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Apr 14, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe (9) watches as Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen (32) reaches for the rebound in the first period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images Jake DeBrusk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night.
DeBrusk tapped in an Elias Pettersson feed at the side of the net at 2:58 of the extra frame.
Defenseman Elias Pettersson and Zeev Buium also scored for Vancouver (25-48-8, 58 points), who have won three straight.
Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves as the Canucks finished the season 9-27-5 on home ice. Vancouver wraps up the regular season on Thursday in Edmonton.
Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere each scored and added an assist, and Adrian Kempe had the other goal for the Kings (35-26-20, 90 points).
Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 shots.
Los Angeles, currently in the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, can still catch the third seed in the Pacific Division with one game remaining in the regular season. The Kings wrap up the regular season on Thursday in Calgary.
The Canucks outshot the Kings 7-4 as the two teams were tied 1-1 after 20 minutes.
Pettersson opened the scoring at 9:21 of the first, putting his shot from the point under the blocker of a screened Kuemper for his third of the season.
Los Angeles tied it 1-1 as Byfield redirected an Alex Laferriere feed past Lankinen for his 23rd of the season — matching his career best.
The Canucks took a 2-1 lead on a power play 52 seconds into the middle frame, banging home the loose puck off Brock Boeser’s shot past Kuemper for his 22nd.
Kempe responded 12 seconds later, chipping an Anze Kopitar feed up and over the pad of Lankinen for his 36th of the season.
Los Angeles took its first lead of the game at 2:17 of the second as Laferriere put home the rebound off Drew Doughty’s point shot for his 21st.
Buium tied it 3-3 at 9:20 of the second, completing a give-and-go with Nils Hoglander for his sixth of the season.
–Field Level Media
Apr 14, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe (9) watches as Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen (32) reaches for the rebound in the first period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images Jake DeBrusk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night.
DeBrusk tapped in an Elias Pettersson feed at the side of the net at 2:58 of the extra frame.
Defenseman Elias Pettersson and Zeev Buium also scored for Vancouver (25-48-8, 58 points), who have won three straight.
Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves as the Canucks finished the season 9-27-5 on home ice. Vancouver wraps up the regular season on Thursday in Edmonton.
Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere each scored and added an assist, and Adrian Kempe had the other goal for the Kings (35-26-20, 90 points).
Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 shots.
Los Angeles, currently in the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, can still catch the third seed in the Pacific Division with one game remaining in the regular season. The Kings wrap up the regular season on Thursday in Calgary.
The Canucks outshot the Kings 7-4 as the two teams were tied 1-1 after 20 minutes.
Pettersson opened the scoring at 9:21 of the first, putting his shot from the point under the blocker of a screened Kuemper for his third of the season.
Los Angeles tied it 1-1 as Byfield redirected an Alex Laferriere feed past Lankinen for his 23rd of the season — matching his career best.
The Canucks took a 2-1 lead on a power play 52 seconds into the middle frame, banging home the loose puck off Brock Boeser’s shot past Kuemper for his 22nd.
Kempe responded 12 seconds later, chipping an Anze Kopitar feed up and over the pad of Lankinen for his 36th of the season.
Los Angeles took its first lead of the game at 2:17 of the second as Laferriere put home the rebound off Drew Doughty’s point shot for his 21st.
Buium tied it 3-3 at 9:20 of the second, completing a give-and-go with Nils Hoglander for his sixth of the season.
–Field Level Media
Apr 14, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe (9) watches…
Grandmaster R Vaishali is within reach of becoming the first Indian to win the FIDE Women’s Candidates title, heading into the final round on Wednesday.
Vaishali is now in joint-lead of the tournament, along with Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva, at 7.5 points each.
1. Bibisara Assaubayeva – 7.5
2. R Vaishali – 7.5
3. Zhu Jiner – 7.0
4. Aleksandra Goryachkina – 6.5
5. Anna Muzychuk – 6.5
6. Kateryna Lagno – 6.5
7. Tan Zhongyi – 5.5
8. Divya Deshmukh – 5.0
In Round 14, Vaishali will be up against Kateryna Lagno with white pieces, while Assaubayeva will take on India’s Divya Deshmukh with black pieces.
Mathematically, there are still six players in contention for the title. In addition to Vaishali and Assaubayeva, this includes third-placed Zhu Jiner (7) and joint-fourth placed Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno and Anna Muzychuk (6.5).
