ICE HOCKEY
Dallas Stars win Game 1
Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene on Wednesday scored power-play goals in a 5 minute, 26 second span early in the third period as the Dallas Stars opened their NHL Western Conference Finals rematch against the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 victory. Dallas began the third period with a two-goal deficit and a man advantage from a penalty that carried over from the second. Heiskanen scored 32 seconds in on a shot from near the blue line, Granlund tied it and Duchene put the Stars ahead to stay with a second-effort score that made it 4-3.
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TENNIS
Wu Fang-hsien advances
Wu Fang-hsien on Wednesday advanced to the semi-finals at the Internationaux de Strasbourg after the Taiwanese and her partner, Jiang Xinyu of China, defeated Caroline Dolehide of the US and Fanny Stollar of Hungary. The Taiwanese-Chinese pair won 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to set up a shot at the final today in their semi against Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the US and Guo Hanyu of China, who eliminated Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching and Shuko Aoyama of Japan 6-3, 6-2 at the Strasbourg Tennis Club in France.
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CRICKET
SKY wins MotM
Suryakumar Yadav, or SKY, had double reason to celebrate his match-winning knock on Wednesday as it not only helped the Mumbai Indians claim the last Indian Premier League (IPL) playoff spot, but also earned him a Man of the Match (MotM) award to show off to his wife. The middle-order lynchpin’s unbeaten 73 off 43 balls powered Mumbai to 180-5 before they bundled out the Delhi Capitals for 121 inside 19 overs, sealing a playoff berth alongside the Gujarat Titans, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Punjab Kings. Suryakumar has been the five-time champion’s highest scorer this season, but until Wednesday had not received the individual recognition he perhaps deserved. “My wife told me a sweet story,” a beaming Suryakumar said during the presentation ceremony. “She said: ‘You’ve got all the awards except the Man of the Match award.’ From the team’s point of view, the knock was important and this trophy is for her. She waits for these moments and we celebrate it when we go back.”
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FOOTBALL
Pushing ban voted down
Another season of the “Brotherly Shove” is coming soon after NFL owners failed to pass a proposal to ban the rugby union-style, short-yardage play commonly employed by Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles. A proposal to eliminate any play involving pushing or shoving ballcarriers forward did not receive the required 24 votes of support on Wednesday at the NFL owners meetings in Eagan, Minnesota. ESPN reported the final vote was 22-10.
SSC Napoli will have to wait one more week to seal the Serie A title after on Sunday being held to a goalless draw at Parma, while closest rivals Inter drew 2-2 in a dramatic game with SS Lazio. Antonio Conte’s team stayed one point ahead of Inter and were unfortunate not to win after twice striking the woodwork through Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Matteo Politano, while Scott McTominay also had a free-kick tipped onto the crossbar. The away side thought they would be handed a chance to take the points from the penalty spot in the 96th minute when David Neres
Omar Marmoush’s stunning long-range strike on Tuesday upstaged Kevin de Bruyne on the Manchester City great’s Etihad farewell. Marmoush let fly from about 30m to put City ahead in their 3-1 win against AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The victory moved Pep Guardiola’s team up to third in the standings and left qualification for the UEFA Champions League in their own hands heading into the last round of the season. “It’s really important. To be in the Champions League after what happened [this season] will be really nice,” the City manager said. De Bruyne was making his final home appearance for City before
Brighton & Hove Albion’s Jack Hinshelwood on Monday sealed a dramatic 3-2 victory against Liverpool to leave the English Premier League champions without a win since clinching the title. Arne Slot’s side took the lead through Harvey Elliott’s early opener before Yasin Ayari equalized at the American Express Stadium. Dominik Szoboszlai restored Liverpool’s advantage just before halftime, but Brighton staged a late fightback as Kaoru Mitoma leveled before Hinshelwood came off the bench to net with his first touch. Liverpool have taken just one point from their three matches following the title-clinching rout of Tottenham Hotspur on April 27. The Reds have lost at
Logan O’Hoppe, Taylor Ward and Matthew Lugo homered, and the Los Angeles Angels spoiled Clayton Kershaw’s season debut, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-9 on Saturday night to take the first two games of the three-game series. Kershaw allowed three runs and threw 38 pitches in the first inning. The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner lasted four innings, giving up five runs on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Shoulder, toe and knee injuries limited Kershaw to seven games last season, and his 2025 debut was delayed as he recovered from multiple offseason surgeries. O’Hoppe had two hits with
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