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Bayern Munich heads to the Champions League semifinals this week, along with Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico de Madrid, and Arsenal. Here’s how to watch. (REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen)

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The 2025-2026 Champions League season began last September with 32 of the most prestigious soccer clubs throughout Europe competing in the annual tournament. Last season, Paris Saint-Germain won the title, and this year, they’ve made it to the semi-finals, along with Arsenal, Atlético de Madrid and Bayern Munich.

Cavs vs. Raptors schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, scores for 2026 NBA Playoffs first-round series originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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For the first time since 2022, the Raptors are in the postseason. They get quite the matchup in their opening round tilt, jousting with the Cavaliers — one of the NBA’s best sides.
Cleveland didn’t quite hit the heights that it did last year.

PITTSBURGH, PA – APRIL 20: Dan Vladar #80 of the Philadelphia Flyers eyes the puck against Connor Dewar #19 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Two of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG PAINTS Arena on April 20, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images
Who: Philadelphia Flyers (3-1) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1-3) in Game 5 of the best of seven series
When: 7:00 p.m.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 26: Ellie Carpenter of Chelsea is put under pressure by Ornella Vignola of Everton during the Barclays Women’s Super League match between Everton and Chelsea FC at Goodison Park on April 26, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Scott Phelan praised his side’s efforts in Everton Women’s defeat at the hands of Chelsea but conceded the Blues lacked the quality needed against Sonia Bompastor’s team, who produced a ruthless second half display at Goodison Park to secure all three points.

Romano reacts to rumours that Arsenal target wants to join another club

Recent reports have suggested that Julian Alvarez’s entourage has given their word to Barcelona that the attacker would move to the Spanish club at the end of this season. This comes despite strong interest from Arsenal, who are keen to strengthen their squad.

Arsenal are believed to be the club showing the strongest desire to secure his signature. The Gunners are understood to admire his quality and experience, particularly after his successful spell in the Premier League with Manchester City.

His hand-picked assistant is gone now, too. | Getty Images
The NHL playoffs are just over a week old and two teams are already gone. In both cases, the conference winners knocked off the last seed/second wild card team, with Carolina sweeping the Ottawa Senators and the Colorado Avalanche sweeping the Los Angeles Kings.
Neither of those two are surprising, so thankfully the other series are living up to their billing. On Sunday:

Tampa Bay rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Montreal late in regulation, tying the series at 2-2 and narrowly avoiding going to a fourth OT game.

MUNICH, GERMANY – APRIL 25: Fans of FC Bayern Munich show their support prior to the UEFA Women’s Champions League 2025/26 Semi-Final First Leg match between FC Bayern München and FC Barcelona at Munich Football Arena on April 25, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) | UEFA via Getty Images
Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain both have raucous home-field atmospheres at the Allianz Arena, and Parc des Princes, respectively.

Palmeiras reject multi-million Manchester City bid for Heittor Vinicius

Manchester City have seen an initial €20 million offer for Palmeiras’ Heittor Vinicius turned down.
A strategic Etihad recruitment model substantiates the pursuit of emerging Brazilian talent.
Player profile and club dynamics will now shape ongoing discussions.

Manchester City’s opening bid for Palmeiras striker Heittor Vinicius has been rejected, but talks remain active and a deal is still expected, according to recent reports.

NEW DELHI: Rinku Singh delivered a memorable all-round performance for Kolkata Knight Riders in their dramatic Super Over win against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday in another thriller of IPL 2026 season, but the night also carried deep personal emotion.
Reacting to Rinku’s performance, his fiancée Priya Saroj said, “Hum bohot khush hain. Aaj unhone (Rinku) khela hi father-in-law k liye, aaj unko hum bohot miss kar rahe hain, aur yeh unke liye hi hai, [We are very happy. Today he (Rinku) played for my father-in-law; we are missing him a lot today, and this is all for him.

NEW DELHI: For the longest time, KL Rahul’s T20 career has resembled a man dragging a heavy suitcase. Stuffed inside were the perennial anxieties of strike-rates, the exhausting demands of batting deep, and the archaic, heavy tag of being the “anchor”. On Saturday, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Rahul simply set the suitcase aside.
What followed was a masterclass in calculated authority. Opening the innings for Delhi Capitals against Punjab Kings, Rahul batted through all 20 overs, remaining unbeaten on a staggering 152 off 67 balls.