Former India head coach and renowned commentator Ravi Shastri gave a memorable reaction after Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya hit a boundary towards the stand named after him.

Rookie contracts are richer than ever thanks to the new collective bargaining agreement

Dick Vitale is preparing for another battle with cancer.Vitale, the legendary sports broadcaster and a former head coach at the then-University of Detroit and the Detroit Pistons, announced Monday he has been diagnosed with cancer for a fifth time. He said he's "four-for-four" in beating cancer, and he's ready to make it "five-for-five.""The best news I can share today is this," Vitale said in a statement from ESPN. "I feel fantastic."Vitale, 86, was diagnosed Monday with melanoma in a lung and the liver, and he said he plans to undergo treatment immediately.Previously, Vitale was diagnosed and beat melanoma, lymphoma, vocal cord cancer and lymph node cancer.Vitale, long one of ESPN's top college basketball game analysts, has worked a lighter schedule in recent years, as he's battled several cancer diagnoses. He first was diagnosed with cancer in 2021, and battled several diagnoses through late 2024. After an extended leave of more than a year-and-a-half, he returned to the air in February 2025 to broadcast a Duke-Clemson game. This March, he worked an NCAA Tournament First Four game, alongside Charles Barkley, with ESPN loaning the broadcast legend to Turner Sports for the night.Vitale joined a fledgling ESPN in 1979, following four seasons as head coach of Detroit (leading the school to the Sweet 16 in 1978), and one-plus seasons as head coach of the Pistons.Detroit Mercy's Calihan Hall now features Dick Vitale Court. He was 79-29 as head coach of Detroit.Outside of his broadcasting career he's called more than 1,000 games, building a popular "Dickie V." brand with catchphrases like, "Awesome, baby!" Vitale has been a passionate and tireless fundraiser for pediatric cancer research. His foundation has raised more than $100 million. That work will continue, he said Monday."I've lived a hell of a life, and I'm more motivated than ever to raise money for kids battling cancer," said Vitale, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. "No child should ever have to go through what I've experienced. I am grateful beyond words for all the support I've received, and I'm already looking forward to this year's annual gale on May 1. I really feel we will raise $12 million to add to the $105 million we've already raised."tpaul@detroitnews.com@tonypaul1984This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Dick Vitale, iconic broadcaster, diagnosed with cancer for fifth time

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said before the draft Monday night that the league is looking to play a game outside North America for the first time in 2027.

Kiki Rice is the Toronto Tempo's first-ever WNBA draft pick. The Tempo selected the UCLA guard sixth overall in the first round Monday, 10 days after adding its first players in the WNBA expansion draft.

There are concerns that star half Mitch Moses could become unsettled at the Eels amid the clubs early season struggles.

The move comes as the Socceroos gear up to travel to the USA for the World Cup.

Texas A&M running back LeVeon Moss visited the Texans, per a league source.Moss, a second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, rushed for 404 yards and six touchdowns last season. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry as he returned from a knee injury two seasons ago when he led the team with 765 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns with a 6.3 average per run.Moss has run the 40-yard dash in the 4.5 range with a 31 1/2 inch vertical leap, a 9-11 broad jump and 16 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press.Moss rushed for 114 yards and one touchdown as a freshman and was named the Aggies Top Offfensive Newcomer.Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com

It is the couple's first visit to Australia since 2018 when they were working royals.

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