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Time of India
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- Time of India
UEFA Champions League final: Date, tickets, time, location, prediction, and where to watch live streaming
Champions League final: Date, Time, and Venue Where to Watch: TV and Streaming Details Live Events Road to the Final Prediction and Odds Ticketing and Fan Access FAQs When and where is the Champions League Final 2025? How can I watch the final in the United States? (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The stage is set for a thrilling clash as Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) prepare to meet in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The prestigious decider will be held at the iconic Munich Football Arena (Allianz Arena) in Germany, with the match set to determine who reigns supreme in Europe's most coveted club Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan will take place on Saturday, May 31, 2025, with the match scheduled to kick off at 21:00 local time, 12:00 PT, 13:00 CT, 15:00 ET, and 12:30 AM IST on June 1 for viewers in Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich, will host the summit clash. Known for its state-of-the-art facilities and vibrant atmosphere, the venue last hosted a Champions League final in fans in the USA can stream the intense match on Paramount+ and can catch live coverage of the UEFA Champions League final on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 digital viewers, the match will be available for live streaming on the Sony Liv app, ensuring uninterrupted access to the the United Kingdom, the fixture will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1, with additional streaming access provided through the Discovery+ platform. Coverage begins at 6:00 PM BST, with commentary from Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist and insights from a panel of experts including Karen Carney, Owen Hargreaves, and Rio Ferdinand — who bids farewell to his punditry career with this Saint-Germain entered the final with strong momentum, having eliminated Arsenal in the semifinals with back-to-back wins (2-1 and 1-0). Under the guidance of Luis Enrique, the French champions are eyeing their first-ever UEFA Champions League trophy, a milestone that has eluded them despite massive investments in recent Milan, meanwhile, demonstrated resilience and attacking firepower en route to the final. In the semifinals, they played out a dramatic 3-3 draw with Barcelona before edging the Catalan giants 4-3 in the return leg. Simone Inzaghi's side is chasing their first European crown since 2010 — when they lifted the trophy under José will be Inter's seventh appearance in a European Cup/Champions League final, making them one of the continent's most experienced sides on such per leading odds platform OddsChecker, PSG are slightly favoured to lift the trophy with odds of 11/17, while Inter trail closely at 13/10, as per a report by Timeout. Despite the tight margins, PSG's attacking depth and recent form may give them a slight Inter Milan's seasoned core and tactical discipline mean the final is finely poised, promising a tense and exhilarating for the Champions League final 2025 were allocated via UEFA's official channels, with demand significantly exceeding availability. Supporters from both clubs, as well as general football fans, have made their way to Munich, ensuring a packed stadium and an electrifying it's PSG chasing their long-awaited maiden title or Inter aiming to relive past glory, the UEFA Champions League final 2025 is set to deliver drama, passion, and high-calibre football on Europe's biggest final takes place on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Kickoff is at 21:00 local time (CET).Fans in the U.S. can watch via Paramount+ and TUDN.
USA Today
3 hours ago
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- USA Today
Auburn baseball tabs Cam Tilly the starting pitcher vs. Central Connecticut State
Auburn baseball tabs Cam Tilly the starting pitcher vs. Central Connecticut State Cam Tilly will be on the mound as the Tigers open the NCAA Regional against Central Connecticut on Friday. The Auburn Tigers begin their quest to the College World Series on Friday evening when they host Central Connecticut State in their regional at Plainsman Park. On Thursday, Auburn announced that Cam Tilly will take the mound as the starting pitcher. Tilly has started five games this season and has a record of 3-3. Throughout the season he has pitched a total of 45 innings and has struck out 58 batters. Tilly has lost his previous two starts in games versus Ole Miss and Texas A&M. The loss against the Aggies occurred in last week's SEC Tournament that saw the Tigers make an early exit. His last win as a starter occurred when the Tigers defeated South Carolina 24-2 on May 8. He pitched five innings in the game allowing one run from two hits. Tilly also struck out six batters in the win. He will be facing a Central Connecticut State team that led the Northeast Conference in batting with a team average of .331. They were not a great team with the long ball this season, only hitting 36 home runs. That ranks in the bottom half of the conference. Their best hitter is infielder Aidan Redahan. His batting average is .458 and he hit nine home runs. He led the Northeast Conference with runs batted in with 69. Behind Redahan is Antonio Ducatelli with a .348 batting average that ranks sixth in the conference. Tilly will look to shut down the bats on Friday evening to get the Tigers closer to the NCAA Super Regional. The game will start at 6 p.m. CT and can be seen on ESPN+. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Phillip on Twitter @PJordanSEC
