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Deadspin | Neymar on potential MLS move: ‘I honestly don’t know’  Neymar in Santos’ match against Cruzeiro at Estadio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, Brazil, on Dec. 7, 2025.   Brazilian star Neymar said he is still weighing his next move despite reports linking him to FC Cincinnati.  “I honestly don’t know,” the 34-year-old forward told ESPN on Thursday.  He added that he intends to finish his current contract at boyhood club Santos, which expires at the end of this year.  Neymar, captain of the club in Brazil’s Serie A, has been limited to eight matches in 2026 due to a knee injury. He has four goals and three assists.  Reports earlier this month said that FC Cincinnati officials were exploring options to bring Neymar to MLS this summer.   Neymar rejoined Santos, where he began his professional career from 2009-13, in 2025. He is best known for his time with world powerhouses Barcelona (2013-17) and Paris Saint-Germain (2017-23), playing alongside current MLS superstar Lionel Messi with both clubs.  An ankle injury slowed Neymar before his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, leading to a stint with Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, where his brief tenure was halted by a torn anterior cruciate ligament.   A fixture on the Brazilian national team starting in 2013, Neymar hasn’t played for his country since 2023. He has stated publicly his desire to be on Brazil’s FIFA World Cup team this summer in North America.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Neymar #potential #MLS #move #honestly #dont

Deadspin | Neymar on potential MLS move: ‘I honestly don’t know’
Deadspin | Neymar on potential MLS move: ‘I honestly don’t know’  Neymar in Santos’ match against Cruzeiro at Estadio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, Brazil, on Dec. 7, 2025.   Brazilian star Neymar said he is still weighing his next move despite reports linking him to FC Cincinnati.  “I honestly don’t know,” the 34-year-old forward told ESPN on Thursday.  He added that he intends to finish his current contract at boyhood club Santos, which expires at the end of this year.  Neymar, captain of the club in Brazil’s Serie A, has been limited to eight matches in 2026 due to a knee injury. He has four goals and three assists.  Reports earlier this month said that FC Cincinnati officials were exploring options to bring Neymar to MLS this summer.   Neymar rejoined Santos, where he began his professional career from 2009-13, in 2025. He is best known for his time with world powerhouses Barcelona (2013-17) and Paris Saint-Germain (2017-23), playing alongside current MLS superstar Lionel Messi with both clubs.  An ankle injury slowed Neymar before his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, leading to a stint with Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, where his brief tenure was halted by a torn anterior cruciate ligament.   A fixture on the Brazilian national team starting in 2013, Neymar hasn’t played for his country since 2023. He has stated publicly his desire to be on Brazil’s FIFA World Cup team this summer in North America.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Neymar #potential #MLS #move #honestly #dontNeymar in Santos’ match against Cruzeiro at Estadio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, Brazil, on Dec. 7, 2025.

Brazilian star Neymar said he is still weighing his next move despite reports linking him to FC Cincinnati.

“I honestly don’t know,” the 34-year-old forward told ESPN on Thursday.

He added that he intends to finish his current contract at boyhood club Santos, which expires at the end of this year.

Neymar, captain of the club in Brazil’s Serie A, has been limited to eight matches in 2026 due to a knee injury. He has four goals and three assists.


Reports earlier this month said that FC Cincinnati officials were exploring options to bring Neymar to MLS this summer.

Neymar rejoined Santos, where he began his professional career from 2009-13, in 2025. He is best known for his time with world powerhouses Barcelona (2013-17) and Paris Saint-Germain (2017-23), playing alongside current MLS superstar Lionel Messi with both clubs.

An ankle injury slowed Neymar before his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, leading to a stint with Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, where his brief tenure was halted by a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

A fixture on the Brazilian national team starting in 2013, Neymar hasn’t played for his country since 2023. He has stated publicly his desire to be on Brazil’s FIFA World Cup team this summer in North America.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Neymar #potential #MLS #move #honestly #dont

Neymar in Santos’ match against Cruzeiro at Estadio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, Brazil, on Dec. 7, 2025.

