A congested field reflects a tougher-than-expected test at Aronimink Golf Club with most of the world’s top players still in contention at the PGA Championship.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler is one of seven players in a share of the lead at three-under after round one, with Martin Kaymer in surprising form, too, 16 years on from his breakthrough success at the event.

Patrick Reed, Shane Lowry and Xander Schauffele are among the major champions right in touch just a shot back, but Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau have plenty to do after disappointing starts in Philadelphia.

The Masters champion finished with four consecutive bogeys to finish seven shots behind the leaders, with LIV Golf’s DeChambeau two shots further back and likely out of contention already.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of round two at Aronimink.

PGA Championship second round tee times

(all times BST)

Starting on hole one

11:45 Michael Block (US), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den), Dustin Johnson (US)

11:56 Mark Geddes (Eng) (US), Steven Fisk (US), David Lipsky (US)

12:07 Sungjae Im (Kor), Austin Hurt (US), Casey Jarvis (SA)

12:18 Andrew Putnam (US), Michael Kartrude (US), Matt Wallace (Eng)

12:29 Martin Kaymer (Ger), Elvis Smylie (Aus), Davis Riley (US)

12:40 Jason Dufner (US), Haotong Li (Chn), Jimmy Walker (US)

12:51 Nick Taylor (Can), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Jordan Smith (Eng)

13:02Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Patrick Reed (US), Pierceson Coody (US)

13:13 Brian Campbell (US), Adam Schenk (US), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (SA)

13:24 Marco Penge (Eng), Sepp Straka (Aut), Patrick Rodgers (US)

13:35 Aaron Rai (Eng), Travis Smyth (Aus), Sami Valimaki (Fin)

13:46 Sam Stevens (US), Jayden Schaper (SA), Garrett Sapp (US)

13:57 Timothy Wiseman (US), Matti Schmid (Ger), Austin Smotherman (US)

17:15 Aldrich Potgieter (SA), David Puig (Spa), Denny McCarthy (US)

17:26 William Mouw (US), Chris Gabriele (US), Taylor Pendrith (Can)

17:37 Tom Hoge (US), Bryce Fisher (US), Joaquin Niemann (Chi)

17:48 Keith Mitchell (US), Billy Horschel (US), Ian Holt (US)

17:59 Gary Woodland (US), Jason Day (Aus), Sam Burns (US)

18:10 Wyndham Clark (US), Cameron Smith (Aus), Brian Harman (US)

18:21 Patrick Cantlay (US), Min Woo Lee (Aus), Sahith Theegala (US)

18:32 Si Woo Kim (Kor), Derek Berg (US), Joe Highsmith (US)

18:43 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Ludvig Aberg (Swe), Rickie Fowler (US)

18:54 Xander Schauffele (US), Brooks Koepka (US), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)

19:05 Rory McIlroy (NI), Jordan Spieth (US), Jon Rahm (Spa)

19:16 Daniel Hillier (NZ), Ryan Vermeer (US), Max McGreevy (US)

19:27 Paul McClure (US), Mikael Lindberg (Swe), Angel Ayora (Spa)

Starting on hole 10

11:50 Andrew Novak (US), John Parry (Eng), Jordan Gumberg (US)

12:01 Ben Polland (US), Kurt Kitayama (US), Nico Echavarria (Col)

12:12 Akshay Bhatia (US), Ricky Castillo (US), Michael Thorbjornsen (US)

12:23 Luke Donald (Eng), Jesse Droemer (US), Stewart Cink (US)

12:34 Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), JJ Spaun (US), Max Homa (US)

12:45 Ben Kern (US), JT Poston (US), Russell Henley (US)

12:56 Adam Scott (Aus), Corey Conners (Can), Daniel Berger (US)

13:07 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Collin Morikawa (US), Shane Lowry (Ire)

13:18 Chris Gotterup (US), Robert MacIntyre (Sco), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)

13:29 Cameron Young (US), Keegan Bradley (US), Justin Thomas (US)

13:40 Scottie Scheffler (US), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Justin Rose (Eng)

13:51 Zach Haynes (US), Alex Smalley (US), Chandler Blanchet (US)

14:02 Bernd Wiesberger (Aut), Sudarshan Yellamaraju (Can), Andy Sullivan (Eng)

17:10 Braden Shattuck (US), Alex Fitzpatrick (Eng), Ben Griffin (US)

17:21 Francisco Bide (Arg), Harry Hall (Eng), Ryan Gerard (US)

17:32 John Keefer (US), Rico Hoey (Phi), Nicolai Hojgaard (Den)

17:43 Shaun Micheel (US), Michael Brennan (US), Garrick Higgo (SA)