USA Today
11 hours ago
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- USA Today
How to watch Texas vs. Houston Christian in NCAA Regional: Time, TV, starting pitcher
How to watch Texas vs. Houston Christian in NCAA Regional: Time, TV, starting pitcher The centerfield wall is fixed. It's baseball time in Austin! The Texas Longhorns start the NCAA Baseball Tournament today at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Longhorns will face the Houston Christian Huskies. The Longhorns come into the game as the No. 2 seed overall after a very successful season. Texas was the No. 1 team in the nation for several weeks throughout the season and were the regular season SEC champions. But the Longhorns aren't exactly entering the postseason on a roll. The Horns were 4-7 down the stretch, including a one-and-done appearance in the SEC Tournament after losing to Tennessee 7-5 in 12 innings. Texas should be very well rested. The Longhorns have only played once in two full weeks. Starting Pitchers Texas has announced lefty Ethan Walker will start against Houston Christian to begin NCAA Tournament play on Friday. Walker is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA. The top-seeded Longhorns will face 6-foot-5 senior Parker Edwards. The Houston native spent the majority of his collegiate career as a catcher before making the move to the mound this season. He has a 3.93 ERA on the season in 84⅔ innings of work. What time is Texas vs. Houston Christian today? First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. CT. What channel is Texas vs. Houston Christian on? TV/Streaming: ESPN+ Where can you buy tickets to Texas vs. Houston Christian? There are still some tickets available on StubHub. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @LonghornsWire.
The Advertiser
13 hours ago
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- The Advertiser
The Jackson drive: Baker cooking up a comeback story, starting at home
When COVID stopped professional surfing, Jackson Baker worked as a courier to make ends meet. The Merewether surfer had been inching towards the Championship Tour (CT) for several years, but when events were scrapped and travel was halted, so too was Baker's competitive progression. The time spent on the road making deliveries was the reality check Baker needed to throw everything at chasing his surfing dream. In early 2021, he made his CT debut as a one-off wildcard when Newcastle hosted the pandemic-impacted season, before landing a full-time spot for 2022 via his ranking in the second-tier Challenger Series (CS). But several years on, Baker is again chasing a spot in surfing's top tier. After falling off the CT in 2023, and failing to re-qualify via the Challenger Series in both that year and 2024, Baker approaches the opening contest of this year's CS, next week's Burton Automotive Newcastle Surfest, desperate to get back to where he feels he belongs. So in added motivation, the 28-year-old recently spent some time on the tools. He took a page out of the Melbourne Storm playbook, where new players at the NRL club spend a fortnight labouring full-time, around their training commitments, to get a better idea of what life is like without professional sport. "I've helped a few mates out labouring and things like that to stay busy. Surfing doesn't pay like it once was," Baker said. "So it's kind of been, not a fall from grace, but I've gone from the highs of the sport to the lows in a few years. "But I was in this position a few years ago before I made the tour. So I know that my surfing is there, I know my belief is there. I know I made it there before, and I was probably half of the competitor that I am now, and the experience that I've had. "Yeah it would have been lovely to stay on tour after those few years, but when I do get back at the end of this year, the highs and lows of life and competing that I've gone through this past year and a half, have been very character building. "Probably before in my career I was a bit lackadaisical ... but I think now, it's a bit more hard work, that discipline ... and helping a few mates out labouring, and working, I definitely don't want to be doing that. "That can be a later in life thing, I still have a lot to achieve in my career. "I'm 28. You say in sports you're getting a little older, and I joke about it, but I'm still pretty youthful. "I've got a lot of energy and I'm a pretty knockabout, happy bloke, which I think the tour is missing at the moment, so I'd love to get back there and fill that void." In 2023, Baker fell off the CT after missing the mid-season cut and then narrowly missed re-qualifying for the following year, finishing 13th in CS. He lost a heat in the last round of the CS by a matter of points. Had he won, the door opened to a top-10 spot and CT return. Last year, Baker was behind from the outset, missing the opening two rounds of CS due to a fractured foot. It was a frustrating period. When he returned, he struggled to make an impact, ultimately finishing 36th in the rankings, well outside the top-10 and zone required to earn a spot in the following year's CT. But a semi-final and third-placed finish at the season-ending CS event in Brazil was a positive note to conclude the year on. "I thought about pulling the pin," Baker admitted of last year's CS campaign. "I was really battling mentally, just with the highs and the lows of surfing, of