Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look to strengthen their hold on a top-two finish when they face a resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders side in IPL 2026. RCB climbed to the top of the table after a thrilling last-ball win over Mumbai Indians in Raipur, but they now face a KKR team that has rediscovered form at a crucial stage of the season.
KKR’s turnaround has been remarkable after managing just one point from their opening six matches. The side has bounced back with four consecutive wins to revive their playoff hopes, drawing comparisons to RCB’s memorable comeback in IPL 2024 when Bengaluru recovered from seven losses in eight games to qualify for the playoffs.
While RCB have been among the most consistent teams this season, there are signs of concern in their batting lineup. With Phil Salt sidelined due to injury, Jacob Bethell has struggled to make an impact in recent matches. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s back-to-back ducks have exposed the middle order earlier than expected. Jitesh Sharma and Romario Shepherd have also found runs hard to come by, leaving RCB searching for greater stability at the top and through the middle overs.
For KKR, spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has been central to their resurgence, taking eight wickets in his last four games. However, his availability for the upcoming clash remains uncertain after suffering an apparent injury during recent matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals.
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KKR’s batting unit, though, has found much-needed rhythm, with the top order contributing consistently. Finn Allen starred in their previous outing with an unbeaten 47-ball century, further boosting the team’s confidence heading into this crucial encounter.
The pitch at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur is expected to be a balanced, black-soil surface that offers a stern test for batters. Unlike the ultra-high-scoring flat tracks seen across other venues this season, Raipur provides noticeable assistance to disciplined bowlers.
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RCB vs KKR IPL Match: Raipur Weather Update
Clear and dry conditions are forecast for tonight’s match. Despite recent unseasonal rain disrupting practice sessions earlier in the week, weather systems have fully cleared. A full 40-over game is guaranteed with 0% chance of rain during match hours. As temperatures cool down to 27°C under clear night skies, moderate dew is expected to develop during the second innings.
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RCB vs KKR: Predicted Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Venkatesh Iyer/Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
The RCB vs KKR clash will be held at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur. The game will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.
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IPL Toss Today Timing
The toss for today’s IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders will take place at 7:00 PM IST, while the match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST.
Due to the nature of that loss and past injuries, many felt Spence’s time as a fighter had come to an end, and were expecting a retirement announcement rather than the confirmation of a comeback.
Speaking to former opponent Shawn Porter on FOX Sports, Spence confirmed that the long-rumoured clash with Sebastian Fundora was top of his hit list.
“[Tszyu] wasn’t the best that I could get. I’m not crazy, but I bar nothing. So I was looking at Fundora, I was looking at top names.
“I’m the type of guy I really don’t believe in ring rust. If I look good in the gym for nine, ten weeks, why I can’t look good in the fight? That’s a mental thing … I feel like come fight night I’m gonna show everybody that ring rust is not a thing. It’s not a thing for me at all.”
WBC super-welterweight champion Fundora had openly discussed the Spence fight, with several rumoured dates coming and going over the past twelve months. ‘The Towering Inferno’ instead faced Keith Thurman back in March, retaining his belt by sixth-round stoppage.
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Should Spence beat Tszyu and look good doing it, he may well look to re-enter those talks. His return will be set at a catchweight of 158lbs with a view to making it down to 154.
Sonny Sekhon still remembers the moment it took hold, this love that’s governed the past three decades of his life.
He was four years old, sitting on the couch beside his grandfather in his family home in Edmonton. The Oilers were on the TV, and the city, in 1990, was still basking in the glow of a dynastic run that had seen the club amass five Stanley Cups in seven years.
“My dad’s dad, he came to Canada in 1983. I don’t know what the fascination was, I don’t know why he was so quick to gravitate to the Oilers,” Sekhon says. “My uncles, they all play field hockey, so that was one theory. The other theory is just that it was the ’80s Oilers — how could you not love them?”
Sekhon remembers seeing that love in his grandfather that day on the couch.
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“I can remember it vividly,” he continues. “Watching these hockey games. I remember him yelling at the TV in Punjabi. This guy — who never saw ice in his life, didn’t speak English, wore a turban and had a full beard — I remember his passion for this game that at that point had probably no place for someone like him.”