17:54 YE Yang (Kor), Jhonattan Vegas (Ven), Matt McCarty (US)

18:05 Lucas Glover (US), Tom McKibbin (NI), Stephan Jaeger (Ger)

18:16 Daniel Brown (Eng), Adrien Saddier (Fra), Harris English (US)

18:27 Jacob Bridgeman (US), Bud Cauley (US), Alex Noren (Swe)

18:38 Chris Kirk (US), Max Greyserman (US), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor)

18:49 Maverick McNealy (US), Thomas Detry (Bel), Padraig Harrington (Ire)

19:00 Ryan Lenahan (US), Ryan Fox (NZ), Kazuki Higa (Jpn)

19:11 Jared Jones (US), Michael Kim (US), Ryo Hisatsune (Jpn)

19:22 Tyler Collet (US), Kota Kaneko (Jpn), Brandt Snedeker (US)

How can I watch it?

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the PGA Championship on Sky Sports. Coverage of the second round begins at 12.30pm BST on Friday 15 May and continues across the weekend, with a live stream available via Sky Go or NOW.

We are full go with our preparation for the upcoming Fantasy season, which means it’s time to write all the player outlooks for this year. I’m privileged to get the AFC West, and we’re going to do team-by-team previews as well. Here, you get to see all the interesting information I find about the Chiefs.

I’ll highlight players to target, as well as others to avoid. And you’ll get a good idea of what the Chiefs can hopefully do in 2026.

Let’s see if Kansas City is a Fantasy destination for you this year.

Team Breakdown

Coach: Andy Reid
Offensive coordinator: Eric Bieniemy (replaces Matt Nagy)
Key additions: RB Kenneth Walker III, RB Emari Demercado, QB Justin Fields
Draft picks of note: RB Emmett Johnson (Round 5 from Nebraska), WR Cyrus Allen (Round 5 from Cincinnati)
2026 strength of schedule: No. 5 (opponents combined 2025 record: 155-134)

2025 numbers of note

Points for: No. 21 at 362 (21.3 per game)
Passing yards: No. 16 at 3,639 (214.1 per game)
Passing attempts: No. 7 at 613
Rushing yards: No. 25 at 1,812 (106.6 per game)
Rushing attempts: No. 25 at 430

Players to target based on Average Draft Position (ADP)

1. Patrick Mahomes
Mahomes is coming off last year’s torn ACL and LCL in his knee, which he suffered in Week 15. He’s hopeful to be ready for Week 1, and his health is worth monitoring heading into the season. Mahomes is still considered a low-end No. 1 Fantasy quarterback, and he should be drafted with a mid-round pick in one-quarterback leagues. In Superflex and two-quarterback formats, Mahomes is worth drafting no later than Round 4. In 2025, prior to getting injured, Mahomes was having his best Fantasy season since 2022 at 23.6 points per game. Part of that was due to him setting a career-high for rushing yards (422) and rushing touchdowns (five) in just 14 games, but it’s hard to imagine him relying on his legs this season due to the injury. The Chiefs also invested heavily in their backfield with the additions of Walker, Demercado and Johnson, and Kansas City will try to take pressure off Mahomes with the ground game. That said, Travis Kelce is back in 2026, Rashee Rice is healthy, and the Chiefs have Eric Bieniemy back as the offensive coordinator (Mahomes averaged 28.4 Fantasy points per game when Bieniemy was the OC from 2018-22). Hopefully, Mahomes is healthy for Week 1, and he can once again be a standout Fantasy quarterback in all leagues. And it’s easy to draft Mahomes based on his FantasyPros ADP at No. 161 overall as QB14.

2. Kenneth Walker III
We saw the best of Walker in the NFL playoffs for Seattle when Zach Charbonnet (knee) was injured in the Divisional Round against San Francisco. Including that game, Walker scored at least 18.1 PPR points in all three postseason games for the Seahawks, and he averaged 24.9 PPR points over that span. To put that in perspective, Christian McCaffrey was the No. 1 non-quarterback in 2025 at 24.5 PPR points per game. While we don’t expect Walker to be that successful in 2026 with the Chiefs, the potential for a big season is definitely there. Kansas City struggled to run the ball in 2025 and was No. 25 in rushing yards. The Chiefs need Walker, especially with Mahomes coming off the knee injury, and we expect Walker to deliver. Now, he will likely share work with some combination of Brashard Smith, Johnson and Demercado, but Walker should dominate touches when healthy. He has dealt with injuries in his career and was limited to 11 games in 2024. He played a full season in 2025 and finished the regular season with 221 carries for 1,027 yards and five touchdowns, 31 catches for 282 yards on 36 targets, and he averaged 15.7 PPR points per game. In his career, Walker has 37 games with at least 13 carries, including the playoffs. Over that span, Walker has averaged 16.6 PPR points per game. If you give him work, he will succeed, and the Chiefs should feed him. I love his value in Round 3 based on his FantasyPros ADP at No. 28 overall as RB11.

