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Kolstad's victory keeps their three-year championship reign alive despite financial struggles and player departures this season. Bergen had shocked Kolstad in the first match, giving them a chance to clinch on home turf, but Kolstad pulled away after the break.

Simon Jeppsson returned from injury to score seven goals for Kolstad, who maintained their lead despite playing with fewer players at times after Magnus Gullerud received a red card. The third deciding match will now determine which team advances to the handball final. mieszalniakolorado.pl

Carlisle United owner Tom Piatak has promised the club will not "stand still" in their efforts to get promoted out of the National League.

Carlisle missed out on the goal this season after losing 2-1 at home to Boreham Wood in the play-off semi-final on Sunday having finished third in the regular season.

"We are not here to stand still," said American Piatak in a statement on the club's website.

"The work has already started to review, improve, and make the decisions needed to move this club forward.

"Every decision will be made with one clear goal: giving Carlisle United the best possible chance to be successful and giving our supporters a team they can believe in."

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After successive relegations out of League One and League Two, Mark Hughes' side achieved a club-record 95 points in finishing third.

Piatak admitted to "real disappointment" at play-off failure but he also acknowledges how much the Brunton Park club has improved in the last 12 months.

They had a crowd of 13,814 for the game with Boreham Wood, the highest attendance in the National League this season and better than all bar two games in League Two and an average home attendance of 7,338.

"This season has also laid important foundations, on the pitch, in the stands, and across the wider community," said the Florida-based businessman.

"There is a stronger connection around this football club today than there was a year ago, and that matters. Now we have to build on it with purpose."

Royals are best in MLB at shutting down one premier spot in opposing lineups originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Kansas City Royals haven't had the best season so far, but it's not been due to their pitching staff. For the most part, the Royals have gotten plenty of success from their pitching this year.

There's one spot in opposing teams' lineups that the Royals have had immense success at shutting down this season. And it's within the top-four spots of the order.

According to Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller, the Royals are the best team in Major League Baseball when it comes to shutting down cleanup hitters, which, traditionally, are some of the best power-hitters in the sport.

Royals are MLB's best at shutting down cleanup hitters

"Kansas City Royals: Shutting down cleanup hitters," Miller writes. "Royals pitching, however, has been lights out against that portion of the opponents' lineup, allowing just a .252 on-base percentage that ranks best in the majors."

The Royals have allowed just a .252 on-base percentage to cleanup hitters this season, which is a very low mark for any spot in the lineup, but especially for the cleanup spot.

One of the main reasons for the success against cleanup hitters has been the starting rotation. Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, and Kris Bubic all have shut down cleanup hitters this season, with OPS's below .450 when facing players hitting fourth for their teams.

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While lineup construction has changed a bit in recent years, with the cleanup spot not being the best power-hitter like it was for some time, it's still typically reserved for a quality hitter.

Being able to shut down cleanup hitters at the best rate in MLB is a big accomplishment for this Royals pitching staff. Miller's note is a fascinating one, as the Royals are having the most success of any team against a premier spot in the lineup.

Even though things aren't going too great overall, the Royals can at least take solace in knowing they're shutting down teams' cleanup hitters better than any pitching staff in baseball.

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After a one-year sojourn at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, the Truist Championship, along with seven of the top-ranked golfers in the world, will head back to Quail Hollow for a final test before next week’s PGA Championship. Rory McIlroy will tee it up for the first time since his second Masters victory, as will defending champ Sepp Straka.

Along with McIlroy, OWGR top-10 pros Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Xander Schauffele and J.J. Spaun will trek to North Carolina for the signature event. McIlroy has won at Quail Hollow four times in his career, most recently in 2024 by five strokes over Xander Schauffele. That was Schauffele’s second runner-up at the Truist in back-to-back years.

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Other big names this week include Tony Finau and Max Homa—who are not currently in the PGA field—along with locals Mackenzie Hughes and Webb Simpson. Last year’s champ, Straka, won by two shots over Shane Lowry and Justin Thomas. It was Straka’s second win of the calendar year and featured an opening-round 63.

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Courtesy of PGA of America

The green at the narrow 15th is typically Quail Hollow’s hardest to reach in regulation.

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Courtesy of Gary Kellner/PGA of America

The uphill 12th with water left and right is listed as a par 5 but will take scores of 4s and even 3s to win.

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Few golf course projects had more national attention in recent years than Quail Hollow, mainly because its front nine was redesigned just a year before it hosted the 2017 PGA Championship. The par-4 first and par-3 second holes were completely torn up, replaced by a new long dogleg-right par-4 opening hole.

This week’s winner will receive a $3.6 million cut of the $20 million purse and 700 FedEx Cup points.

