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US video games retailer GameStop has offered to buy eBay for $55.5bn (£41bn) in an unsolicited bid that its boss warned could turn hostile if the proposal is rebuffed by eBay’s board.GameStop, which has quietly accumulated a 5% stake in eBay, said it was willing to pay $125 a share, split 50-50 between cash and stock.It is an ambitious move by the games company, which catapulted to fame during the meme-stock craze of 2021 but is worth far less than its takeover target. GameStop had a market valuation of roughly $12bn on Friday before its bid, while eBay – originally launched as a side hobby by its founder Pierre Omidyar in 1995 – is worth about $46bn.But Ryan Cohen, who has run GameStop since 2020, claims eBay could be worth much more under his leadership, saying in a letter to eBay chair, Paul Pressler, that he would immediately launch a cost-cutting programme that would slash $2bn worth of spending a year.“Ebay should be worth – and will be worth – a lot more money,” Cohen told the Wall Street Journal.“I’m thinking about turning eBay into something worth hundreds of billions of dollars,” Cohen said, adding: “It could be a legit
Over 20,000 revelers gathered for an illegal rave on a military site in central France despite the risks of unexploded ordnance nearby. The event organized on social media as the “Bourges Teknival” has been taking place on a military firing range which authorities have deemed “very dangerous.” Partygoers from across Europe began arriving Thursday at the vast site which has been used to test canons, missiles and shells. The head of the local prefecture, Philippe Le Moing Surzur, said over 2,000 cars had streamed onto the site for the event, which was classified as illegal early on Friday morning. After organizers failed to seek authorisation for the event, 600 police officers were deployed on Friday, issuing dozens of fines mainly for the possession of narcotics and driving offences. Emergency services have treated at least 12 people for minor injuries, according to the prefecture. The local authority advised people throughout to avoid travelling to the site, especially to wooded areas which contain remnants of unexploded ordnance which have been deemed “high risk” areas. In a mock prefectural decree circulated on social media, organizers said the event was being held to protest against a new law which has been tabled by French
Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old California man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner last Saturday, is "no longer on suicide status" at the Correctional Treatment Facility at the D.C. jail complex, according to a court filing submitted Sunday.Allen's federal public defenders withdrew an earlier motion seeking his removal from suicide status, telling the court the request is now moot. The filing comes as the high-profile federal case against Allen continues to unfold, with significant new evidence emerging in recent days about the shooting at the Washington Hilton.The ContextThe court filing offers a brief but notable update in one of the most closely watched federal prosecutions of the year. Allen faces life in prison if convicted of the attempted assassination count alone, and his defense team has signaled it may eventually press for his release before trial.The status of his mental health while in custody is also a matter of legal significance, as it could affect future proceedings, evaluations, and any potential defense strategies.What the Filing SaysThe filing was submitted by Assistant Federal Public Defenders Tezira Abe and Eugene Ohm. It asks U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya to vacate a
NASA just released more than 12,000 images from their recent 10-day trip around the moon and back, collecting photographs taken by the four astronauts aboard and automated systems on the Orion spacecraft.May 4, 2026, 9 AM ET NASAA view of the Earth, seen passing behind the moon on April 6, 2026, taken by a camera attached to NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft as it swung around the far side of the moon. See all 12,217 Artemis II images on NASA’s Gateway to Astronaut Photography website here.NASAA view of the Earth, seen on April 2, 2026, as the crew of Artemis II began their journey to the moon.NASACloud formations along Earth’s terminatorNASALooking at Earth through a window of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, named IntegrityNASAA view of the Milky WayNASAA close view of the moonNASACraters cast long shadows along the moon’s terminator.NASAA view of Hertzsprung basin and Vavilov CraterNASAThe Earth and moon, seen through a spacecraft windowNASAA view of Earth, seen as Artemis II passes around the far side of the moonNASAAn astronaut’s hand is reflected in a window as they take a photograph of the Earth starting to pass behind the moon.NASAThe Earth sets along the moon’s horizon.NASAThe Earth passes out of view,