3. Rashee Rice
Rice will hopefully play a full season in 2026, and he has the chance to be a top-five Fantasy receiver in all leagues. He’s worth drafting toward the end of Round 1 or beginning of Round 2 in all formats. Rice has played a combined 12 games in the past two seasons due to injury and suspension, but he’s been fantastic when on the field. He averaged 16.2 PPR points per game in four games in 2024 and 18.8 PPR points in eight games in 2025. Rice averaged 9.8 targets per game last season, and he should lead the Chiefs in targets this year. The receiving corps is thin with Rice, Xavier Worthy and Kelce as the top three options in the passing game, and Rice should continue to get plenty of attention from Mahomes. Now, Mahomes is coming back from a bad knee injury, so keep an eye on his health. And Kansas City will likely focus more on the ground game after adding Walker, Demercado and Johnson this offseason. But Rice’s production over the past two years and his role in the offense make him an exciting Fantasy option. If he stays healthy, then Rice could be among the best Fantasy receivers this season. I love the idea of getting Rice in Round 2 based on his FantasyPros ADP at No. 15 overall as WR9.

4. Xavier Worthy

Worthy went from a productive rookie in 2024 to a disappointing sophomore in 2025. How will he perform in 2026? Fantasy managers should consider Worthy a sleeper with a late-round pick in the majority of leagues. He’s a good receiver to stash on your bench, and hopefully, he can have a third-year breakout. The Chiefs don’t have a lot of proven talent in the passing game after Rice, Kelce and Worthy, which is why he has the chance to rebound from 2025. Last year, Worthy missed the first three games with a shoulder injury and then had to deal with Rice dominating targets once his six-game suspension ended. Kelce was there also, but Marquise Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster were getting targets as well. Those two are gone, and we’ll see what kind of impact Tyquan Thornton, Jalen Royals and rookie Cyrus Allen make this year. Worthy averaged 11 PPR points per game in 2024 before dropping to 7.9 PPR points in 2025. He will hopefully emerge as a No. 3 Fantasy receiver this season, and he should be a good value pick at his FantasyPros ADP at No. 123 overall as WR54.

5. Travis Kelce

Based on early ADP data — No. 125 overall as TE13 on FantasyPros — this is the first time Kelce might not get drafted as a top-five tight end since 2014. We’ll see if that stays the same in August, but Kelce is now a late-round option in the majority of leagues. You can see why, since he considered retirement this offseason and will turn 37 in October. But we consider Kelce a top-10 Fantasy tight end coming into the year. As long as Mahomes is ready to play in Week 1, that connection should still be strong, and Kelce was solid in 2025 in 14 games with Mahomes. During that span, Kelce averaged 12.8 PPR points, and the only tight ends who finished better than that were Trey McBride, George Kittle, Brock Bowers and Tucker Kraft. Now, things fell apart for Kelce in the final three games last season — he averaged just 4.8 PPR points over that stretch — so keep that in mind with Mahomes’ rehab. And we have to hope Kelce can coexist for a full season with Rice, as well as an improved run game with the addition of Walker. But given the cost, Kelce is worth the risk, and he didn’t postpone retirement to not be a key player in another potential Kansas City Super Bowl run. Kelce should still have a quality campaign in 2026.

Players to avoid based on Average Draft Position

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2026 Prediction

The Chiefs missed the playoffs in 2025 for the first time since the 2014 campaign. They ended the season on a six-game losing streak, and Mahomes suffered his knee injury during that stretch in Week 15.

This year, with Mahomes healthy and Kelce postponing retirement, Kansas City should be back in the Super Bowl mix. I don’t expect the Chiefs to win the AFC West, but they should be a wild-card team and return as a contender.

Mahomes won’t be a top-five Fantasy quarterback, but he should be a borderline top-10 option. He’ll reward Fantasy managers who draft him with a late-round pick, and his best production will come toward the end of the year.

Rice will finish as a top-five Fantasy receiver, and Worthy will have the best season of his career. Kelce also will finish as a top-10 Fantasy tight end, and all three of these guys will dominate targets from Mahomes.

Walker will also reward the Chiefs for paying him, and he should finish as a top-10 Fantasy running back in all leagues. Kansas City’s offense will be great for Fantasy managers in 2026.

