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Ronda Rousey made a dominant MMA return, submitting Gina Carano via armbar in just 17 seconds at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles before retiring again inside the cage. Rousey immediately took Carano down and finished the long-awaited comeback bout with trademark grappling, moving to 13-2 with her 10th submission win. Carano, back after a long break since 2009, had no answer to the quick finish in a fight that barely got started. The card also saw Francis Ngannou score a first-round knockout of Philipe Lins, while Nate Diaz’s fight with Mike Perry ended after Diaz took heavy damage and was pulled from the contest.

BY Photo Webdesk 17 May 2026

Delhi Capitals chased down 194 runs against Rajasthan Royals with five wickets to spare at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, May 17. KL Rahul (56) and Abishek Porel (51) slammed blistering half-centuries to give a blistering 105-run opening stand. At the end, Ashutosh Sharma blazed an unbeaten 5-ball 18 to take DC home with 4 balls to spare. In the first innings, RR also got off to a fiery start with swift knocks from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Riyan Parag till Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc in the middle-overs to take a four-wicket haul to restrict RR to 193 in 20 overs. With this win, DC keep themselves alive in the playoff race even if only marginally, while RR now can only go to a maximum of 16 points.

BY Photo Webdesk 17 May 2026

Roma defeated Lazio 2-0 in a Derby della Capitale fixture in the Serie A 2025-26 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday, courtesy of a brace from Gianluca Mancini. The Giallorossi took the lead before half-time when Mancini scored from Niccolo Pisilli's assist. As Lazio failed to create chances, the hosts doubled their lead after the hour mark when Pablo Dybala set up Mancini for his second goal. The Rome derby descended into chaos minutes later as both sides had players sent off – Wesley Franca for Roma and Nicolo Rovella for Lazio. Despite both being reduced to 10 men, Roma held on for a deserved victory.

BY Photo Webdesk 17 May 2026

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) thrashed Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 23 runs to become the first team to qualify for the playoffs of IPL 2026. Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer slammed blistering half-centuries to take RCB to a mammoth 222/3 in the first over. In reply, PBKS got off to a bad start as they lost their top three within the first four overs courtesy of a fine opening spell by Bhuveshwar Kumar. Shashank Sharma tried to put on a fight with a quick-fire fifty but it turned out to be too little too late as RCB won easily at the end. This was PBKS' sixth straight loss, and with it, their playoff chances have become quite slim

BY Photo Webdesk 17 May 2026

Finn Allen smashed a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans (GT) in match 60 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Eden Gardens on Saturday (May 16). Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82). Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2. In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out. Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.

BY Photo Webdesk 16 May 2026

Celtic were crowned Scottish Premiership champions after a dramatic 3-1 final-day win over Hearts at Celtic Park on Saturday. Going into the last day in second place, the Bhoys needed a win to overtake league leaders Hearts. The visitors, looking to clinch their first title in 60 years, took the lead before half-time after Lawrence Shankland headed home from a Stephen Kingsley corner. Celtic equalised in stoppage time after VAR ruled Alexandros Kyziridis had handled Kieran Tierney's cross, with Arne Engles scoring from the spot. The hosts took the lead in the 86th minute after Daizen Maeda scored, with the goal initially ruled offside before being confirmed after a VAR check. In stoppage time, Callum Osmand sealed the win with a breakaway goal, securing the title for Celtic.

BY Photo Webdesk 16 May 2026

Manchester City rode a moment of brilliance from Antoine Semenyo to beat Chelsea 1-0 and lift the FA Cup trophy at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (May 16, 2026). The forward produced a spectacular back-heeled goal in the 72nd minute to keep City in the hunt for a domestic trophy treble. Pep Guardiola’s team is also second in the Premier League, two points behind Arsenal with two rounds to go. Meanwhile, the defeat means Chelsea will end the season trophyless — a year after being crowned Club World Cup champions — in what has been a crisis-ridden campaign.

BY Photo Webdesk 16 May 2026

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The Detroit Pistons pulled off a stunning Game 6 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers to tie their NBA 2026 Playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals 3-3 on Friday (May 15). The Pistons arrived in Cleveland trailing 2-3 in the seven-match series but dominated their hosts, outscoring them in each quarter (27–25, 27–26, 30–19, 31–24) for a 115-94 win. And the star of the show was Jalen Duren. The Pistons' All-Star center had 15 points and 11 rebounds despite warming the bench for the final 17 minutes of the game. The series will be decided on Sunday (local time), at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit. And the winners will take on the New York Knicks in the conference finals, starting May 19. The Nicks blanked Oklahoma City 4-0. See the best photos from the Cavaliers vs Pistons basketball match.

BY Photo Webdesk 16 May 2026