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Dutch cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard, including 17 Americans, was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus killed three passengers and left at least three others seriously ill, the World Health Organization and the ship's operator said.The MV Hondius, which was on a weekslong polar cruise from Argentina to Antarctica and then several isolated islands in the South Atlantic, had requested help from local health authorities on Sunday after making its way to the island of Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa, but no one has yet been allowed to disembark, the company operating the cruise said.There are 88 passengers — including one who has died — and 61 crew members, two of whom are sick, onboard, the operator said Monday. The passengers include 17 Americans, 19 from the U.K. and 13 from Spain, among other nationalities. The three passengers to die were from the Netherlands and Germany. The German remains on board. A British man is in intensive care in South Africa.A 70-year-old Dutch man who presented
The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports.New attacks on the strait, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil normally passes, threatened to deepen the global energy crisis and push the countries into renewed conflict as the war entered its eighth week.A fragile ceasefire is due to run out by Wednesday. Iran said it had received new proposals from the United States, and Pakistani mediators were working to arrange another round of direct negotiations.Iran’s joint military command said “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state ... under strict management and control of the armed forces.” It warned it would continue to block transits while the U.S. blockade remained in effect.Revolutionary Guard gunboats opened fire on a tanker and an unknown projectile hit a container vessel, damaging some containers, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. India’s foreign ministry said it summoned Iran’s ambassador over the “serious incident” of firing on two India-flagged merchant ships, especially after Iran earlier let
Sanae Takaichi makes comments during a visit to Australia, where she signs agreements on energy supplies.The global oil supply squeeze from shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz during the United States-Israeli war on Iran is having an “enormous impact” across the Asia Pacific, Japan’s prime minister warns.Sanae Takaichi made the comments on Monday during a visit to Australia, where both countries signed agreements to boost cooperation on energy and critical minerals.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US warns shippers against paying Strait of Hormuz tolls, ‘donations’list 2 of 4Why are maritime laws failing to secure the seas?list 3 of 4Strait of Hormuz blockade and other major naval sieges in modern timeslist 4 of 4Trump says US to begin escorting ships in Strait of Hormuzend of listRoughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz, but shipping has been essentially blocked by Iran since it was attacked by the US and Israel beginning on February 28.Eighty percent of that oil is destined for Asia, according to the International Energy Agency.“The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been inflicting enormous impact on the Indo-Pacific,” Takaichi said on Monday.“We
Jack Della Maddalena has suffered the most brutal loss of his UFC career, with the former welterweight champion beaten to a pulp in a one-sided loss to Carlos Prates in Perth.In his first fight since losing his crown to future hall of famer Islam Makhachev in New York, Della Maddalena (18-4) struggled from the outset of Saturday night’s bout against knockout machine Prates (24-7).Della Maddalena’s right leg copped a battering from early in the fight, but it looked like there was a path to victory when the West Australian easily took down his opponent in the dying seconds of the opening round.The path forward for Della Maddalena was simple: take down his opponent and get the submission win in front of a home town crowd.Easier said than done.Prates unleashed a series of knees to Della Maddalena’s face to leave the former champion bloodied and stunned.The jabs and elbows were also brutal, and the 29-year-old crashed to the canvas in pain late in the second round when Prates kicked his leading leg.It left Della Maddalena with a limp, and he was taken down in similar fashion twice more in the third round.Each time that happened, Prates motioned his opponent to get
6 minutes agoBBCA 19-year-old man has been charged with false communications related to a bomb hoax that led to the evacuation of show by comedian Peter Kay in Birmingham.Omar Majed, of Washwood Heath, Birmingham, will appear before magistrates in the city on Monday, West Midlands Police said.The Utilita Arena was evacuated and the comedian rushed off stage during the show on Friday night following a report of a suspicious bag being left in the area.Police said: "Following searches, nothing suspicious was found."This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
