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Ousmane Dembélé named player of the year in France for second straight year
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé was on Monday named the Ligue 1 player of the year for the second year running, after leading the club to the brink of a 14th French title and the Champions League final.
The 28-year-old becomes just the fifth player to win back-to-back awards, the last being Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2014.
Dembélé last year succeeded Kylian Mbappe who won the prize five times in a row before departing for Real Madrid.
“It’s an individual trophy but all the individual trophies I’ve won are thanks to this team,” Dembélé said.
The forward retained the honour despite having had an injury-plagued season.
He has started just nine matches in Ligue 1, notching up 960 minutes of gametime, compared to 20 starts and 1,736 minutes last season.
Despite the reduced time on the pitch, Dembélé has scored 10 goals and six assists — still down on the 21 and eight he achieved last year.
Paris Saint-Germain effectively wrapped up another Ligue 1 title on Sunday as a 1-0 win over Brest left them six points clear of nearest rivals Lens.
With just two games remaining, Luis Enrique’s side also boast a superior goal difference.
PSG will be officially crowned French champions for the fifth season running, and the 12th time in the last 14 years, if they avoid defeat away to second-placed Lens on Wednesday.
PSG are also preparing for the Champions League final against Arsenal later this month after edging Bayern 6-5 on aggregate in their semi-final.
The award for best young player went to Dembélé’s teammate Desiré Doué, while Pierre Sage picked up the honours for best coach after establishing Lens as a direct challenger to PSG.
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One way to join Aronimink Golf Club, host of this week’s PGA Championship, is to win a big-time tournament at the course, then wait.
For 63 years.
That’s how Gary Player did it.
In 1962, the last time Aronimink staged the PGA, Player edged Bob Goalby by a single shot to claim the Wanamaker Trophy. More than six decades later, in the fall of 2025, the club recognized that feat by making Player an honorary member and naming a room in the clubhouse after him.
A belated tribute? Sure. But also befitting of a club that doesn’t fast-track much.
Founded in 1896 as the Belmont Golf Association, and situated at its current address west of Philadelphia since 1926, Aronimink is an old-fashioned enclave that adds to its ranks the old-fashioned way: methodically. You can’t just stroke a check and join, a source with knowledge of the club told GOLF.com. As with many prestigious clubs, the application process is opaque. There’s a waiting list to join that is not so much a list as it is a pool.
“You might wait only six months before you get in,” the source said. “Or you also might wait 10 years and never get in. It’s not like they’re progressing through a roster, one candidate at a time.”
Once you’re accepted, the next step will cost you. Aronimink has long ranked among the more expensive clubs in the area. Initiation is $150,000 (more than double what it is at Philadelphia Cricket Club), plus some $1,800 in monthly dues.
Membership has its privileges. Along with access to a Donald Ross design — restored by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner in 2017 and ranked 84th on GOLF’s Top 100 Courses in the U.S. — members enjoy a full complement of amenities: swimming pools, paddle and tennis courts, trap shooting, and a historic Tudor-style clubhouse with a veranda that looks out over the course.
In 1962, Player pocketed a first-place check of $13,000. This year’s winner will receive more than $3 million. That’s a lot of moolah. But it alone won’t get you through the door.
The Nigeria Premier Football League title race will be decided on the final day of the season after Enugu Rangers held on to top spot, while Bayelsa United and Wikki Tourists were officially relegated on Sunday.
Rangers remain first on the table with 65 points from 37 matches, just one point ahead of Rivers United, who are on 64 points.
The Flying Antelopes kept their slim advantage after recording a 2-1 home victory over Bendel Insurance. Rivers United also stayed in the title chase with a dramatic 3-2 away win against Wikki Tourists, a result that confirmed the Bauchi club’s relegation.
Attention now shifts to the final round of fixtures on May 24. Rangers face a difficult away trip to fourth-placed Ikorodu City, while Rivers United will welcome Katsina United in Port Harcourt.
Ikorodu City, who sit on 58 points, are still pushing for a continental ticket. They will hope to beat Rangers and move ahead of Shooting Stars, who have 60 points and face a tough away clash against relegation-threatened Niger Tornadoes.
The battle to avoid relegation also became tighter after Warri Wolves and Niger Tornadoes slipped into danger.
Warri Wolves suffered a narrow defeat to Kano Pillars, while Tornadoes played out a goalless draw with El Kanemi Warriors.
