It is said that opposites attract and Paris Saint-Germain’s irresistible attack propelled them into Saturday’s intriguing Champions League final clash against a tight-fisted Arsenal side in Budapest.

The final will be broadcast live on FRANCE 24 at 6pm CET. 

PSG coach Luis Enrique said that there were “no favourites” going into the final against Mikel Arteta’s Premier League champions, and insisted that the devil will be “in the details”.

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While the bookmakers do classify the Ligue 1 winners as favourites, they also suggest that this is the hardest final to call since 2018, when Real Madrid beat Liverpool.

Only one of the two sides has scored in each of the last seven finals, which may well be the case again at the Puskas Arena, given Arsenal’s likely approach.

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The Gunners, unbeaten in the tournament, have kept nine clean sheets and conceded just six goals. Most expect that they will sit deep and try to punish PSG from set-pieces.

“It’s going to be decided on the details,” said PSG captain Marquinhos, in agreement with his coach.

“How to defend, how to attack… how to defend a set piece, also how to attack a set piece.

“All the little details in a football match and in a final are going to be important.”

Arsenal’s players have played a lot more football this season than those from PSG, but winger Bukayo Saka dismissed the idea that his side might pay for their more arduous workload.

“A game like this is not going to be decided on minutes, it’s going to be decided on moments,” said the England international.

Making history

Finally winning the Champions League for Arsenal would mean a lot, not only for the current team, but also players from previous generations who never managed to do it.

Patrick Vieira, a club icon and captain of their ‘invincibles’ side, sent current skipper Martin Odegaard a good luck video.

“It was special, he is a proper club legend for everything he’s done,” said Odegaard.

“Now we have the chance to do something that they haven’t done as well. It’s something nice to play for.”

In 2006, their only prior final appearance, Arsenal were beaten in the final in Paris by Barcelona, and they have lost their past four European finals.

Saka said that Gunners great Thierry Henry, part of the 2006 side, had also messaged him on Friday and was waiting for him in the stadium to watch Arsenal’s last training session before the final.

Henry is perhaps the highest profile of the tens of thousands of Arsenal fans travelling to Budapest, many soaking up the summer heat with drinks in hand in the city’s famous ruin bars.

Luis Enrique could become one of just five managers to win the competition on three or more occasions, having first won it with Barcelona.

For his opposite number Arteta, who looked up to the Asturian as a player at Barcelona, he is already one of the best.

“He’s always been a reference (point) since he was a player,” said the Arsenal manager.

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“He’s been an inspiration and tomorrow we’ll be clashing on that touchline.”

Beyond adding to Arsenal’s own trophy cabinet, the Gunners can also make history for English football after Aston Villa won the Europa League and Crystal Palace triumphed in the Conference League.

If Arteta’s team win, it would be the first time since the 1989-90 season – when Italy’s AC Milan won the European Cup, Juventus lifted the UEFA Cup and Sampdoria clinched Cup Winners’ Cup glory – that a nation has completed a European hat-trick.

PSG succeeding in Europe alone is significant for France. They would become the only French side with multiple European Cups.

Only Zinedine Zidane‘s Real Madrid have won the trophy back-to-back in the modern era, lifting it three consecutive times between 2016-18.

Of course for the players, it is just about this match.

“It’s a match everyone wants to play in, it’s a match everyone watches, and it’s a match you have to win,” said PSG midfielder Joao Neves.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)

Penei Sewell has been an All-Pro three times and selected to the Pro Bowl four times during his first five seasons, putting him in elite company with just three Hall of Famers.

The Detroit Lions are switching Sewell’s position this season, setting him apart from Anthony Munoz, Tony Boselli and Joe Thomas.

The trio of former all-time greats are the only other offensive tackles to be first-team All-Pro at least three times and named to the Pro Bowl four times or more in their first five years in the league — and they were left tackles throughout their NFL careers.

Detroit is making the move to replace Taylor Decker while putting first-round pick Blake Miller or newly acquired veteran Larry Borom at Sewell’s previous spot at right tackle.

Lions coach Dan Campbell expects a seamless transition for the 6-foot-5, 335-pound Sewell.

