The first Grand Tour of 2026, the Giro d’Italia gets underway on Friday 8 May with its Grande Partenza taking place in Bulgaria for the first time.
The 109th edition of the Giro will be fought out over 3,459km of road and 49,150m of climbing en route to the now-traditional processional final stage in Rome, where a successor to last year’s winner Simon Yates will be crowned.
Yates’ surprise retirement on the eve of the 2026 season means he will not defend his title, but there are two former winners and two further podium finishers on the provisional start list, with Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike the hot favourite to seal the one Grand Tour winner’s jersey he has yet to claim, after two maillots jaunes and one maillot rojo.
Pure climbers will be pleased to see just one individual time trial on the menu, while there’s something for everyone on a varied route: seven summit finishes, eight flat stages for the sprinters, and seven so-called ‘medium mountain’ days earmarked for breakaway artists.
As in most Giros the GC battle will really ignite in the final week, starting with a detour through Switzerland on stage 15 before the queen stage on stage 19, featuring six classified climbs in the Dolomites including the race’s Cima Coppi – the highest point. One more mountainous day on stage 20 will sort out the standings before a jaunt all the way from Italy’s northeast to Rome for the final day’s sprint.
A fast, flat opening stage along the Bulgarian coast, including two laps of a 22km circuit which contain the extent of the day’s very minimal climbing. The riders pass the finish line once before the two laps, giving lead-out trains time to get organised, and then it’s into the city centre for a very slight uphill sprint. It’ll be a fast man wearing pink at the end of day one.
A long second stage in Bulgaria offers the first minor test for the big names, with three classified climbs to surmount, the last just 8km from the finish and likely to be earmarked as the place to either monitor or go on late attacks. While some of the general classification contenders may opt to steal a march and gain some bonus seconds, this early in the race it’s equally likely to be a breakaway artist taking victory as the GC favourites keep their powder dry.
Stage 3 (Sunday 10 May): Plovdiv – Sofia (175km, flat)
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Another outing for the sprinters and another chance to wear pink into the first rest day, which allows the race to travel from Bulgaria into Italy. There’s a category 2 climb to crest on the way there, though, coming right in the middle of the stage – early enough for the sprinters to regroup afterwards on the gentle descent towards the capital, Sofia, but also ripe ground for a breakaway to jump clear.
Officially another ‘flat’ stage, like stage three, this first outing on Italian soil – along the Tyrrhenian coast – features a category two climb, this time in the second half of the stage. While it’s a long ascent at nearly 15km the sprinters should be shepherded over it in one piece, with a long descent and then uphill drag to the finish to follow. The urban finale features more rises, with the 3.7 per cent gradients of the final drag favouring a punchier sprinter.
Stage 5 (Wednesday 13 May): Praia a Mare – Potenza (203km, hilly)
Stage five provides rolling hills all day in Calabria and the quiet Basilicata region, with the general classification contenders needing to be on high alert throughout the entire 203km slog. Enterprising breakaway riders will also be on the look-out for a stage win so the pace should be high all day. After 4,100m of altitude gain – including the Montagna Grande di Viggiano with its maximum 15 per cent slopes – there’s a descent into the finish town of Potenza before another uphill drag to the line.
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Stage 6 (Thursday 14 May): Paestum – Napoli (142km, flat)
Another early outing for the sprinters, with only one minor climb to get out the way, very early on. It’s one for the history buffs: the stage begins near the ancient Greek temples of Paestum before a long ride up the Tyrrhenian coast, passing through the plain around Mount Vesuvius, before getting into 70km of urban sprawl, with plenty of road furniture to navigate before the finish line on the wide roads of central Naples.
The longest stage of the entire Giro and with the second-most altitude gain, stage seven is the toughest so far and the first proper GC test as the race enters the Apennines. There’s 4,600m of climbing to overcome, with the most notable climb the formidable Blockhaus – approached from the tougher Roccamorice road – and a summit finish atop its infamous slopes: it’s just shy of 14km, with nearly 10km of that at a bruising nine per cent gradient and highs of 14. The Red Bull Kilometre – with its bonus seconds – comes in its lower slopes and could be the springboard for a GC contender to launch to victory.
Stage eight sees more climbing but on shorter, punchier hills than stage seven, and at nearly 100km shorter in theory is an easier day in the saddle – but there are plenty of pitfalls as the riders travel up the Adriatic coast. With each climb followed by a sharp descent and straight into the next uphill, stage eight will require full concentration from the GC riders and their lieutenants. The toughest is the Reputolo, with gradients maxing out at 22 per cent, with another 10 per cent ramp up to the finish line in Fermo.
