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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Minnesota Vikings rookie minicamp got underway last week, and out of the blue, veteran quarterback Cooper Rush showed up in Eagan.

The Vikings’ latest minicamp name came with real NFL starting experience.

It is unclear where Rush might fit on the current roster if he parleyed the visit into a contract, but Minnesota may keep him on speed dial in 2026 if injuries rear their ugly head once again.

Rush Adds a Veteran Twist to Minnesota’s QB Possibilities

It’s the Cooper Rush segment of the Vikings offseason.

Rush in Eagan

There’s no contract yet, but Rush is in the Vikings’ orbit. NBC Sports‘ Mike Florio wrote, “Rookie minicamps routinely include more than rookies. In Minnesota, veteran quarterback Cooper Rush will participate on a tryout basis. The team has announced 57 attendees for the weekend session. Of that number, 23 have been invited to the weekend practices on a tryout basis.”

“Rush, 32, has played in 42 regular-season games with 16 starts. He has a 9-7 record. The Ravens cut him earlier this year, after making Tyler Huntley the primary backup to Lamar Jackson. Before that, Rush spent seven seasons with the Cowboys, starting eight games in 2024 and five in 2022.”

Rush infamously helped the Dallas Cowboys beat the Vikings in a 2021 game, so purple fans remembered the name on the spot.

The Career Biography

Rush has appeared in 42 games since 2017, starting 16. His teams have a 9-7 record on his watch, and he’s totaled 3,766 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns, and 14 interceptions in his career.

Scaled exactly to a 17-game starter’s sample, Rush would produce this stat line, on average:

• 3,409 Passing Yards
• 19 Passing TDs
• 13 Interceptions
• 60.5% Completion Rate

His career-long EPA+CPOE suggests efficiency between Desmond Ridder and Joshua Dobbs. Here’s Rush’s NFL resume to date:

• Dallas Cowboys (2017–2019)
• New York Giants (2020)
• Dallas Cowboys (2020–2024)
• Baltimore Ravens (2025)

Possible Role?

The Vikings already have this full house at quarterback:

• Kyler Murray
• J.J. McCarthy
• Carson Wentz
• Max Brosmer

But last year, for example, Minnesota was forced to explore multiple veteran quarterbacks because of injuries to McCarthy and Wentz, including stints with the aforementioned Ridder and John Wolford. Inviting Rush to minicamp is likely a method to forge a relationship just in case injuries arise again.

For example, if the injury bug infects the club three or four passers deep, Rush can be the first guy the Vikings call on the free-agent wire or steal off another team’s practice squad.

Head coach Kevin O’Connell said about Rush’s unexpected presence, “As I told Cooper, it’s almost like a free agent visit. He gets to know us, we get to know him. He’s played a lot of football over the years in the National Football League.”

“I think it can open up that world to him, or if there’s an opportunity in the future, he can make that a really positive situation for himself and become our first phone call.”

Our Kyle Joudry also noted over the weekend, “O’Connell has already seen quite a lot via quarterback injury (especially if we remember Kirk Cousins, Nick Mullens, and Jaren Hall all getting hurt in 2023). Not only has the response been to beef up the in-house quarterback options, but to establish a good line of communication with an external depth option should a need arise.”

Full List of Attendees

Here’s the full list of every rookie and veteran who attended Vikings’ rookie minicamp:

