Aakash Chopra has questioned the Rajasthan Royals' decision to host three IPL matches in Guwahati, citing the significant geographical distance and lack of historical connection. Despite Riyan Parag's Assamese roots, Chopra finds the move unusual for a team representing Rajasthan, as the franchise shifts a substantial portion of its home fixtures away from Jaipur.

Carlos Alcaraz extended his unbeaten season and got revenge over Cameron Norrie on Thursday to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells for a fifth straight year.

Matthews had to be helped off the ice and did not return to the game

Ludvig berg holds a two-shot lead over Xander Schauffele at the midway point of The Players Championship. (AP/Gerald Herbert)ASSOCIATED PRESSLudvig berg is in the lead heading into Moving Day at The Players Championship.berg posted a 9-under 63 on Friday at TPC Sawgrass, thanks in part to two eagles and a massive 5-under start through just four holes, to get to 12-under for the week. That gave him a two-shot lead over Xander Schauffele and the rest of the field entering the weekend at the PGA Tours marquee event.Schauffele seemed like he was going to be in control early after he went 7-under on the day. Hes got one top-10 finish to his name this season a T7 run at the Genesis Invitational last month and is coming off a T24 outing last week. Both he and berg will head off in the final group on Saturday.The top two golfers in the world have struggled so far outside of Jacksonville. Scottie Scheffler just barely made the cut, and got to 1-over after a late birdie on Friday. Rory McIlroy, who almost missed the event completely with a back injury, is right there with him.Heres everything you need to know to keep up with Moving Day at The Players Championship.The Players Championship 2026 basicsCourse: TPC Sawgrass | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida2025 Winner: Rory McIlroyFedExCup Points: 750Purse: $25 millionHow To Watch The Players ChampionshipAll times ETSaturday8 a.m. 7 p.m. | ESPN+2 p.m. 7 p.m. | NBC, PeacockSunday7:30 a.m. 6 p.m. | ESPN+1 p.m. 6 p.m. | NBC, PeacockThe Players Championship third round tee timesAll times ET8:15 a.m. Seamus Power 8:20 a.m. Patrick Cantlay, Michael Brennan 8:30 a.m. Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan 8:40 a.m. Rico Hoey, Daniel Berger 8:50 a.m. Zach Bauchou, Eric Cole 9 a.m. Stephan Jaeger, Steven Fisk 9:10 a.m. J.T. Poston, Kevin Roy 9:25 a.m. Si Woo Kim, Scottie Scheffler 9:35 a.m. Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Ricky Castillo 9:45 a.m. Nico Echavarria, Takumi Kanaya 9:55 a.m. Joe Highsmith, Rory McIlroy 10:05 a.m. Nicolai Hjgaard, Chris Kirk 10:15 a.m. Tony Finau, Robert MacIntyre 10:25 a.m. Max McGreevy, Bud Cauley 10:40 a.m. Sam Burns, Chris Gotterup 10:50 a.m. Adam Scott, Nick Taylor 11 a.m Taylor Pendrith, Sam Stevens 11:10 a.m. Matti Schmid, Max Homa 11:20 a.m. J.J. Spaun, Wyndham Clark 11:30 a.m. Taylor Moore, Keegan Bradley 11:45 a.m. Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka 11:55 a.m. Min Woo Lee, Alex Noren 12:05 p.m. Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama 12:15 p.m. Ryan Gerard, Andrew Putnam 12:25 p.m. jordan Spieth, William Mouw 12:35 p.m. Chad Ramey, Sahith Theegala 12:50 p.m. Justin Rose, Jason Day 1 p.m. Alex Smalley, Ryo Hisatsune 1:10 p.m. Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell 1:20 p.m. Russell Henley, Matt Fitzpatrick 1:30 p.m. Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland 1:40 p.m. Michael Thorbjornsen, Tommy Fleetwood 1:55 p.m. Maverick MacNealy, Austin Smotherman 2:05 p.m. Lee Hodges, Jacob Bridgeman 2:15 p.m. Justin Thomas, Sepp Straka 2:25 p.m. Cameron Young, Corey Conners 2:35 p.m. Ludvig berg, Xander Schauffele

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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season due to left leg injury. The NHL team says Matthews suffered a torn knee ligament and bruised quadriceps muscle in Thursday's game against the Anaheim Ducks.