Several clubs are still fighting to survive before the final day. Niger Tornadoes are on 45 points, while Warri Wolves, Remo Stars, Enyimba and Kun Khalifat all have 46 points. El Kanemi Warriors, Plateau United and Kwara United are slightly above them on 47 points.
Bayelsa United’s relegation was confirmed after a 2-1 defeat away to Remo Stars.
May 13, 2006; Sandestin, FL, USA; Jim Colbert tees off on the 14th hole of the Raven course during the second round of the Boeing Championships at Sandestin. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst Copyright © 2006 Jason Parkhurst Jim Colbert, an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour and a 35-time professional winner overall, died on Sunday at the age of 85.
From 1969 to 1983, Colbert won eight tournaments on the tour, earning two playoff victories (2-0) in the process. One of those came in 1983 — a high mark calendar year for Colbert, the only year he won two tournaments — against Fuzzy Zoeller in the Colonial National Invitation.
Constantly adorned in his signature bucket hat, Colbert made an even bigger splash on the senior circuit, earning 20 senior PGA tour wins over a 10-year span from 1991 to 2001.
On that hat, Colbert came to embrace his signature look, after finding that people wouldn’t recognize him without it.
“Lee Trevino has the sombrero. Jack Nicklaus has the bear,” Colbert said. “I have my hat.”
Born in New Jersey, Colbert played golf and football before earning a football scholarship to attend Kansas State University. Following an injury, Colbert re-dedicated himself to golf, finishing runner-up at the 1964 NCAA Championship. He turned professional shortly thereafter.
After his turn on the PGA Tour, Colbert served as a golf analyst on ESPN before re-entering the game on the PGA Tour Champions circuit. He was an instant success there, winning three times in 1991 to earn Rookie of the Year honors.
Colbert had a public battle with prostate cancer in the late 1990s, but he rebounded to win another tournament in 1998, which resulted in his being named Comeback Player of the Year. His continued involvement with his alma mater led to a friendship with longtime Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder and the construction of a golf course named in his honor, Colbert Hills, located in Manhattan, Kan.
“Jim had a positive influence on many, many lives,” Snyder said. “He never failed to step up to help when he was in a position to help his community and people in need.”
Colbert has been enshrined in the Kansas State Athletic Hall of Fame, the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame, among other honors.
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Donovan Mitchell has long established himself as one of the most electric postseason scorers in NBA history, and he was at it again on Monday with 43 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ 112-103 win over the Detroit Pistons to even their second-round series at two games apiece.
This was Mitchell’s fourth playoff game with at least 40 points with the Cavs, which pushes him ahead of Kyrie Irving for the second-most in franchise history and trails only LeBron James‘ 24.
By the way, he had four points at halftime. Do the math, and that’s 39 second-half points for Mitchell, which makes him co-owner of the record for the most points ever scored in a single playoff half.
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You talk about coming up huge. The Cavs were close to being on the ropes, down four at halftime and in real danger of going down 3-1 in the series. I know we had three successful 3-1 comebacks in the first round, but it doesn’t happen often. This was essentially a must-win game for the Cavs, and with Mitchell in the captain’s seat, they took off to the tune of a 23-0 run to begin the second half.
That is the most unanswered points a team has scored to open a playoff half in the last 30 years. Add in the final two points of the first half, and the Cavs’ run of 25 unanswered points is the second-biggest run of its kind in the play-by-play era.
Mitchell personally rattled off eight points inside the first 96 seconds of the third quarter, and from there the “Cavalanche” was on. Mitchell wound up with 21 points in the third, marking the fifth time he has put up at least 20 points in a single playoff quarter.
Only Stephen Curry and Jamal Murray have matched that number during the play-by-play era, which dates back to 1997. Again, Mitchell is no stranger to playoff eruptions. While with the Utah Jazz, his 57 points against the Denver Nuggets in the 2020 playoffs are the third-highest single-game output in playoff history.
Later in that series, Mitchell went for 51, making him one of just four players in history to go for 50-plus twice in the same playoff series (joining Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson and Jamal Murray). Additionally, in 2024, he went for 50 against the Orlando Magic in the first round.