The man was also charged with two other offences and is to appear in court in Darwin on Tuesday, police said.Police in Australia’s Northern Territory say they have charged a man with murder in the killing of an Indigenous girl, days after the five-year-old’s death sparked protests in an outback town.Jefferson Lewis, 47, was also charged with two other offences that cannot be publicly disclosed for legal reasons over the killing of Kumanjayi Little Baby, the name by which the victim is known in line with Indigenous custom, police said in a statement on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Riots erupt over Australian Aboriginal girl’s murder as suspect arrestedlist 2 of 3Australia’s first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in state of Victorialist 3 of 3Man charged with ‘terrorism’ for bomb at Indigenous protest in Australiaend of list“This is a horrific event and a horrific set of circumstances, and our thoughts remain strongly with the family,” Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole said in televised remarks from Alice Springs.Lewis was charged on Saturday evening and will appear in court in the territory’s capital, Darwin, on Tuesday, police said.The girl’s killing sparked protests by roughly 400 Indigenous people near
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The ultralow cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes and employed about 17,000 people said it had "started an orderly wind-down of our operations, effective immediately." The airline said on its website that all flights have been canceled and customer service is no longer available. Some passengers arrived Saturday for flights and were stunned to find them canceled, while workers learned overnight they were out of a job. READ MORE: Trump says a 'final proposal' to rescue Spirit Airlines is under consideration "We are proud of the impact of our ultra-low-cost model on the industry over the last 34 years and had hoped to serve our guests for many years to come," Spirit's announcement said. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday that Spirit had a reserve fund set up for customers who bought directly from the airline to get refunds. People who bought from third-party vendors like travel agents would have to seek refunds from them. He
It only took 45 minutes for Bukayo Saka to give Arsenal their smile back.On his first start since mid-March, the England international scored one goal and created another as Arsenal surged into a 3-0 lead over Fulham.First, his quick footwork left Raul Jimenez in a heap, allowing Saka to square for Viktor Gyokeres to open the scoring. Then Gyokeres returned the favour, turning the ball around the corner for Saka to finish expertly inside Bernd Leno’s near post.Saka’s cool finish ended a run of 11 games without a goal, and was the 24-year-old’s first at the Emirates Stadium since early December.“He certainly made a difference,” Mikel Arteta said. “He made two actions that decided the game.“We know what he’s capable of. He’s come back in the most important period of the season, and now he’s fresh, his mind is fresh, his hunger is at the highest possible height, and he needed a performance like that to impact the team.”Bukayo Saka scores Arsenal’s second against Fulham (Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images)Saka’s goal gave Arsenal something they have been desperately short of recently: comfort. It was the first time they have taken a two-goal lead in a game since the Champions
Nineteen-year-old becomes the first driver in F1 history to convert his first three pole positions into race victories.Italian teenage prodigy Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday and wrote his name in the Formula One record books with his third victory in a row from pole position.The youngest driver ever to lead the championship, at 19 years old, Antonelli also became the first to take his first three career wins from the top slot on the grid and also the first in five editions of the race to win in Miami from the front row.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Man Utd beat Liverpool in thriller to secure Champions League qualificationlist 2 of 4The World Cup & Passport privilegelist 3 of 4Who is Cherie DeVaux, the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby?list 4 of 4USA vs Paraguay among World Cup games with unsold, exorbitant ticketsend of list“This is just the beginning, the road is still long,” he said after beating McLaren’s world champion Lando Norris by 3.2 seconds at the Hard Rock Stadium to stretch his lead to 20 points after four rounds – all won by Mercedes.“We are working super hard