The final stage of the first week proper is another summit finish, with 2,400m to climb on the way there – all of that crammed into the final 30km. There’s a deceptively easy start, with a flat run to Bologna, before rising into the central Apennines with a category three climb, a very brief descent, and then the category one ascent to Corno alle Scale. It’s a similar route parcours to those often used in the Vuelta, with all the drama coming on the very last climb. Again the Red Bull Kilometre is on the lower slopes of the 10.8km last ascent, with more bonus seconds on offer.
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Monday 16 May – rest day
Stage 10 (Tuesday 19 May): Viareggio – Massa (42km, individual time trial)
After a rest day we’re straight back into GC action with the one and only time trial on this year’s route. It’s a pan-flat, fast, almost entirely straight run out and back from Viareggio, with only two sharp U-turns as it wends one way along the Tuscan coastline and then back up the other. The approach to the finish is also nice and simple: there’s a right-hander on the seafront with 1km to go, then another turn at 150m onto the finishing straight. It’s a TT for the specialists so expect the bigger engines to shine and the pure climbers to try to limit their losses.
Back into the hills on stage 11, with a chance to catch out the odd GC rider who hasn’t quite got back into the swing of things after the first rest day. It’s another run along the Tuscan coast, with a flat but technical first section before criss-crossing the hills – including three categorised climbs – before entering Chiavari. The riders will need to be on high alert for the final 5km as a short climb is followed by a technical descent.
Stage 12 takes the race back into sprinters’ territory with a start on the Liguarian coast. It’s by no means an easy day in the saddle, with two short, sharp category three climbs at Colle Giovo and Bric Berton to get over, but from there the sprinters’ teams have around 50km of descending and flat road to get themselves shipshape and claw back any aspiring breakaway on the flat road towards Milan.
Another stage in theory designed for the fast men, but this one has got a real sting in the tail in the form of two categorised climbs inside the final 20km, in the vicinity of Lake Maggiore. It’s almost entirely flat until then, setting up a real nervy finish – almost Milan-San Remo-esque in its design – as the race inches towards the foothills of the Alps and the Swiss border. The climb up Bieno is the hors-d’oeuvre, with the following category-three to Ungiasca a nasty one, with several kilometres at double-digit gradients. Then there’s a descent along the lakeside to the finish in Verbania, which could be contested either by punchier sprinters who have survived the climbs, or breakaway riders who excel going downhill.
The weekend kicks off with a short but fearsome mountain stage: only 133km but with just shy of 4,400m of elevation gain packed in, with little real recovery time, as the route alternates from descents into the valley to soaring high up in the Val d’Aosta. There is one category two climb and three category ones including the summit finish, the 16.5km ascent to Pila up the Gressan side, which returns to the Giro 30 years after it last featured, on a stage won by Robert Millar. All four climbs have double-digit gradients at their worst, and the climbing starts right from the gun as the riders head out of Aosta to Saint-Berthelemy. The final kilometres range from nine per cent to 11, and it’s all uphill to the line.
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Stage 15 (Sunday 24 May): Voghera – Milano (157km, flat)
The sprinters are rewarded for their Alpine slog on stage 14 with one last run out to end the second week. There’s only 200m of elevation gain on a very straightforward flat stage, with wide roads taking the peloton to Pavia before a jaunt along some sections of the traditional Milan-San Remo route. The finale is four laps of a simple 16.3km circuit on the flat boulevards of central Milan, with few technical corners to deal with, so it should be a classic bunch sprint.
Monday 25 May – rest day
Stage 16 (Tuesday 26 May): Bellinzona – Cari (113km, mountainous)
Racing resumes with the shortest road stage of the entire Giro, with 3,000m of climbing crammed into this outing entirely within Swiss borders. There are three individual climbs on the menu but two are covered twice over, in two laps of a punchy 22km circuit; the notable one is the category-two Leontica, with ranges from 8.5 to 14 per cent over its 3km length. From there it’s down into the Gotthard valley before the summit finish at Faido in the Cari ski resort: a category one, 12km climb with a nasty 13 per cent wall in its final kilometre. This stage looks perfectly designed to catch out the GC rider who took the rest day a bit too easy.
The GC battle gets a slight reprieve on a rolling stage well suited to the stage hunter. Heading north of Milan and bypassing Bergamo, near the stunning Lake Garda, there are three category three climbs, the last to Andalo-Lever just 9km from the finish, with a brief descent followed by another uphill to the line in Andalo. It’s a classic transitional stage before the weekend’s double-header of brutal days in the mountains which will decide the GC, so expect the major names to keep their powder dry and maybe give their lieutenants a run-about.
