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San Diego FC midfielder Onni Valakari (8) shoots the ball during an MLS soccer game against the Minnesota United FC, Saturday April 11, 2026 in San Diego, California.
San Diego FC’s winless streak continues to grow, falling in back-to-back matches after a 2-1 Saturday night loss to Minnesota United FC at Snapdragon Stadium. 

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NEW DELHI: Young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to grab attention in the IPL with his fearless approach, drawing praise from many, including Kieron Pollard.
Speaking ahead of a match, Pollard admitted he is impressed but also urged caution about the hype around such a young player.
“At 15 years, I was still at school, playing club cricket. But, again, it’s exciting. It’s very exciting to see, you know, a young guy taking the world by storm. And he’s using his youthful exuberance to his advantage. And long may that continue for him.

MIAMI – It was somewhat inevitable, but Gable Steveson is a UFC fighter.
During the UFC 327 broadcast Saturday, the promotion announced Steveson (3-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will debut July 11 at UFC 329. The event takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is the peak of the annual International Fight Week. No opponent was revealed.
Steveson, 25, is widely regarded as one of the most highly touted prospects in all of MMA, particularly given his wrestling credentials as an Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champion.

Rhian Wilkinson has been Wales head coach since February 2024 [FAW]
Rhian Wilkinson has told Wales they must “show up” in their Women’s World Cup qualifying double-header against Albania if they are to maintain their bid to finish top of the group.
Wales face the Albanians at Wrexham’s Stok Cae Ras on Tuesday (19:15 BST) before travelling for the return fixture in Elbasan next Saturday (17:00 BST).

A place in next season’s Europa Conference League is the prize when Caernarfon Town and Flint Town United meet in Sunday’s JD Welsh Cup final.
Caernarfon will be appearing in the final for the first time in their history while Flint’s only appearance in the final was in 1954 when they beat Chester 2-0.
The New Saints and Connah’s Quay Nomads, who contested the last two finals, were knocked out in the third round, making it the most open competition in years.
Newport’s Rodney Parade hosts the final, which kicks off at 15:15 BST, for a third successive season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and Teoscar Hernández followed with a three-run shot in the first inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers ’ seventh victory in eight games, 6-3 over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Emmet Sheehan (2-0) pitched six innings of four-hit ball with six strikeouts for the defending World Series champion Dodgers, whose 11-3 start is the best in the majors. Will Smith reached base four times and scored two runs.

Josh Hokit delivered on his pre-fight promises when he defeated perennial heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes in an all-time classic brawl at UFC 327.
Hokit (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vaulted his name straight toward the top of the divisional pecking order by keeping his undefeated record in tact with a unanimous decision victory over Blaydes (19-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) in the featured bout on Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami.
Check out the top reactions on social media from the MMA community after Hokit beat Blaydes.

The Baltimore Orioles leveled their 2026 MLB season record at .500 by earning the seventh win of the season over the San Francisco Giants.
As Orioles fans have become accustomed to in recent years, there were a series of bizarre events the team had to overcome to get the win.
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1. Jackson Holliday bobblehead night happened without Holliday
As advertised in November, this game was designated as the Jackson Holliday bobblehead giveaway night. The bobblehead features Holliday with his dog Coconut.

Plenty has changed in professional golf over the past 25 years, including the enormous payouts at The Masters, which have increased significantly since 2001.
Not surprisingly, especially for the No. 1 tournament in the world:
The season’s first major is, as you may have heard ad nauseam since March Madness, “a tradition unlike any other.”
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Another tradition, like rising gas prices (average price per gallon in pre-9/11 April 2001: $1.50), is the Masters champion prize money and total purse.