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Joe Pride gearing up for 2026 Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford
Given his track record of achievements over 20-plus years, the Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford ranks highly among Joe Pride’s preferred fixtures on the schedule.
In 2004, Red Oog failed to deliver victory on Pride’s first go, yet the race acted as a crucial step forward for the eventual double Group 1 victor, his initial exposure to top-tier black-type open events.
Pride has since triumphed five times overall, with Title (2011), See The World (2012), and Ball Of Muscle (2015) notching their stakes debuts in the Gosford sprint, while Kuro (2017) claimed his midway through his career.
Think About It provided the most current win three years prior, utilizing the contest to propel into Group 1 glory via the Kingsford-Smith Cup and Stradbroke Handicap next up, en route to The Everest success in spring.
“I’m not sure there is another race I’ve won more times than this one,” Pride said.
“I’ve had good success. I even ran into Takeover Target when he won it, and who it’s named after now. That was with Red Oog, who ran third.
“I have quite often been able to use it as a progression race. It’s a nice race along the way for a horse being introduced to stakes racing.”
On Saturday, Pride unleashes Kerguelen in the feature, the Godolphin gelding well-positioned to augment his trainer’s formidable history there.
Kerguelen pursues black-type honors post Group assignments in recent starts, including a sharp sectional display to place fifth behind fellow stable runner Mazu in the Hall Mark Stakes (1200m).
“He ran amazing sectionals and that’s what he can do. He can break 33 (seconds) coming home,” Pride said.
“He will do that again on Saturday, it’s just what sort of head start he will be giving. But he will be the horse to beat.
“I want to get him into the Stradbroke, but he needs to be winning a race like this to go there.”
Think About It’s go-to rider Sam Clipperton rejoins Pride for the Kerguelen mount.
Clipperton had retired 14 months after the 2023 Everest, citing diminished drive, but the sabbatical restored his zeal, leading to a comeback last year.
The trainer observes the evolution and welcomes Clipperton enthusiastically.
“He’s a different person now. He was stale at the end, and Sam will tell you that,” Pride said.
“His mind wasn’t in the right place but, gee, he’s focused now. He’s a good rider, and he looks very stylish on a horse.”
Pride fields a pair for Godolphin at Gosford, with Crepe Myrtle also drawing praise ahead of the Triple M Thunder Handicap (1000m).
“I saved her from last week because I didn’t like the draw. She’s got a better draw this week and she will be hard to beat,” he said.
“I think she is on the right trajectory to be getting to a stakes race this campaign.”
Head to betting sites for the latest racing odds on the Takeover Target Stakes.
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2026 PGA Championship schedule: TV, channel, streaming, dates
The 2026 PGA Championship begins next week at Aronimink in Pennsylvania. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 PGA Championship schedule, including online streaming details, PGA TV times and more.
How to watch 2026 PGA Championship
It’s May, and that means major season is in full swing. Following Rory McIlroy’s historic second win at the 2026 Masters in April, the best players in the world are now prepping for the 2026 PGA Championship, their second chance at major glory this season.
The venue for this year’s PGA is Aronimink outside of Philadelphia. The famous course, designed by Donald Ross, has hosted one previous PGA Championship. But that was all the way back in 1962, when Gary Player hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy.
This year, McIlroy hopes to lift that same trophy for the third time in his career following victories in 2012 and 2014. If he were to do so, he’d increase his major total to seven and suddenly be on track for a single-season Grand Slam.
One problem with McIlroy’s march to PGA history: World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler is the defending champion, having triumphed at last year’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Any path to victory must go through him.
One player has a chance to complete the career Grand Slam at Aronimink: Jordan Spieth. Spieth is playing well heading into the PGA, the only major he hasn’t won in his career.
PGA Championship TV coverage for this year’s event will air on ESPN and CBS, the same channels that carried the Masters coverage last month. ESPN will air coverage across the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday, as well as early coverage on Saturday and Sunday. CBS then takes over for the primary broadcasts of the third and final rounds.
Streaming coverage of the 2026 PGA Championship will be available via ESPN+ and Paramount+. ESPN+ will offer exclusive early coverage all four days at Aronimink, in addition to featured group and featured hole coverage. Paramount+ will stream CBS’s telecasts live online.
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You can check out the complete TV and streaming schedules for the 2026 PGA Championship below.