Mitchell wasn’t at his best for the bulk of the first round, from which Cleveland barely escaped in seven games vs. the Toronto Raptors, and he’s only 12 for 39 from 3 in this series. But you knew it was only a matter of time before he put on a performance like this. The dude is pure box office. Always has been. He has 109 points over the last three games of this series, which is now down to a best-of-three beginning with Game 5 on Wednesday in Detroit.
RAIPUR: On a Dec evening at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in 2012, a young Uttar Pradesh pacer announced himself to international cricket with a dream T20I debut against Pakistan. Swinging the new ball with remarkable control, Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned figures of 3/9. More than 13 years later, in a format that has tilted further towards batters, Bhuvneshwar remains not just relevant but among the most effective, as he has shown in the IPL this season. Once a young swing-bowling prospect, he now stands as a study in craft, discipline and constant reinvention.At 36, he has 21 wickets from 11 matches and leads the IPL wicket charts this season, a significant marker in a competition where 200-plus totals no longer feel safe and bowlers are challenged every over. For Bhuvneshwar, survival in modern T20 cricket has come down to one thing: constant evolution.
“My skills and the mental aspect of my game have changed a lot. What also changed is accepting situations quickly. The way batters are coming at you now is very different from what it used to be 10 years ago. Accepting things quickly probably helped me,” said the 36-year-old.That adaptability has become essential in a tournament that now barely resembles the IPL’s early years. Batters now attack from ball one, unconventional strokes have become mainstream and even good deliveries regularly disappear into the stands.“Five years ago, if you gave 40 runs, I used to think it was a bad day,” admitted Bhuvneshwar, who returned match-winning figures of 4/23 against MI on Sunday and struck a crucial six in the final over. “Now, if you give 40 runs, I consider it good bowling! Earlier, 200 felt like a winning score. Now, when teams chase 200, it feels like it’s ‘just 200’,” he said.Despite the changing demands, Bhuvneshwar has remained one of the league’s most trusted fast bowlers, operating in both the Powerplay and at the death. Having not played internationally since Nov 2022, the former India pacer insists there is no magic formula behind his longevity. Instead, he credits discipline and consistency for helping him stay ahead.“Motivation is overrated,” he said. “It’s discipline. You are tired, you don’t want to go, but still you have to go. That consistency — doing things day in and day out — makes you consistent on the field as well.” Age, though, has brought physical challenges. “When you are young, recovery takes less time compared to this age,” he said. “Physically, it is tougher but mentally it becomes easier because you are mature and experienced. You understand your game much better.”Even as a younger generation of fearless batters continues to redefine T20 cricket, Bhuvneshwar remains convinced that bowlers will keep finding ways to respond. “Batters do something, then bowlers evolve. That is how cricket has always worked,” he said.Bhuvneshwar’s RCB journey has also come full circle. He was around the franchise’s setup in 2009 and 2010 as a young domestic cricketer before returning in 2025 as one of the country’s most experienced pacer. “Everything changed for me,” he said. “At that time, I was a domestic player. First time into the setup, I was just looking at the glamorous side of it. I was nervous looking at other players, overseas players. But now it’s changed a lot because now a big part of being in the team is being a senior player.”
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Former Denver Broncos quarterback Craig Morton, who was inducted into the team’s Ring of Fame, died on Saturday. He was 83.
Morton was critical in helping the Broncos reach their first-ever playoff appearance, ultimately getting them to Super Bowl XII during the 1977 campaign.
After going 12-2 during the season, and getting wins in the playoffs over the Pittsburgh Steelers and then-Oakland Raiders, Morton was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Year.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Craig Morton stands on the sidelines with both hands on his hips. (GETTY)
“Craig Morton is unbelievable,” fellow Ring of Famer Haven Moses said after the Broncos won the AFC Championship in 1978, per the New York Times. “To me, he’s the most valuable player in the National Football League.”
Morton also won Sporting News Player of the Year, the PFWA Comeback Player of the Year and the NFL UPI MVP in 1977.
“We are saddened to learn of the passing of #BroncosROF quarterback Craig Morton, who died on Saturday at the age of 83,” the Broncos posted on social media.
Morton also led the Broncos to two different division titles and three playoff berths during his six seasons with the franchise. He finished his career in Denver with 11,895 passing yards, which marked the most in franchise history at the time.
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Quarterback Craig Morton #7 of the Denver Broncos drops back to pass during an NFL game at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colo., circa 1978. Morton played for the Broncos from 1977 to 1982. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)
Morton also led the Broncos with pass attempts (1,594) and completions (907). But Morton’s time with the Broncos was the latter half of his NFL career.
