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- Universidad Central Vs Rosario Central, CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores: Di Maria Scores To Gain Away Win
Former PSG and Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria converted a penalty as Rosario Central registered a much-needed 3-0 away victory against Universidad Central at the UCV Olympic Stadium. Ignacio Ovando opened up the scoring for Central with a 35th minute strike. Central went into half-time with a 1-0 lead. Angel di Maria then scored the game's second goal with a 53-minute penalty before Enzo Copetti rounding off a famous victory in the 90+3 minute of the game.
Jalen Brunson scored 39 points, nearly extending his own franchise record for 40-point playoff games, and the New York Knicks routed the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 on Tuesday night for a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series. With their second straight lopsided victory, the Knicks positioned themselves to win the series Thursday night in Atlanta. They would have another chance at home in Game 7 if they need it — and it’s getting harder to picture why they should.
Joel Embiid was even better in his second game back. And that was good enough for the Philadelphia 76ers to avoid elimination in their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. Less than three weeks after an emergency appendectomy knocked Embiid out for the end of the regular season and the start of the playoffs, the Sixers center scored 33 points as Philadelphia beat Boston 113-97 in Game 5 on Tuesday night. After scoring two points in the first quarter on 1-of-6 shooting, Embiid scored 13 in the second, 10 in the third and eight in the fourth, when the Sixers went on a 12-0 run to turn a three-point lead into a 15-point run away.
Ángel Correa scored in the 33rd minute, Nahuel Guzman made four saves and Tigres beat Nashville 1-0 on Tuesday night in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal. The teams will play again on May 5 in Mexico, with the aggregate winner qualifying for the single-match final on May 30. Correa scored his 23rd goal of the season across all competitions on a volley from distance that went off the hand of goalkeeper Brian Schwake. Nashville struggled to clear a loose ball at the top of the box, and Correa capitalized.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi played football with young players in Gangtok during a two-day visit to Sikkim on Tuesday. Modi is on an official visit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sikkim's statehood. In visuals shared on his social media accounts, PM Modi was seen playing football in a blue jacket, exchanging passes and taking shots at the goal. He also celebrated with his teammates, who were also dressed in blue kits, and exchanged high-fives with the young players. "Nothing like playing some football with my young friends in Sikkim on a lovely Gangtok morning!" Modi wrote on X. During the tour, the Prime Minister also launched six BCCI indoor cricket academies across the Northeast region.
In a record-breaking night at the Parc des Princes on April 29, Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain secured a thrilling 5-4 victory over Bayern Munich in the highest-scoring semi-final first leg in UEFA Champions League history. The match was a relentless offensive masterclass, featuring a stunning exchange of leads. PSG’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele both struck twice, while Joao Neves added to the tally. Bayern displayed immense resilience; Harry Kane opened the scoring with a penalty, followed by strikes from Michael Olise, Dayot Upamecano, and Luis Díaz. Despite PSG holding a 5-2 lead late in the second half, Bayern’s late surge narrowed the gap to a single goal. This nine-goal spectacle leaves the tie perfectly balanced heading into the second leg at the Allianz Arena on May 6.
Exactly one year after winning the Spanish Grand Prix, BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP's Alex Márquez repeated the feat in the 2026 race, delivering a perfect ride at the Circuito de Jerez to score his first victory of the 2026 MotoGP™ and home soil glory for the second successive year. After three opening races in Thailand, Brazil and the United States, Jerez marked the first of 12 successive races in Europe for the MotoGP™ riders and teams, where unexpected rain during Saturday's Sprint race saw a number of contenders crash and register DNFs. – Márquez, championship leader Marco Bezzecchi and second in points Jorge Martín all hit the asphalt in wild and unpredictable race where Marquez's brother, Márc, won the race after falling in the last turn, getting up and riding straight into the pits to switch bikes for one adorned with wet tyres.
Kolkata and its surrounding suburbs recorded a steady voter turnout during the second and final phase of polling on 29 April 2026. Residents from across communities arrived at polling stations early to cast their votes. Polling is being held in 142 constituencies across seven districts. In the 2021 Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress won 123 of these seats, while the BJP secured 18 and the Left Front claimed one. More than 3.22 crore voters are eligible to participate, while over 1,400 candidates are contesting. The significance of this phase is particularly strong in south Bengal and the Kolkata region, areas traditionally regarded as Trinamool Congress strongholds. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faces a strong challenge from the BJP, which has fielded Suvendu Adhikari in the high-profile Bhabanipur contest.
- Phoenix Suns 122-131 Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA 2026 Playoffs: Gilgeous-Alexander Steers Side To SFs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Chet Holmgren added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 131-122 on Monday night, capping a four-game sweep in the first-round series. The Thunder — who have a 12-0 record in the first round over the last three seasons — will face the winner of the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets series in the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers have a 3-1 lead, though the Rockets won Game 4. Phoenix has a 10-game losing streak in the playoffs, dating to 2023.
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