2026 PGA Championship TV schedule (ET)
Thursday, May 14: 12-7 p.m. (ESPN); 7-8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Friday, May 15: 12-8 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, May 16: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN); 1-7 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, May 17: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN); 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN2 Alternate telecast); 1-7 p.m. (CBS)
2026 PGA Championship streaming schedule (ET)
THURSDAY, MAY 14
Round 1 ESPN+: 6:45 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN+)
Round 1 ESPN Telecast: 12-7 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+)
Featured Groups: 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Featured Holes (15, 16, 17): 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (ESPN+)
FRIDAY, MAY 15
Round 2 ESPN+: 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN+)
Round 2 ESPN Telecast: 12-8 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+)
Featured Groups: 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Featured Holes (15, 16, 17): 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (ESPN+)
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Lens seal return to Champions League and send Nantes down to Ligue 2 – Sports
A slender home victory over Nantes on Friday evening saw high-flying Lens guarantee a return to the Champions League next season after a three-year absence. The only goal of the game was scored late on by 16-year-old Mezian Mesloub, who had only just come on for his professional debut.
In the Premier League, Chelsea will be looking to put an end to a six-match losing streak in Saturday’s early kick-off against Liverpool. The Reds, meanwhile, are closing in on a top four spot after a mixed bag of a season.
Real Madrid‘s preparations for their clash against Barcelona have been marred by an altercation between midfielders Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, for which they have been fined half a million euros each by the club. Barcelona, who have built up an eleven-point lead on their rivals, will retain their league title should they win on Sunday.
French rider Paul Magnier sprinted to victory in Friday’s opening stage of the men’s Giro d’Italia, making the most of a crash which left most of the peloton out of contention. In the women‘s Vuelta a España, Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen stormed into the lead after winning the penultimate stage in the mountains of Asturias.
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Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson’s tag blunder costs team in Cubs sweep
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Things are going from bad to worse for the Cincinnati Reds.
After starting 20-11 for first place in the NL Central, the Reds have since gone winless in May, including three consecutive walk-off losses to their division rival Chicago Cubs to fall to last place.
Well, the Reds and Cubs were back at Wrigley for an afternoon contest on Thursday when a Reds player had a total brainfart.
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Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs scores a run past Tyler Stephenson of the Cincinnati Reds during the fourth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 2026. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Down 2-0 with the bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Reds got a gift when Dansby Swanson hit a grounder to third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes.
Hayes touched third base for the first out of the inning and then fired home for the double play, and the throw beat Ian Happ by a mile. However, Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson never tagged Happ, instead catching the ball while on the plate.
Once Hayes touched third base, that took away the force at home, meaning Happ now had to be tagged. Instead, he was untouched and ran back into the dugout with the Cubs up, 3-0.

Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ is safe at home plate as Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson stands nearby during the fourth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 2026. (David Banks/Imagn Images)
REDS CLOSER CARTED OFF FIELD AFTER SUSTAINING LEG INJURY JUST ONE PITCH INTO APPEARANCE
Stephenson apparently forgot that rule, but the Reds broadcasters didn’t.
“It’s a tag play! He’s gotta tag him!” John Sadak said.
“No! No!” said Chris Welsh.
“Oh, this is a middle school mistake right here.”
Chicago then scored four more runs in the inning en route to an 8-3 victory and a four-game sweep of the Reds, who have now lost seven games in a row.
The Reds recently tied an MLB record by walking seven consecutive Pittsburgh Pirates last week, so it’s been quite the whirlwind for Cincinnati.

Michael Conforto celebrates the Chicago Cubs’ win against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 2026. (David Banks/Imagn Images)
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The winless road trip is over, though, and the Reds will host the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals over their next six games to try to get back on track.
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Le Mans: The club backed by Novak Djokovic, Thibaut Courtois & Felipe Massa on brink of Ligue 1
Returning to the now, manager Patrick Videira has the club second in Ligue 2 with just one game remaining – and on course for back-to-back promotions.
Consolidation in the second tier was the objective following promotion from the National, an amateur division, the previous summer.
“If, as an objective, you set an obligation to go up, it is the best way to not go quickly and to not reach that objective,” says Gomez.
But Oliveira is clear on the club’s direction of travel: “I would say that our goal in seven years is to consolidate [a place in] Ligue 1, to be one of the top 10 academies in France and to have a brand that is recognisable in global football.”
To grow the “branding and sponsorship” Oliveira has been influenced by Italian side Como, who he considers the benchmark in this domain.
Inspiration, however, will not be drawn from clubs such as Chelsea.
