Football Australia projects A$15.3 million loss amid A-Leagues debt settlement

• Inner Mongolia Nongxin, a Women’s Chinese Basketball Association side, was banned for three years on Wednesday and stripped of its 2023-24 runners-up finish after a match-fixing investigation. • The CBA said former general manager Guo Jiajie and player Zou Qijia were banned for life, while head coach Yang Zan and rival Shanxi executive Ma Jun received three-year suspensions effective May 20, 2026.

• Paris Saint-Germain are preparing for a relatively calm summer transfer window, with the club said to have paused major market activity weeks ago. • L’Équipe reports PSG’s two priorities are signing a young left-back to back up Nuno Mendes and adding an attacker to increase competition in the frontline.

• Detroit beat Cleveland 115-94 on Friday night to force a decisive Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. • The win sets up a winner-take-all matchup Sunday night in Cleveland, with the victor moving on to face the New York Knicks.

• South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo named a 26-man squad on Saturday, with Son Heung-min set for his fourth World Cup appearance as the team’s leading star. • ESPN reported that the veteran forward will again anchor South Korea’s attack, underlining his central role in the national side’s tournament plans.

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the Thailand Open men’s doubles final on May 17, 2026 after beating Malaysia’s Sze Fei Goh and Nur Izzuddin 19-21, 22-20, 21-16. • ESPN’s Indian sports live blog said the Indian pair will face Leo Rolly Carnando and Bagas Maulana in the title match, extending their strong run in the tournament.

• Gamba Osaka beat Al-Nassr to clinch Asian glory in the second-tier continental tournament, with Devdiscourse reporting that Turkish forward Deniz Hammat scored the decisive goal. • The match was described as one in which Al-Nassr controlled much of the play but could not convert pressure into a title, while Osaka held firm when it mattered.

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the semifinals of the BWF Thailand Open 2026 after beating Takumi Nomora and Yuichi Shimogami, while PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen were eliminated in the quarterfinal round. • ESPN’s Indian sports roundup said Sindhu lost to Akane Yamaguchi and Lakshya fell to Kunlavut Viditsarn, extending a mixed day for India’s top badminton names on May 15.

• Anders Antonsen and the mixed doubles team of Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Bøje advanced to the semifinals of the Toyota Thailand Open 2026, according to Badminton Europe. • The federation said only two Danish semifinalists remained at the tournament, highlighting Denmark’s strong run in Bangkok across both singles and doubles draws.

• Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and the New York Liberty beat the Portland Fire 100-82 on Thursday night in Portland, avenging a 98-96 loss two days earlier. • Alex Fowler provided a key bench boost for New York, helping the Liberty pull away after the expansion Fire had earned their first win on Tuesday on Sarah Ashlee Barker’s buzzer-beating putback.

• Shohei Ohtani turned in another dominant start for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, throwing seven shutout innings in a standout performance. • He allowed four hits and two walks while striking out eight, lowering his season ERA to 0.82 through mid-May and strengthening an early Cy Young case.

• Australia’s CommBank Junior Matildas beat Vietnam 2-0 in the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 quarter-final, sealing a first-ever place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. • Football Australia said Frida Karaberis and Leyla Hussein scored the goals as the side advanced to the semi-finals and matched its best continental finish.