He didn’t stick around the NFL for long, and this week, former Minnesota Vikings signal-caller Jaren Hall announced his retirement on Instagram.

Minnesota once needed Hall in a hurry, and his unusual football path has now reached its end.

The BYU alumnus embarked on a tiny professional career and now heads toward his next chapter.

A Brief Career Ends for Hall

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Hall Retires

The 28-year-old didn’t leave much to the imagination, scribing on social media Wednesday, “There’s a lot I could say, but mostly I just feel grateful. Sports have been woven into nearly every part of my life- they’ve challenged me, humbled me, shaped my faith, introduced me to lifelong friendships, and given me experiences I never could have imagined.”

“From growing up in this community to representing my hometown, to having the opportunity to play in the NFL, it has all been a blessing. What I’ll carry most isn’t the milestones, but the people– teammates, coaches, family, and a community that supported me every step of the way.”

Minnesota found Hall in Round 5 of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Hall closed the message, “My heart is full as I close this chapter and finish my football career. I’m thankful to everyone who’s been part of the journey. The game has given me more than I could ever give back.”

Career with Vikings

Before J.J. McCarthy arrived in Eagan with significant franchise quarterback hype, the Vikings had already invested in another young quarterback: Hall.

Hall joined the team in 2023, fitting former general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s “lottery ticket” strategy: a 5th-Round quarterback with experience, composure, mobility, and enough talent to catch Kevin O’Connell’s staff’s attention. While he never generated the buzz of a top prospect, Hall quietly became the team’s emergency backup during Kirk Cousins’ final season in Minnesota.

For a brief period, this plan seemed viable.

Hall performed well in training camp and preseason. Teammates praised his calm demeanor, and the Vikings appeared to trust him more than they typically would a late-round quarterback. He demonstrated quick decision-making, ball security, and effective offense management, continuing the experiment.

Then, everything changed when Cousins tore his Achilles tendon midway through the 2023 season.

Minnesota urgently needed a quarterback solution, and Hall was thrust into a playoff hunt before the team truly understood his capabilities. His first start in Atlanta began with promising moments. He looked poised in the pocket, delivered accurate throws, and for a fleeting moment, Vikings fans wondered if the front office had unearthed another hidden gem. The optimism then vanished almost instantly.

Hall suffered a concussion in that game, sidelining him for weeks as the season devolved into the Joshua Dobbs roller coaster. By the time Hall returned late in the year, the offense was struggling, the pressure immense, and there was no margin for error.

His final significant appearance against Green Bay was unsuccessful. The game’s speed overwhelmed him, the offense stalled repeatedly, and all the developmental prospect buzz surrounding him evaporated. From that point, the outcome felt inevitable.

Minnesota drafted McCarthy months later, signed Sam Darnold, and completely overhauled their quarterback room for 2024. Hall had no realistic path to making the roster. The Vikings released him during final cuts, Seattle claimed him, and his brief tenure in Minnesota faded almost as quickly as it began.

Yet, for one unusual stretch in 2023, Jaren Hall was the Vikings’ entire Plan B.

The Scene Thereafter

Then, everything turned ever more rotten for Hall. It was as if the “what if” of his upside in Minnesota served as his peak.

He did nothing in Seattle, and in fact, never took another regular season snap. The Seahawks released him in April 2025, right after the draft, when the club onboarded Jalen Milroe from Alabama and already had Drew Lock in line for the QB2 job behind Darnold.

Fast forward to the 2026 offseason, and Hall signed with the UFL’s Birmingham Stallions. Two weeks later, he was dropped by the Stallions, which would turn out to be his final hurrah as a professional or semi-pro football player.

What Could Have Been

Believe it or not, Hall arrived at the absolutely perfect time in Vikings history. The team’s QB1, Cousins, was on his way out as the franchise quarterback and even suffered the gruesome, aforementioned injury. Hall was right there to snatch the job by the throat.

But he got hurt when he was given his big chance, and when he healed, he didn’t quite have the chops during a pivotal regular season game of 2023. As it turned out, he just wasn’t cut out for the NFL, evidenced by his retirement this week.

The stars aligned, though. Minnesota was desperate for a young, unsung passer to step up in 2023 — a guy who could’ve stuck around for the long haul.

That was not Hall.

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Scottie Scheffler claimed a share of the first-round lead at the US PGA Championship as Rory McIlroy finished a difficult first day seven shots back.

Scheffler was one of the last groups out at Aronimink Golf Club in south-west Philadelphia, on a day where low scoring had proved elusive.

He ended it three under, part of a seven-way group at the top of a congested leaderboard which featured German Martin Kaymer, 12 years on from the last of his two major wins.