Le Mans have now entered into a multi-club (MCO) model with Coritiba. And while, currently, OutField has no plans to acquire further clubs, such organisations are perceived with scepticism in France.
The anti-BlueCo protests at Strasbourg are a case in point, while, to a lesser degree, there has been opposition to Black Knight Football Club’s (BKFC) full takeover at Lorient earlier this season – Bill Foley’s consortium also owns Bournemouth.
“We don’t like to see ourselves at OutField as the traditional MCO structure. [At BlueCo] you can clearly see that there’s a pyramid and everyone involved is working towards the club on top,” says Oliveira.
“It is the same with City [Group] and with Red Bull. We don’t want to be that and that’s why we’re establishing this horizontal model.”
Gomez speaks about “preserving the club’s identity”, adding: “The investor’s first objective is to understand the club that he invests in, to understand its identity, to remain close to local actors, be it business, supporters, the wider public.”
Growing that fanbase is also on the lengthy list of objectives. In the wider region, there are Rennes, Nantes, Angers, Lorient and Brest to compete with.
Such competition provides sporting challenges – notably regarding youth talent acquisition – and also potentially limits the scope for growing the support.
But the aim is to make Le Mans known for something beyond its 24-hour race, all while harnessing that rich motorsport heritage.
Massa and Magnussen, it is hoped, will help “build a narrative” around the club, whose ground sits in the middle of the famous circuit; it is a sellable one, but to be successful, it must be substantive, too.
In a town famous for its endurance race, Le Mans’ new owners are looking to build a project that will last.
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Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski records fastest pitches ever tracked by a starter
It wasn’t just that young Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski dominated the New York Yankees on Friday night in his team’s 6-0 win. It was how he dominated one of the best offenses in Major League Baseball.
The 24-year-old “Miz” is already famous for his big fastball. Coming into Friday’s series opener in Milwaukee, his four-seamer was averaging 99.3 mph, which put him in the 99th percentile among all MLB pitchers. Against the Yankees, though, he found another gear — a gear previously not known to exist.
Misiorowski announced himself to the Yankees with one of the most overwhelming first innings ever glimpsed:
That’s not velocity we’re used to seeing from pretty much anyone not named Mason Miller or, in the recent past, Jordan Hicks. Misiorowski, though, is a starting pitcher, and on average, they don’t throw as hard as those short-burst relievers. The Miz, though, acknowledges no such standards. Regard:
The above should be restated for emphasis. The six fastest pitches thrown by starters in the era of velocity measurement were all thrown by Misiorowski on Friday night against the Yankees. Because of the undeniable historical velocity trends in the sport, it’s no great leap to say Misiorowski on May 8 threw the fastest pitches ever to depart the fingers of a starting pitcher.
In all, the 62 fastest pitches thrown in this game belonged to Misiorowski. The 57 fastballs he threw to the Yankees averaged 101.1 mph. His 94th and penultimate pitch of the night checked in at 102.7 mph
Against that mighty fastball, the Yankees whiffed 11 times and watched another 13 land for called strikes. That all set up Misiorowski’s gem of a night:
Of his 95 pitches, 66 went for strikes, and he earned 16 whiffs on 46 swings. With the sparkling effort, Misirowski lowered his ERA for the season to 2.45 with 70 strikeouts and 17 walks in 44 innings.
The win pushed Misirowski’s Brewers to 20-16 on the season, and they’ve won seven of their last 10. While Milwaukee is presently in playoff position, they have definite designs on catching the Chicago Cubs and winning the National League Central title for a fourth straight year.
Given the offseason trade of Freddy Peralta and the shoulder woes of Brandon Woodruff, the Brewers needed ace results from Misiorowski in his second MLB season. So far, he’s given them just that, and Friday night’s legendary performance against the Yankees suggests he still hasn’t reached his ceiling.
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Janelle Salaun propels Valkyries to opening win over Storm
May 8, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Storm center Stefanie Dolson (31) passes away from a double team by Golden State Valkyries forward Cecilia Zandalasini (24) and guard Veronica Burton (22) during the first quarter at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Janelle Salaun came off the bench to score 20 points, making five 3-pointers, as the Golden State Valkyries earned a 91-80 victory over the host Seattle Storm on the opening night of the WNBA’s 30th season on Friday.
Veronica Burton scored 16 points and had six assists and Kayla Thornton added 13 points and eight rebounds for the second-year Valkyries, who stunned the league by making the playoffs in their inaugural season. Kaitlyn Chen scored all of her career-high 14 points in the second half.