He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, the fifth overall pick out of Cal. Morton spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Cowboys, where he threw for 10,279 yards with 80 touchdowns and 73 interceptions. He went 32-14-1 in his time with Dallas.
Then, during the 1974 season, Morton was moved to the New York Giants, a division rival of the Cowboys. He went 1-6 in his first seven starts that year and wouldn’t find much success in New York across three seasons.
Quarterback Craig Morton #7 of the Denver Broncos drops back to pass during an NFL game at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colo., circa 1978. Morton played for the Broncos from 1977 to 1982. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images)
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For his career, Morton threw for 27,908 yards with 183 touchdowns. He owned an 81-62-1 record across 207 games.
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The Lakers find themselves in ‘no-man’s land’ heading into Game 4. The Thunder‘s average margin of victory in the first three games has been +19.
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The bitter truth is that this Lakers team is not built for nor are they as successful when the game goes through Lebron James first. Without Luka Doncic in the mix, the distribution of offense is off balance.
Luka Doncic has been ruled out for Game 4 due to his hamstring injury. That injury has kept him out of the lineup since April 8.
The larger concern for Game 4 comes from the OKC side of this tale of the tape. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has not needed to be in MVP form to beat the Lakes by almost 20 points per game. SGA is only averaging 21/5/3 in this series and none of the three games played thus far have been necessarily ‘close’.
The Lakers can win a game in this series, provided Lebron and Reaves provide volume production. However, unless something significant changes, it doesn’t seem likely Los Angeles will push this to a six or seven game series.
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Thunder vs. Lakers live updates, highlights from NBA playoffs Game 4
3rd Quarter- 6:14 Rui Hachimura hits a 3-pointer to cut OKC’s lead 66-58.
3rd Quarter- 7:35: Thunder up 12 after Cason Wallace triple. Lakers timeout.
3rd Quarter- 8:09: Teams trading buckets. OKC up nine, 63-54.
Halftime: Thunder 49, Lakers 45
2nd Quarter- 1:36: Lakers cut the lead to four. 44-40.
2nd Quarter- 4:00: Teams trading buckets with OKC still up by ten. 42-32.
2nd Quarter- 5:29: Lakers first points of the quarter cuts six and a half scoreless drought. 38-28 lead.
2nd Quarter- 6:01: OKC 17-0 run. Lakers scoreless in the quarter. 38-26 lead.
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2nd Quarter- 6:12: OKC up by 10. 36-26. A 15-0 run for the Thunder.
2nd Quarter- 7:19: Jared McCain 3-pointer has OKC on 13-0 run. Lakers scoreless in first five minutes of the quarter.
2nd Quarter- 9:50: OKC up by 5 with 10-0 run. 31-26 with timeout on the floor.
2nd Quarter- 10:54: Thunder up 29-26 after 8-0 run to open the quarter. Two 3-pointer from Alex Caruso.
End of 1st Quarter: Lakers 26, Thunder 21
1st Quarter- 18.3: Lakers up by 5 over Thunder, 26-21.
1st Quarter- 1:50: Lakers increase lead 22-19
1st Quarter- 3:25: TV timeout. 17-16 Lakers up.
1st Quarter- 4:53: Lakers on 9-0 run, take 17-14 lead over Thunder.
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1st Quarter- 6:29: Austin Reaves nails 3-pointer, cuts lead to 14-11.
1st Quarter- 6:42: TV timeout. OKC up 14-8.
1st Quarter- 7:34: Lakers trading buckets with the Thunder. OKC up 12-8.
1st Quarter- 9:01: Thunder increase the lead to 7-4.
1st Quarter- 10:32: OKC jumps out to a 5-2 lead.
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The College Sports Commission won its first binding arbitration test Monday, but perhaps the harder fight begins later this month in a California courtroom.
A neutral arbitrator affirmed the CSC’s rejection of NIL deals between Nebraska football players and Playfly Sports, validating the commission’s authority to designate the school’s multimedia rights partner an “associated entity” under the House v. NCAA settlement. Such deals are barred under CSC rules. Those deals under scrutiny are worth more than $1 million combined.
