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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to bat against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 63 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday (May 18). CSK made one change from their previous match with Akeal Hosein coming in for Gurjapneet Singh. Asked if MS Dhoni is playing the game, Gaikwad said, "He is here but he is not fit enough to play. But you never know if we win this and he comes for the last one." SRH are playing an unchanged XI.

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In the debut of the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway, the Monster Mile lived up to its billing as one of NASCAR’s most treacherous tracks. Even for winner Denny Hamlin, surviving Dover was a high-wire test for the $1 million prize. Rebounding from a qualifying spin to start from the pole position, Hamlin steered clear of trouble on Sunday for his second NASCAR All-Star Race victory. He led the final 30 laps and outdueled Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe while avoiding the eight caution flags that involved 23 of 36 drivers in the field, which was inverted after the first 75-lap segment.

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He’s the best player on the best team. And the voters say he’s the best player in the league, too. Again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Sunday for the second consecutive year. He became the 18th player to win at least two MVP awards and the 14th to win them in back-to-back fashion. The win for Gilgeous-Alexander, who is Canadian, marks the eighth consecutive time that the NBA’s MVP was born outside the U.S. The run started with Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (born in Greece, of Nigerian descent) in 2019 and 2020, then Denver’s Nikola Jokic (Serbia) in 2021 and 2022, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid (born in Cameroon but has since become a U.S. citizen) in 2023 and Jokic again in 2024.

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Colman Domingo, Chiara Ferragni, Bella Hadid and Cate Blanchetta among others, posed upon arrival at the premiere of the film Garance at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. Alicia Vikander, Hoyeon and Taylor Russell arrived for the premiere of Hope.

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Aaron Rai was just another name among a dozen others who had reason to believe the PGA Championship was theirs for the taking Sunday at tough Aronimink. There was Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele, with 10 majors among them, all ready to seize the moment on a stage that was unfamiliar to Rai. Justin Thomas was the clubhouse leader for nearly four hours after a 65 before the course turned hard under a hot sun. What followed was a master class from golf’s newest major champion.

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Diamond Harbour FC clinched the Indian Football League 2025-26 title with a dramatic 1-1 draw against Dempo SC at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Sunday. Dempo began the match well and took the lead in the second half, with Marcus Joseph smashing home a rebound from a free-kick in the 50th minute. Diamond Harbour, who needed just one point to seal the title, struggled to create chances under heavy rainfall. However, the equaliser came in stoppage time, with Hugo Diaz heading in Girik Khosla's cross past Ashish Sibi to earn the draw. The result took the visitors to 29 points and mathematically sealed the IFL title with a match to spare and earned promotion to the Indian Super League.

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Mohun Bagan and East Bengal played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in the Kolkata derby at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday, with the match featuring two late goals. The result kept the Torchbearers top of the Indian Super League 2025-26 points table on goal difference with one round left to play. The cagey contest came to life in the 85th minute when East Bengal's Edmund Lalrindika found the back of the net from Miguel Figueira's through ball. However, the Mariners responded just four minutes later, with Jason Cummings heading in a corner from Dimitrios Petratos. Lalrindika was then sent off deep into stoppage time, and Prabhsukhan Gill made a stunning save to deny Jamie Maclaren late in the contest. The eventual stalemate means that East Bengal enter the final matchday with the ISL title race still under their control.

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Jannik Sinner rewrote history in Rome on Sunday (May 17), becoming the first Italian man in 50 years to win the Italian Open men's singles title. The world number one defeated Casper Ruud in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 on the red clay of the Foro Italico, also becoming only the second man after Novak Djokovic to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 events — the biggest tournaments outside the Grand Slams. Sinner now owns 10 Masters 1000 titles, including two crowns in Miami, and has not lost a set in any Masters 1000 final he has won. With no Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles line-up, the 24-year-old reiterated his status as the overwhelming favourite at the upcoming French Open.

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Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium, 2-0 over the Portland Timbers on Sunday. German Berterame also scored for Inter Miami, which had three draws and a loss at its new 26,000-seat stadium before Sunday’s victory. Messi opened the scoring with his 13th goal of the season in the 31st minute. Luis Suárez sent a pass inside to Telasco Segovia, who flicked a pass on to Messi, who beat Portland goalkeeper James Pantemis from 12 yards. Inter Miami padded the lead on Berterame’s goal in the 42nd minute. Messi dribbled past two defenders and centered to Berterame, who converted inside the left post.

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