being a professional athlete. "I had battled with falling off the [CT] the year before, and then just missing out on [re]-qualifying ... to come into last year and break my foot and have that disrupt the year, it was a struggle. "But it's how you come back from them. I got third in Brazil, that was great. I had an extra motivator. I was surfing for a family friend here at home who was battling breast cancer. That was really special. I just needed to find an extra motivator to stick at it last year." Baker, who lost his mum to breast cancer in 2016 and is regularly involved in awareness and fund-raising campaigns - often using pink surfboards - has watched from afar as fellow Novocastrian Ryan Callinan has continued on the CT over the past two years. In recent months, he has also watched Merewether clubmate Morgan Cibilic enjoy time back on the CT, the 25-year-old reaching the semi-finals at Bells Beach as a wildcard and quarter-finals on the Gold Coast as a late replacement for Callinan, who skipped the event for the birth of his first child. Adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson, who is making a professional comeback after a few years away from surfing's top tier, also made the Gold Coast final as a wildcard. "I'm all fired up," Baker, a former Surfest winner, said. "I've seen Julian and Morgan get opportunities that I would have got last year without my injury, which is really firing me up. "I'm like, OK - I don't want to be back there part-time, I don't want a wildcard, I want to be back there full-time. I know I deserve to be there. "It's been interesting to watch those events and not be a part of it, and not be there. People are like 'Why don't you go watch it?'. But I'm like, I don't really care. I'd rather be there [competing]. "I'm just focusing on here in Newcastle and the whole year. " Callinan, who has been Newcastle's sole representative on the CT the past two years, missed last week's mid-season cut, where only the top-22 ranked surfers continue for the remainder of the CT season. After missing two of the opening seven contests, he was ranked 34th. The 33-year-old will now join Baker, Cibilic and Wilson in the CS and at the opening event in Newcastle. All four will vie for a spot in the top 10 at the end of the CS season, to earn a place in next year's CT. There is a very real chance all four could re-qualify for the CT together. It's a dream outcome which has Baker, who won Surfest's main event in 2022, excited ahead of next week's series opener. "As much as it's an individual sport, to be able to be a little four-pack that does a lot of damage here at home and finishes the year strong, would be pretty cool," Baker said. "We've had myself, Morgs and Ryan in a six-month period [on the CT], but that was after Julian went off [for a break]. "Hopefully that's the final four, the semis ... that'd be sick." When COVID stopped professional surfing, Jackson Baker worked as a courier to make ends meet. The Merewether surfer had been inching towards the Championship Tour (CT) for several years, but when events were scrapped and travel was halted, so too was Baker's competitive progression. The time spent on the road making deliveries was the reality check Baker needed to throw everything at chasing his surfing dream. In early 2021, he made his CT debut as a one-off wildcard when Newcastle hosted the pandemic-impacted season, before landing a full-time spot for 2022 via his ranking in the second-tier Challenger Series (CS). But several years on, Baker is again chasing a spot in surfing's top tier. After falling off the CT in 2023, and failing to re-qualify via the Challenger Series in both that year and 2024, Baker approaches the opening contest of this year's CS, next week's Burton Automotive Newcastle Surfest, desperate to get back to where he feels he belongs. So in added motivation, the 28-year-old recently spent some time on the tools. He took a page out of the Melbourne Storm playbook, where new players at the NRL club spend a fortnight labouring full-time, around their training commitments, to get a better idea of what life is like without professional sport. "I've helped a few mates out labouring and things like that to stay busy. Surfing doesn't pay like it once was," Baker said. "So it's kind of been, not a fall from grace, but I've gone from the highs of the sport to the lows in a few years. "But I was in this position a few years ago before I made the tour. So I know that my surfing is there, I know my belief is there. I know I made it there before, and I was probably half of the competitor that I am now, and the experience that I've had. "Yeah it would have been lovely to stay on tour after those few years, but when I do get back at the end of this year, the highs and lows of life and competing that I've gone through this past year and a half, have been very character building. "Probably before in my career I was a bit lackadaisical ... but I think now, it's a bit more hard work, that discipline ... and helping a few mates out labouring, and working, I definitely don't want to be doing that. "That can be a later in life thing, I still have a lot to achieve in my career. "I'm 28. You say in sports you're getting a little older, and I joke about it, but I'm still pretty youthful. "I've got a lot of energy and I'm a pretty knockabout, happy bloke, which I think the tour is missing at the moment, so I'd love to get back there and fill that void." In 2023, Baker fell off the CT after missing the mid-season cut and then narrowly missed re-qualifying for the following year, finishing 