 10. They chased down the 156-run target in 15.5 overs for the loss of six wickets. Earlier, RCB were dismissed in 19.2 overs with their batters struggling against the bowling attack led by Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj.

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