• Marcus Allen (CB)
• Derek Anderson (TE)
• Tony Anyanwu (OLB)
• Da’Veawn Armstead (CB)
• Caleb Banks (DL)
• Dillon Bell (WR)
• Drew Biber (TE)
• Jordan Botelho (OLB)
• Aidan Bouman (QB)
• Max Bredeson (FB)
• Tyreek Chappell (CB)
• Anthony Chideme-Alfaro (CB)
• Demond Claiborne (RB)
• Joaquin Davis (WR)
• Charles Demmings (CB)
• Jalil Farooq (WR)
• Bryan Felter (OL)
• Dontae Fleming (WR)
• Gavin Gerhardt (C)
• Jake Golday (LB)
• Monkell Goodwine (DL)
• Brylan Green (S)
• Trenton Irwin (WR)
• Bangally Kamara (LB)
• Shaleak Knotts (WR)
• Matt Lauter (TE)
• Keli Lawson (LB)
• Shomari Lawrence (RB)
• Vershon Lee (G)
• Tristan Leigh (OL)
• Delby Lemieux (OL)
• Zach Lewis (S)
• Gavin Lipkin (LS)
• Bryson Nesbit (TE)
• Domonique Orange (DL)
• Kejon Owens (RB)
• Zaire Patterson (DL)
• Tomas Rimac (OL)
• Jacob Roberts (LB)
• Cooper Rush (QB)
• Marcus Sanders Jr. (WR)
• Atticus Sappington (K)
• Cam’Ron Stewart (OLB)
• Jake Tafelski (RB)
• Jacob Thomas (S)
• Jakobe Thomas (S)
• Tra Thomas (OLB)
• Brett Thorson (P)
• Caleb Tiernan (OL)
• Zemaiah Vaughn (CB)
• Edward Vesterinen (DL)
• Smith Vilbert (DL)
• Brandon Walton (OL)
• Arden Walker (OLB)
• Jeremiah Williams (DL)
• Luke Wysong (WR)

Offseason organized team activities (OTAs) and workouts are next for the Vikings, beginning on May 26th.

Rush will turn 33 in November.

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Three claims of racial harassment against former Crawley manager John Yems have been upheld by an employment tribunal.

Amrit Bansal-McNulty, an ex-Northern Ireland Under-21 international, is suing former clubs QPR and Crawley for around £12 million.

He alleged the clubs failed to protect him from Yems’ abuse during his 2021-22 loan spell at Crawley.

An employment tribunal judgment on Monday noted Mr Bansal-McNulty was “partially successful” in his claims against Yems, whose conduct from 2019-2022 left Crawley “vicariously liable”.

One of the charges upheld involved Yems calling Bansal-McNulty a “curry muncher” and then asking whether the midfielder was unhappy that pizzas being supplied did not include a “curry pizza”.

Yems had attempted to characterise such remarks as “banter”, according to the tribunal judgment.

However, the claims against QPR, who Bansal-McNulty joined in 2014 aged 14 and left in 2022 without playing for the first team having had a number of loan spells at other clubs, have failed.

Bansal-McNulty is seeking compensation after claiming that the abuse he suffered caused “psychiatric, and career-ending, injury”. The issue of a remedy hearing will involve only Yems and Crawley.

In its final observations, the tribunal noted: “Unfortunately there are no real winners in this case. Whilst the Claimant has been partially successful in his claims against Mr Yems, and vicariously Crawley Town, his claims against QPR have failed.

“Mr Yems has not, and realistically was never going to, obtain the exoneration of his conduct and character he was seeking.”

In January Yems finished serving a three-year ban, increased from 17 months following an appeal by the Football Association, after being found guilty of 11 charges of discrimination while at Crawley.

The ban was the longest ever handed out for discrimination by the FA although four charges were dismissed, while the original commission concluded Yems was “not a conscious racist”.

Barangay Ginebra big man Japeth Aguilar gets blocked as he tries to dunk on TNT import Bol Bol during a PBA Commissioner’s Cup game at Mall of Asia Arena.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

Barangay Ginebra showed a lot of healthy respect for TNT import Bol Bol after closing the elimination round with a 93-86 victory over the Tropang 5G on Sunday night at the Mall of Asia Arena.

“He’s such a force in the game, especially here in our game,” Kings coach Tim Cone said. “They talk about him so much in the NBA, too, when he was out there playing. We had the honor of watching him for 12 games here and I think it’s an honor to go up against him here in the country and give him a challenge.”

The 7-foot-4 TNT import finished with 33 points and 10 rebounds, drawing admiration from both Cone and guard RJ Abarrientos.

“I think whoever guards or tries to get a rebound over Bol will have a hard time, so we just did our best to get our momentum and the win,” said Abarrientos, who finished with 17 points, four rebounds and three assists.

