Sanjay Manjrekar has blasted the selectors over the the non-selection of pacer Auqib Nabi.© Getty

Men’s world number one Jannik Sinner continues his bid for a first French Open title on Thursday as his women’s counterpart Aryna Sabalenka also seeks to move into the last 32 at Roland Garros.

Arriving in Paris on the back of winning all three of the clay-court Masters titles to become just the second player after Novak Djokovic to complete the set of nine 1000-level tournaments, Sinner currently stands head and shoulders above his closest competitors.

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Few would bet against him now wrapping up his career Grand Slam at the French Open this year as he attempts to go one better than his epic five-set final loss in 2025 to Carlos Alcaraz — especially with the injured Spaniard out of action.

After a typically efficient first-round win in the night session on Court Philippe Chatrier on Tuesday, Sinner will aim to seal his last-32 berth when he opens Thursday’s play on centre court against Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

Sinner’s only previous meeting with the 56th-ranked Argentinian was a straight-sets win in the round of 128 at Wimbledon three years ago.

“I’m happy to play night. I’m happy to play day, whenever they put me,” Sinner said as talk of the scorching conditions in Paris continues to dominate the opening week.

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“I think I handled the heat very well in Indian Wells, was very hot this year, so I didn’t have issues there. We prepared in a good way. Of course here, different heat, but the humidity is not as tough as maybe in Australia or US.”

If Sinner looms large over the men’s draw, Sabalenka has seen her dominance of the women’s tour falter somewhat this clay-court season.

After storming to the ‘Sunshine double’ at Indian Wells and Miami in March, the Belarusian has so far endured a disappointing swing on the red dirt in Europe.

A quarter-final loss to Hailey Baptiste in Madrid was swiftly followed by a third-round exit to Sorana Cirstea at the Italian Open as Sabalenka suddenly looked fallible heading into her latest tilt at winning a maiden Roland Garros title.

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If the wet and cold conditions in Italy were not favourable to her style of play, Sabalenka has had no such complaints in Paris.

“I’d say that it was a bit warm,” the 28-year-old joked after her commanding straight-sets opening win against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Tuesday.

“Especially compared to the first days when I first got here, it was… freezing.

“Now it’s boiling hot and balls are flying, everything is much faster. But physically I feel strong, so I feel like it can benefit me.”

Scheduled third on centre court and with temperatures again set to surpass 30C, Sabalenka will be confident that her power-hitting baseline game will be too hot to handle for French world number 67 Elsa Jacquemot as she seeks to book her spot in the third round.

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– Gauff, Osaka eye last 32 –

Defending champion Coco Gauff will take on Egyptian qualifier Mayar Sherif on Court Suzanne Lenglen as the American fourth seed also bids to progress beyond the second round.

The only time she has fallen at Roland Garros before the last-eight stage was on her debut in 2020, when, aged 16, Gauff lost in the second round to Martina Trevisan.

Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka of Japan will meet Croatian Donna Vekic on Court Simonne Mathieu, before Canadian starlet Victoria Mboko plays Czech Katerina Siniakova.

US teen sensation Iva Jovic will test her mettle against compatriot and former world number eight Emma Navarro.

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Felix Auger-Aliassime will hope to avoid another “roller-coaster” match like the one he endured in the first round when the fourth seed from Canada meets Argentina’s Roman Andres Burruchaga.

American fifth seed Ben Shelton and French 17-year-old Moise Kouame will also be in action as they bookend the day’s play on Roland Garros’ second showpiece court.

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Other FIA roles that currently have term limits include the president of anti-doping committee, and the head of the F1 cost-cap committee.

The current three-term limit was put in place by Ben Sulayem’s predecessor Jean Todt. The Frenchman replaced Max Mosley, who served as FIA president from 1993 until agreeing not to stand again following a dispute with F1 teams in 2009.

Asked by BBC Sport why it was decided to abolish term limits for all posts, rather than instate them for those that don’t currently have them, an FIA spokesperson was unable to provide a specific answer.

However, a spokesperson pointed to the NFL in the US, saying Roger Goodell had been commissioner since 2006 and had “transformed the sport into a global brand and it has an outstanding governance record”.

Last year, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, rejected the chance to stay on longer than 12 years – a move that would have required a change of statutes – saying “our organisation is best served with a change in leadership; new times are calling for new leaders”.

Tim Mayer, who was blocked from opposing Ben Sulayem for the FIA presidency because of the organisation’s election rules last year, told BBC Sport: “Term limits are not a bureaucratic detail.

“They are a fundamental safeguard of good governance, recognised as essential to preventing the concentration of power, ensuring renewal of leadership, and maintaining accountability to those an organisation exists to serve.”

Mayer also pointed to Bach, saying the IOC had “treated this as a core governance principle”.

NEW YORK – Five years ago so many big-league teams were tanking that the Atlanta Braves were able to pick off six major-league players in six separate trades in July, including the guy who would be their World Series MVP (Jorge Soler).