Growing up in a city whose love for the sport had reached a fever pitch, Sekhon found himself at a rink a few years later, ready to take the ice for the first time. He got a sense then of his own place in the game, too.
“I remember going to my first-ever tryouts,” he says. “My actual legal name is Harinder Singh Sekhon — Sonny is my [nickname]. And I remember going to Clare Drake Arena, my mom dropping me off. I’m all ready to go, and the coaches come in and do a roll call. You know, it’s ‘Brady,’ ‘Matt,’ very Canadian English names — and then the instructor says ‘Harinder.’ And these kids start giggling. And I just remember feeling upset. I remember sitting in the room and crying.”
But in the same moment he first felt the game’s ability to push him away, Sekhon felt its capacity to bring a room together, too, when the father of another kid at the skate came over to offer some words of encouragement.
“He sat beside me on the bench and put his arm around me, and he just told me about how much he loved the game,” Sekhon says. “He said, ‘You know, I bet you’re going to get out there and I bet you’re going to love it. And if you don’t, that’s okay.’ So, I bought in, I was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll give it a try.’
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“And here we are, 33 years later, talking about why I love the game.”
In those 33 years, Sekhon’s passion for the sport has become a foundational piece of his life in Edmonton. On Monday, he was announced as one of three Canadian finalists for the NHL’s Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, an honour granted by the league to those who positively impact their community through hockey.
Sekhon’s nomination comes as a result of his role in founding the Punjabi Elite League, a ball hockey program in Edmonton aimed at fostering connection within the city’s Punjabi community and creating opportunities for Punjabi youth in the sport.
The seeds of the league were first planted eight years ago, when Sekhon and some friends started organizing three-on-three ball hockey tournaments in Edmonton as an off-shoot of a larger tournament held down the road in Calgary. A league eventually took shape, the Punjabi Ball Hockey League, run by others in the community, bringing together hundreds of players — including Sekhon, who suited up as a captain for one of the PBHL’s squads.
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Then, in 2025, a plot twist thrust Sekhon into a far more central role.
“I wasn’t even playing anymore — I have a small son, my focus was him,” he says. “It was April 1st — I thought these guys were playing a joke on me. I was standing in the lobby of the Bellagio [in Las Vegas], I was going to the Oilers game that day, and my phone starts to ring. One after another, I’m getting phone calls from different captains in the PBHL and they’re saying, ‘Check your email, check your email.’ Out of nowhere, the league had decided to fold.”
Sekhon, who’s long been involved in community organizing in Edmonton and has spent a decade-and-a-half helping to organize the city’s hallowed Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament — which hosted the likes of Steven Stamkos, Auston Matthews and Macklin Celebrini as 10-year-olds — was called on to chart a path forward.
“That’s where the [Punjabi Elite] League started,” Sekhon says. “I already had all this infrastructure from the tournaments. … I didn’t promise anything, but I said I would try. We had a very tight turnaround. And it’s a very expensive venture to start a league.
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“But we made it happen.”
In addition to founding the PEL, Sekhon has spent a decade-and-a-half helping to organize Edmonton’s Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament, which hosted the likes of Steven Stamkos, Auston Matthews and Macklin Celebrini as 10-year-olds. (Photo courtesy of Sonny Sekhon)
It wasn’t easy. Logistics aside, there was also life to deal with. Sekhon’s young son was navigating some health issues at the time. The family was stretched thin, looking for answers.
If Sekhon was going to take on trying to fill the gap left by the PBHL, he knew he couldn’t do it alone. He reached out to Arjun Atwal, a junior hockey and USports standout who’s heavily involved with Edmonton’s community sports scene as well — and a former O’Ree Award nominee himself — to help get the new league off the ground.
“The first two weeks were such a blur,” Sekhon says. “It was a lot of us calling anyone we knew. A lot of phone calls asking for favours, trying to get ice time, trying to get floor time, trying to find referees. No exaggeration, literally hundreds of hours combined. … We knew that if we could pull it off and we could just get it going, then we could sustain it. So, we put everything we could into it.
“We’re in Season 2 now. The games are going on — we’ve got five games tonight, five games tomorrow. We love it.”
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Now in full flight, the Punjabi Elite League consists of eight teams, each run by its captain, the rosters sorted through a live draft. Players can be traded, and there’s a waiver wire in case injuries shake up a roster. The squads play a 14-game season, with a social-media team working to tell players’ stories along the way.