Golden State’s Gabby Williams, making her return to Seattle, where she played the past four seasons, went 0-for-5 from the field in the first half but finished with seven points, six rebounds and four assists.
Dominique Malonga led the Storm with a game-high 21 points and eight rebounds. Zia Cooke added 15 points, and Jade Melbourne scored 13.
Rookie Flau’jae Johnson, acquired in a draft-night trade after being selected No. 8 overall by Golden State, scored 12 for the Storm.
Williams’ 3-pointer with 6:12 left in the third quarter extended Golden State’s lead to 56-46. The Valkyries took a 69-53 edge into the final quarter.
Golden State’s biggest lead was 87-67 after a 3-pointer by Salaun with 2:53 remaining.
The Valkyries shot 41.9% from the field (31 of 74), including 15 of 37 (40.5%) from 3-point range. Seattle shot 41.3% (26 of 63) and was 9 of 26 (34.6%) from long distance. The Storm held a 41-35 rebounding edge. Seattle never trailed in the opening quarter, leading by as many as seven points, 17-10, on a Cooke 3-pointer with 4:03 left.
The Storm made eight of their first 12 field-goal attempts, including their first four 3-point tries.
The Valkyries scored the final four points of the opening quarter and first three of second, taking their first lead at 27-26 on a jumper by Cecilia Zandalasini.
A jumper by Burton followed by a 3-pointer from Kaila Charles put Golden State up 31-27. A trey by Thornton extended the lead to 37-30. Thornton made another 3-pointer with 25.5 seconds left in the half and Burton added a free throw with four seconds to go, extending Golden State’s lead to 49-41 at the intermission. The margin equaled the largest of the half. Burton scored 14 before the break.
–Field Level Media
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UAAP MVP Shaina Nitura says Adamson has tools to make finals

Adamson ace Shaina Nitura is officially named UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball MVP at Mall of Asia Arena before Game 2 of the UAAP Finals between the La Salle Lady Spikers and NU Lady Bulldogs.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — As if there’s any doubt about Adamson being a force to reckon with in the coming seasons, Shaina Nitura and Fhei Sagaysay winning the MVP and Best Setter, respectively, was a testament to the Lady Falcons’ bright future.
“I’m grateful that God gave this to me. Of course, I’m happy and thankful, but this isn’t where my career—or our journey—stops. We’re still focused on pushing for the Finals,” said Nitura in Filipino.
READ: UAAP: Adamson star Shaina Nitura set to be named Season 88 MVP
MVP Shaina Nitura and Best Setter Fhei Sagaysay talk about their individual success and Adamson’s return to the semis this #UAAPSeason88 @inquirersports pic.twitter.com/6FCN5pK8R7
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“Actually, this just proves that we’re capable of reaching the Finals because we have Fhei and a lot of other players who can continue leading the team in the coming seasons,” she added.
Nitura, who had a record-breaking rookie season last year, became Adamson’s first-ever UAAP women’s volleyball MVP with 98.511 statistical points (SP), while also leading Adamson to its first semifinal appearance since Season 85.
The Lady Falcons actually clinched the third seed, but got swept by a more experienced University of Santo Tomas side in the stepladder semis.
The 21-year-old Best Outside Hitter, who also received special awards worth Php 100,000, expressed gratitude to her school for her and Sagaysay’s individual honors.
READ: UAAP: Shaina Nitura leads but team effort books Adamson’ Final Four return

UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball Best Setter Fhei Sagaysay of the Adamson Lady Falcons during the awarding ceremony.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
“I’m very honored to give back the trust, positivity, and support that Adamson gave me, us, and the whole team. They gave us more than just financial support, a dorm, or education—they taught us to play with heart and to fight for Adamson and the Adamson community. It’s bigger than whatever we have now,” said Nitura.
“I think a big factor is the relationship and environment we create for the players, especially within the team. We know how hard it is to grow in a negative environment. Sooner or later, we’ll be seniors, so one thing we really focus on is making sure the younger players feel valued. It’s not just the coaching staff’s job—we, as players, captains, and leaders, also want to provide a positive but still competitive environment,” she added.
The Alas Pilipinas star tallied 284 points on 248 attacks, 24 blocks, and 12 aces, while ranking third in spiking efficiency at 38.15% and seventh in service aces with an average of 0.26 per set.
On the defensive end, Nitura finished fourth in receptions with a 44.48% efficiency and eighth in digs with 2.11 excellent digs per set. and also topped her position with 303 ranking points.
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