As the Braves land in Cincinnati for their weekend series against the Reds, so few teams are tanking this season that some executives around the game say trade chatter already began this month and demand could be especially high by deadline time in two months.

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Which means the Reds are on the clock, right?

“That’s a ways away,” Reds general manager Brad Meador said. “We’ve got to get there.”

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Smack in the middle of the toughest division in baseball so far, the Reds have the look of buyers as they escaped New York this week with another series win against the Mets, despite a 4-2 loss in the series finale.

Never mind that they missed a sweep against the NL East’s last-place team after stranding a whopping 17 men on base in that loss.

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A winning record, the return of Eugenio Suárez to the middle of the lineup, and high expectations for October baseball that haven’t changed since spring training figures to put the Reds in the middle of any trade talks their tight, thin wallets will allow.

And the sooner the better – as quickly as bullpen pieces and lineup upgrades make themselves available in a market that might involve other contenders focusing more on starting pitching.

Meador isn’t so sure about how early the trade markets might take shape compared to any other year.

“I will say this,” he said. “We are always checking in with every team. We’ve talked to every team within the last 10 days or so. But that’s constant. It’s constant conversation with teams: ‘What are you starting to think about?’ ‘What are you looking at?’ ‘Where do you guys see yourselves?’

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“But that doesn’t mean there’s something getting ready to happen.”

The Reds already have shown they won’t hesitate to make a move they can afford to fill a need, having made one of the few trades of the season so far when they acquired struggling starter Chris Paddack after he’d been designated for assignment by the Marlins.

Paddack has made two competitive starts for the Reds since then.

And now the health seems to be returning to the rotation with the news Rhett Lowder (shoulder) is about to start what might be a one-game minor-league rehab assignment next week and Nick Lodolo appears to be regaining form four starts into his season after opening on the injured list with a blister.

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“For us there might not be anything more important than to be healthy,” Meador said. “Hunter (Greene) threw a bullpen (Tuesday). He’s coming to Cincinnati this week and he’ll throw another one.

“Lowder threw three innings (Wednesday). We’ll get him out on a rehab and hopefully get him back in a week or so,” Meador added. “The healthier we get, the better we should be.”

When it comes to the trade deadline, that might time up with the season debut for Greene, who underwent elbow surgery in March to remove bone chips.

This week’s first bullpen session appears to keep that end-of-July timeline intact.

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Add that to a rotation that includes the two guys who beat the Mets this week – Lodolo and All-Star candidate Chase Burns – along with Wednesday’s starter Andrew Abbott, and it starts to look like a playoff-caliber rotation again.

(We’ll leave the bullpen discussion for another day.)

Abbott earned his fourth quality start this season with six innings of hard-contact, limit-the-damage pitching in which he allowed three runs – two of which were earned, on solo home runs by Juan Soto in the first inning and Eric Wagaman in the second.

Even after getting tagged with the loss, Abbott completed a rebound May that included a 3-1 record and 1.29 ERA.

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In beating the Reds, the Mets snapped a five-game losing streak and scored more than two runs for the first time in seven games.

The Reds have won five of their last seven, even with the loss Wednesday as they open a three-game series against the best-in-baseball Braves.

And even with a losing May that cost them the division lead they earned in April, Meador joined a chorus of Reds players in considering the team positioned well as it heads toward June.

“Look, we went through a tough stretch,” he said. “Our guys fought through it. They’re playing better now. And you just try to show up every day and focus on today.”

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Reds vs. Mets: Cincinnati drops series finale

Brittany Mahomes recently gave fans another sweet glimpse into family life after sharing adorable moments with her children on social media. The wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes first grabbed attention with a new photo of daughter Golden before later posting snaps from a fun Kansas City Current outing. While the family update featured all three kids, it was Golden who quietly stole the spotlight.

Brittany Mahomes melts over daughter Golden in adorable family moment

Brittany Mahomes recently shared a heartwarming photo of daughter Golden on Instagram, giving fans a fresh look at her youngest child. The 15-month-old was seen sitting on a patio step wearing a pink-and-white swimsuit with bow details while smiling brightly for the camera.

“The locks I can’t take it,” Brittany captioned the post. Golden, born in January 2025, is the youngest child of Brittany and Patrick Mahomes. The couple also shares daughter Sterling, 5, and son Bronze, 3. Brittany has often spoken openly about motherhood and raising three children, regularly sharing relatable parenting moments with followers.

Brittany Mahomes’ kids turn tiny cheerleaders during fun KC Current outing

Just days later, Brittany shared another family moment while attending a Kansas City Current game with her children. As co-owner of the National Women’s Soccer League team, Brittany often brings her family along, but this outing quickly caught fans’ attention. Sterling, Bronze, and Golden showed up in matching blue outfits to support the team and wore ear defenders during the game. Sterling and Bronze also added playful face paint, while Golden kept things simple in a matching outfit and bright bow. One touching moment showed Sterling holding her younger sister during the outing.