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United is headed back to the Champions League.A 3-2 win against Liverpool on Sunday confirmed United's return to European club soccer's top competition after a two-year absence. Kobbie Mainoo settled a thrilling Premier League clash at Old Trafford with his first-time strike from the edge of the area after defending champion Liverpool had fought back from two goals down. The victory saw head coach Michael Carrick achieve the target he was set in January when he was handed the job until the end of the season. Rescuing United's season from freefall, he has led the club to third in the standings and produced statement wins against Arsenal, Manchester City and now Liverpool. Victory will strengthen calls for Carrick to be given the role on a permanent basis. “When Michael comes, he came with magic. Alex Ferguson vibes," United forward Matheus Cunha said with reference to the club's iconic former manager. "At the end of the day, this is just the start of the journey. It’s the beginning, a beautiful beginning.”Ferguson had planned to watch the match at Old Trafford but left the stadium and went to the hospital as a precaution when feeling unwell before kick
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Nelly Korda delivered an early knockout punch Sunday and stretched her lead to as many as seven shots before cruising to the finish line with a 3-under 69 and a four-shot victory in the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba for her third win of the young season.One week after Korda crushed the field at The Chevron Championship for her third career major, she left everyone feeling hopeless at El Camaleon with precision that carried the No. 1 player in women’s golf to another dominant victory.Korda went 60 consecutive holes without a bogey, a streak that ended when it no longer mattered.She had a six-shot lead playing the 18th when she sent her drive to the right and deep into the tropical bushes, never finding the golf ball. She hit a provisional into a bunker, the next one into the gallery and finished by making a 20-foot putt for bogey, only her second of the tournament. Korda stretched out her arm and casually threw her right fist with whatever energy she had left.She finished at 17-under 271, four shots ahead Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand, who celebrated her 24th birthday with a 70 to finish alone
Figure caption, Wu wins final frame of session to lead Murphy 10-7BySteve SutcliffeBBC Sport journalist at the Crucible Theatre, SheffieldUpdated 4 minutes agoWu Yize opened up a 10-7 lead over Shaun Murphy in the World Championship final to put himself on course to become the second-youngest player ever to be crowned a Crucible champion.The 22-year-old is three months younger than Murphy was at the time of his only world title to date in 2005 and would sit only behind Stephen Hendry, who was 21 when he triumphed for the first time in 1990.If Wu can hold off the Englishman on Monday, he would also follow in Zhao Xintong's footsteps to become the second successive winner from China.On the evidence of Sunday's second session, that is becoming a realistic prospect for a player who relocated from his home city of Lanzhou with his father as a 16-year-old to pursue his dream.Wu made a scintillating start to the evening, having resumed at 4-4 after an afternoon session that was briefly interrupted by a female spectator jumping over the front-row barrier before referee Rob Spencer and security intervened to remove her.Breaks of 82 and 103 gave him a two-frame advantage and while Murphy,
The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers to begin the Eastern Conference second roundByThe Associated PressMay 4, 2026, 2:22 AMCleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference)Detroit; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDTLINE: Pistons -3; over/under is 213.5EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pistons host first series matchupBOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers to begin the Eastern Conference second round. Detroit and Cleveland tied the regular season series 2-2. The Cavaliers won the last regular season matchup 113-109 on Wednesday, March 4 led by 22 points from Jaylon Tyson, while Jalen Duren scored 24 points for the Pistons.The Pistons are 12-4 against opponents in the Central Division. Detroit is the top team in the Eastern Conference with 57.9 points in the paint led by Duren averaging 14.6.The Cavaliers are 11-5 against Central Division teams. Cleveland is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 32.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Evan Mobley averaging 6.6.The Pistons make 48.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.1 percentage points higher than the Cavaliers have allowed to their opponents (46.4%). The Cavaliers score 9.9 more points per game (119.5) than the Pistons allow