The goal for the future is to keep building — the league is planning on expanding to add a women’s hockey season and growing its programming for kids. And while the PEL charges for men’s hockey, on par with other men’s leagues in the city, all its current programming for women’s hockey development and youth hockey is free, says Sekhon.
The impact has already been clear to Sekhon in the kids he’s seen fall in love with the game like he once did.
“You just see the growth and development in the players. You see them coming out of their shells,” Sekhon says. “We have one kid in our program — this is a guy that was a little nervous to play, took time away from the game, came to one of our summer summits, played ball hockey, played ice hockey, we did some seminars with him. And then this year he actually was the Rona Skater [at an Oilers game].
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“We got to watch this kid who wasn’t sure if this was his jam — and he’s taking a warm-up lap with the Oilers flag and standing on the ice with the players. You know, it’s very surreal.”
For Sekhon, it goes beyond hockey. It’s about something more deeply rooted, a philosophy that’s long guided his understanding of what it means to be part of a community.
“I don’t go to the Gurdwara often, but I grew up in a Sikh family. And there’s a tenant [in Sikhism] — it’s called seva, which means selfless service to the community,” he says. “I always liked that. For me, the spiritual connection was always just doing work for the people around you. That was always in the back of my mind.”
It’s much the same story for the others helping to run the Punjabi Elite League, too.
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“You can see that belief in seva echo through the whole league,” Sekhon says. “On April 1st this year, we had our largest kids’ game ever. We had 63 kids sign up and we had 47 show up. We anticipated we would have 30, so we were slammed. It was way more than me and Arjun could possibly handle ourselves. So, I put the call out, I sent a message to all the captains. To no surprise, every single captain came. We had our female coaches from the ice-hockey side come, we had sponsors come, we had parents of kids come. All of a sudden, we have like 75 people there — no one’s getting paid, people are taking half-days off work, no questions asked.
“Because they all also believe in seva, also believe that we have to do these things. We have to pay it forward. If no one’s willing to roll up their sleeves, these opportunities don’t just arrive for their kids.”
Sekhon helps coach a session for AZ1 Hockey, along with Arjun Atwal (left) and Dampy Brar (right). (Photo courtesy of Sonny Sekhon)
It’s not only the kids in the community feeling the impact of this work, though, this effort to expand the ideas of who the game belongs to and who belongs to the game. Sekhon got an unforgettable reminder of that a few years back, during a conversation with his father.
“My dad came from Ludhiana, Punjab, in 1974. You know, like so many stories, he took any job he could get — cutting grass, driving a taxi — and eventually made his way out west,” Sekhon says. “I remember three years ago, when the Oilers did their first-ever South Asian night, I requested they do a jersey with ‘Sekhon’ on the back and ‘74.’ … I tried to give it to him, and my dad was like, ‘No, no, you keep it. It’s yours.’ But I remember when he turned it around and he looked at the number, I thought he was going to cry.
“I think just, for him, within a generation, just being able to see his culture, see his son,” Sekhon continues, his voice breaking for a moment, overcome with emotion. “I just don’t think he ever would have imagined it.”
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Sekhon’s hope is that one day these gestures won’t seem so moving, that the sport will get to a place wherein there will be no need for such displays of acceptance — no need, even, for the Punjabi Elite League.
“My long-term goal is to put myself out of business,” he says. “Because I would love to live in a world where we don’t have to organize community-based leagues, because everybody is just so accepted.
“But the need exists because that’s not the case. Until it is the case, I’m there. I’ll always be there.”
Paris Saint-Germain face Lens on Wednesday in a rescheduled match from the 29th round of Ligue 1, with both teams’ league positions already decided. It will be “a celebration of French football”, according to PSG coach Luis Enrique.
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The Ligue 1 dream continues for Rodez after beating Red Star in the first round of the Ligue 2 playoffs. In tennis, Jannik Sinner continues to break records. The fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia has concluded. The NBA is in mourning after the sudden death of Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke at the age of 29.