Brazilian star Neymar said he is still weighing his next move despite reports linking him to FC Cincinnati.

“I honestly don’t know,” the 34-year-old forward told ESPN on Thursday.

He added that he intends to finish his current contract at boyhood club Santos, which expires at the end of this year.

Neymar, captain of the club in Brazil’s Serie A, has been limited to eight matches in 2026 due to a knee injury. He has four goals and three assists.

Reports earlier this month said that FC Cincinnati officials were exploring options to bring Neymar to MLS this summer.

Neymar rejoined Santos, where he began his professional career from 2009-13, in 2025. He is best known for his time with world powerhouses Barcelona (2013-17) and Paris Saint-Germain (2017-23), playing alongside current MLS superstar Lionel Messi with both clubs.

An ankle injury slowed Neymar before his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, leading to a stint with Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, where his brief tenure was halted by a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

A fixture on the Brazilian national team starting in 2013, Neymar hasn’t played for his country since 2023. He has stated publicly his desire to be on Brazil’s FIFA World Cup team this summer in North America.

–Field Level Media

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FIDE Candidates Chess 2026: Cyprus venue pays tribute to Vaishali and Sindarov, renames rooms after title winners <div id="content-body-70870863" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Javokhir Sindarov and R. Vaishali were crowned champions of the FIDE Candidates 2026 after a 14-round tournament that spanned over two weeks. The venue they considered home — a training base and the place that helped them achieve the biggest success of their careers so far — has decided to honour them in a special way.</p><p>During the closing ceremony on Thursday, Panayiotis Markou, Director of Sales and Marketing at Cap St. Georges Hotel and Resorts in Paphos, Cyprus, announced that the rooms in which Vaishali and Sindarov stayed would be renamed in their honour.</p><p>“We have decided that the rooms in which they stayed during this special period of competition will bear their names from now on.</p><p>“This will be our tribute to their success and a lasting connection between their achievements and the tournament,” he said.</p><p class="publish-time" id="end-of-article">Published on Apr 16, 2026</p></div> #FIDE #Candidates #Chess #Cyprus #venue #pays #tribute #Vaishali #Sindarov #renames #rooms #title #winners

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World Athletics denies 11 athletes permission to change nationality to Turkiye <div id="content-body-70869516" itemprop="articleBody"><p>World Athletics on Thursday refused the applications of 11 elite athletes seeking to transfer their allegiance to Turkey in a hammer blow to the country’s medal chances at the 2028 Olympics.</p><p>Four top Jamaicans, including 2024 Olympic men’s discus gold medallist Roje Stona, and a quintet of Kenyans, among them former women’s marathon World Record-holder Brigid Kosgei, were among the 11 concerned.</p><p>The full list included Kosgei’s compatriots Catherine Relin (Selin Can) Amanang’ole, Brian Kibor, Ronald Kwemoi and Nelvin (Can) Jepkemboi, Stona’s fellow Jamaicans Rajindra Campbell, Jaydon Hibbert and Wayne Pinnock, Nigeria’s Favour Ofili and Russian Sophia Yakushina.</p><p>Turkey had been offering long-term financial support to recruit foreign track and field stars with the aim of winning a host of gold medals at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.</p><p>The move was prompted by Turkye’s dire performance at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, where it failed to win a single gold among its eight medals across all sports.</p><p>But World Athletics deemed otherwise, saying that approval of the applications “would impinge upon and compromise the imperatives” underlying eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations.</p><div class=" article-picture center"><img src="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/rfgmvq/article70869546.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/AFP_99LL3KL.jpg" data-original="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/rfgmvq/article70869546.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/AFP_99LL3KL.jpg" alt="Kenya's former marathon World Record-holder Brigid Kosgei among those who had applied." title="Kenya's former marathon World Record-holder Brigid Kosgei among those who had applied." class=" lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/><div class="pic-caption"><figcaption class="figure-caption align-text-bottom"><p> Kenya’s former marathon World Record-holder Brigid Kosgei among those who had applied. | Photo Credit: AFP </p><img class="caption-image" src="https://assetsss.thehindu.com/theme/images/SSRX/lightbox-info.svg" alt="lightbox-info"/></figcaption></div><p class="caption"> Kenya’s former marathon World Record-holder Brigid Kosgei among those who had applied. | Photo Credit: AFP </p></div><p>A World Athletics panel found that the applications “formed part of a coordinated recruitment strategy led by the Turkiye government acting through a wholly owned and financed government club”.</p><p>Their aim, track and field’s body said, was “to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts, with the aim of facilitating transfers of allegiance and enabling those athletes to represent Turkiye at future international competitions, including the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games”.</p><p>“Given the common features across the applications, the panel assessed them together and determined that such an approach is inconsistent with the core principles of the regulations.</p><p>“These principles are designed to safeguard the credibility of international competition, encourage member federations to invest in the development of domestic talent and maintain confidence among athletes that national teams are not primarily assembled through external recruitment.”</p><p>World Athletics concluded: “As a result of the decisions, the athletes are not eligible to represent Turkiye in national representative competitions or other relevant international events.”</p><p class="publish-time" id="end-of-article">Published on Apr 16, 2026</p></div> #World #Athletics #denies #athletes #permission #change #nationality #Turkiye