Any sort of tie in points after Round 14 will be resolved with a tiebreak round, scheduled for Thursday.
For R Vaishali to win the title, here are all the possible scenarios:
Vaishali wins in Round 14
If Vaishali beats Lagno and Assaubayeva fails to win her tie, the Indian GM will walk away with the title on Wednesday.
In case both Vaishali and Assaubayeva win in Round 14, the battle will head to a tiebreaker, which will happen on Thursday.
ALSO READ | What is the tie-breaker format in women’s category?
Vaishali draws in Round 14
If Vaishali draws with Lagno, the only way she wins the title on Wednesday is if Assaubayeva loses her game against Divya and Zhu doesn’t beat Muzychuk.
If Zhu wins, along with a Vaishali draw and an Assaubayeva defeat, Zhu and Vaishali will head into a tiebreaker.
A draw for both Vaishali and Lagno would again result in a tiebreaker, with the possibility of Zhu joining in if she manages to beat Muzychuk.
Vaishali loses in Round 14
If Vaishali loses to Lagno, she won’t be able to win the title on Wednesday. The only way she could remain in the contest is if Assaubayeva loses her game and Zhu fails to beat Muzychuk. In this scenario, there is a possibility of a multi-player tiebreak that could involve as many as five participants.
Published on Apr 15, 2026
Grandmaster R Vaishali is within reach of becoming the first Indian to win the FIDE Women’s Candidates title, heading into the final round on Wednesday.
Vaishali is now in joint-lead of the tournament, along with Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva, at 7.5 points each.
1. Bibisara Assaubayeva – 7.5
2. R Vaishali – 7.5
3. Zhu Jiner – 7.0
4. Aleksandra Goryachkina – 6.5
5. Anna Muzychuk – 6.5
6. Kateryna Lagno – 6.5
7. Tan Zhongyi – 5.5
8. Divya Deshmukh – 5.0
In Round 14, Vaishali will be up against Kateryna Lagno with white pieces, while Assaubayeva will take on India’s Divya Deshmukh with black pieces.
Mathematically, there are still six players in contention for the title. In addition to Vaishali and Assaubayeva, this includes third-placed Zhu Jiner (7) and joint-fourth placed Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno and Anna Muzychuk (6.5).
Any sort of tie in points after Round 14 will be resolved with a tiebreak round, scheduled for Thursday.
For R Vaishali to win the title, here are all the possible scenarios:
Vaishali wins in Round 14
If Vaishali beats Lagno and Assaubayeva fails to win her tie, the Indian GM will walk away with the title on Wednesday.
In case both Vaishali and Assaubayeva win in Round 14, the battle will head to a tiebreaker, which will happen on Thursday.
ALSO READ | What is the tie-breaker format in women’s category?
Vaishali draws in Round 14
If Vaishali draws with Lagno, the only way she wins the title on Wednesday is if Assaubayeva loses her game against Divya and Zhu doesn’t beat Muzychuk.
If Zhu wins, along with a Vaishali draw and an Assaubayeva defeat, Zhu and Vaishali will head into a tiebreaker.
A draw for both Vaishali and Lagno would again result in a tiebreaker, with the possibility of Zhu joining in if she manages to beat Muzychuk.
Vaishali loses in Round 14
If Vaishali loses to Lagno, she won’t be able to win the title on Wednesday. The only way she could remain in the contest is if Assaubayeva loses her game and Zhu fails to beat Muzychuk. In this scenario, there is a possibility of a multi-player tiebreak that could involve as many as five participants.
Published on Apr 15, 2026
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More than 52,000 voters were allowed to cast ballots on Monday after delivery failures disrupted polling, as supporters of Rafael López Aliaga demanded the resignation of electoral chief Piero Corvetto and counting continued for a third day in Lima.
Partial results from 77 per cent of ballots counted showed Keiko Fujimori in the lead with 16.86 per cent, followed by Rafael López Aliaga and Jorge Nieto, as Peru holds a tightly contested 2026 presidential election with mandatory voting for over 27 million citizens.
An EU observer mission said it had found no evidence of fraud, despite claims by Rafael López Aliaga, who has questioned the integrity of the vote and the handling of postal ballots. The delays recall the 2021 election, when results took five days, and a runoff is expected around 7 June pending official confirmation.