More important for the Gin Kings, though, is that they managed to build some momentum and a roster boost heading into the playoffs, where they will battle Phoenix armed with twice-to-beat protection.

Japeth Aguilar returned after missing three games because of a lung problem that required hospitalization.

The veteran forward played limited minutes and finished with six points and three rebounds, but Cone said the numbers mattered less than getting Aguilar reacclimated before the playoffs.

“We certainly wanted him to be comfortable getting back to play,” Cone said. “We didn’t want to extend his minutes too long, but we really wanted him to get in and feel the competition.”

Aguilar spent stretches defending Bol, a difficult assignment for anyone in the league. Cone, though, liked what he saw from the former Gilas Pilipinas big man as the game progressed.

“That was a tough assignment, but I thought he got better and better,” Cone said. “He’ll be a force for us in the playoffs.”

TNT, meanwhile, will face an uphill battle after dropping to No. 8, where it will face No. 1 NLEx in a duel between sister teams. The Tropang 5G need to win twice and avoid a loss to upset the Road Warriors, who have been on a roll so far this conference.

But Cone remains wary of TNT, a side teams may have to reckon with if they have championship plans.

“TNT can turn it around in a heartbeat and find themselves in the Finals easily,” he said. “That’s a team everybody’s eyes have to be on.” —ROMMEL FUERTES JR. INQ

Shakur Stevenson has urged David Benavidez to chase the “best fight in boxing”, rather than defend his WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles.

‘The Mexican Monster’ became a three-division world champion last week, dethroning Gilberto Ramirez with a punishing sixth-round stoppage in his first outing at 200lbs.

As a result, Benavidez has placed himself in the conversation for a showdown with former world cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia, or possibly even Oleksandr Usyk.

Jumping up to heavyweight, or even remaining at 200lbs, would certainly be a bold move, especially given that Benavidez admitted to only weighing 202lbs on the night of his triumph over Ramirez.

Based on this information, four-weight world champion Stevenson has said he would much rather see the 29-year-old drop back down to 175lbs.

He does, after all, hold the WBC light-heavyweight title, which he gained after Dmitry Bivol vacated the belt following his undisputed victory over Artur Beterbiev in February 2025.

This was because the Russian chose to undergo back surgery, rather than face his then-mandatory challenger, with Benavidez ultimately being elevated from ‘interim’ to full world champion.

But now that Bivol is gearing up to face mandatory challenger Michael Eifert on May 30, perhaps he will soon wish to become a two-time undisputed king.

For Stevenson, this represents the best-case scenario as he tells The Agnew Podcast that he hopes to see Benavidez compete at his more natural weight.

“I don’t think I want to see him fight at the 200lb weight class. I would rather see him fight [at 175lbs against] Bivol [or] Beterbiev.”

“I think [Bivol-Benavidez is] the best fight in boxing.”

While noise of a potential Usyk fight appears to be growing louder, it is worth highlighting that Benavidez and Bivol have already initiated preliminary talks.

India great Rahul Dravid was on Monday announced as the owner of Dublin Guardians ahead of launch of the European T20 Premier League. ETPL completed its six-team franchise line-up at a landmark event here which was attended by franchise owners from across the tournament. “What attracted me to ETPL was the larger vision behind it, the opportunity to help grow cricket in Europe by strengthening grassroots development and creating pathways for emerging talent across Ireland and Europe,” Dravid said in a release.

Former India all-rounder R Ashwin is set to captain the Guardians, who will compete against teams from Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

“Dublin already has a passionate cricketing community and enormous potential for growth. Nurturing the next generation has always been important to me, and I believe ETPL can play a meaningful role in that journey.” The event was attended by Vipul Aggarwal of Glasgow Franchise, and Jonty Rhodes and Madhukar Shree of Rotterdam Franchise, alongside ETPL co-founders Abhishek Bachchan, Saurav Banerjee, Priyanka Kaul and Dhiraj Malhotra.