A record 33 players are within two shots of the lead, eclipsing the previous high of 28 at the 1993 Open, including 12 major champions.

Scheffler started steadily but dropped a shot at the fifth. He made his move with back-to-back birdies at six and seven before salvaging par after chipping out of the greenside bunker at the monster 245-yard par-three eighth.

A third birdie came with a 28-foot putt on 10 to move two under and he joined the leading pack with another at 11.

Scheffler, in his 156th consecutive week as world number one, had cut a frustrated figure across the front nine but his move up the leaderboard had an air of inevitability.

A birdie on 16 cancelled out a bogey on 14 and ensured the four-time major winner held at least a share of the lead after the first round of a major championship for the first time.

The defending champion was in a strong trio alongside world numbers four and seven Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose.

Rose bogeyed three and six but dug in and got his reward with a birdie at 13 followed by another at 14 as he chipped in from the bunker to delight the gathered crowds.

Fitzpatrick started with 13 straight pars before a bogey and a birdie also left him at even par.

Major winners Xander Schauffele, Patrick Reed and Shane Lowry – who chipped in for an eagle on nine – are a shot off the lead.

Nobody was able to break clear of the pack with a low score as Aronimink bared its teeth and allayed fears that it would not test the world’s best golfers.

The enormous, undulating greens proved a stiff examination, making avoiding bogeys feel like the priority.

McIlroy had felt it would be a “bash driver down and figure it out” course, but he more than most, paid the price for straying into the rough, admitting it was more penalising than he expected.

The Northern Irishman, bidding to win back-to-back majors and a seventh overall, finished his round with four successive bogeys and five out of the last six as wayward tee shots decimated his card to leave him four over.

After bogeying the first and birdieing the second, McIlroy reeled off 10 straight pars before a rollercoaster back nine left him with work to do.

As the late starters began to turn for home, McIlroy was on the practice range trying to find the answer to his driving issues.

His playing partners Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth are among the vast group at one under par. Rahm pitched in from 98 yards for eagle at the second, his 11th, to banish a frustrating start and finished with consecutive birdies.

Selected round two tee times

11.45am – Dustin Johnson, Rasmus Hojgaard, Michael Block (hole one, all times BST)1.07pm – Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry1.18pm – Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Gotterup1.29am – Justin Thomas, Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley1.40pm – Scottie Scheffler, Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick6.54pm – Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrell Hatton7.05pm – Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm.

All eyes were on the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) X Division Championship on Thursday night as Leon Slater looked to retain the title over Cedric Alexander and solidify himself as the longest-reigning X Division champion in the company’s history.

Slater knew a legacy was on the line as he looked to break a record set by Austin Aries. But he needed to pin Alexander twice in one match to retain the title. It was a steep mountain to climb as Alexander had been just as dangerous since he entered the company.

The match started off hot with Slater and Alexander trading blows to begin the match. But a quick-thinking Slater rolled up Alexander quickly for the first fall.

Cedric Alexander in the ring during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 23, 2025. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE)

Alexander was able to go on offense from there. He hit a nasty German suplex on the outside of the ring. He continued to work on Slater’s tweaked neck. He later hit a Lumbar Check to tie the match at 1-1.

Slater went deep into his bag. He hit an avalanche Styles Clash, which could have kept anyone else down. However, Alexander kicked out. Alexander was able to counter Slater’s high-flying abilities just for a moment and knocked him back out of the ring.

Alexander sent Slater into the steel steps, leaving him busted open. Alexander declared that he would be the “greatest” X Division champion. One brainbuster later, Alexander tried to pin Slater, but couldn’t get him down.

Alexander hit a Lumbar Check again, but Slater kicked out. Slater mustered up the last ounce of energy. A tilt-a-whirl slam set Alexander up for a swanton 450. Slater missed and Alexander hit another Lumbar Check, and then again.

Leon Slater enters the arena during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 6, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)

Alexander pinned Slater for the win, completely shocking the fans in Sacramento, California. It will be the first reign for Alexander and his first title of any kind in TNA.

Alexander is a reminder, at least for TNA, that “The System always wins.”

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Fabian Aichner appears

Fabian Aichner, formerly known as Giovanni Vinci, makes his way to the ring during WWE SmackDown at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Sept. 20, 2024. (WWE/Getty Images)

Moments before TNA went off the air, the lights went out in the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. Emerging from the darkness was Fabian Aichner.

Aichner stared down Alexander and appeared to name himself the next challenger for the X Division Championship. Aichner, known as Giovanni Vinci for much of his run in WWE, hadn’t really been seen or heard from in months since his departure from WWE.