Stage 18 (Thursday 28 May): Fai della Paganella – Pieve di Soligo (171km, flat)
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Another bumpy outing with two categorised climbs but plenty of small rises, stage 18 is another transitional stage and the penultimate outing for the sprinters, who have a hefty two days in the mountains to surmount before the traditional run-out in Rome. It undulates through the valley roads between Trento and Treviso, heading southeast into the Veneto with the Dolomites looming ominously overhead. The final ‘muro’ climb 9km from the finish line will test the legs – it maxes out at 19 per cent – before a slightly tricky finale: mostly downhill with a couple of corners before an uphill drag to the line.
Stage 19 is the queen stage and likely where the winning move will be made, an epic outing in the Dolomites with 5,000m of climbing packed into the final 100km. A rolling first 46km leads into the first of six categorised climbs, with each of those coming essentially back-to-back with no respite.
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They are: the Passo Duran (max 14 per cent), Coi (max 19 per cent), Forcella Staulanza (max 10 per cent), Passo Giau (the Cima Coppi, the highest point of the whole race at 2,233m above sea level, max 14 per cent), the Passo Falzarego (max 10 per cent), and the 5km climb to to the finish at Piani di Pezze (max 15 per cent). It’s not just the climbing that matters: there’s a long descent of over 20km off the Falzarego to test the GC riders’ mettle too. Expect fireworks.
The climbing continues on stage 20, with room for another twist in the tale after yesterday’s gruelling effort. Another undulating start leads to a category three climb at Clauzetto, before a rolling approach to the 14.5km, category-one Piancavallo. It’s so good organisers RCS opted to include it twice, with a long descent including the Red Bull Kilometre – with more bonus seconds on offer – before it’s tackled a second time, ending with a summit finish. It’s a steep climb, averaging 9 per cent before a slight flat section and another 8 per cent section leading into a technical final kilometre.
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Stage 21 (Sunday 31 May): Roma – Roma (131km, flat)
After a flight down to Rome and with the destiny of the maglia rosa determined, the riders embark on the now-traditional final stage in the Italian capital. It’s pan-flat and relatively short, with the first section taken at a Sunday-jog pace as the winner and his team sip fizz and pose for photos on the flat, wide roads out to the coast at Ostia. From there it’s a turn back along the same roads into the centre of Rome itself, where the pace will steadily ramp up over eight laps of a 9.5km city-road circuit swinging past the Colosseum and other landmarks. It includes some technical corners and a few cobbled sections – known as sanpietrini – for extra jeopardy, with a minor tilt uphill on the finishing straight.
Barker was in the right place at the right time and snuck in a buzzer-beater to lift the Fire to a 98-96 win over the New York Liberty on Tuesday night.
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With the game tied up, Bridget Carleton tried to hit a 3-pointer over Liberty star Breanna Stewart, though Stewart tipped the ball just barely. But Barke found herself wide open in the lane, easly grabbed the rebound and put it back up before the horn sounded.
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That sent the Moda Center into a frenzy and sparked a huge celebration under the rim.
The win marked the first for the Fire since they returned to the WNBA this season along with the Toronto Tempo. The Fire played three seasons from 2000-2002, but ended up folding altogether.
The Fire fell to the Chicago Sky 98-83 in their season-opener, and dropped both of their preseason games.
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Barker finished with five points and went just 2-of-5 from the field off the bench in the win. She was selected with the No. 9 overall pick in last year’s draft by the Los Angeles Sparks, and she averaged just more than three points off the bench during her rookie campaign.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
This is PGA Championship week, after all, but this story is about a junior event he’d played in when he was 12. It was a qualifying event, he explained, and you could either take your result and enter that week’s main tournament, or use it in the future. But Scheffler’s dad, Scott, didn’t make it an either/or proposition. His son could play only in the qualifier. No tournament that week. The family had to be somewhere.
Deal. Scott dropped off Scottie. Scottie played. Scottie called him when it was over.
“He goes, ‘I don’t like this. This is not something I want to hear,’” the younger Scheffler said Tuesday at Aronimink Golf Club, the PGA’s host. “I said, ‘Well, dad, I won the qualifier.’ So if I win the qualifier, I get into the tournament, and I get to save the exemption. So I’m like, I got to play in the tournament.
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“He’s like, ‘Scottie, I told you, you can’t play in the tournament. I’m like, ‘But dad, I won.’”
Of course, he’d remember that story.
His mom probably does too.
Scheffler had been asked in his pre-PGA press conference for advice for young golfers and their parents, and he said his parents never pushed him. They’d drop him off with coach Randy Smith, and he was off.
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“I think there were more important things for them than my golf game,” Scheffler said. “I think growing up, especially when you look at youth sports today, I think you see a lot of parents that are overzealous. That’s not from a place where they don’t care. I think they want their kids to have success. I think they want them to do well. I think sometimes pushing them towards something is the best way to do it.