More than 52,000 voters were allowed to cast ballots on Monday after delivery failures disrupted polling, as supporters of Rafael López Aliaga demanded the resignation of electoral chief Piero Corvetto and counting continued for a third day in Lima.
Partial results from 77 per cent of ballots counted showed Keiko Fujimori in the lead with 16.86 per cent, followed by Rafael López Aliaga and Jorge Nieto, as Peru holds a tightly contested 2026 presidential election with mandatory voting for over 27 million citizens.
An EU observer mission said it had found no evidence of fraud, despite claims by Rafael López Aliaga, who has questioned the integrity of the vote and the handling of postal ballots. The delays recall the 2021 election, when results took five days, and a runoff is expected around 7 June pending official confirmation.
More than 52,000 voters were allowed to cast ballots on Monday after delivery failures disrupted…
Apr 14, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Los Angeles Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper (35) and forward Trevor Moore (12) react as Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson (40) and forward Jake DeBrusk (74) celebrate DeBrusk’s game winning overtime goal in the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images Jake DeBrusk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night.
DeBrusk tapped in an Elias Pettersson feed at the side of the net at 2:58 of the extra frame.
Defenseman Elias Pettersson and Zeev Buium also scored for Vancouver (25-48-8, 58 points), who have won three straight.
Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves as the Canucks finished the season 9-27-5 on home ice. Vancouver wraps up the regular season on Thursday in Edmonton.
Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere each scored and added an assist, and Adrian Kempe had the other goal for the Kings (35-26-20, 90 points).
Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 shots.
Los Angeles, currently in the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, can still catch the third seed in the Pacific Division with one game remaining in the regular season. The Kings wrap up the regular season on Thursday in Calgary.
The Canucks outshot the Kings 7-4 as the two teams were tied 1-1 after 20 minutes.
Pettersson opened the scoring at 9:21 of the first, putting his shot from the point under the blocker of a screened Kuemper for his third of the season.
Los Angeles tied it 1-1 as Byfield redirected a Laferriere feed past Lankinen for his 23rd of the season — matching his career best.
The Canucks took a 2-1 lead on a power play 52 seconds into the middle frame, with DeBrusk banging home the loose puck off Brock Boeser’s shot past Kuemper for his 22nd.
Kempe responded 12 seconds later, chipping an Anze Kopitar feed up and over the pad of Lankinen for his 36th of the season.
Los Angeles took its first lead at 2:17 of the second as Laferriere put home the rebound off Drew Doughty’s point shot for his 21st.
Buium tied it 3-3 at 9:20 of the second, completing a give-and-go with Nils Hoglander for his sixth of the season.
–Field Level Media
Apr 14, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Los Angeles Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper (35) and forward Trevor Moore (12) react as Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson (40) and forward Jake DeBrusk (74) celebrate DeBrusk’s game winning overtime goal in the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images Jake DeBrusk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night.
DeBrusk tapped in an Elias Pettersson feed at the side of the net at 2:58 of the extra frame.
Defenseman Elias Pettersson and Zeev Buium also scored for Vancouver (25-48-8, 58 points), who have won three straight.
Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves as the Canucks finished the season 9-27-5 on home ice. Vancouver wraps up the regular season on Thursday in Edmonton.
Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere each scored and added an assist, and Adrian Kempe had the other goal for the Kings (35-26-20, 90 points).
Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 shots.
Los Angeles, currently in the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, can still catch the third seed in the Pacific Division with one game remaining in the regular season. The Kings wrap up the regular season on Thursday in Calgary.
The Canucks outshot the Kings 7-4 as the two teams were tied 1-1 after 20 minutes.
Pettersson opened the scoring at 9:21 of the first, putting his shot from the point under the blocker of a screened Kuemper for his third of the season.
Los Angeles tied it 1-1 as Byfield redirected a Laferriere feed past Lankinen for his 23rd of the season — matching his career best.
The Canucks took a 2-1 lead on a power play 52 seconds into the middle frame, with DeBrusk banging home the loose puck off Brock Boeser’s shot past Kuemper for his 22nd.
Kempe responded 12 seconds later, chipping an Anze Kopitar feed up and over the pad of Lankinen for his 36th of the season.
Los Angeles took its first lead at 2:17 of the second as Laferriere put home the rebound off Drew Doughty’s point shot for his 21st.