Normally, I am against content labels for media, but I might have to make an exception for The Devil Wears Prada 2. This movie should come with a trigger warning, at least for millennial journalists. The fizzy, frothy comedy is also a jewel-box encapsulation of a generation's broken dreams, told through the decline of magazine journalism. The film opens at a journalistic awards ceremony, one of those rubber chicken dinners where journalists give each other plastic trophies to honor worthy (but often little-read) work. Just as our heroine, Andy Sachs (a perky, perfectly neurotic Anne Hathaway), accepts the top honor, she receives a text. Everyone at her table has been fired as part of a corporate cost-cutting deal. Andy makes tearful remarks and goes off to mourn her job and the industry. At the same time, Andy's old nemesis, the fearsome Miranda Priestly—the formidable editor of the (former) fashion powerhouse Runway—is facing a scandal for running a puff piece about a dicey fast fashion company. Runway's owner sees Andy's speech, which has gone viral, and offers her a job as the magazine's features editor in an attempt to revitalize the publication's journalistic credibility. The setup is somewhat strained, but the
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have summoned lawmakers into special sessions this week seeking new congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has called legislators back to Montgomery starting Monday to approve contingency plans for special primary elections in hopes that the Supreme Court will allow the state to switch congressional maps ahead of the November midterms. It’s a move that Republicans legislative leaders said would “give our state a fighting chance to send seven Republican members to Congress.” The seven-member delegation currently has two Democrats. In Tennessee, Republican Gov. Bill Lee also announced a special session starting Tuesday for the GOP-controlled Legislature to break up the state’s one Democratic-held House district, centered on the majority-Black city of Memphis. The Supreme Court decision striking down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana said the drawing of the district map relied too much on race. The ruling began reverberating through statehouses across the South as Republicans eyed the possibility of getting new lines in place for the 2026 midterm elections, or at least 2028. 6 MIN READ 4 MIN READ 2 MIN READ President
DORAL, Fla. -- Cameron Young didn't have as easy of a time in the third round of the Cadillac Championship as he did while building a big lead Thursday and Friday.It didn't seem to matter, either.Young is still in full control at Trump National Doral, after his round of 2-under 70 on Saturday got him to 15 under for the week. He had a six-shot lead over a group that includes top-ranked Scottie Scheffler into a potentially rainy final round Sunday.“The tournament’s in his hands right now,” said Scheffler, who shot a 3-under 69 to get to 9 under — but hasn’t been able to close the gap on Young. “I can go out and have a really good round, and if he has another really good round he’s going to be a tough guy to catch. All I can do is go out and try and have a great round and see where that leaves me.”Si Woo Kim (69) and Kristoffer Reitan (69) also were 9 under. Ben Griffin 68), Nick Taylor (72) and Matt McCarty (69) were 8 under.Catching Young will be tough in any conditions.And nobody knows what awaits players Sunday at Doral.A lot of rain is
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tarik Skubal, the Detroit Tigers’ ace and two-time defending AL Cy Young Award winner, is set to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow that will keep him sidelined for months, manager A.J. Hinch said on Monday.Skubal isn’t done for the season, but he is expected to be out two to three months following the surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow, ESPN reported.Hinch called it an "easy process and procedure" while delivering the news, but it’s certainly a blow to the Tigers’ staff and Skubal personally that he is sidelined for months.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Detroit pitcher Tarik Skubal reacts during the MLB game between the Detroit Tigers and the Atlanta Braves on April 29, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga. (Rich Von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)Skubal’s arm locked up during a bullpen session on Sunday ahead of his scheduled start against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. Now, he will undergo the surgery, with Hinch providing no specific timeline for his return.Skubal’s last start came in a 4-3 win over the league-leading Atlanta Braves this past Wednesday, where he allowed two runs on five
7 minutes agoJaroslav LukivEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe US currently has more than 36,000 active duty troops in GermanyGerman Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from his country was "foreseeable", as the Nato military alliance says it is seeking clarification from Washington.Speaking to the DPA news agency, Pistorius also stressed that "the presence of American soldiers in Europe, and particularly in Germany, is in our interest and in the interest of the US".Meanwhile Nato spokeswoman Allison Hart said the alliance was "working with the US to understand the details of their decision".Washington's move comes after President Donald Trump criticised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for saying the US had been "humiliated" by Iranian negotiators in the ongoing war.The US military deployment in Germany - currently at more than 36,000 active duty troops - is by far its biggest in Europe, compared with about 12,000 in Italy and 10,000 in the UK.Trump has also suggested pulling US troops from Italy and Spain.Last year, Washington decided to reduce its troop presence in Romania, as part of Trump's plan to shift the focus of US military commitment from Europe to the Indo-Pacific region.There are now growing concerns within the 32-member Nato