Deadspin | Luka Doncic, Cade Cunningham now eligible for awards  Feb 28, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA;  Los Angeles Lakers forward/guard Luka Doncic (77) smiles during a break in the action against the Golden State Warriors in the third period at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images   Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham are eligible for postseason awards after winning their challenges to the 65-game rule, the NBA and the players union announced Thursday.  Both players had filed “extraordinary circumstances” challenges to a rule that requires players to appear in at least 65 games to be eligible for those honors.  Both players are expected to make All-NBA teams and Doncic is a candidate for Most Valuable Player.  An independent arbitrator denied a similar challenge from Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, who played in 60 games and will not be eligible for award consideration.  Doncic, who finished with 64 games, missed two games in December when he traveled to Slovenia for the birth of his daughter. He also sustained a hamstring strain on April 2 and missed the Los Angeles Lakers’ final five games of the regular season.  Cunningham, who also played 64 contests, missed 11 games for the Detroit Pistons from mid-March to early April with a collapsed lung.   “The NBA and NBPA agreed that, taking into account the totality of the circumstances for Cunningham and Doncic, each player qualified for awards under the extraordinary circumstances provision in the CBA,” the league and union said in a news release.  Doncic, 27, averaged a league-high 33.5 points, 8.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds in his first full season with the Lakers.  Cunningham, 24, averaged 23.9 points, a career-high 9.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds in his fifth season with the Pistons.  Edwards, 24, averaged a career-high 28.8 points, 5.0 boards and 3.7 assists in his sixth season with the Timberwolves.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Luka #Doncic #Cade #Cunningham #eligible #awardsFeb 28, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward/guard Luka Doncic (77) smiles during a break in the action against the Golden State Warriors in the third period at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images

Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham are eligible for postseason awards after winning their challenges to the 65-game rule, the NBA and the players union announced Thursday.

Both players had filed “extraordinary circumstances” challenges to a rule that requires players to appear in at least 65 games to be eligible for those honors.

Both players are expected to make All-NBA teams and Doncic is a candidate for Most Valuable Player.

An independent arbitrator denied a similar challenge from Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, who played in 60 games and will not be eligible for award consideration.

Doncic, who finished with 64 games, missed two games in December when he traveled to Slovenia for the birth of his daughter. He also sustained a hamstring strain on April 2 and missed the Los Angeles Lakers’ final five games of the regular season.


Cunningham, who also played 64 contests, missed 11 games for the Detroit Pistons from mid-March to early April with a collapsed lung.