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First tee

7:45 a.m. -- J.T. Poston, Taylor Pendrith

7:55 a.m. -- Ryan Gerard, Mac McCarty

8:05 a.m. -- Jake Knapp, Daniel Berger

8:15 a.m. -- Mackenzie Hughes, Webb Simpson

8:25 a.m. -- Aldrich Potgieter, Jhonattan Vegas

8:35 a.m. -- Matt Wallace, Alex Smalley

8:50 a.m. -- Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy

9:00 a.m. -- Robert MacIntyre, Harry Hall

9:10 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Maverick McNealy

9:20 a.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Andrew Novak

9:30 a.m. -- J.J. Spaun, Justin Rose

9:40 a.m. -- Gary Woodland, Adam Scott

9:55 a.m. -- Akshay Bhatia, Ben Griffin

10:05 a.m. -- Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory McIlroy

10:15 a.m. -- Tommy Fleetwood, Si Woo Kim

10:25 a.m. -- Alex Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler

10:35 a.m. -- Corey Conners, Sam Burns

10:45 a.m. -- Brian Campbell, Min Woo Lee

11:00 a.m. -- Tony Finau, Andrew Putnam

11:10 a.m. -- Max Homa, Ryo Hisatsune

11:20 a.m. -- Patrick Rodgers, Bud Cauley

11:30 a.m. -- Sahith Yellamaraju, Christofer Blanchet

11:40 a.m. -- Sahith Theegala, David Lipsky

11:50 a.m. -- Jason Day, Nicolai Højgaard

12:05 p.m. -- Rodrigo Castillo, Harris English

12:15 p.m. -- Kurt Kitayama, Patrick Cantlay

12:25 p.m. -- Jacob Bridgeman, Brian Harman

12:35 p.m. -- Nick Taylor, Sungjae Im

12:45 p.m. -- Nico Echavarria, Viktor Hovland

12:55 p.m. -- Chris Gotterup, Ryan Fox

1:10 p.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg

1:20 p.m. -- Cameron Young, Justin Thomas

1:30 p.m. -- Sepp Straka, Jordan Spieth

1:40 p.m. -- Alex Noren, Pierceson Coody

1:50 p.m. -- Lucas Glover, Kristoffer Reitan

2:00 p.m. -- Michael Kim, Sam Stevens

First tee

7:45 a.m. -- Tony Finau, Andrew Putnam

7:55 a.m. -- Max Homa, Ryo Hisatsune

8:05 a.m. -- Patrick Rodgers, Bud Cauley

8:15 a.m. -- Sahith Yellamaraju, Christofer Blanchet

8:25 a.m. -- Sahith Theegala, David Lipsky

8:35 a.m. -- Jason Day, Nicolai Højgaard

8:50 a.m. -- Rodrigo Castillo, Harris English

9:00 a.m. -- Kurt Kitayama, Patrick Cantlay

9:10 a.m. -- Jacob Bridgeman, Brian Harman

9:20 a.m. -- Nick Taylor, Sungjae Im

9:30 a.m. -- Nico Echavarria, Viktor Hovland

9:40 a.m. -- Chris Gotterup, Ryan Fox

9:55 a.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg

10:05 a.m. -- Cameron Young, Justin Thomas

10:15 a.m. -- Sepp Straka, Jordan Spieth

10:25 a.m. -- Alex Noren, Nick Hardy

10:35 a.m. -- Lucas Glover, Kristoffer Reitan

10:45 a.m. -- Michael Kim, Sam Stevens

11:00 a.m. -- J.T. Poston, Taylor Pendrith

11:10 a.m. -- Ryan Gerard, Mac McCarty

11:20 a.m. -- Jake Knapp, Daniel Berger

11:30 a.m. -- Mackenzie Hughes, Webb Simpson

11:40 a.m. -- Aldrich Potgieter, Jhonattan Vegas

11:50 a.m. -- Matt Wallace, Alex Smalley

12:05 p.m. -- Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy

12:15 p.m. -- Robert MacIntyre, Harry Hall

12:25 p.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Maverick McNealy

12:35 p.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Andrew Novak

12:45 p.m. -- J.J. Spaun, Justin Rose

12:55 p.m. -- Gary Woodland, Adam Scott

1:10 p.m. -- Akshay Bhatia, Ben Griffin

1:20 p.m. -- Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory McIlroy

1:30 p.m. -- Tommy Fleetwood, Si Woo Kim

1:40 p.m. -- Alex Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler

1:50 p.m. -- Corey Conners, Sam Burns

2:00 p.m. -- Brian Campbell, Min Woo Lee

The league stage of the Indian Premier League 2026 season is approaching its business end as teams are now competing fiercely for a spot in the playoff round.

Teams like Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals are comfortably placed at the top half of the table and are among the favourites to make it to the next round.

On the other hand, mid-table teams like Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders are fighting hard to secure their playoff spot.

Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants are currently running the risk of facing early elimination from the league stage.

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Which teams are out of IPL 2026 playoff contention?

As of May 4, none of the teams have been formally eliminated from the IPL 2026 league stage, however, MI and LSG are at maximum risk of exiting. Neither of the two teams can afford one more loss this season.

KKR are in a slightly better position compared to the bottom teams, however, they too cannot afford lose any more after going winless in their first 6 games.

Chances of elimination:

• LSG: 90%
• MI: 80%
• KKR: 75%
• DC: 60%
• CSK: 50%
• GT: 30%
• RR: 30%
• SRH: 30%
• RCB: 10%
• PBKS: 5%

IPL 2026: Points table and standings

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