May 4, 2026, 1:47 a.m. ETCale Makar scored twice in the third period, Nazem Kadri also had a goal in the third, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild, 9-6, in a high-scoring Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday night in Denver.Makar added an assist, Devon Toews had a goal and three assists, Nathan MacKinnon added a goal and two assists, Artturi Lehkonen and Sam Malinski each contributed a goal and an assist, and Nick Blankenburg and Jack Drury also scored for Colorado.Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night in Denver.Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists, and Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Johansson, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan Hartman and Marcus Foligno scored for Minnesota, which rallied from down 3-0 early to take a brief lead late in the second period.The game was tied 5-all when Makar, who shook off an early injury, got a pass from MacKinnon in the right circle and wristed a shot high past Jesper Wallstedt at 3:21. Kadri padded the lead at 5:43 of the third with a breakaway goal."I feel like I was in a pretty good scoring area," Kadri said. "Ross (Colton) made a nice pass to spring
“I don’t yell” Elon Musk spent three days testifying as the first witness in his trial against OpenAI. Elon Musk seems tired and cranky. On Thursday, he took the stand for the third day in a four-week trial stemming from his lawsuit alleging that OpenAI abandoned its mission and should be blocked from taking the company public later this year. If Musk plays his cards right, Sam Altman could be ousted and OpenAI would remain a nonprofit forever. But Musk stumbled at least seven times in ways that possibly put his chances at winning in jeopardy. Most notable, 1) OpenAI’s lawyer managed to get him to make several concessions over his own lawyer’s objections. 2) He also lost a fight to keep xAI’s safety record off the table, calling his reputation as a supposed AI savior defending OpenAI’s mission into question. 3) He repeatedly appeared dishonest, as OpenAI’s lawyer showed documents contradicting his testimony. And he twice appeared disingenuous, 4) first when confronted with calling OpenAI’s safety team “jackasses,” 5) and then again when admitting that he didn’t know what “safety cards” are, even though his own AI firm issues them. Perhaps most embarrassing, 6) he testified that he never
May 2, 2026Updated May 3, 2026, 5:01 p.m. ETThe Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the Western Conference semifinals and will face last year's champion, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in a best-of-seven series. The last time these franchises saw each other in the postseason was 2012.The majority of experts and bettors have counted the Lakers out against the Houston Rockets in the first round, but they prevailed and made it past them. But the Rockets aren't a championship team, the Thunder are.The same experts and bettors who counted Los Angeles out in the opening series are doubling down against Oklahoma City. And it makes sense.During their four matchups in the 2025-26 regular season, the Lakers lost all games by an average margin of 29.3 points, the worst regular-season point differential of any playoff matchup in NBA history. Luka Doncic didn't play in two of the four games. Of the two he did play in, he suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain during their April 2 meeting, causing him to leave early. The Lakers lost that game by 43 points and Doncic has been out since.Doncic won't be available to start the series against the Thunder and his timetable is relatively unknown,
After three straight 100-loss seasons - including a record 121 defeats in 2024 - the Chicago White Sox needed a little excitement. Munetaka Murakami has certainly provided that. The 26-year-old infielder from Japan is tied with Aaron Judge for the major league lead with 13 home runs. That accounts for nearly half of Murakami’s hits so far this season. He has 14 singles and no doubles or triples. This type of all-or-nothing production would be quite rare if it continues for an entire season. So far, 48.1% of Murakami’s hits have been homers. The single-season record - among players who qualified for the batting title - is 46.8% by Barry Bonds. He did it during his famous 2001 season, when he slugged a record 73 home runs and had 156 hits. Next in line are two of Mark McGwire’s best years. He had 70 homers on 152 hits (46.1%) in 1998, and 65 homers on 145 hits (44.8%) in 1999. Only nine players have homered on at least 40% of their hits, but not all of them needed stratospheric home run totals to do it. Joey Gallo hit 41 home runs on 94 hits (43.6%) in 2017, finishing with a