“The NBA and NBPA agreed that, taking into account the totality of the circumstances for Cunningham and Doncic, each player qualified for awards under the extraordinary circumstances provision in the CBA,” the league and union said in a news release.

Doncic, 27, averaged a league-high 33.5 points, 8.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds in his first full season with the Lakers.

Cunningham, 24, averaged 23.9 points, a career-high 9.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds in his fifth season with the Pistons.

Edwards, 24, averaged a career-high 28.8 points, 5.0 boards and 3.7 assists in his sixth season with the Timberwolves.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Luka #Doncic #Cade #Cunningham #eligible #awards">Deadspin | Luka Doncic, Cade Cunningham now eligible for awards  Feb 28, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA;  Los Angeles Lakers forward/guard Luka Doncic (77) smiles during a break in the action against the Golden State Warriors in the third period at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images   Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham are eligible for postseason awards after winning their challenges to the 65-game rule, the NBA and the players union announced Thursday.  Both players had filed “extraordinary circumstances” challenges to a rule that requires players to appear in at least 65 games to be eligible for those honors.  Both players are expected to make All-NBA teams and Doncic is a candidate for Most Valuable Player.  An independent arbitrator denied a similar challenge from Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, who played in 60 games and will not be eligible for award consideration.  Doncic, who finished with 64 games, missed two games in December when he traveled to Slovenia for the birth of his daughter. He also sustained a hamstring strain on April 2 and missed the Los Angeles Lakers’ final five games of the regular season.  Cunningham, who also played 64 contests, missed 11 games for the Detroit Pistons from mid-March to early April with a collapsed lung.   “The NBA and NBPA agreed that, taking into account the totality of the circumstances for Cunningham and Doncic, each player qualified for awards under the extraordinary circumstances provision in the CBA,” the league and union said in a news release.  Doncic, 27, averaged a league-high 33.5 points, 8.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds in his first full season with the Lakers.  Cunningham, 24, averaged 23.9 points, a career-high 9.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds in his fifth season with the Pistons.  Edwards, 24, averaged a career-high 28.8 points, 5.0 boards and 3.7 assists in his sixth season with the Timberwolves.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Luka #Doncic #Cade #Cunningham #eligible #awards

The second phase of the Indian Women’s League 2025-26 will kick off on Monday, April 27, in Kolkata, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Thursday.

The proceedings will start with East Bengal FC versus Sribhumi FC, a fixture rescheduled from Phase 1, at the East Bengal Ground on April 27.

Phase 1, which was held from December 20, 2025, to January 9, 2026, saw 27 matches. The league took a hiatus of more than three months to allow player availability for the senior and Under-20 women’s national teams camps for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in March and the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup in April.

A further 29 matches will be played in Phase 2 from April 27 to May 18, with the eight teams playing each other in the second leg of the double round-robin format of the league. The matches will be played in two venues — AIFF National Centre of Excellence and the East Bengal Ground. All matches will kick off at 3pm IST and 7pm IST.

IWL 2025-26 Phase 2 full list of fixtures

East Bengal vs Sribhumi FC – April 27, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

Nita FA vs Kickstart FC – April 30, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Gokulam Kerala vs SESA FA – April 30, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

East Bengal vs Sethu FC – April 30, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs Garhwal United – April 30, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs Kickstart FC – May 3, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Nita FA vs Garhwal United – May 3, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

Sethu FC vs Sribhumi FC – May 3, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

East Bengal vs Gokulam Kerala – May 3, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

Garhwal United vs Gokulam Kerala – May 6, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Nita FA vs Sethu FC – May 6, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs Sribhumi FC – May 6, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

East Bengal vs Kickstart FC – May 6, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

Kickstart FC vs Gokulam Kerala – May 9, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Garhwal United vs Sethu FC – May 9, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs East Bengal – May 9, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs Nita FA – May 9, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

Sethu FC vs SESA FA – May 12, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Garhwal United vs Kickstart FC – May 12, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs Gokulam Kerala – May 12, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

