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IPL 2026: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history, becomes Indian with most…
The 15-year-old prodigy smashed 12 sixes during his breathtaking 103 off just 37 balls, setting a new benchmark for Indian batters in the tournament. In doing so, Sooryavanshi went past the previous record of 11 sixes jointly held by Murali Vijay and himself, having earlier hit 11 in a knock against Gujarat Titans in 2025. The innings also placed him ahead of notable performances from Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma, all of whom have struck 10 sixes in an IPL innings.
Sooryavanshi’s innings was the driving force behind Rajasthan Royals’ imposing total of 228 for 6. After Sunrisers Hyderabad opted to bowl first, he set the tone immediately by taking on Praful Hinge in the opening over, smashing four consecutive sixes in a fiery start that signalled his intent.
Despite losing Yashasvi Jaiswal early, Sooryavanshi found strong support from Dhruv Jurel, and the pair stitched together a crucial 112-run stand for the second wicket. Jurel’s composed 51 off 35 balls complemented Sooryavanshi’s aggression, allowing Rajasthan to maintain a relentless scoring rate.
The youngster brought up his half-century in just 15 balls during the powerplay and continued to dominate the bowling attack with fearless strokeplay. He reached his second IPL hundred in just 36 balls, peppering the boundary with five fours and 12 towering sixes before being dismissed for 103.
Late contributions from Donovan Ferreira ensured Rajasthan crossed the 200-run mark comfortably, finishing on 228 for 6 in their 20 overs.
Vancouver Goldeneyes secure No. 1 pick in 2026 PWHL Draft, right to select Caroline Harvey
Instead of a lottery system like the one the NHL uses, the PWHL determines its draft order using the “Gold Plan.” Adopted in the league’s first season, the alternative system sees teams ranked based on how many points they accumulate after being eliminated from the playoffs.
The Seattle Torrent got a head start as the first team eliminated from PWHL playoff contention on April 14, but the team still had to win its way to the No. 1 pick, as the Vancouver Goldeneyes were also eliminated just a few days later. ipl-today.in
With a 4-3 overtime win Saturday, the PWHL’s final day of the regular season, Vancouver won the Gold Plan after collecting 5 draft-order points. Seattle, which lost to the Montreal Victoire 2-1 in a shootout late Saturday night, finished second with 5 points; Vancouver won the tiebreaker with more regulation wins after elimination. The New York Sirens and Toronto Sceptres were third and fourth.
The Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Ottawa Charge and Montreal clinched spots in the PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs, which begin Thursday at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass. Montreal clinched the No. 1 seed in the league standings and will now have a 24-hour window to select its semifinal opponent, choosing between the third- or fourth-place teams. The selection will be unveiled Sunday, followed by full playoff schedules, according to the PWHL.
The league’s full entry draft order — between non-playoff teams and potential expansion franchises — is still to be determined, but the league has confirmed the winner of the Gold Plan will earn the No. 1 pick.
Vancouver now has a chance to add a transformational player to its roster after an inaugural season of struggles. Harvey, 23, is the No. 1 prospect in The Athletic’s PWHL prospect ranking and is already a bona fide star in the women’s game.
This season alone, Harvey won an Olympic gold medal, the Olympic MVP, the Patty Kazmaier Award — given to the top player in women’s college hockey — and her third NCAA championship. As a senior at the University of Wisconsin, Harvey led all defenders in the nation with an absurd 64 points in 33 games; her 1.94 points per game finished second in the nation behind only Abbey Murphy, a forward. Harvey also co-led the 2026 Olympic women’s hockey tournament in scoring with 9 points in five games, the most ever scored at the Olympics by an American defender.
Harvey is a dynamic offensive defender with deceptive puck skills and playmaking ability, but it’s her skating that really sets her apart.
“I haven’t seen a player with Caroline’s speed at the blue line,” longtime Wisconsin associate coach Dan Koch said in February. “Then, her ability to add the offensive side, too, is really unique. It’s hard to compare her to anyone else in the past.”
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora and five coaches in massive shakeup
BALTIMORE — In a stunning overhaul of an underachieving organization, the Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and five of his coaches Saturday.
The team appointed Chad Tracy, who had been serving as Triple-A Worcester’s manager, as its interim manager beginning Sunday.
The news came hours after the team posted a lopsided 17-1 victory over the Orioles. That victory snapped a four-game losing streak and followed a series-opening loss to Baltimore at the start of a critical six-game road trip. Cora and his coaches returned to the team hotel, the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, where principal owner John Henry, team president/CEO Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow were waiting to inform Cora of the news.
“Incredibly difficult day,” Kennedy said. “We’ll discuss more tomorrow. Grateful to Alex for everything he has done for the organization and all the guys. We’re gonna move forward tomorrow.”
Also fired were hitting coach Pete Fatse, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, third base coach/outfield instructor Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramon Vázquez and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin. The team announced that Jason Varitek, who had served as game-planning coordinator and run prevention coach has been re-assigned to a new role, which will be announced at a later date. Varitek took the news of his re-assignment particularly hard and at this point seems unlikely to continue with the organization, according to sources. The coaches left the team hotel around 9 p.m. ET to return to Boston.
Cora was in his eighth season in the Red Sox dugout. He managed them to a World Series title in his first year, 2018, before agreeing with the team to step away prior to the 2020 season after his involvement with the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal in 2017.
Cora was later re-hired before the 2021 season and promptly returned the Red Sox to the postseason, reaching the ALCS. But three seasons followed in which the Red Sox failed to post a winning record, including a last-place finish.