“Maybe it isn’t in some cases, but I think I did my best when my parents would drop me off at the golf course and let me do my thing. One of the first things that Randy taught my dad is when Scottie gets to the golf course, he takes his own bag off the golf cart, he sets up his own area. He doesn’t need you out there, this is his thing. I think they did a good job of guiding me along, helping me when I need help, but not pushing me to be anything other than a good student and a good person. It wasn’t all about golf with them.”
And his mom, Diane, did something that was “interesting,” he said.
She had a rule.
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“She never asked me what I shot,” Scheffler said. “She said, ‘If you want me to know what you shot, you’ll tell me.
Good advice, and the benefits are clear. Later in the press conference, Scheffler talked about how he’s internally focused and how he enjoys improving, and you can see where that took root. Naturally, he’d share some scores, though, including the one in the story that started this article. Which makes you curious:
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Did Scheffler play in that junior tournament?
And how’d he do?
He remembered that, too.
“So he ends up letting me play in the tournament,” Scheffler said, “and I remember calling him when the tournament ended, because the tournament was a couple of hours away, and he had to leave me there for a period of time. I was like 12 years old. He’s probably not going to be happy me telling this story.
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“I called him after the tournament, because the tournament ended, everything’s cleaned up, and he’s not going to be back for another hour or two. So I’m just out practicing after the tournament. I called him, ‘Well, dad’ — I told him what I shot, finished fifth. Now I’m fully exempt. We don’t have to worry about the qualifiers anymore. He’s like, ‘OK, great. I’ll be there in a couple hours.’”
During a Netflix documentary about the Reds’ success in Istanbul, Gerrard acknowledges he was in a “bad place” mentally, with a head like “a box of frogs”.
And he says criticism from then manager Rafael Benitez contributed to his potential departure from his boyhood club.
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In May 2005, Gerrard captained Liverpool to perhaps the most famous victory in their storied history as they came from 3-0 down at half-time against AC Milan to win on penalties and clinch the club’s fifth European Cup.
It was a moment fans hoped would convince Gerrard to commit his future to Liverpool amid interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid and Premier League champions Chelsea, who were managed at the time by Jose Mourinho.
Six weeks later, Gerrard announced he was leaving. Then he wasn’t.
“Mourinho was on the phone – the best manager in the world at the time, offering silly contracts, which would naturally turn your head. Chelsea were spending fortunes, he was guaranteed success there,” he says.
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“I can’t park my relationship with Liverpool. When they came, I didn’t know which way to go. Mentally, I was in a bad place. My head was like a box of frogs.”
Benitez’s demeanour didn’t help.
“I felt like he didn’t rate me, he didn’t trust me, he didn’t want me,” says Gerrard, 45.
“I’ve always been clear that I want to be a Liverpool player and a Liverpool player only, but with that doubt and with that coldness and being part of a team where you don’t believe that you can compete at the top, that’s when your head gets turned.”
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Gerrard’s former team-mate Jamie Carragher feels Gerrard “probably needed an arm round his shoulder”.
“Rafa Benitez was never going to do that,” says the Sky Sports pundit. “He’s very unemotional.”
Throughout the documentary, former players describe how Benitez’s criticism and obsession with granular tactical detail sometimes jarred.
Gerrard, in particular, felt that.
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“My game… was about emotion, passion, desire, commitment, for the badge, for the [Liver] bird, for the family,” he says. “It was in me and I felt like he wanted to really remodel me.
“Nothing would ever satisfy him.”
Benitez, 66, defends his approach.
“When I joined Liverpool, there was a culture based on emotion,” he says. “Football requires more than that. If you’re really emotional, you don’t find the way to success.”
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Time has been a healer – and Gerrard is now able to appreciate the Spaniard’s methods.
“I look back at Rafa and think he’s the best coach I have worked with,” he says.
TORONTO – Down 5-0 in the seventh inning, the Toronto Blue Jays seemed to be headed for a dispiriting, one-sided loss.
They tied the score with an impressive seventh-inning rally, but the Tampa Bay Rays scored two in the tenth and the Blue Jays still lost for the third time in a row. So while this loss wasn’t as one-sided as it could have been, that doesn’t change the bottom line.
Now 18-24, the Blue Jays are a season-worst six games below .500 and they’ve lost all five of the games they’ve played against the Rays this season. Bit by bit, the losses are piling up for the Blue Jays and the list of concerns is growing longer.
Of course, the loss would have been far more one-sided without a five-run seventh from the Blue Jays. Hits by Ernie Clement, Jesus Sanchez and George Springer got the rally going, but it was a two-run double by Yohendrick Piñango that brought the Blue Jays to within one. One batter later, Junior Caminero made an error and Piñango scored to tie the game.
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But while the Rays scored twice in the tenth, the Blue Jays managed just one run in the bottom half of the inning.
To be fair, some teams recover from worse records every year. The problem is, most teams that start like this don’t recover – so if the Blue Jays want to be the exception to prove the rule, they need better results soon.