East Bengal vs Nita FA – May 12, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs Nita FA – May 15, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Gokulam Kerala vs Sethu FC – May 15, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs Kickstart FC – May 15, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

Garhwal United vs East Bengal – May 15, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs Garhwal United – May 18, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Kickstart FC vs Sethu FC – May 18, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

Gokulam Kerala vs Nita FA – May 18, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs East Bengal – May 18, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

Defending champion East Bengal FC is currently at the top of the table with 18 points from six games, while Sesa FA and Kickstart FC occupy the relegation spots with one and six points, respectively.

The team with the most points at the end of the season will be crowned champion. On the other hand, the seventh and eighth-placed sides will be relegated to IWL 2 next season.

The top two teams from IWL 2 2025-26 final round will be promoted to IWL 2026-27.

Published on Apr 16, 2026

#IWL #Phase #kick #April #Kolkata #Full #list #fixtures #schedule">IWL 2025-26 Phase 2 to kick off on April 27 in Kolkata — Full list of fixtures, schedule  The second phase of the Indian Women’s League 2025-26 will kick off on Monday, April 27, in Kolkata, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Thursday.The proceedings will start with East Bengal FC versus Sribhumi FC, a fixture rescheduled from Phase 1, at the East Bengal Ground on April 27.Phase 1, which was held from December 20, 2025, to January 9, 2026, saw 27 matches. The league took a hiatus of more than three months to allow player availability for the senior and Under-20 women’s national teams camps for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in March and the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup in April.A further 29 matches will be played in Phase 2 from April 27 to May 18, with the eight teams playing each other in the second leg of the double round-robin format of the league. The matches will be played in two venues — AIFF National Centre of Excellence and the East Bengal Ground. All matches will kick off at 3pm IST and 7pm IST.IWL 2025-26 Phase 2 full list of fixtures
East Bengal vs Sribhumi FC – April 27, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

Nita FA vs Kickstart FC – April 30, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Gokulam Kerala vs SESA FA – April 30, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

East Bengal vs Sethu FC – April 30, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs Garhwal United – April 30, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs Kickstart FC – May 3, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Nita FA vs Garhwal United – May 3, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

Sethu FC vs Sribhumi FC – May 3, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

East Bengal vs Gokulam Kerala – May 3, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

Garhwal United vs Gokulam Kerala – May 6, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Nita FA vs Sethu FC – May 6, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs Sribhumi FC – May 6, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

East Bengal vs Kickstart FC – May 6, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

Kickstart FC vs Gokulam Kerala – May 9, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Garhwal United vs Sethu FC – May 9, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs East Bengal – May 9, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs Nita FA – May 9, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

Sethu FC vs SESA FA – May 12, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Garhwal United vs Kickstart FC – May 12, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs Gokulam Kerala – May 12, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

East Bengal vs Nita FA – May 12, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs Nita FA – May 15, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Gokulam Kerala vs Sethu FC – May 15, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs Kickstart FC – May 15, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

Garhwal United vs East Bengal – May 15, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST

SESA FA vs Garhwal United – May 18, National Centre of Excellence at 3pm IST

Kickstart FC vs Sethu FC – May 18, National Centre of Excellence at 7pm IST

Gokulam Kerala vs Nita FA – May 18, East Bengal Ground at 3pm IST

Sribhumi FC vs East Bengal – May 18, East Bengal Ground at 7pm IST
Defending champion East Bengal FC is currently at the top of the table with 18 points from six games, while Sesa FA and Kickstart FC occupy the relegation spots with one and six points, respectively.The team with the most points at the end of the season will be crowned champion. On the other hand, the seventh and eighth-placed sides will be relegated to IWL 2 next season.The top two teams from IWL 2 2025-26 final round will be promoted to IWL 2026-27.Published on Apr 16, 2026  #IWL #Phase #kick #April #Kolkata #Full #list #fixtures #schedule

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