The Sox reached the playoffs last fall, but were eliminated quickly by the New York Yankees.
This season had seen the Sox compile one of the worst records in baseball at 10-17, with both the starting rotation and lineup failing greatly. A punchless offense was last in MLB in homers before Saturday and the starters’ ERA ranked near the bottom. Cora operated as if things were normal when he returned to the hotel, received the news and “handled it like a professional,” Kennedy said.
Cora’s tenure in Boston ends after 1,161 games, the third-most in franchise history. In eight seasons, he went 620-541. The firing of Cora marks the first time the John Henry-led ownership group has let go of a manager int he middle of a season. The last Red Sox manager to be fired in the middle of the year was Jimy Williams, who was let go in August 2021.
The news comes a year and a month into Cora signing a three-year, $21.75 million contract extension that started in 2025 and made him one of the two highest-paid managers in the sport. The Red Sox will owe him the remainder of that contract.
Each coach that was fired alongside Cora has close ties to the former manager. Vázquez was one of Cora’s closest friends in the game, serving as his bench coach and a part of the coaching staff since 2018. Varitek has been a part of the organization for nearly 30 years. Hudson was regarded as one of top young coaches in the league.
Fatse had been under fire for a flat offense that not long ago, was limited to a single run or no runs in five of eight games. The Sox managed just three runs over the course of a three-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees. Lawson, a former Yankees hitting coach, was hired at the beginning of 2025.
Tracy, 40, has never managed in the majors but has a strong reputation for his time in Worcester and has had many key Red Sox players there, including Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer, Payton Tolle, Connelly Early, Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela and others. Tracy’s coaching staff is a work in progress that will take shape in the coming days, according to sources.
According to the Red Sox, Double-A manager Chad Epperson will join Tracy’s staff as a third base coach and Triple-A hitting coach Collin Hetzler will join the hitting staff. Pitching coach Andrew Bailey, bullpen coach Chris Holt, first base coach José Flores, assistant hitting coach John Soteropulos and catching coach Parker Guinn are among the Red Sox coaches who kept their jobs. More roles will be filled in the coming days.
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🚨Liga MX play-offs are taking shape
Everything is ready for the big party of Mexican soccer! The Liguilla was set this Saturday with Atlas’s victory over América, and this is how the Clausura 2026 quarterfinals will be played
- Pumas vs. América
- Chivas vs. Tigres
- Pachuca vs. Atlas
- Toluca vs. Cruz Azul
The match times and dates are expected to be announced once the matchups from the tournament’s final round are completed.
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Knicks Notes: Josh Hart 'locked in' defensively, OG Anunoby strong on both ends in win over Hawks
ATLANTA -- A few notes on the Knicks’ performance in a do-or-die Game 4 win.
HART OF THE MATTER
The Knicks put Josh Hart on CJ McCollum to start the most important game of their season and Hart delivered. With Hart as the lead defender on McCollum, the Knicks limited him to eight points and three turnovers in the first 20-plus minutes of the game. That allowed New York to build an early 15-point lead.
“Yeah Josh was really good on the ball," head coach Mike Brown said. "Josh is a guy with quick feet, he’s strong and when he gets locked in he’s locked in."
The Knicks also used Hart on Jalen Johnson in Game 4. Johnson had been Hart’s primary assignment earlier in the season.
It will be interesting to see how the Knicks handle MJ – I mean CJ McCollum early in Game 5.
TOO MUCH TOWNS
With Jalen Brunson playing below his standard, the Knicks needed to get production from other sources. Brown said New York changed its early offense during Game 4 and that resulted in the ball landing in Karl-Anthony Towns’ hands.
Towns did the rest. He had 10 points and four assists in the Knicks’ tone-setting first quarter. He continued to make plays throughout the game – whether it was at the elbow or in the post.
“He really put us in a position to win,” Brunson said of Towns, who had his first career playoff triple-double.
The number of touches/shots for Towns has been a hot button around the Knicks all year. On Saturday, they got him the ball and he certainly delivered.
After the game, Hart reiterated that the Knicks need to be deliberate in finding Towns on offense.
“He’s a hub," Hart said. "He’s a guy that can score the ball, but also pass the ball and find guys when they’re open. We have to continue to do that."
OH MY OG
Towns wasn’t the only Knick to pick up the scoring for Brunson. OG Anunoby was again strong on both ends for New York. He led the team with 12 first-half points and made life difficult on the other end for Atlanta. He also rebounded the ball well, helping the Knicks take a 14-point lead into halftime.
Anunoby has arguably been the best Knick through four postseason games. In the first three games, he averaged 20 points on 56 percent shooting (8-for-15 from beyond the arc). On Saturday, he finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds. He’s averaging nearly nine rebounds per game, which is roughly four more than his per-game average in the regular season.
Whether it was Anunoby, Towns, Hart or strong bench play from Jose Alvarado, the Knicks found a way to dominate without relying on Brunson.
“No matter who it is – if KAT is struggling, he’s gotta find other ways to help us win. If Jalen’s struggling to shoot it, he’s gotta find other ways to help us win. If OG is struggling to shoot it or not getting enough touches, or Mikal [Bridges], whoever it is, they just gotta keep trying to find different ways to help us win,” Brown said. “[Jalen] created double-teams, [Miles McBride] got some some wide open looks. If they’re gonna keep doubling him, we gotta make sure we knock the shot down. He’s setting great screens. We gotta keep doing those little things when we’re not shooting the ball at the highest level. Jalen did that [in Game 4].”