Those solutions could come from any number of sources. As injured position players like Alejandro Kirk, Nathan Lukes and Addison Barger make their way back this month, the roster will get stronger both on offence and on defence.
But the timeline for others, like Jose Berrios and Max Scherzer, is murkier, meaning the Blue Jays essentially have four and a half starters right now, depending on what they decide to do with Spencer Miles.
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As for Corbin, he acquitted himself well enough Tuesday, scattering nine hits over 4.1 innings while allowing three runs. There wasn’t a whole lot of bat missing here – just four swinging strikes and one strikeout – but he continues holding his own as a credible depth starter.
While Vladimir Guerrero Jr. contributed a sacrifice fly in the tenth, he was hitless in four at-bats and continues seeking his first extra-base hit in May.
When the topic of Guerrero Jr. came up before the game, manager John Schneider pointed out the work the 27-year-old puts in behind the scenes and noted that some other prominent sluggers are off to slow starts. Then he returned to the question.
“What am I seeing from Vladimir? I think he’s trying to do a lot. He’s trying to do a little bit too much.”
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“He wants to be the guy to carry us and the more he does that the harder it gets,” Schneider continued. “From a swing standpoint, I feel like he’s just a tick off with his timing, with his load, his bat tip. And they’re pitching him tough. It’s like hard sinkers in (and) breaking balls away. He’s got to just have a game or two to kind of get himself going.”
As for the Blue Jays’ defence, Daulton Varsho made a tremendous catch in centre field in the tenth, but there were other moments where balls evaded the likes of Varsho, Ernie Clement and Davis Schneider, continuing a trend of hit-and-miss defence.
As a team, the Blue Jays ranked seventh in MLB in outs above average entering play Tuesday. But while the numbers are respectable, those who know this team understand that there’s another level of defensive performance possible here.
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“Totally,” Schneider said. “You want to just make a couple more plays or play a little bit tighter, give yourself a chance to come back. And there’s games that we’ve just straight out gotten beat. But I think the (defensive) expectation for this group is higher than what they’ve shown for sure.”
During the early portion of the week, the NFL’s broadcasting partners will each get to announce a game or two that will be featured on their schedule this year and that process started on Monday with NBC revealing that the New York Giants will be hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the first Sunday night game of the season.
The Cowboys actually had two of their games announced on Monday with Fox revealing that Dallas would be hosting the Philadelphia Eagles on Thanksgiving (Week 12).
The Cowboys will also be taking part in the NFL’s first game ever in Rio De Janeiro, which will take place in Week 3 on CBS. That’s one of a record-setting nine international games that will be played in 2026. The NFL will be revealing the full international slate on Wednesday at 9 a.m. ET on “Good Morning Football.”
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Of course, it’s completely possible that all nine of those games get leaked out before then, and that’s exactly what happened. We have the full international schedule below.
The biggest day for leaks will be on Thursday and since it’s hard to keep track of all the leaks, we’re going to do that here by keeping a running list of every game that’s officially announced and every game that’s leaked out.
With that in mind, let’s get to our list (And as a quick note, if a week on the schedule isn’t listed below, it’s because we don’t have any information or leaks on that week just yet. For instance, you’ll notice that Week 13 isn’t listed, but that doesn’t mean Week 13 has been canceled, it just means we don’t have anything to put there yet).
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Week 1 (Sept. 9-14)
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Thursday, Sept. 10
49ers vs. Rams, 8:35 p.m. ET (Netflix) — Melbourne, Australia
Sunday, Sept. 13
Cowboys at Giants, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
Monday, Sept. 14
Broncos at Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Week 2 (Sept. 17-21)
Thursday, Sept. 17
Lions at Bills, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon)
Week 3 (Sept. 24-28)
Sunday, Sept. 27
Week 4 (Oct. 1-5)
Sunday, Oct. 4
Week 5 (Oct. 8-12)
Sunday, Oct. 11
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Week 6 (Oct. 15-19)
Sunday, Oct. 18
Week 7 (Oct. 22-26)
Sunday, Oct. 25
Steelers vs. Saints, 9:30 a.m. ET — Paris (Source)
Week 9 (Nov. 5-9)
Sunday, Nov. 8
Bengals vs. Falcons, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) — Madrid
Week 10 (Nov. 12-16)
Sunday, Nov. 15
Patriots vs. Lions, 9:30 a.m. ET (Fox) — Munich, Germany (Source)
Week 11 (Nov. 19-23)
Sunday, Nov. 22
Vikings vs. 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) — Mexico City (Source)
Punjab Kings enjoyed a dream start to their IPL 2026 campaign, winning six of their first seven matches, with one game ending in no result, to comfortably sit at the top of the points table during the first half of the season. However, their momentum has dramatically slipped in recent weeks, with the side suffering four consecutive defeats in the second half of the tournament. With only three league matches remaining, Punjab now find themselves under pressure, needing at least two wins to secure a place in the playoffs.Their next challenge comes against Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala. Punjab had defeated MI earlier this season at the Wankhede Stadium, and this upcoming clash will mark the second meeting between the two sides in IPL 2026. Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, have already been knocked out of playoff contention.