Buium tied it 3-3 at 9:20 of the second, completing a give-and-go with Nils Hoglander for his sixth of the season.
–Field Level Media
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Cricket Australia’s (CA) hopes of opening the Big Bash League (BBL) to private investment have hit a major roadblock after member state Queensland deferred its decision on backing a plan to sell stakes in the nation’s domestic T20 franchises.
Queensland Cricket, which hosts Brisbane Heat, said on Wednesday it had made no final decision following a board meeting and would seek further information from CA.
CA had set Wednesday as a deadline for the nation’s six member states to indicate their support to proceed with a plan which would involve selling off 49 per cent stakes in most teams and 100 per cent of one team each in Victoria and New South Wales.
CA declined to comment when contacted by Reuters about Queensland’s deferral.
New South Wales’ (NSW) support for the proposal is also far from assured.
Cricket NSW boss Lee Germon said last month that alternative proposals needed to be considered.
“We may well end up at the first proposal which is selling all the clubs, but we need to do the due diligence,” he said.
“We want to invest in BBL. We want to lift it. We want to have the best players playing it.
“Are there alternative ways we can do that without necessarily going straight to selling the clubs?”
The privatisation push has been driven by CA Chairman Mike Baird and CEO Todd Greenberg following a review by Boston Consulting Group last year.
CA is hoping to raise up to AUD 600 million from the sale to future-proof the sport, boost its finances and improve Australia’s competitiveness in T20 cricket.
CA reported a net deficit of AUD 11.3 million for the 2024-25 financial year despite a jump in revenue from hosting the lucrative Border-Gavaskar series against powerhouse India.
Australia crashed out of the group stage at the recent T20 World Cup won by India, triggering acrimony on the home front.
Despite the potential for a major capital boost, influential cricket figures in Australia remain wary of private money.
Former Test captain and talent development boss Greg Chappell said the BBL was a success and selling it off could mean a damaging loss of control for the game’s local custodians.
“Australian cricket has long benefited from maintaining its autonomy,” he wrote in a column published in the Sydney Morning Herald.
“Surrendering even part of that independence could have far-reaching consequences.”
Published on Apr 15, 2026
Cricket Australia’s (CA) hopes of opening the Big Bash League (BBL) to private investment have hit a major roadblock after member state Queensland deferred its decision on backing a plan to sell stakes in the nation’s domestic T20 franchises.
Queensland Cricket, which hosts Brisbane Heat, said on Wednesday it had made no final decision following a board meeting and would seek further information from CA.
CA had set Wednesday as a deadline for the nation’s six member states to indicate their support to proceed with a plan which would involve selling off 49 per cent stakes in most teams and 100 per cent of one team each in Victoria and New South Wales.
CA declined to comment when contacted by Reuters about Queensland’s deferral.
New South Wales’ (NSW) support for the proposal is also far from assured.
Cricket NSW boss Lee Germon said last month that alternative proposals needed to be considered.
“We may well end up at the first proposal which is selling all the clubs, but we need to do the due diligence,” he said.
“We want to invest in BBL. We want to lift it. We want to have the best players playing it.
“Are there alternative ways we can do that without necessarily going straight to selling the clubs?”
The privatisation push has been driven by CA Chairman Mike Baird and CEO Todd Greenberg following a review by Boston Consulting Group last year.
CA is hoping to raise up to AUD 600 million from the sale to future-proof the sport, boost its finances and improve Australia’s competitiveness in T20 cricket.
CA reported a net deficit of AUD 11.3 million for the 2024-25 financial year despite a jump in revenue from hosting the lucrative Border-Gavaskar series against powerhouse India.
Australia crashed out of the group stage at the recent T20 World Cup won by India, triggering acrimony on the home front.
Despite the potential for a major capital boost, influential cricket figures in Australia remain wary of private money.
Former Test captain and talent development boss Greg Chappell said the BBL was a success and selling it off could mean a damaging loss of control for the game’s local custodians.
“Australian cricket has long benefited from maintaining its autonomy,” he wrote in a column published in the Sydney Morning Herald.
“Surrendering even part of that independence could have far-reaching consequences.”
Published on Apr 15, 2026
Cricket Australia’s (CA) hopes of opening the Big Bash League (BBL) to private investment have…