Jeffrey Kessler, lead counsel for the House plaintiffs, made clear the ruling doesn’t settle what he believes is a broader fight over the CSC’s enforcement reach. In a separate case tied to the House settlement scheduled for later this month, Kessler will argue that multimedia rights companies are not associated entities.
Bryan Seeley, the CEO of the CSC, framed Monday’s ruling as proof that the new enforcement system can do what the House settlement intended.
“This case was never about whether these student-athletes can get paid,” Seeley said outside the ACC’s spring meetings Monday. “It was about whether they can get paid in this way, and our determination was they could not get paid in this way, and the arbitrator agreed with us on that.”
The next legal challenge to CSC enforcement
The House settlement administrator is scheduled to review the NCAA and the CSC’s interpretations of the House settlement’s language regarding “associated entities” in the Northern District of California on May 27. That motion could unravel a key element of the House settlement, opening the floodgates to more loose interpretations of the settlement’s guidelines, which were put in place by the CSC, the enforcement arm created last July as part of the settlement’s terms.
“This is just one deal decided by one arbitrator,” Kessler told CBS Sports. “That is how the arbitration system works. Broader issues will be decided by the court, where we just filed our reply brief in support of our motion against defendants and the CSC for overreaching in their enforcement in violation of the settlement.”
On Monday, at least, the CSC picked up a much-needed win after months of creative interpretations of the new rules by players and schools.
The decision affirmed three of the CSC’s most consequential interpretations of the settlement rules. The arbitrator ruled that Playfly qualified as an associated entity, found the deals failed the valid business purpose test because they did not involve goods or services offered to the general public for profit, and concluded that the structure amounted to warehousing rather than the direct activation of NIL rights.
The arbitrator declined to rule on whether the compensation was commensurate with that paid to similarly situated individuals, which is yet another debate as to what and how much a player should be paid in a free market.
The decision on Monday is the first of its kind in the post-House era. Of the 1,153 deals the CSC has declined since the NIL Go platform launched in June 2025, only 21 have ended up in arbitration. Those 21 were consolidated into three cases, with Nebraska’s case comprising the majority (18). The Playfly-Nebraska matter is the first to produce a binding ruling.
The CSC cleared 26,556 deals worth $242.35 million in its first 10 months of operation. Those deals represent only about 4% of submissions, but they account for nearly 19% of total dollar value under review.
Seeley repeatedly said Monday that arbitration decisions are not precedential. The system, which he admitted has pushed through growing pains as many schools have so far refused to sign the CSC’s participation agreement, would have survived a loss.
“Even if we were to have lost today’s decision, it would not bring down the whole system,” Seeley said. “Even if it’s not precedential, the fact is it’s influential, and it’s influential in people’s minds about how they think about enforcement. So to me, it was a good day.”
Seeley also sharpened the contrast with the Kessler motion when asked where these fights belong: in the courtroom or before a neutral arbitrator.
“Looking at whether an entity is an associated entity is a fact-based inquiry, and it cannot be divorced from the facts,” Seeley said. “What plaintiff’s counsel is trying to do in the California litigation is divorce this decision from the facts, and that is not how the settlement is supposed to work.”
Nebraska athletics director Troy Dannen said in a statement Monday he was “proud” of the players and “how they represented themselves during this process,” and added that the school continues “to operate within the parameters of the House settlement and the CSC process, while monitoring changes in the collegiate landscape.”
Nebraska’s players are expected to submit new deals to the CSC for review. Seeley said he told the school that the commission will expedite those reviews.
“I believe there are deals in the pipeline for these student-athletes with actual sponsors attached to them that we can approve,” Seeley said.
But the bigger battle looms in the courtroom, as the reach of the CSC’s power will be questioned later this month.
Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Axar Patel expressed satisfaction after the team registered a three-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Monday at the HPCA Cricket Stadium in Dharamsala. Chasing 211, DC recovered from 74/4 thanks to captain Axar Patel’s 56 off 33 balls and David Miller’s explosive 51 off 28, with the duo adding 64 runs in quick time. Despite late wickets, DC’s lower order stayed calm. Ashutosh Sharma smashed a crucial 24 off 10 balls, while Madhav Tiwari remained unbeaten on 18 off 8 and Auqib Nabi struck 10* off just 2 balls to seal the chase as DC made 216/7 in 19 overs, keeping DC’s playoff hopes alive.
