Coco Gauff made a triumphant return at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tereza Valentova. Gauff broke Valentova’s serve six times in victory. The third seed needed 1 hour and 34 minutes to pick up her 18th career match win at the Foro Italico.
Dean Harrison set the fastest Superbike time in Thursday’s delayed qualifying session at the North West 200. Michael Dunlop was best of the Superstocks, Peter Hickman topped the Supertwins timesheets and Alastair Seeley was fastest in the Supersport session. The qualifying run was rescheduled after an earlier session was halted due to an incident.
Pakistan has introduced Azan Awais and Abdullah Fazal into their Test side for the opening match against Bangladesh in Dhaka. The two left-handed batters were drafted into the playing XI after Babar Azam was ruled out due to injury. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and elected to field first.
Aston Villa’s progress to the Europa League final and Crystal Palace’s advancement in the Conference League equivalent could influence team selections in the Fantasy Premier League. Several clubs are vying for a Champions League spot. Crystal Palace’s manager, Oliver Glasner, has hinted at further rotation.
Coco Gauff, a finalist in Rome last year, began her 2026 campaign with a straight-sets victory. She is set to face Solana Sierra. Other matches include Andreeva vs. Golubic, Bencic vs. Kalinskaya, and Zheng vs. Ostapenko.
Roman Reigns is set to battle Jacob Fatu at WWE Backlash for the World Heavyweight Championship. Seth Rollins will clash with Bron Breakker, and Trick Williams will face Sami Zayn. WWE Backlash streams live on Saturday, May 9.
Mushfiqur Rahim played a key role in Bangladesh’s dominance on Day 2 of the first Test against Pakistan, scoring 71 runs. This knock allowed him to surpass Tamim Iqbal’s record. He now holds the record for the most 50-plus Test scores by a Bangladeshi batter.
Annecy are aiming for a top-five finish. They can secure a place in the top five with a victory against Rodez. Their hopes are pinned on a strong April performance.
Torquay United striker Deon Moore is playing with a “point to prove” according to manager Jimmy Ball. Moore has scored six goals in his last four appearances. Ball made Moore his first signing when he took over as Gulls boss in March.
Bangladesh seized control against Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test of the ICC World Test Championship. Najmul Hossain Shanto struck a century as the hosts reached 301-4 at stumps on day 1. Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi reached 100 wickets in the ICC World Test Championship.