NEW DELHI: Indian hockey icon PR Sreejesh has publicly questioned Hockey India over its continued preference for foreign coaches after revealing that his stint as coach of the junior men’s side has come to an abrupt end.In a strongly-worded social media post, Sreejesh claimed he was removed despite guiding the team to success in every tournament under his watch, and suggested that the decision was made to bring in a foreign coach instead.The former goalkeeper, widely considered one of India’s brightest long-term coaching prospects after retirement, said the development had left him stunned.“It seems like my coaching career comes to an end after 1.5 years, during which we played five tournaments and secured five podium finishes, including a Junior World Cup bronze medal,” Sreejesh wrote.
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‘Removed despite results’Under Sreejesh, the Indian junior men’s team won the Men’s Junior Asia Cup gold medal, secured bronze at the Sultan of Johor Cup and also finished with bronze at the FIH Junior Men’s World Cup. Across five tournaments, the side finished on the podium each time.Sreejesh pointed out that he had heard of coaches losing jobs after poor results, but said his case was entirely different.“I have heard about coaches getting fired after bad performances. But this is the first time I am experiencing being removed to make way for a foreign coach,” he said.Questions for Hockey IndiaSreejesh revealed the explanation he was allegedly given by the federation. According to him, the decision was linked to the preference of the senior men’s coaching setup.“The Hockey India President stated that the chief coach of the senior men’s team prefers a foreign head coach for the junior team, believing it will help develop Indian hockey from the junior level through to the senior level,” he wrote.That prompted his pointed question: “Can’t Indian coaches develop Indian hockey?”Contrast with minister’s messageSreejesh also revealed that he had received encouragement earlier this year from Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to take on larger responsibilities in India’s build-up to the 2036 Summer Olympics.“On 07-03-2026, during a meeting with the Hon’ble Sports Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, I was told, ‘Sreejesh, we need coaches like you to step up and lead our country as we prepare for 2036,’” he said.He contrasted that backing with what he described as the federation’s current approach.“However, Hockey India continues to place its trust in foreign coaches over Indian ones across all four teams,” he concluded.
After a buzzy, nearly two-month pre-seeding on global tours, Titleist is pulling back the cover on its latest metalwoods.
The company is announcing its new GTS2, 3 and 4 drivers along with GTS2 and 3 metalwoods, the most adjustable club line ever from Titleist, thanks to increased use of Titleist’s Proprietary Matrix Polymer construction.
“When we talk about driver design, it’s never about the one feature or benefit — it’s about all of them,” said Stephanie Luttrell, Titleist’s senior director of metalwood R&D, said in a release. “Ball speed, forgiveness, spin stability, adjustability, exceptional sound and feel … these are all attributes that golfers care about. It’s our job to design a lineup that elevates performance across the board without sacrificing in key areas, and we feel we’ve done that with GTS.”
The drivers launched on the PGA Tour at the Texas Children’s Houston Open in March and have been gamed by more than 50 players, including Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. The fairway woods launched at the RBC Heritage and Cameron Young quickly added a GTS3 7-wood to his bag. Previously, there was no “3” 7-wood.
Keep reading below for more on the Titleist GTS Metalwoods, including my take on the release.
Splitting it up
Titleist’s GT drivers introduced the company’s Proprietary Matrix Polymer for the crown of the driver. For GTS, Titleist leveraged the material to make up 60 percent of the driver’s surface, dramatically removing weight from the middle of the head.
Despite taking up 60 percent of the surface area, the PMP material takes up just 13 percent of the driver’s mass, allowing designers to re-allocate that mass to the front and back of the head.
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A rendering of the new Split Mass construction.
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“We’ve essentially been able to evaporate the midsection of the head,” Lutrell told GOLF.com. “What it’s allowed us to do is take 40 grams of titanium mass out, and now we’ve got almost 30 grams at our fingertips. In an engineering world, the more discretionary mass we have, the more we can leverage it to improve performance.”
That extra mass was split between the back of the head to increase stability and low and forward to boost speed and launch dynamics.
The split mass construction gives the GTS drivers the ability to hit both inertia targets and ideal CG positions for each head.
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Syncing up speed
To add the “speed” component of GTS, Luttrell and the metalwoods team took aim at aerodynamics and the face of the driver.
All three driver heads have new aerodynamic shapes to help reduce drag and get the club to move faster through the air. On GTS2 and GTS3, the tail end of the club is raised to keep airflow closer to the crown.
When it comes to the face, Titleist has morphed the Speed Ring of the previous generation into the new Speed Sync Face construction.