Aichner wrestled under his real name for a stint in WWE before he came back as Vinci in June 22. He was with WWE until 2025. He was a two-time NXT tag team champion and an Evolve champion before it became a WWE brand.

Eric Young earns future shot at TNA World Championship

Eric Young outlasted nine other men in an over-the-top battle royal and earned a shot at Mike Santana’s TNA World Championship to start the show.

The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.

Young and Elijah came to blows on the apron, knowing that as soon as their feet touch the ground, they would be eliminated. Young grabbed onto Elijah’s hair to try to hang onto the moment. Elijah broke away with Young’s back turned to him. Elijah, however, didn’t account for his wide stance.

The TNA original kicked Elijah in the groin and pushed him down to the ground. Young won the match and received a shot to win the TNA World Championship in the future.

He also made clear that Santana was next on his list of people to wipe out as he did to Joe Hendry, EC3 and Ricky Sosa in weeks past.

“Mike Santana, you’re gone next,” he declared.

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Mike Santana learns his next opponent

Mike Santana stands in the ring during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 30, 2025. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)

Mike Santana came out to address the crowd and praised Young for his efforts to help build TNA from the ground up.

“You better be coming with something different because while you may be someone who helped build this place, when it comes to the new era of TNA on AMC, I’m the guy. I’m the man. I’m the one who holds down the fort week after week as your TNA world champion.”

While Young might have earned a title shot, Daria Rae came out and revealed to the crowd that Steve Maclin was cleared to return to action following an injury at the hands of Santana.

Maclin will get a shot at Santana’s TNA World Championship next week on “Impact.”

Santino Marella also came out during the segment after he was “suspended.” He revealed that Indi Harwell re-signed with TNA.

Lei Ying Lee, Xia Brookside rivalry heats up

Xia Brookside attends the “Freelance” screening at Regal Waterford Lakes in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 24, 2023. (Jose Devillegas/Getty Images)

Lei Ying Lee brought the TNA Knockouts Championship back home last week with a win over Arianna Grace. She addressed the crowd before being interrupted by her former best friend, Xia Brookside.

In all black, Brookside claimed she was already in Lei’s head.

“You’re such a fraud. I’ve destroyed you mentally, I’ve destroyed you emotionally, I’ve destroyed you physically, and that title will be around my waist.”

Both competitors tossed expletives at each other before the segment was over. But Brookside made clear that she had her eyes on the title.

AJ Francis prevails over KC Navarro

A.J. Francis told Fox News Digital before the SacTown Street Fight on “Impact” that he was going to bring the pain to Navarro.

While wearing “Show Stealer” across his back, Francis did just that. Francis took some punishment from Navarro – a few shots from a baseball bat and a drop kick with a trash can.

Francis was able to turn the tide for a few moments, using the baseball bat to his advantage. But Navarro dug deep. He aligned six chairs in the ring, hoping to splash Francis through it. Instead, Francis countered and attempted an avalanche Down Payment. Somehow, Navarro countered with a cutter as both men crashed through the sea of chairs.

It looked like it could’ve been it. Navarro went for the pin, but only got a two count.

Francis turned on the heat from there. He got ahold of Navarro and hit a Down Payment through tables lined up on the outside of the ring.

He rolled Navarro back into the ring and picked up the pinfall victory.

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“Impact” match results

• Eric Young wins the 10-man battle royal to earn a shot at the TNA World Championship.
• A.J. Francis def. KC Navarro in a SacTown Street Fight.
• Rosemary and Allie def. Veronica Crawford and Mila Moore
• Cedric Alexander def. Leon Slater to win the X Division Championship.

There is no World Cup for Wales this summer but some members of Craig Bellamy’s squad will still be making headlines.

As the transfer window approaches – and some contracts expire – Bellamy will watch with interest to see where some of his players end up.

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Captain Ben Davies, for example, sees his Tottenham Hotspur contract run out in June, while Wales’ most influential player in recent times, Harry Wilson, will also become a free agent unless he agrees a new deal at Fulham.

There are others, too, who could be primed for a transfer this summer.

BBC Sport Wales looks at the players who could be on the move before the 2026-27 campaign.

Goalkeepers

Karl Darlow is among the frontline Wales players whose club future is uncertain as things stand.

The 35-year-old has handed Bellamy a welcome boost by playing a significant role at Leeds United this season despite the arrival of Lucas Perri for a reported £15.6m fee last summer.

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Perri started the season as Daniel Farke’s first choice in goal but Darlow has since claimed the number one shirt, making 20 Premier League appearances and winning praise for the part he has played in Leeds’ top-flight survival.