Naegohyang FC will play the South’s Suwon FC on May 20 in the semifinal of the Women’s Asian Champions League on May 20.A North Korean women’s football club will become the first sports team from the country to play in South Korea since 2018 when they visit this month, Seoul’s unification ministry has confirmed.The neighbours remain technically at war after their 1950–53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, and sporting and cultural exchanges between them are very rare.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4North Korea’s Kim calls Winter Olympics ‘great victory’ for Chinalist 2 of 4‘Waging a war’: South Korea’s football qualifier in Pyongyanglist 3 of 4Koreas to form joint Olympic team, carry ‘unified’ flaglist 4 of 4Taiwan cheering row overshadows China quarterfinal at Asian Cupend of listNaegohyang Women’s FC will play the South’s Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League. The winner will face Melbourne City or Tokyo Verdy in the final, also to be played in Suwon, on May 23 .The visiting delegation will include 27 players and 12 club staff, the ministry said on Monday. South Korea’s football association told AFP news agency that
14 minutes agoSoutik BiswasIndia correspondentHindustan Times via Getty ImagesPrime Minister Narendra Modi during a road show in support of BJP candidates in Bengal For years, India's West Bengal state was the great exception to Narendra Modi's political advance. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had swept through India's Hindi-speaking heartland, expanded into the west and north-east, and overwhelmed once-formidable regional rivals. Yet Bengal - argumentative and steeped in a self-image of cultural exceptionalism - remained stubbornly resistant.That made this state election unusually consequential. With more than 100 million people, West Bengal's electorate is larger than Germany's, turning its election into something closer to a nation choosing a government than a routine Indian state poll. Monday's BJP victory there would rank among the most significant breakthroughs of Modi's 12-year reign. It is not merely the defeat of a three-term incumbent, but the completion of the party's long march into eastern India."Winning Bengal is a big victory for the BJP - a land of promise that has long eluded its grasp," says author and journalist Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesA defeat in Bengal would end Mamata Banerjee's 15-year rule in the stateIn Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin's DMK government was swept aside by
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum believes he would have been able to play if the Boston Celtics advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs.But when the Celtics star experienced stiffness in his left knee before his team’s Game 7 home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, it was a sign he had to put his body first.That was a decision he stands by, even if his absence ultimately played a big part in Boston’s unexpected run to the No. 2 seed in the East ending with its earliest exit from the playoffs since the 2020-21 season. The Celtics lost a playoff series for the first time (32-1) when leading 3-1.“I just experienced some tightness back there (in his knee). It was just unfortunate timing, but I guess it was a little bit to be expected,” Tatum told reporters Sunday. Just 10-plus months removed from Achilles tendon surgery, Tatum’s return on March 6 and how well he played in 16 games to end the regular season turned a Celtics team that had overachieved without him into a 56-game winner with championship aspirations. Though this latest ailment relegated Tatum to the role of a spectator during Saturday’s loss, the
Roberto de Zerbi had called on Tottenham Hotspur to silence the voices inside the club as this traumatic, turbulent season reached the point of no return.The new head coach referred to the negativity surrounding Spurs as he attempted to mount a late salvage operation and avoid the prospect of the most embarrassing relegation in Premier League history.And how his players responded to the Italian's emotional call to arms with their finest display of the campaign, securing a hugely deserved 2-1 victory at Aston Villa that leapfrogged them over West Ham and out of the relegation zone.This was so emphatic, so transformed from what had been served up before De Zerbi's appointment on 31 March, that it was fair to ask pertinent questions.Not just where this version of Spurs has been all season, but more significantly - was this the moment the tide turned for them as they bid to dodge the drop into the Championship?West Ham's 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday had left the door ajar, adding weight to De Zerbi's rallying cry, but those who have observed Spurs on a regular basis this season could not have expected them to burst through it so forcefully.There was something in