In attendance were senior leaders from European cricket, including Brian MacNeice, Chair of Cricket Ireland; Sarah Keane, CEO of Cricket Ireland; Roland Lefebvre, Director of High Performance of Cricket Netherlands; and Trudy Lindblade, CEO of Cricket Scotland.

Launched in partnership with Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association, ETPL introduces a cross-border franchise model featuring teams from Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

The league is expected to feature international stars including Mitchell Marsh, Tim David, Mitchell Santner, Liam Livingstone, Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, Heinrich Klaasen among others.

The inaugural season is scheduled between August 26 and September 20.

ETPL’s franchise ownership: Dublin franchise – Rahul Dravid, Belfast franchise – Glenn Maxwell and Rohan Lund, Edinburgh franchise – Kyle Mills, Nathan McCullum & Rachel Wiseman, Glasgow franchise –Vipul Aggarwal and Chris Gayle, Amsterdam franchise – Steve Waugh, Jamie Dwyer and Tim Thomas, Rotterdam franchise – Jonty Rhodes, Faf du Plessis, Glashin and Samir Shah, with Madhukar Shree as Managing Partner.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka may already be thinking beyond the traditional responsibilities of a receiver. Appearing on Up & Adams Egbuka, he discussed his excitement about stepping into Zac Robinson’s offense and hinted at one specific area he hopes becomes a bigger part of his NFL role: rushing opportunities.

“Definitely feel comfortable with the ball in my hands,” Egbuka said during the interview when asked if he would like more opportunities to RUSH the football and be a part of the run game.

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While the former Buckeye was primarily known for his polished route running and reliability as a receiver, Ohio State occasionally utilized him on designed runs and gadget concepts to take advantage of his vision and explosiveness in space. During his collegiate career, Egbuka totaled 25 rushing attempts for 145 yards and two touchdowns, averaging nearly 5.8 yards per carry on limited opportunities.

Under new offensive coordinator Zac Robinson, there’s reason to think those opportunities could expand. Robinson comes from the Sean McVay offensive tree, where motion-heavy concepts, manufactured touches, and positional versatility are heavily emphasized. NFL offenses have increasingly searched for ways to create easy touches for dynamic playmakers, and Egbuka’s ability after the catch makes him an ideal candidate for jet sweeps, orbit motions, and backfield packages.

At 6-foot-1 and roughly 205 pounds, Egbuka also has the build to handle occasional rushing attempts. He’s not simply a finesse slot receiver relying purely on speed. He runs with balance, physicality, and strong contact control, traits that showed up consistently after the catch at Ohio State. The Buccaneers could especially benefit from adding another motion based element to the offense. While players like Chris Godwin Jr and Jalen McMillan thrive as traditional receivers, Egbuka could bring a whole new dimension.

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Major season got off to a thrilling start as Rory McIlroy defended his championship at Augusta to win his second straight Masters. Up next is the PGA Championship 2026, which tees off on Thursday, May 14 from Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa. Scottie Scheffler, who finished second at both the Masters and this past week’s RBC Heritage, is the defending PGA Championship winner after he prevailed by five strokes at Quail Hollow last year. 

The latest 2026 PGA Championship odds via FanDuel list Scheffler as the +480 favorite (risk $100 to win $480), with McIlroy (+850) and Cameron Young (+1200) among the other early 2026 PGA Championship contenders. Jon Rahm (+1500) and Xander Schauffele (+1600) are the only other golfers going off lower than +2000. 

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Now that the 2026 PGA Championship field beginning to take shape, the model simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard, which you can use for PGA picks, one and done contests or PGA DFS lineups. 

2026 PGA Championship predictions 

One major surprise the model is calling for at the PGA Championship 2026: It projects that DeChambeau barely cracks the top 10 despite being one of the early favorites. DeChambeau missed the cut at the 2026 Masters and then had to withdraw from LIV Golf Mexico City with wrist discomfort in April.  He has recorded three straight top-five finishes at the PGA Championship, but has also missed the cut twice and finished outside the top 30 two other times at this event. See who else to fade here. 