There have been suggestions that Darlow, Wales’ number one in recent times, will be offered a new Elland Road deal but there is no news of anything being finalised yet.

Of Wales’ other goalkeeping options, Danny Ward would seem likely to stay at Wrexham, particularly after reclaiming his place in Phil Parkinson’s side at the back-end of the Championship season.

Adam Davies, meanwhile, is out of contract at Sheffield United this summer, though there have been reports that he will be handed a new Bramall Lane contract.

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Defenders

The big question mark when it comes to Wales’ frontline defenders is alongside the name of Tottenham stalwart Davies.

The 33-year-old has made more than 350 appearances for Spurs since joining from Swansea City 12 years ago but how many more are there to come?

Last summer, Tottenham triggered a one-year extension in Davies’ contract to keep him at the club for the 2025-26 campaign but there is no word on yet on whether there will be a new deal on the table this time around.

There has been talk of Davies becoming a player-coach, or even switching his focus at some point to a role which is in football but away from the pitch.

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Certainly, Bellamy will be eager to see what happens to one of the key figures in his squad.

As for Bellamy’s other defenders, there could be question marks over Chris Mepham‘s future at West Brom.

Mepham joined the Baggies on a three-year deal last summer but has not played since February.

While Mepham’s absence was thanks in part to injury, the 28-year-old did not feature at the tail-end of the season despite boss James Morrison saying he was available.

Cardiff City’s Dylan Lawlor, meanwhile, may well be the subject of transfer speculation this summer despite the Bluebirds’ promotion to the Championship – and the fact that he signed a new deal running until 2028 last August.

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Lawlor has been tipped by many to play at the highest level, so transfer interest during the close season would be no surprise.

Rhys Norrington-Davies is another Wales international defender whose club future may come into focus.

Norrington-Davies made 39 appearances while on loan from Sheffield United at Queens Park Rangers in 2025-26, but he is under contract with the Blades until 2027.

Midfielders

What next for Jordan James? The midfielder was the brightest spark in an awful year for Leicester City, where he cleaned up at the end-of-season awards.

Still only 21, James is due to return to French club Rennes following his year-long loan spell with the Foxes but there are suggestions that another move to English football is likely.

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James’ contribution at Leicester suggests he would be an asset for any Championship club – while he may have earned a shot at the Premier League.

Ethan Ampadu is already shining at the highest level having enjoyed a fine season with Leeds, where he is under contract until the summer of 2027.

It has been reported that while the club have an option to extend the deal by 12 months, they are keen to tie Ampadu to a new longer-term deal to ward off any potential suitors.

There are other less prominent Wales players whose futures will also be on the agenda this summer, with Swansea City boss Vitor Matos revealing he will have a conversation with Ollie Cooper.

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Kai Andrews, meanwhile, may not be expecting much of an opportunity at Coventry City next season following their promotion to the top division.

The teenager has spent the second half of 2025-26 on loan with Hibernian but has struggled for regular game-time with the Scottish Premiership club.

Fellow youngster Charlie Crew, of Leeds, is another player who could be looking for another move after his season-long loan spell at Doncaster Rovers was cut short.

Forwards

Should no new agreement with Fulham materialise, Wilson will be one of the most attractive options on the Premier League free-agent market this summer.

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The 29-year-old has enjoyed a spectacular season, with goals coming regularly and often in memorable fashion.

Wilson told BBC Sport Wales last June that he was in discussions over a new Craven Cottage contract but, with nothing agreed, various clubs are being linked with his signature.

Another man who could be in demand is Sorba Thomas, who was named player of the year after his fine debut season at Stoke City.

Winger Thomas, 27, scored 10 goals in 46 appearances for a Potters side who fell away after a promising start to their Championship campaign and has been linked with a move to the Premier League.

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When asked towards the end of the season whether he would still be a Stoke player next terms, Thomas set tongues wagging by declining to comment.

Of Wales’ other attacking players, Lewis Koumas looks the most likely to be on the move again following loan spells at Birmingham City and Hull City in 2025-26, unless of course Liverpool decide the 20-year-old is ready for a first-team chance at Anfield.

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In full fairness, this particular Vikings rumor made a ton of sense. After all, the player at the center of the purple dot connecting — WR DeAndre Hopkins — publicly expressed a desire to become a Minnesota Viking.

At this stage, though, a marriage between Minnesota and the veteran appears quite unlikely. Signing Jauan Jennings means that Minnesota sits atop arguably one of the best receiver groups in the NFL, if not the best crew (something they’ll look to prove on the grass, which is all that matters). Where does that leave Mr. Hopkins?

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As cruel as it sounds, Mr. Hopkins may need to wait for an injury to get a call.