“It’ll be like riding a bike for him,” Campbell said Friday before the team’s workout. “Will there be things he’ll have to learn? Yeah, of course there will be. But I mean, he has played left. That’s muscle memory. He played a lot of left in college and for us in ’21.”

Detroit drafted Sewell out of Oregon, where he was an award-winning left tackle, with the No. 7 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Sewell started the first eight games of his career in 2021 at left tackle because Decker was injured, making him the youngest left tackle to start an NFL game at 20 years old.

The Lions shifted Sewell to right tackle midway through his rookie year, and he stayed there for the last four-plus seasons, other than a short stint during the 2023 season when Decker was hurt again.

“Sewell can do it all,” Campbell said.

Decker asked for his release during the offseason, ending a 10-year run as the team’s starting left tackle after announcing he was coming back instead of retiring. The Lions addressed the void by taking Miller out of Clemson with the No. 17 pick last month.

Sewell, who is in the first season of a four-year, $112 million contract, has proven to be quite a pick for Detroit.

He earned first-team, All-Pro honors the last three years and Pro Bowl recognition four straight times. Sewell has started 83 times in the regular season, plus four playoff games, in five years to help the long-suffering franchise become a respected team in the league.

Campbell said Sewell is athletic enough to play guard or even tight end, but switching sides for an offensive lineman can be challenging.

Players who have made the move say it’s like driving a car with the opposite foot or shaving with their other hand. The footwork is different, as is the hand-and-eye coordination required on each side.

“When you switch, you have a different leg up front,” Sewell has said. “So you have to push off a different leg every time. You have to train this leg that’s been back the whole time and catching to now pushing.”

Reporting by The Associated Press.

The NHL and greater sports world continues to mourn the loss of two-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux, who died on Thursday. He was 60.

Lemieux’s death came as a surprise, as he carried the torch at the Montreal Canadiens’ home arena Monday before the team’s Game 3 matchup against the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final. In his red and blue Canadiens sweater, No. 32, Lemieux smiled and carried a flame toward a darkened rink.

Tributes quickly poured in as news of Lemieux’s death spread, with his daughter among those who remembered one of hockey’s most respected — and polarizing — figures.

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Claude Lemieux made an appearance at Montreal’s Bell Centre for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final just days before his death. (Photo by Matt Garies/NHLI via Getty Images)

After reposting a New Jersey Devils tribute to her father on Instagram Stories, Claudia Lemieux shared a heartfelt message of her own. “No words to express the level of devastation we feel. I love you forever daddy. Forever your only girl.”

Claude Lemieux’s son, Brendan, also honored his father by sharing a photo featuring three generations of the family on social media.

Claude Lemieux, wearing No. 22, scores for the Canada Legends against the USA Legends during the Legends Classic Hockey Game at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on Nov. 7, 2010. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

“I love you dad! My son’s favorite person is going to watch from above for a while. We will see you,” he wrote along with a red heart emoji. Brendan inherited his father’s passion for hockey and went on to spend a decade in the NHL, most recently playing for Carolina during the 2023-24 season.

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Lemieux authored one of the most famous goals in Canadiens history as a rookie in 1986, slipping a backhander over Hartford goaltender Mike Liut’s glove and into the top corner in Game 7 of the second round.

Claude Lemieux is honored at the Colorado Avalanche’s 30th anniversary celebration of the 1995-1996 season before the game against the Florida Panthers at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, on Dec. 11, 2025. (Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

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Lemieux grew up in Mont-Laurier in western Quebec.

Former Canadiens center Doug Gilmour said Lemieux possessed the rare ability to frustrate opponents while earning the respect of teammates, a trait that stood out during the 1989 Stanley Cup Final.

“He was a pain in the a– to play against, but you wanted him on your team.”

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Moise Kouame of France reacts as he plays against Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay during their second round men’s singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

Home hope Moise Kouame became the youngest man to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament since Rafael Nadal 23 years ago, after an epic French Open victory on Thursday, saying it was a “dream” to one day win the tournament.

The 17-year-old wildcard survived a comeback from Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo to claim a remarkable 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (10/8) win after four hours and 56 minutes on a raucous, and boiling hot, Court Suzanne Lenglen.

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Kouame is the youngest man to reach the last 32 of a major since Nadal at Wimbledon in 2003.