Another surprise: The model projects a strong showing from Tommy Fleetwood, who has longer odds at +2500. The 2025 Tour Championship winner is still looking for his first major win. He’s in strong form this season, however, recording five top-10 finishes. He was contending for another top-10 at the Masters this year before a fourth-round 76 dropped him down the leaderboard. Fleetwood has strong metrics off the tee this year, but has struggled with his putting, so if he can have a better weekend on the greens, he has a great shot to be a contender. See who else to pick here. 

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2026 PGA Championship odds, favorites 

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Scottie Scheffler +480
Rory McIlroy +850
Cameron Young +1200
Jon Rahm +1500
Xander Schauffele +1600
Ludvig Åberg +1800
Matt Fitzpatrick +2200
Bryson DeChambeau +2200
Tommy Fleetwood +2700
Collin Morikawa +4000
Patrick Cantlay +4000
Brooks Koepka +4000
Min Woo Lee +4500
Justin Thomas +4500
Nicolai Højgaard +5000
Justin Rose +5500
Russell Henley +5500
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Adam Scott +6000
Viktor Hovland +6000
Si Woo Kim +6000
Sam Burns +6000
Chris Gotterup +6000
Rickie Fowler +6000
J.J. Spaun +6000
Patrick Reed +6500
Robert MacIntyre +6500
Kurt Kitayama +7000
Maverick McNealy +7000
Jordan Spieth +8000
Shane Lowry +8000
Sepp Straka +8000
Joaquin Niemann +10000
Hideki Matsuyama +10000
Kristoffer Reitan +10000
Harris English +10000
Akshay Bhatia +10000
Gary Woodland +10000
Ben Griffin +10000
David Puig +10000
Thomas Detry +10000
Alex Fitzpatrick +10000
Keegan Bradley +10000
Jacob Bridgeman +10000
Alex Noren +12500
Jason Day +12500
Alex Smalley +12500
Harry Hall +12500
Matt McCarty +15000
Sungjae Im +15000
Corey Conners +15000
Sahith Theegala +17500
Pierceson Coody +17500
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Aaron Rai +17500
Nick Taylor +17500
Wyndham Clark +17500
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Brian Harman +17500
Ryan Gerard +22500
Samuel Stevens +22500
Keith Mitchell +22500
Marco Penge +22500
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Sudarshan Yellamaraju +22500
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Shawn Porter has given an honest assessment of how Errol Spence Jr, his former foe, might fare against Tim Tszyu at a catchweight of 158lbs.

The pair will square off in Australia on July 25, with Spence entering his first outing since suffering a ninth-round stoppage defeat to Terence Crawford in 2023.

Prior to that, many felt the American was capable of remaining unbeaten, only for him to endure a one-sided beatdown at the hands of ‘Bud’.

As a result, Spence was relieved of the IBF, WBC and WBA world welterweight titles he had acquired by dethroning Kell Brook, Porter and Yordenis Ugas, respectively.

Tszyu, meanwhile, is coming off a pair of routine points victories after finding himself on the receiving end of a seventh-round finish against Sebastian Fundora last July.

Their first encounter saw Fundora edge a split decision in 2024, before Tszyu suffered a punishing third-round stoppage defeat to Bakhram Murtazaliev later that year.

The 31-year-old is therefore hoping to restore his position at world level, but must first collide with Spence at a reported 4lbs above his usual fighting weight.

As someone who lost a split decision to Spence in 2019, though, Porter believes the 36-year-old is capable of derailing Tszyu’s ambition to become a two-time world champion.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Porter dismissed the impact that a three-year layoff may have on ‘The Truth’.

“I’m inclined to believe that Errol Spence beats Tim Tszyu. Prior to [fighting] Terence Crawford, I feel like he would have beat Tim Tszyu.

“I don’t believe that much has changed in that amount of time. He has taken a tremendous amount of time off, [but] he says he was just waiting [for] that itch to come [back].”

At this stage in his career, it should be interesting to see what type of threat Spence can pose to the middleweight or super-welterweight division.