A look behind the new Titleist Speed Sync Face.
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With Speed Sync, the top of the speed ring has been removed, allowing the top of the face to flex more. This is important because as driver faces have gotten taller, players have responded by hitting the ball higher up on the face.
Speed Sync gets more ball speed out of those high face strikes while also preserving spin retention. The technology is one of the things that allowed the GTS4 to become a much more playable product this generation because of the strike variability introduced by low-spin heads.
The Spin Sync Face is tuned to each head to maximize performance for the unique head shapes.
More adjustable (and fittable) than ever
With the ability to precisely control CG positions in each head, Titleist has created a CG spectrum in which none of the drivers overlap. Each driver now has the ability to move CG forward and aft for the first time.
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The GTS2 has adjustable CG for the first time.
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With the heavyweight in the rear, the GTS2 is the most stable and highest launching driver in the lineup, as in years past. While moving the heavyweight to the forward position moves up the CG position, increasing speed and lowering spin, it doesn’t meet the CG position of the GTS3 with its heavyweight in the rear position.
The same line of demarcation exists between the GTS3 in the forward position and the GTS4 in the rear position. This allows the lineup to fill in all the gray areas of where the CG needs to fall for a player to perform best.
“CG depth is a fitting tool, and it’s a tool that allows us to manipulate launch and spin characteristics as well as dynamic closure for players,” Luttrell said. “The more customization we can provide with CG, the more opportunity we have to unlock performance for players and better fit their unique needs.”
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The heel-to-toe adjustable weight track from last year’s GT3 returns to the GTS3 and was added to the GTS4 to add more customization options. While the GTS2 has two adjustable front and back flat weights, fitters can also change the weight in the tracks on GTS3 and GTS4 to move CG forward and aft.
GTS4 has also become a much more useful fitting tool, having been increased in size to 460 cc. Now players can still get the low spin and forward CG performance from the “4” model, but they don’t have trade forgiveness. Luttrell said the new “4” is just as forgiving as the GT3.
The GTS4 is now up to 460 cc.
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All the drivers will come stock with the heavyweight forward, the fastest position, to help win ball-speed battles against other stock drivers, with the goal of a fitting dialing in the proper CG location.
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Brighter face = better strike
The GTS fairway wood line also benefits from an increased use of composite material in the crown that wraps around the sides of the clubhead.
There are two distinct shapes, with the GTS2 being a choice for players who like shallower-faced fairway woods like the last generation’s GT1 fairway wood, which proved popular on the PGA Tour. The GTS3 is both more compact and has a deeper face.
A look at the new silver face of a GTS2 13.5˚ fairway.
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But the most striking difference is the new high-polish silver faces on the fairway woods, which are designed to promote the player covering the ball more effectively. The silver face appears to show more loft to most players.
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This was something derived from Titleist Senior Director of Player Promotions J.J. Van Wezenbeeck, who brought prototype GT fairway woods on Tour with silver faces to see how they’d perform. Cameron Young is using a prototype GT1 3Tour 3-wood with a silver face.
“J.J. brought out silver-faced prototypes on tour, and they had a real impact on how some players delivered the club,” Luttrell said. “When they saw more loft, they started hitting down on the ball more and just struck it better overall.”
There are three driver models (2, 3 and 4) and two fairway wood models (2 and 3) in the GTS lineup.
GTS2 Driver
The GTS2 from all angles.
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What is it: The deepest CG driver in the lineup that is the most stable. From the previous generation, the GTS2 gains CG adjustability through the use of both a front and back adjustable flat weight.
Available lofts: 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 (RH/LH)
Who it’s for: Players seeking the most forgiving model out of the box and the highest launching. Golfers who have typically fit into traditional “max” heads will likely find their fit here with something in the rear weight configuration.
GTS3 Driver
The GTS3 from all angles.
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What is it: The GTS3 gains a rear flat weight to help dial in CG location in conjunction with the adjustable forward heel-toe CG track. As in years past, the 3 model offers a more compact shape and deeper face compared to the GTS2 and still has heel-to-toe CG adjustability. The GTS3 offers a front-to-back CG location in between what can be achieved by GTS2 or GTS4.
Available lofts: 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 (RH/LH)
Who it’s for: Players who want a lower-spinning, precise driver off the tee and perform best with a middle-CG location.