Nadal went on to win 22 Grand Slam titles, including 14 at Roland Garros, and Kouame is not putting any limits on what he is hoping to achieve.

“Winning Roland Garros is, of course, a dream, but winning all four (Slams) is a dream actually, you know. Being world number one is also a dream,” Kouame, currently ranked 318th, told reporters.

“I think thinking about winning the tournament is a bit early. But, yeah, I’m really happy to be in the third round, as well, of course, and I’m going to try my best to win another match.”

After wins for Rafael Jodar and Joao Fonseca on Wednesday, it is the first time three teenagers have made the third round of the men’s singles at Roland Garros since Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils in 2006.

Moise Kouame of France returns to Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay during their second round men’s singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

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“I think thinking about age is a mistake,” said Kouame. “I think because… when you are on court, you are trying to win the match. You’re not trying to think about how old is your opponent. That is something I do pretty well.”

Kouame had already become the youngest man to win a Slam match in 17 years with his first-round success against Marin Cilic.

The Grand Slam debutant powered into a two-set lead to the delight of the French fans but then started to wilt in the baking heat.

But Kouame somehow dragged himself back from the brink of defeat when Vallejo was serving for the match at 5-3 in the fifth, before completing a memorable win in a thrilling tie-break.

He soaked up the adulation from the French fans, telling them he could “never” have got over the line without them.

“I love this sport, because we get those kinds of atmospheres and for the pressure that you experience,” Kouame added.

“I was playing in front of 10,000 people, right? It’s not easy, that’s for sure, but I was able to draw into their energy because they were there to support me, not to stress me.

“But it is definitely more enjoyable to play in front of 10,000 people than 10. That’s a fact.”

Kouame will next face Alejandro Tabilo, who will be comparatively very well rested after being the beneficiary of a walkover after second-round opponent Valentin Vacherot withdrew from the tournament with an injury.

Hidden amidst a flurry of SEC comments at their Spring meetings this week was a remark from Florida HC Jon Sumrall.

His comments should worry G6 fans.

On today’s episode of Locked On College Football, I discuss the push from Texas Tech to play the Texas Longhorns in 2026.

The game would be an outstanding spectacle for the sport.

There have been discussions about the Big Ten and SEC forming a scheduling partnership for the leagues to play each other in football.

Would the cons outweigh the pros in that scenario?

00:00 Group of six playoff chances
04:15 Duke’s playoff controversy
07:48 Lane Kiffin’s early departure
12:12 Quarterback change and schedule issues
15:10 The Texas vs. Texas Tech matchup
19:50 Proposing a new college football format
20:54 SEC and Big Ten scheduling
24:13 Discussions on college sports leagues

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Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill (Pic credit: IPL)

Everything about Gujarat Titans’ season has revolved around the opening pair of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, and now former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has joined the growing list of admirers of the duo.The pair once again showcased their brilliance in Qualifier 2 against Rajasthan Royals, stitching together a match-winning 167-run opening stand while chasing a daunting target of 215. Gill led the charge with a sublime 104 off 53 balls, while Sudharsan provided explosive support with 58 off just 32 deliveries. Their partnership completely absorbed the pressure of the knockout contest and effectively sealed the result long before the final overs.Both batters have crossed the 700-run mark this season, with Gill currently occupying second place in the Orange Cap standings with 722 runs, while Sudharsan is close behind with 710 runs.Speaking on JioStar, Irfan Pathan hailed Gill and Sudharsan as the greatest opening pair in IPL history.“Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are the best batting pair in TATA IPL history. They hold the record for the most 100-run partnerships and the most 50-plus partnerships in the tournament. In T20 cricket, if you want a flying start, you want both of them at the top. They complement each other perfectly. One rotates the strike, the other finds the boundaries. Their understanding is remarkable,” Irfan Pathan said on JioStar.Pathan also highlighted how the pair punished Rajasthan Royals’ bowling plans in Qualifier 2.“If bowlers try short-pitched deliveries, they actually enjoy it. They are ready to play the cut shot and punish anything short. That is exactly what Nandre Burger and Jofra Archer did. They bowled short, and Gill and Sudharsan were waiting. Even when Yash Raj Punja came into the attack, he bowled slightly shorter lengths. Shubman Gill is not afraid to use his feet against both fast bowlers and spinners. He steps out, creates room, and hits over the top,” he added. According to Pathan, the 167-run stand proved to be the decisive moment of the match – “The opening partnership of 167 runs in just 77 balls was where Rajasthan Royals lost the game. That stand took the chase away from them completely.”Their consistency is not new. Last season, despite Gujarat Titans’ Eliminator defeat to Mumbai Indians, Gill and Sudharsan combined for 912 runs in 15 innings, the highest partnership aggregate of IPL 2025. Sudharsan also finished that campaign as the Orange Cap winner. This season, the duo has already amassed 886 runs together in 15 innings and needs just 27 more runs in the final to surpass their own record.