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One of Punjab’s standout performers this season has been Prabhsimran Singh, who has scored 382 runs in 11 matches. However, the young opener has struggled for rhythm in recent games, managing scores of just 15, 3, and 18 against Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Delhi Capitals respectively. His dip in form has affected Punjab’s ability. Ahead of the crucial encounter against Mumbai Indians, the 25-year-old appealed to fans to come out in large numbers and support the team in Dharamshala as Punjab look to revive their playoff hopes.“Sat Sri Akal, Sher Squad! I’m speaking to you from Dharamsala. We’ve certainly lost four matches, but we’re still fourth on the table, and we’ll make sure to qualify and lift the trophy. I can only say that your support is very important to us. Support us and turn Dharamsala red. The next match is against Mumbai; we have to win it and make a comeback from there. We will lift the trophy. Support us; your support is very much needed,” Prabhsimran said in the video. With six wins, four losses, and one no-result from their first 11 matches, Punjab Kings are currently placed fourth on the points table. However, the playoff race remains extremely tight, with Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals closely following them in fifth and sixth positions respectively. Another defeat, especially against Mumbai Indians in their upcoming fixture, could potentially push Punjab in trouble for playoff race.
Vasiliy Lomachenko looks set to make a stunning return to boxing.
Lomachenko had a spectacular amateur career, finishing with a record of 396-1 whilst becoming a two-time Olympic gold medallist, and he then entered the professional ranks and challenged for world honours in just his second bout.
While he may have come up short in that clash, he made up for it in his third outing when he won the WBO featherweight title, before he also went on to become WBO super-featherweight champion and unified lightweight world champion.
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The Ukrainian was commended for fighting above his natural weight and claiming wins over fighters such as Jorge Linares and Jose Pedraza, but he was beaten twice at 135lbs, first a loss to Teofimo Lopez in October 2020 before a controversial defeat to Devin Haney in May 2023.
Lomachenko did bounce back with a stoppage win over George Kambosos in May 2024 to become IBF lightweight champion, and it seemed that would be the final time he entered the ring as he officially announced his retirement in June 2025 after months of speculation.
That could all be about to change though, after it was reported by Mike Coppinger that he is set to end that retirement and return this year for ‘big fights only’.
“Vasiliy Lomachenko is coming out of retirement and is targeting a return in fall of this year, sources tell Ring Magazine. Lomachenko’s contract with Top Rank expires today and he’s now a promotional free agent. He only wants the big fights, I’m told, no tuneups.”
With the back injury now seemingly a thing of the past, it could pave the way for a clash with Davis once again, while there are also a number of other intriguing options – including Shakur Stevenson, who has always called for the fight – for the former pound-for-pound superstar.
Just days after NJ Transit reduced 2026 FIFA World Cup train ticket prices after backlash, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced yet another cut.
Last week, the round-trip tickets from New York Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey were cut from the initial cost of $150 to $105.
Now, Sherrill announced the tickets have gone down to $98 round-trip ahead of them going on sale Tuesday night.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., narrowly carried Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s battleground district in 2025.(Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
“Good news: Ahead of NJ TRANSIT World Cup train tickets going on sale tonight, @NJTRANSIT is lowering ticket prices to $98 without New Jersey taxpayer money,” Sherrill wrote on X.
“Thank you to our partners — DoorDash, Audible, FanDuel, DraftKings, PSE&G, South Jersey Industries, and American Water — for helping make this possible.
“We’re excited to host a world-class event this summer and showcase New Jersey on a global stage.”
NJ Transit and the FIFA New York New Jersey Host Committee caught flak after the originally announced $150 price of the round-trip tickets. Their argument was it would eventually cost taxpayers if they didn’t have that abnormal price set for the influx of those getting to MetLife Stadium from New York City.
Then, NJ Transit announced last week it received monetary support from “sponsors and other sources” in able to get prices lowered. Now we know those sponsors after Sherrill’s statement on social media.
Sherrill and FIFA got into a spat after the $150 price came out as well. The governor said FIFA should help pay for train tickets, while the governing body criticized Sherrill’s “unprecedented” plan and added that the expensive train tickets would have a “chilling effect” on the fan experience.