The Mahomes family has continued to share small but memorable moments with fans during the NFL offseason. Brittany, who remains active on social media, often posts updates about parenting, family outings, and special milestones involving Sterling, Bronze, and Golden. From beach vacations to game-day appearances, the family regularly gives followers a closer look at their life away from football. As Patrick Mahomes gears up for another season with the Chiefs, Brittany’s recent updates once again highlighted the close bond shared by their children and the family moments that continue to draw attention online. 

For eight straight overs, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had the world on their feet and glued to their screens. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter cracked a 29-ball 97 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 Eliminator, with five fours and 12 sixes at a strike rate of over 334. Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar hailed 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for his sensational knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Eliminator, pointing out his “outstanding bat swing” and how well he clears his front foot for balls aimed at the legs, giving him the freedom to hit his sixes.

He also went past legendary West Indies batter Chris Gayle for most sixes in a T20 tournament, having smashed 65 sixes so far in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

Posting on X, Sachin wrote, “Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s bat swing has been outstanding. What’s even more remarkable is how beautifully he clears his front foot to create room for balls aimed at his legs. This freedom allows him to play the way he does. That innings was nothing short of spectacular!”

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s bat swing has been outstanding. What’s even more remarkable is how beautifully he clears his front foot to create room for balls aimed at his legs. This freedom allows him to play the way he does.

That innings was nothing short of spectacular!

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 27, 2026

India’s World Cup-winning all-rounder also hailed the “Boss baby” for breaking Gayle’s record, posting, “Boss baby breaks world boss’s record! Unbelievable, this kid is great to watch. #unreal #VaibhavSooryavanshi #SRHvsRR @IPL”

Boss baby breaks world bosses record! Unbelievable this kid great to watch 🔥 #unreal #VaibhavSooryavanshi #SRHvsRR @IPL

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 27, 2026

Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif also hailed the arrival of a “miracle, a future star”, saying that “cricket has so much to look forward to”.

“We are seeing a miracle, we are seeing a future star, we are seeing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the wonder boy. Jaw-dropping sixes, breaks Universal Boss Chris Gayle’s record of most sixes in his first full IPL season. And he’s just 15. The opposition players, owners, and the entire cricket world applaud. Cricket has so much to look forward to,” posted Kaif on X.

Sooryavanshi has also levelled with Gayle for most instances of hitting 10-plus sixes in an IPL innings, a total of four times. Three of these occasions have come this season, making him the first batter to hit 10-plus sixes in three IPL innings in a season.

The 15-year-old’s takedown of cricket legends one by one continues as he also surpassed Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya‘s tally of seven powerplay sixes during the IPL 2008 clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), with eight sixes in the powerplay at Mullanpur.

Sooryavanshi is the batter with the most runs coming in the powerplay during an IPL season, with 490 runs, overtaking Australian legend David Warner, who scored 467 runs for SRH in the 2016 edition.

This is also his fifth fifty-plus score in the powerplay in the IPL, with only Warner (six such scores) ahead of him.

He has also joined Suresh Raina (87 against Punjab Kings in 2014) and Adam Gilchrist (74 against Delhi Daredevils in 2009) for fifty-plus scores made during the powerplay in an IPL knockout/playoff match.

This is Sooryavanshi’s fifth fifty in less than 20 balls, with only Abhishek Sharma (six) above him.

The 15-year-old’s 16-ball half-century tied with Raina’s 16-ball fifty (against PBKS in 2014) for the joint-fastest fifty in an IPL knockout/playoff match.

The twelve sixes smashed by him are also the most in an innings by a batter in IPL knockouts/playoffs, outdoing Shubman Gill‘s 10 sixes against Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2023. Sooryavanshi has the most sixes in an IPL innings by an Indian as well.

Ninety-seven runs by Sooryavanshi is the second-highest individual score for RR in an IPL knockouts/playoffs game, behind 106* runs by Jos Buttler against RCB in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2022.

In this season, Sooryavanshi has smashed 680 runs in 15 innings at an average of 45.33 and a strike rate of 242.85, including a century and four fifties, with a best score of 103. He has smashed 55 fours and 65 sixes in 280 balls faced. His balls-per-boundary-shot ratio is 2.3, and balls-per-six ratio is 4.3.

This is the most runs an uncapped batter has scored in an IPL season, overtaking his opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s tally of 625 runs in the 2023 season. Also, he is the youngest to complete 600 runs in an IPL season.

Before the left-handed sensation arrived on the scene, no other batter in T20 history had smashed 600+ runs in a T20 tournament while also striking at 200-plus.

Put in to bat first, RR scored 242/8 in 20 overs, with Sooryavanshi (97 in 29 balls, with five fours and 12 sixes) and Dhruv Jurel (50 in 21 balls, with five fours and three sixes) playing crucial knocks. Praful Hinge (3/54) was the pick of the bowlers for SRH

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