GTS4 Driver
The GTS4 from all angles.
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What is it: The lowest-spinning and fastest driver in the lineup has been completely redesigned and increased in size to 460 cc to add forgiveness. It still offers the most forward CG of any Titleist driver and gains the adjustable heel-to-toe CG track of the “3” model. Like the GTS3, front-to-back CG can be adjusted using the rear flat weight and the forward CG track. The new, larger shape is designed to look similar to the TSi3 from 2020.
Available lofts: 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 (RH/LH)
Who it’s for: Players who need maxium spin reduction but who do not want to trade forgiveness to get it.
GTS2 Fairway
The GTS2 from all angles.
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What is it: The shallowest and largest profile fairway wood, the GTS2 is designed to launch easily from the turf. This model gains heel-to-toe CG adjustability in the form of two flat weights on the sole. The stock configuration is an 11 g weight in the heel and a 5 g weight in the toe. There is a 13.5-degree model, which is larger and retains a deeper face for better tee performance.
Available lofts: 13.5, 15.0, 16.5, 18.0, 21.0
Who it’s for: Players with shallower deliveries and who want the best performance from the fairway.
GTS3 Fairway
The GTS3 Fairway from all angles.
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What is it: The GTS3 is a distinctly deeper-faced and more compact profile than GTS2. The CG track from the previous generation has been replaced bt two adjustable flat weights on the sole. The stock configuration is an 11 g weight in the heel and a 5 g weight in the toe. For the first time, the “3” model is being offered in a 21-degree 7-wood loft.
Available lofts: 15.0, 16.5, 18.0, 21.0
Who it’s for: Players with steeper deliveries and who prioritize off-the-tee performance with their fairway woods.
My take: Titleist is pushing performance in every direction
Titleist was already the category leader in drivers on the PGA Tour when they discounted their lineup by $200 earlier this year, just after every other OEM’s driver launch. Golfers enjoyed a steal picking up GT drivers for that price.
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Still, with the gains made from the new GTS line, those bargain-hunters might feel left out.
Titleist took an outstanding platform and made it better in every meaningful way. GT was just as fast as anything else on the market, despite being available for more than a year. During my fitting, GTS was noticeably faster for me.
All GT drivers already had adjustable weighting to change swing weight with two models offering CG adjustment. Now all of the models have adjustable CG and two of the three can move it heel to toe.
I’ve historically struggled with drivers with a rearward CG, despite my goal to gain more stability with my driver. But during my fitting, I found great success with a GTS3 back-weighted but adding a touch of weight forward. By having mass concentrated in both the rear and forward, I was able to get the stability I needed while also feeling weight forward that I’m used to. In this setup, I was basically hitting balls into a bucket down range while not having to toe bias the club, as I typically have to do with my drivers.
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With GTS, the fitting combinations are outstanding, and it truly makes it a platform that can be fit to almost anyone. When you see a club pick up as much conversion as it has on Tour, in the middle of major-championship season, there’s obviously something good happening there.
Titleist was so excited to bring this driver out that they moved the launch up months because they knew they had something. Now they get to benefit from launching the newest driver on the market just as we hit the summer season, when golfers want to buy clubs.
Titleist’s new GTS drivers and fairway woods are available for pre-order starting May 13 and will arrive at retail locations on June 11.
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Each driver will cost $699 with one of Titleist’s featured shafts (Project X Titan Black, Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White, Blue or Red w/ Rip Technology) or $899 with one of their premium featured shafts (Graphite Design Tour AD DI, Tour AD VF, Tour AD FI).
GTS fairway woods cost $399 with the featured shafts and $599 with the premium feature shafts.
Daniel Levy has said “not in a million years” did he see signs during his time as Tottenham chairman that the club might end up in a relegation battle.
Speaking to the PressAssociation at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, Levy, who stepped down from his role after almost 25 years in September, said “relegation was not something we ever considered” when he was overseeing the building of the £1billion Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019.
Spurs are two points clear of the Premier League drop zone, having secured just 38 points from 36 games so far this season, taking until 25 April to win a league game in 2026.
Daniel Levy was chairman of Tottenham for nearly 25 years (PA)
Asked how he felt about the club’s league position, he said: “Emptiness… but I’m optimistic that we will remain in the Premier League.”