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Transit officials are preparing for an unprecedented number of riders during World Cup matches this summer.(Luke Hales/Getty Images)
“Governor Sherrill has been clear that FIFA should contribute to transport its fans to World Cup games. Since it hasn’t, she directed NJ Transit to seek private and non-taxpayer dollars to significantly reduce the fare,” a spokesperson for Sherrill told The Athletic. “The Governor appreciates all the companies that have already stepped up to lower the costs for ticket holders. She will continue to ensure the World Cup is an experience that benefits fans and all New Jerseyans.”
NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri defended the original price, saying the ultimate cost to the public transportation company shouldn’t burden New Jersey commuters.
“It is an exciting moment for New Jersey to showcase New Jersey’s diversity as well as its economic standing in the country and in the world. Equally important, (Sherrill) has said that New Jersey commuters cannot and will not subsidize the movement of fans going to the game, because that would not be fair,” Kolluri said, reiterating that the tournament will cost NJ Transit $48 million.
“In order to move 40,000 people and to pay for the cost of $6 million (per game), we have to charge $150.”
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The regular train fare from New York Penn Station to MetLife Stadium round-trip is $12.90.
Commuters move through the NJ Transit section of Penn Station in New York City on May 20, 2025, after NJ Transit resumed operations following a tentative deal to end a three-day strike by train engineers.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, parking has been prohibited at MetLife Stadium, and ride-sharing will be limited, ultimately leading to a natural increase in NJ Transit commutes for World Cup matches.
The first game at MetLife Stadium is June 13 with a group stage match between Brazil and Morocco.
Quordle Answers (May 13, 2026): Struggling to solve today’s Quordle? No worries. We have today’s Quordle hints and answers for you to solve it on your own!
If you’re a fan of word puzzles, you probably already know that Quordle is a more challenging version of Wordle. Instead of guessing just one word, Quordle requires you to guess four five-letter words simultaneously within nine attempts.
We’ll offer a few hints to nudge you in the right direction for solving today’s Quordle (May 13, 2026) on your own. If you’re still struggling, we’ll reveal the Quordle answers as well.
Oh, and yes, we also have today’s answers for Quordle Chill and Quordle Extreme modes. And if you still want more, we have the answers for Quordle Sequence and the Quordle Weekly Challenge.
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Ready to tackle today’s Quordle? Let’s dive in!
WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Only read on if you want to know today’s Quordle answers.
Let’s start with the Daily Quordle. Here are a few hints to help you solve the puzzles:
Daily Quordle Hint 1: How many vowels are in each word?
The first word (top-left) has 1 vowel.
The second word (top-right) has 2 vowels.
The third word (bottom-left) has 2 vowels.
The fourth word (bottom-right) has 2 vowels.
Daily Quordle Hint 2: How many double letters are there in today’s words?
The first word (top-left) has 1 letter repeated twice
The second word (top-right) has no repeated letters
The third word (bottom-left) has no repeated letters
The fourth word (bottom-right) has 1 letter repeated twice
Daily Quordle Hint 3: What is the starting letter for each word?
The first word (top-left) starts with “S”.
The second word (top-right) starts with “C”.
The third word (bottom-left) starts with “I”.
The fourth word (bottom-right) starts with “S”.
If you still need help with today’s Quordle Answer, you can try our Wordle Solver. Although it was built for Wordle, it can still help you narrow down the possible answers for Quordle as well.
Today’s Daily Quordle Answers
Spoiler alert: The Daily Quordle answers for today are provided below.
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Are you ready?
Today’s Quordle answers for Wednesday, May 13, 2026, are:
If you managed to crack all four, great job! If not, don’t sweat it—there’s always another chance with tomorrow’s puzzles. If you can’t wait till tomorrow, the Quordle game has many modes that you can try today. And yes, we have the answers and hints to help you out here as well.
Today’s Daily Chill Quordle Hints
The Daily: Chill mode gives you 12 tries to get the 4 words. Here are some Quordle hints to help you get started.
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Quordle Chill Hint 1: How many vowels are in each word?
The first word (top-left) has 2 vowels.
The second word (top-right) has 2 vowels.
The third word (bottom-left) has 1 vowel.
The fourth word (bottom-right) has 1 vowel.
Quordle Chill Hint 2: How many double letters are there in today’s words?
The first word (top-left) has 1 letter repeated twice
The second word (top-right) has 1 letter repeated twice
The third word (bottom-left) has 1 letter repeated twice
The fourth word (bottom-right) has no repeated letters
Quordle Chill Hint 3: What is the starting letter for each word?
The first word (top-left) starts with “G”.
The second word (top-right) starts with “S”.
The third word (bottom-left) starts with “H”.
The fourth word (bottom-right) starts with “B”.
Those are today’s Quordle hints for the Daily: Chill mode.
Today’s Daily Chill Quordle Answers
If you haven’t solved it yet, we have the Quordle answers for the Chill mode right here.