Elsewhere in sports news, Nice have secured their Ligue 1 status. The Eagles crushed Saint-Étienne 4-1 on Friday in the second leg of their relegation playoff after a goalless first leg on Tuesday.

In women‘s football, Lyon are French champions once again. OL Lyonnes thrashed Paris FC 5-0 in Friday’s Arkema Première Ligue final to capture a record-extending 19th league title.

Barcelona have landed their first signing of the summer, with England international forward Anthony Gordon joining from Newcastle on a five-year deal.

France have officially begun preparations for the World Cup. Les Bleus gathered at Clairefontaine on Friday, where head coach Didier Deschamps urged his players to stay humble despite being considered among the tournament favorites.

At Roland-Garros, the shocks keep coming. One day after Jannik Sinner‘s stunning exit, Novak Djokovic also crashed out. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was beaten by 19-year-old sensation João Fonseca after a marathon five-set thriller, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, lasting 4 hours and 53 minutes. In the women’s draw, four-time champion Iga Swiatek continued her title bid with a straight-sets victory over fellow Pole Magda Linette, 6-4, 6-4.

And finally, Sepp Kuss conquered the Giro d’Italia’s queen stage on Friday. The American’s triumph means he has now claimed stage victories in all three Grand Tours. In the overall standings, Jonas Vingegaard remains in the pink jersey, ahead of Felix Gall and Jai Hindley.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be shorthanded in Saturday’s pivotal Game 7, as one of Oklahoma’s key contributors has been sidelined with an injury.

OKC guard Jalen Williams has been ruled out for Game 7 with a hamstring issue, ESPN reported on Friday. Williams appeared to aggravate his left hamstring during the Thunder’s 122-113 victory in Game 2. He missed the next three games before returning for Game 6, but logged just 10 minutes off the bench in Oklahoma City’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, which forced a winner-take-all Game 7.

“He’s obviously not 100%,” Mark Daigneault, the head coach of the Thunder, said.

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams watches during the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs in Game One of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 18, 2026. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Daigneault applauded Williams for fighting through the injury and doing everything he could to help Oklahoma City.

“He didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know what to expect. So, it was a matter of getting him out there in kind of an insulated role and see what he can bring to the team. He’s an All-Star player, he’s an All-NBA player. He hasn’t done a full return to play [protocol] like he would if this was the regular season, and yet, he just wants to do whatever he can to try to contribute whatever he can to the team.”

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“I give him a lot of credit to get himself out there. He did the best he could. He’s certainly not the reason we lost.”

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams reacts to a shot by forward Luguentz Dort in the third quarter against the San Antonio Spurs during game one of the Western Conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on May 18, 2026. (Alonzo Adams/Imagn Images)

Williams did not talk to reporters after Thursday’s game in San Antonio.

Williams underwent surgery last offseason to repair a wrist injury but still played a key role in the Thunder’s run to the NBA Finals last season. He appeared in just 33 regular-season games before this year’s playoffs.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams drives into the paint during the first quarter of Game Two of the NBA Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 20, 2026. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

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The winner of Saturday’s Game 7 will advance to the NBA Finals to face the New York Knicks. New York snapped a nearly three-decade Finals drought by sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals.

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Home-game victories are the foundation of a college football program’s success and often correlate with teams at the top of the standings.

The tables below show the wins, losses, and win percentages for the region’s top programs over the last 15 seasons.

Oregon leads the way, followed by Boise State, Washington, BYU, and USC.

Home Winning % and Records by Program from 2011-2025