He answered “never, no, not in a million years” when asked if he saw any signs the club would end up in a relegation scrap.
Despite the team’s poor showing in the league Levy said he would continue attending matches, adding: “It’s in my blood.”
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Levy was made a CBE by the Prince of Wales for services to charity and the community in Tottenham, supporting education, health and social inclusion and creating jobs through the construction of the stadium.
“I think Tottenham fans should be proud that the club has made such a fantastic contribution to the local population,” he said.
Daniel Levy has been made a CBE (PA)
Having been in charge of Tottenham for 24 years, Levy was the Premier League’s longest-serving chairman, but he was accused by fans of prioritising the club’s business interests over delivering success on the pitch.
Levy said he had hoped to win more silverware during his time in charge, adding: “What I would have hoped for is winning the Premier League, winning the Champions League… easier said than done.”
He said he spoke about Aston Villa with William, who is a long-standing Villa fan, when he received his honour.
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“I thanked him for allowing us (Tottenham) to beat Aston Villa when we played them a few weeks ago,” he said.
“He wished us luck the rest of the season, very much hoping that Tottenham survive in the Premier League.”
The second leg of the Triple Crown will take place on Saturday with the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes. The starting gates open at 6:50 p.m. ET from Laurel Park in Laurel, Md. This will be the first time the event won’t be held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore due to construction at the site. Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will skip the Preakness Stakes 2026. There has not been a Triple Crown winner since Justify in 2018.
Iron Honor enters as the favorite at 9-2 in the 2026 Preakness Stakes odds. He is followed by Taj Mahal, Chip Honcho and Incredibolt, all at 5-1. Ocelli is at 6-1, Napoleon Solo at 8-1, and The Hell We Did, Great White and Pretty Boy Miah, all at 15-1. Before making any 2026 Preakness Stakes picks, you’ll want to see the 2026 Preakness Stakes predictions from SportsLine’s Michelle Yu.
She started off 2025 by correctly going all-in on Citizen Bull to win the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, and she also predicted Forever Young’s win in the Saudi Cup, Journalism’s win in the San Felipe Stakes, Sandman’s win in the Arkansas Derby and Mindframe’s win in the Churchill Downs Stakes. She also hit the exacta in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. In August she hit the Fierceness-Journalism exacta in the Pacific Classic, and in March 2026 she nailed the Renegade-Silent Tactic-Taptastic trifecta in the Arkansas Derby.
One surprise: Yu likes Taj Mahal, one of the second favorites at 5-1. Taj Mahal has only run at Laurel Park, and he’s done so extremely well, winning all three starts.
“This undefeated Brittany Russell trainee is certainly a horse for the course, having notched all three lifetime wins over this track,” yu told SportsLine. “He cost more than $500,000 at auction, so expectations have always surrounded him, and so far he has lived up to them. He will get a class test on Saturday, but he deserves the opportunity. He isn’t inching out these wins; he’s winning going away. A woman won the Derby; maybe one wins the Preakness too?” See which other 2026 Preakness Stakes horses to back at SportsLine.
Another one of Yu’s surprising Preakness Stakes picks: She is not taking Iron Honor as her top win contender. Iron Honor won the Gotham Stakes in February, but stumbled in the Wood Memorial, finishing a disappointing seventh place.
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“The Gotham Stakes winner really faltered when stretching out to nine furlongs in his last start,” Yu told SportsLine, as she prefers two other horses in her win picks. See which other horses to fade at SportsLine.
As with its more famous predecessor, the Masters Champions dinner, the PGA Champions dinner features a guest list of past PGA Championship winners, and the previous year’s champion chooses the menu.
At the 2026 PGA Championship, that man is World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. And thanks to a sneak peek from the chef crafting the meal via a CBS News interview, we know the foundational elements of the meal the champs dined on Tuesday night, and both are Italian-American staples.
Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Champions meal features Italian-American favorites
Though he’s better known as a Texan, Scheffler was born and initially raised in New Jersey. His mother, Diane, is of Italian descent. Given both of those facts, you can assume Italian-American food was a staple of Scheffler’s childhood.
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That personal background seems to have influenced his PGA Champions dinner choices at Aronimink, which were anchored by two Italian-American staples: chicken parm and gelato.
The man responsible for cooking up Scheffler’s menu, Aronimink Golf Club Executive Chef John Ferguson, leaked the items in an interview with CBS News this week.
“He wants chicken parm. So we’re going to use locally raised chicken, the highest quality chicken,” Ferguson told CBS News. “And he wanted three flavors of gelato.”
According to CBS News, the three gelato flavors Scheffler requested were “lemon, strawberry and raspberry.”
Scheffler’s choices at Augusta included Texas-style chili for a first course, and wood-fired cowboy ribeye or blackened redfish for the main course. Despite the differences, he still chose some comfort food, with cheeseburger sliders making the menu as an appetizer.
Xander Schauffele ‘can’t even remember’ his PGA Champions dinner menu (we do)
On Tuesday in his pre-tournament press conference at Aronimink, Schauffele admitted he “can’t even remember” the menu items he chose for last year’s meal.
“I can’t even remember what I had on mine. I’m sure Scottie will do a nice job. This is only my second one I’m going to attend. Still very new to this whole Champions dinner thing, and it’s cool to kind of get to know some of the guys a little bit better. All the older boys always have all the good stories. So definitely looking forward to that bit,” Schauffele said on Tuesday.
Among the items Schauffele chose (and forgot about) were smoked goat cheese dates, pickled watermelon, clams casino shooters and steak and bleu cheese crostini. For the main course, Schauffele selected Wagyu NY strip steak, served with blackened jumbo shrimp, whipped sweet potatoes and a bourbon bone marrow reduction.
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While the PGA Champions dinner doesn’t date as far back as the Masters Champions dinner (1965 for the PGA, 1952 for the Masters), and it doesn’t hold the same prestige, it does offer one pro for the winners choosing the meals.
The PGA of America pays for the entire PGA Champions dinner each year. Conversely, at the Masters Champions dinner, the previous year’s winner picks the meal and foots the bill.
Nigeria confirmed to host 2026 CAF Awards and General Assembly
Nigeria has officially secured the rights to host the 2026 CAF Awards and the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly.
The announcement was confirmed after a meeting between Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Patrice Motsepe during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi.
The CAF General Assembly will bring together all 54 African football associations to discuss major decisions involving African football, while the CAF Awards will celebrate the continent’s best players, coaches and clubs.
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It will be the first time Nigeria hosts the CAF Awards since 2017, ending a long run of the event being held in Morocco.
The news has already generated excitement among Nigerian football fans online, with many seeing it as another major moment for the country’s sports industry.
While excitement remains high, some fans have also raised concerns about logistics and infrastructure ahead of the events.
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Still, hosting both the CAF Awards and the General Assembly is being viewed as a major boost for Nigeria’s football reputation on the continent.
PR Sreejesh, an illustrious member of the Indian men’s hockey team which won two back-to-back medals at the Olympics in 2020 and 2024, penned a strongly worded post on X on Wednesday. Sreejesh, who was named as the Indian junior men’s team coach after the 2024 Olympics, indicated that he was being removed from the post to make way for a foreign coach. Under him, the Indian junior team won a bronze medal at the Hockey World Cup.
“It seems like my coaching career comes to an end after 1.5 years, during which we played 5 tournaments and secured 5 podium finishes, including a Junior World Cup bronze medal. I have heard about coaches getting fired after bad performances. But this is the first time I am experiencing being removed to make way for a foreign coach,” Sreejesh wrote in a long post on X.
He revealed a message from Hockey India President Dr. Dilip Kumar Tirkey.
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“The Hockey India President stated that the chief coach of the senior men’s team prefers a foreign head coach for the junior team, believing it will help develop Indian hockey from the junior level through to the senior level. Hence, the continued preference for foreign coaches – Can’t Indian coaches develop Indian hockey?”
It’s seems like My coaching career comes to an end after 1.5 years, during which we played 5 tournaments and secured 5 podium finishes, including a Junior World Cup bronze medal.
I have heard about coaches getting fired after bad performances.
Sreejesh went on to refer to an interaction with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
“On 07-03-2026, during a meeting with the Hon’ble Sports Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, I was told, “Sreejesh, we need coaches like you to step up and lead our country as we prepare for 2036.” However, Hockey India continues to place its trust in foreign coaches over Indian ones across all four teams,” he wrote further.
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