Today’s Quordle answers for the Daily Chill mode for Wednesday, May 13, 2026, are:
Let’s look at the Quordle hints and answers for the Daily Extreme mode next.
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Today’s Daily Extreme Quordle Hints
Let’s look at the Quordle hints for the Extreme mode. Please note that you only have 8 tries!
Quordle Extreme Hint 1: How many vowels are in each word?
The first word (top-left) has 3 vowels.
The second word (top-right) has 2 vowels.
The third word (bottom-left) has 1 vowel.
The fourth word (bottom-right) has 1 vowel.
Quordle Extreme Hint 2: How many double letters are there in today’s words?
The first word (top-left) has 1 letter repeated twice
The second word (top-right) has no repeated letters
The third word (bottom-left) has no repeated letters
The fourth word (bottom-right) has 1 letter repeated twice
Quordle Extreme Hint 3: What is the starting letter for each word?
The first word (top-left) starts with “A”.
The second word (top-right) starts with “L”.
The third word (bottom-left) starts with “B”.
The fourth word (bottom-right) starts with “S”.
If you’re still working on it, the Quordle answers for the Extreme mode are the next thing you’ll see.
Today’s Daily Extreme Quordle Answers
If you didn’t get a single answer, I hope you have four turns remaining. You will need them to enter the Quordle Extreme answers that are shared below.
Today’s Quordle answers for the Daily Extreme mode for Wednesday, May 13, 2026, are:
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Let’s try to solve the next Quordle challenge that updates daily – the Quordle Sequence.
Today’s Quordle Sequence Hints
You’ve got 10 chances to solve Sequence, but be strategic and don’t waste them all on your first guess. Check out these hints to help you:
Quordle Sequence Hint 1: How many vowels are in each word?
The first word (top-left) has 1 vowel.
The second word (top-right) has 1 vowel.
The third word (bottom-left) has 1 vowel.
The fourth word (bottom-right) has 2 vowels.
Quordle Sequence Hint 2: How many double letters are there in today’s words?
The first word (top-left) has no repeated letters
The second word (top-right) has 1 letter repeated twice
The third word (bottom-left) has no repeated letters
The fourth word (bottom-right) has 1 letter repeated twice
Quordle Sequence Hint 3: What is the starting letter for each word?
The first word (top-left) starts with “D”.
The second word (top-right) starts with “S”.
The third word (bottom-left) starts with “M”.
The fourth word (bottom-right) starts with “C”.
One tip to solving Quordle Sequence is to use 3 words with completely different letters. This will create a base when you try to solve the next word.
Today’s Quordle Sequence Answers
We have today’s Quordle Sequence answers for you right below.
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Today’s Quordle answers for Sequence for Wednesday, May 13, 2026, are:
That wraps up all the daily Quordle answers. Let’s try solving the Weekly Challenge next (if you haven’t already).
Today’s Quordle Hints for the Weekly Challenge
The Quordle Weekly Challenge resets every Monday. So if you’ve already played and solved it, then you can skip this for now.
If you haven’t, well then we’ll help you out!
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Note: The Weekly challenge gets activated only if you have solved today’s answer for the Daily Quordle Classic mode. If you missed it, you can always try again tomorrow.
Let’s check out the Quordle Hints for the Weekly Challenge.
Quordle Weekly Challenge Hint 1: How many vowels are in each word?
The first word (top-left) has 2 vowels.
The second word (top-right) has 2 vowels.
The third word (bottom-left) has 3 vowels.
The fourth word (bottom-right) has 2 vowels.
Quordle Weekly Challenge Hint 2: How many double letters are there in today’s words?
The first word (top-left) has no repeated letters
The second word (top-right) has no repeated letters
The third word (bottom-left) has 1 letter repeated twice
The fourth word (bottom-right) has no repeated letters
Quordle Weekly Challenge Hint 3: What is the starting letter for each word?
The first word (top-left) starts with “Q”.
The second word (top-right) starts with “P”.
The third word (bottom-left) starts with “U”.
The fourth word (bottom-right) starts with “U”.
That’s the Quordle hints for the Weekly Challenge. If you are still stuck, let’s check out the Quordle answers.
Today’s Answers for the Quordle Weekly Challenge
Today’s Quordle Weekly Challenge Answers for the week of May 11th to May 17th, are:
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And that’s a wrap! That’s all the Quordle answers for the day.
Previous Quordle Answers
Looking for the answers to the previous Quordle puzzles? Here is a list of answers for Quordle’s Daily: Classic mode for the last 7 days:
If your thirst for word games hasn’t been quenched yet, may I suggest Blossom? It’s available on Merriam-Webster — the same place you’re playing Quordle. If you need help in this game, you can use our Spelling Bee Solver tool. Yes, we made it for a different game but it works for Blossom.
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