The NFL is a league that’s constantly chasing cheap youth. Hopkins will come cheap, but he no longer has a claim on being youthful (at least within an NFL workplace; being in one’s early 30s means being downright ancient). Recent draftees and undrafted pickups will get a chance to show they belong in the big leagues during the coming months. If/when some of these young lads fail, then there will be a turn for an elder statesman.

Or, perhaps, there’s an injury, suspension, or retirement. Think some sort of extenuating circumstances. In these conditions, a team could be in need for an extra receiver.

Part of the problem, though, is that DeAndre Hopkins isn’t going to offer much on specials, if anything at all. In a career that goes back to 2013, Hopkins has played a whopping 10 special teams snaps. The last time he got onto specials was for a single play in 2023.

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Quite possibly, Hopkins could go out there for a hands team assignment for an onside kick, but a gunner he is not. That’s an issue.

Sitting in the WR4 or WR5 job generally means needing to contribute somehow other than with catching the ball. Sure, there could still be a target or two within that sort of role, but the league doesn’t often feature games where a fifth option at WR explodes for 10+ touches.

DeAndre Hopkins may therefore have to be patient.

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Before the Jennings development, the Vikings could have justified bringing the receiver to town. Doing so would help to ensure Tai Felton doesn’t get forced into a job he’s not ready for. Plus, he has built-in chemistry with Kyler Murray due to their time together as Cardinals. And then his size should allow him to still pull down contested catches for a 1st Down or a touchdown.

Off the field and in the locker room, Mr. Hopkins could reasonably be a mentor for Justin Jefferson. Basically nobody out there knows what it’s like to operate within the same stratosphere as Jefferson. Hopkins is one of the few who gets it since he has been a superstar.

Is there an intangible element where Hopkins can help on the sidelines in the same way a veteran QB2 helps a stud at QB1? Hopkins understands what it’s like to face double teams on a constant basis. He may even have some helpful pointers for how to beat those double teams.

Now, that’s not to say that the veteran has soared as high as Jefferson or that Jefferson needs a shepherd to guide him. Still, though, there’s very little downside in boasting a well-respected vet who was an All Pro five times and a Pro Bowler as many times (which is to say nothing of being in the running for Offensive Player of the Year, the award Jefferson has won).

As things stand, Jefferson is the second-oldest player in that Vikings receiver room. Jennings is the old fella at 28; Jefferson will turn 27 later this summer. Each got into the NFL in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Going into the 2026 season, the Vikings will be rallying around a top receiver trio of Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and Jauan Jennings. Very few teams boast the necessary talent to run with those three.

Next up would appear to be Tai Felton alongside Myles Price, both of whom boast impressive abilities on special teams but who have yet to break through on offense. Making room for one more receiver isn’t impossible, though it’s no sure thing the team carries six WRs.

DeAndre Hopkins will turn 34 in June. Drafted at No. 27 in the 2013 NFL Draft, Hopkins is likely to get into the Hall of Fame.

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Mumbai Indians returned to winning ways, registering their fourth victory of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 campaign after a thrilling win over the Punjab Kings on Thursday. The victory came under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah after both Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav missed the fixture. While MI have suggested that Hardik’s absence is due to a back spasm, rumours suggest there is more to the story than meets the eye. Former India opener Virender Sehwag feels Hardik should be released by the franchise if these rumours are true.

As Hardik remains absent from the Mumbai Indians squad, reports of dressing-room discord between him and certain players have emerged. Though Sehwag does not believe all these rumours are true, he feels the franchise should let Hardik go if that is indeed the case.

“If you just talk about cricket, then retain him. But then you have all these rumours, which I’m not sure are true, about some dressing-room tension or off-field issues. If that is true, release him. If false, based on cricket, he must be retained because he is a top-quality player,” he said during a discussion on Cricbuzz. He also mentioned that, personally, he would like to retain Hardik.

“Irrespective of the rumours, I will retain him. You can always put an end to that. Those dressing-room differences, if true, can be settled. Because you have to play as a team. And Hardik is more valuable as a player. Mumbai Indians need him,” he said.

At present, the most expensive player in the IPL is Rishabh Pant, having been bought for Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Sehwag feels Hardik is a player whose actual value is the figure Pant received, and not his current salary of Rs 16 crore.

“Remember, he used to play well even when he was not the captain of Mumbai Indians. There were rumours even then. But I would still retain him. In fact, Rs 16.35 crore is very little. He is a Rs 27 crore player,” he added.

Mumbai Indians have two more matches to go before their IPL 2026 season concludes. It will be interesting to see if Hardik makes a comeback to feature in either of the remaining matches.

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