Ludvig Aberg fired a nine-under par 63, one off the course record, to seize a two-stroke lead after Fridays second round of the PGA Players Championship.

JAKE FENNER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: If there's anyone out there advocating to expand the NCAA Tournament, the 2025-26 season proves it's a horrible idea.

Zuby Ejiofor scored 20 points and No. 13 St. John's beat Seton Hall 78-68 on Friday to reach the Big East Tournament title game for the second consecutive season.Joson Sanon added 15 points off the bench for the defending champion Red Storm (27-6), who will face No. 11 seed Georgetown or sixth-ranked and second-seeded UConn on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.St. John's, outright regular-season champions each of the past two years, has never won back-to-back Big East Tournament crowns. The program has advanced to the semifinals in all three seasons under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino after failing to do so at all from 2001-23.Bryce Hopkins had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Johnnies, who improved to 10-1 as the top seed in this event. Dillon Mitchell provided 13 points, six rebounds and five assists.Budd Clark paced the fourth-seeded Pirates (21-12) with 17 points and 11 assists. Seton Hall was trying to reach the final for the first time since a 74-72 loss to Villanova in 2019. St. John's has won six straight matchups in the Hudson River rivalry, its longest streak since winning 15 in a row from 1982-88.St. John's opened the second half with an 11-0 run to build a 19-point cushion, leaving Big East Coach of the Year Shaheen Holloway beside himself a time or two on the Seton Hall sideline.But the gritty Pirates began causing problems with a full-court press and reeled off a 20-7 spurt. They trimmed it to 62-56 on a corner 3-pointer by AJ Staton-McCray with 4:39 left before the Red Storm stemmed the tide and sealed it from the free-throw line.After scoring the first nine points Thursday in an 85-72 quarterfinal victory over No. 9 seed Providence, the Johnnies ran off the initial eight Friday and opened a 13-point lead late in the opening half with the help of Sanon's four-point play.Sanon had a trio of 3-pointers and 10 points in 8 1/2 minutes by halftime, as St. John's carried a 38-30 advantage into the break. Ejiofor scored 12 first-half points and Mitchell had 10 points and five rebounds.Up nextSt. Johns split two regular-season games with UConn and swept Georgetown.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Zuby Ejiofor scored 20 points and No. 13 St. John's beat Seton Hall 78-68 on Friday to reach the Big East Tournament title game for the second consecutive season.Joson Sanon added 15 points off the bench for the defending champion Red Storm (27-6), who will face No. 11 seed Georgetown or sixth-ranked and second-seeded UConn on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.St. John's, outright regular-season champions each of the past two years, has never won back-to-back Big East Tournament crowns. The program has advanced to the semifinals in all three seasons under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino after failing to do so at all from 2001-23.Bryce Hopkins had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Johnnies, who improved to 10-1 as the top seed in this event. Dillon Mitchell provided 13 points, six rebounds and five assists.Budd Clark paced the fourth-seeded Pirates (21-12) with 17 points and 11 assists. Seton Hall was trying to reach the final for the first time since a 74-72 loss to Villanova in 2019. St. John's has won six straight matchups in the Hudson River rivalry, its longest streak since winning 15 in a row from 1982-88.St. John's opened the second half with an 11-0 run to build a 19-point cushion, leaving Big East Coach of the Year Shaheen Holloway beside himself a time or two on the Seton Hall sideline.But the gritty Pirates began causing problems with a full-court press and reeled off a 20-7 spurt. They trimmed it to 62-56 on a corner 3-pointer by AJ Staton-McCray with 4:39 left before the Red Storm stemmed the tide and sealed it from the free-throw line.After scoring the first nine points Thursday in an 85-72 quarterfinal victory over No. 9 seed Providence, the Johnnies ran off the initial eight Friday and opened a 13-point lead late in the opening half with the help of Sanon's four-point play.Sanon had a trio of 3-pointers and 10 points in 8 1/2 minutes by halftime, as St. John's carried a 38-30 advantage into the break. Ejiofor scored 12 first-half points and Mitchell had 10 points and five rebounds.Up nextSt. Johns split two regular-season games with UConn and swept Georgetown.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball