Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) 15-year-old wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi saved his best for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) during IPL 2026. Sooryavanshi got out for a duck in the first meeting between the two sides, but then went on to smash a 36-ball hundred and a 29-ball 97 in the following two matches between them. SRH and England star Liam Livingstone stated that Sooryavanshi is unlike any other batter he has ever seen. Complimenting his timing and development, Livingstone further explained what makes Sooryavanshi different to everyone else.

“We got Sooryavanshi’d. Oh my goodness. We bounced him out early on in the tournament, and then he got a hundred and a 97,” Livingstone said, speaking on the Stick to Cricket podcast.

“I’ve never seen anything like it, and this was my seventh IPL. I’ve played with and against some very good players and I’ve never seen anything like it,” he stated on Sooryavanshi.

Livingstone elaborated on Sooryavanshi’s incredible development through the course of IPL 2026, and pinpointed exactly what makes him stand out compared to others.

“The way he hits the ball is so clean. He never mis-hit a ball the whole time. The development that he made as a player from the start of the tournament to the end… we were bowling bouncers and he was hitting it over third-man, bowled a low full toss and he was flicking it over,” Livingstone said.

Sooryavanshi ended IPL 2026 with 776 runs in just 16 matches, at a breathtaking strike-rate of over 237. The 15-year-old broke Chris Gayle‘s long-standing record of the most sixes by a batter in a single season, smashing 72 maximums.

As a result of his exploits, Sooryavanshi bagged five awards in the IPL 2026 final post-match presentation, including the Orange Cap (highest run-scorer) and the ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) award. Sooryavanshi’s tally of 776 runs also ranks fifth in the all-time list of most runs scored by a single batter in an IPL season.

Livingstone, on the other hand, was bought for Rs 13 crore by SRH ahead of IPL 2026, but he only played two games.

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The Epsom Derby is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the Flat racing calendar and this year’s edition will be no different as Aiden O’Brien bids for more Epsom glory.

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Plenty of famed horses have won The Derby, including horses owned by the monarchy, such as George VII’s Diamond Jubilee in 1900.

In more recent times, Aiden O’Brien has been the king of Epsom, saddling the last three winners of the Derby, and he has the favourite again this year in the formidable Benvenuto Cellini. He won twice last year, including claiming Group 2 honours in the Champions Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown, and then set a new track record at Chester with victory in the Vase on his 2026 debut.

Lambourn went down the same path last year on route to winning the Derby, but its the Dante at York that’s traditionally viewed as the better Derby indicator, and that race was won by Item, who is unbeaten in three starts.

In total, 14 runners will contest the 2026 Derby, with O’Brien training four of them with Pierre Bonnard, Action and Christmas Day the other Ballydoyle representatives.

Sea The Stars colt Maltese Cross has seen his Derby odds on betting apps drift after being drawn in stall 1, a significant disadvantage for the Derby Trial winner.

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The Oaks is an equally historic partner to The Derby, with a history dating back to 1779, and is the premier race for fillies, with previous winners including Soul Sister and Snowfall – both ridden by Frankie Dettori.

It was a 1-2 for Ballydoyle in 2025 when Minnie Hauk led home stablemate Whirl, and the Epsom Oaks odds suggest O’Brien could secure a 12th win in this race with Amelia Earhart, who won the Chesire Oaks earlier in the season.

Just nine go to post this year for the Oaks, John & Thady Gosden’s Legacy Link priced up as Amelia Earhart’s biggest threat, although her draw in stall 1 doesn’t help her chances.

Precise was expected to be a serious challenger, but won’t run after 33mm of rain fell at Epsom in the build-up.

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So long, Joaquin Davis. The Vikings say goodbye to the tall and speedy receiver in the name of welcoming two others to town.

GM Nolan Teasley has been in the Twin Cities for five minutes (roughly). He has nevertheless signed off on a couple of signings. The team’s official social media delivered the news: “The #Vikings have signed WR Michael Briscoe and WR Trayvon Rudolph. WR Joaquin Davis has been waived.”

The Vikings Say Goodbye to WR, Add 2 New Lads

Even when the roster swells to 91 players — the offseason limit, so long as one of the players is living within the international exemption slot — a roster functions as a one in, one out situation.

Of course, the current move involves welcoming a pair of talents while subtracting just a single guy. What gives? Well, there was an unused roster spot. No longer. Moving on from Davis involved bumping the roster openings up to two, job opportunities that have since been filled.

In Briscoe, the Vikings brought a Seattle player to town. Or, at least, somebody who was there for a short time.

CBS Sports with an update that arrived on May 1st of 2026: “Briscoe ended his collegiate career with Cal Poly by reeling in 43 passes for 779 yards and seven touchdowns. He stands 6-foot-2 and has demonstrated good linear speed for a wideout. Briscoe is a longshot to make Seattle’s initial NFL roster but could be given a chance to develop on the practice squad.”

Something that’s quite notable is that the WR earned $125,000 in guaranteed money, per Over the Cap. That’s a nice payday for an undrafted talent. Being cut loose so early on is strange, but Teasley will have in-depth knowledge of what took place.

Likewise, Rudolph has a connection to Seattle, getting a shot in the Emerald City before venturing to the Twin Cities. Unlike his undrafted counterpart, Rudolph secured modest guaranteed money: $0.

At Toledo in 2025, Rudolph caught the ball 39 times for 435 yards and 2 touchdowns. So, too, did he turn 3 carries into 7 yards. Do note, though, that his 2024 season featured much more promising rushing statistics, seeing his 14 carries turn into 179 yards (12.8 average) and 2 touchdowns.

Moreover, Rudolph has 80 college kickoff returns. Add it all together and he chewed through 1,814 yards for 2 scores. Crunching the numbers means seeing a 22.7 yards-per-return average. Specials, quite possibly, is the path forward here.

As things stand, the Vikings’ receiver position is loaded.

Trotting out a top trio of Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and Jauan Jennings is the envy of almost every team in the league. Seeing these three reach their potential means running roughshod on almost every secondary in the league (so long as the QB and OL are competent).

What remains to be seen is who will solidify the WR4, WR5, and possibly a WR6 spot. Tai Felton and Myles Price are the favorites given that they filled those jobs last year, but that’s no certainty. Quite possibly, Price is more secure in his roster spot than Felton since the 2025 UDFA has a clearer pathway to a role than the 3rd-Round pick.

The Vikings are soon to enter mandatory minicamp. Slowly but surely, the competition is increasing.

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ONE flyweight Muay Thai contender, Shimon Yoshinari, just earned his spot on ONE Championship’s global roster. Now he wants to know who’s next.

Fresh off a unanimous decision victory over Johan Ghazali at ONE SAMURAI 1 on April 29, the 21-year-old WBC Muay Thai World Champion wasted no time looking ahead.

Speaking to Nick Atkin after his performance at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, the EIWA Sports Gym product made his ambitions clear through his translator.

“Well, [anyone] within the rankings, he wants to just [face them].”

The win over ‘Jojo’ was no easy task. The Malaysian-American striker arrived in Tokyo with serious credentials and a point to prove. Shimon withstood a second-round knockdown, fired back immediately, and found his best form in the championship round to take the decision.

For a fighter who moved to 26-1 on the night and secured a life-changing six-figure ONE Championship contract, most might take a moment to breathe.

But that statement-making win only made Shimon want more.

The flyweight Muay Thai division is stacked with elite names, and the young Japanese star wants to test himself against the best of them as soon as possible.

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Shimon says he’ll only get better after joining the main roster

Capturing that life-changing six-figure contract has only motivated Shimon Yoshinari to keep getting better at his craft.

Joining the promotion’s main roster means facing more formidable challenges in the stacked ONE flyweight Muay Thai division.

It’s something he embraces wholeheartedly. After all, Shimon wants to follow the lead of his cousin, ONE atomweight Muay Thai world champion Nadaka, and claim 26 pounds of gold himself.

“Okay, yeah, I’m very happy to get a contract, but this is only the beginning. It’s just the start, so he just needs to focus and get the work done, yeah,” Shimon told Nick Atkin in the same interview.