Earlier, PBKS posted 210/5 after a blazing start from Priyansh Arya (56 off 33) and Prabhsimran Singh. Captain Shreyas Iyer anchored the innings with an unbeaten 59 off 36, while Suryansh Shedge added a quickfire 21*. In the bowling department, Mukesh Kumar (1/31 in 4 overs) and Madhav (2/40 in 4 overs) shone for DC.
For PBKS, dropped catches, poor bowling, and costly fielding errors hurt them as they suffered their fourth straight defeat.
After the match, DC captain Axar Patel expressed happiness with Delhi Capitals’ all-round performance and hoped the team could carry the momentum into their remaining matches. He praised the bowlers for recovering well after conceding 60 runs in the first few overs and restricting Punjab Kings to 72 in the powerplay, calling it a key turning point.
Axar also highlighted the contributions of Mukesh and Madhav in the middle overs, his crucial partnership with Miller, and the composure shown by the young players in finishing the chase. He particularly praised youngster Sahil Parakh (13 runs off 6 balls), saying he has the potential to become a very good player in the future, and added that having such talented youngsters gives him confidence as captain.
“Very happy with how the team played, and hopefully we can do the same in the next two games. In the bowling, first 3-4 overs, they had 60 runs but to finish with only 72 in the powerplay, that was a winning moment. Then, Mukesh and Madhav bowling in the middle, and after that, my partnership with Miller, with the youngsters then finishing off the game. The cricket we are playing and the players we have, the future is strong. The runs Sahil also made, I had said before as well, he could be a good player in the future. A captain is very happy when he has youngsters like this, and as you said, the Delhi Capitals can do anything,” Axar said at the post-match presentations.
Madhav Tiwari, who won the Player of the Match (POTM) award for his contribution with both bat and ball, thanked the team management for backing him and said he was delighted to contribute to Delhi Capitals’ victory. He revealed that he has worked hard on improving his bowling and range-hitting with his batting coach, and jokingly described himself as both “100 percent bowler and 100 percent batter” when asked about his all-round abilities.
“I would like to thank the management for giving this opportunity. Lucky enough to be on the winning side. I worked on my bowling a lot and my range hitting with my batting coach. It was fun and happy I was able to contribute for the team. (On if he is a batting or bowling all-rounder) I would like to say I am a 100 percent bowler and a 100 percent batter,” Madhav said after the match.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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Placed No. 1 for most of the league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 campaign, Punjab Kings are now fighting to keep hold of the No. 4 spot in the standings. The defeat against the Delhi Capitals on Monday was their fourth consecutive loss of the season, prompting discussions about the team’s strategy, especially after Yuzvendra Chahal remained an unused bowler against DC. PBKS later pulled off another bizarre move as they sent the franchise’s spin bowling coach, Sairaj Bahutule, to the press conference, where he had to justify the no-spinner decision.
After going unbeaten in the first seven games, PBKS have lost four on the trot, with the disastrous run putting their playoff qualification hopes in jeopardy. Chahal, who was named in the team’s XI, didn’t bowl a single over against Delhi, leaving fans and pundits scratching their heads.
When Bahutule was asked about the all-pace strategy in the match, he said: “Definitely there was a thought (about bowling spinners) during the time-out, but I think the ball was seaming and the conditions were suitable for the fast bowlers. So I think the decision was very spontaneous to continue with the fast bowlers and see how we can get those wickets, which we did early on. But I think one partnership just took it away from us.”
When asked if any major changes could be made to the team to revive the remainder of the campaign and finish the league stage on a strong note, Bahutule ruled it out.
“I think the team that has been doing so well, yes, we have lost a few games. We will again reflect on certain areas only. There won’t be any major changes, in the sense that everybody has been performing. But we will definitely look into it and see how we can just turn it around for ourselves,” he asserted.
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When asked about the reason behind the defeat, the PBKS spin bowling coach echoed captain Shreyas Iyer‘s words and threw his fielders and bowlers under the bus.
“Definitely we will look into certain phases of our bowling and also the fielding part. Again, today unfortunately we dropped a few catches again at a crucial time, so that was very important. And I think we will reflect, but again, there is no time for us to really brood about it; we must move ahead. At a crucial time, we are dropping catches, which unfortunately is breaking the momentum that we were getting. Because if we had taken two catches, I don’t think they would have reached the target; it would have been very difficult for them and we may have won the game by 20 runs,” he asserted.
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