Sports News from Wednesday, May 6th, 2026

Pakistani players and teams will be able to participate in multilateral events hosted by India but bilateral events remain off the table, India's sports ministry has said.

From a village on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, indigenous people have founded a professional football team made up solely of players from across Brazil, turning the state championship into a new front in their struggle for representation.

The final of this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) has been shifted to Ahmedabad, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday, citing operational and logistical issues at the original venue in Bengaluru.

Delhi Capitals can afford no more slip-ups if they are to have any chance of making the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs for the first time in five years, coach Hemang Badani said after his side suffered a sixth defeat of the season on Tuesday.

Arsenal has reached the Champions League final for only the second time in their history with a gritty 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid, sealing a 2-1 aggregate victory in the semi-final on Tuesday.