13th in CS. He lost a heat in the last round of the CS by a matter of points. Had he won, the door opened to a top-10 spot and CT return. Last year, Baker was behind from the outset, missing the opening two rounds of CS due to a fractured foot. It was a frustrating period. When he returned, he struggled to make an impact, ultimately finishing 36th in the rankings, well outside the top-10 and zone required to earn a spot in the following year's CT. But a semi-final and third-placed finish at the season-ending CS event in Brazil was a positive note to conclude the year on. "I thought about pulling the pin," Baker admitted of last year's CS campaign. "I was really battling mentally, just with the highs and the lows of surfing, of being a professional athlete. "I had battled with falling off the [CT] the year before, and then just missing out on [re]-qualifying ... to come into last year and break my foot and have that disrupt the year, it was a struggle. "But it's how you come back from them. I got third in Brazil, that was great. I had an extra motivator. I was surfing for a family friend here at home who was battling breast cancer. That was really special. I just needed to find an extra motivator to stick at it last year." Baker, who lost his mum to breast cancer in 2016 and is regularly involved in awareness and fund-raising campaigns - often using pink surfboards - has watched from afar as fellow Novocastrian Ryan Callinan has continued on the CT over the past two years. In recent months, he has also watched Merewether clubmate Morgan Cibilic enjoy time back on the CT, the 25-year-old reaching the semi-finals at Bells Beach as a wildcard and quarter-finals on the Gold Coast as a late replacement for Callinan, who skipped the event for the birth of his first child. Adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson, who is making a professional comeback after a few years away from surfing's top tier, also made the Gold Coast final as a wildcard. "I'm all fired up," Baker, a former Surfest winner, said. "I've seen Julian and Morgan get opportunities that I would have got last year without my injury, which is really firing me up. "I'm like, OK - I don't want to be back there part-time, I don't want a wildcard, I want to be back there full-time. I know I deserve to be there. "It's been interesting to watch those events and not be a part of it, and not be there. People are like 'Why don't you go watch it?'. But I'm like, I don't really care. I'd rather be there [competing]. "I'm just focusing on here in Newcastle and the whole year. " Callinan, who has been Newcastle's sole representative on the CT the past two years, missed last week's mid-season cut, where only the top-22 ranked surfers continue for the remainder of the CT season. After missing two of the opening seven contests, he was ranked 34th. The 33-year-old will now join Baker, Cibilic and Wilson in the CS and at the opening event in Newcastle. All four will vie for a spot in the top 10 at the end of the CS season, to earn a place in next year's CT. There is a very real chance all four could re-qualify for the CT together. It's a dream outcome which has Baker, who won Surfest's main event in 2022, excited ahead of next week's series opener. "As much as it's an individual sport, to be able to be a little four-pack that does a lot of damage here at home and finishes the year strong, would be pretty cool," Baker said. "We've had myself, Morgs and Ryan in a six-month period [on the CT], but that was after Julian went off [for a break]. "Hopefully that's the final four, the semis ... that'd be sick." When COVID stopped professional surfing, Jackson Baker worked as a courier to make ends meet. The Merewether surfer had been inching towards the Championship Tour (CT) for several years, but when events were scrapped and travel was halted, so too was Baker's competitive progression. The time spent on the road making deliveries was the reality check Baker needed to throw everything at chasing his surfing dream. In early 2021, he made his CT debut as a one-off wildcard when Newcastle hosted the pandemic-impacted season, before landing a full-time spot for 2022 via his ranking in the second-tier Challenger Series (CS). But several years on, Baker is again chasing a spot in surfing's top tier. After falling off the CT in 2023, and failing to re-qualify via the Challenger Series in both that year and 2024, Baker approaches the opening contest of this year's CS, next week's Burton Automotive Newcastle Surfest, desperate to get back to where he feels he belongs. So in added motivation, the 28-year-old recently spent some time on the tools. He took a page out of the Melbourne Storm playbook, where new players at the NRL club spend a fortnight labouring full-time, around their training commitments, to get a better idea of what life is like without professional sport. "I've helped a few mates out labouring and things like that to stay busy. Surfing doesn't pay like it once was," Baker said. "So it's kind of been, not a fall from grace, but I've gone from the highs of the sport to the lows in a few years. "But I was in this position a few years ago before I made the tour. So I know that my surfing is there, I know my belief is there. I know I made it there before, and I was probably half of the competitor that I am now, and the experience that I've had. "Yeah it would have been lovely to stay on tour after those few years, but when I do get back at the end of this year, the highs and lows of life and competing that I've gone through this past year and a half, have been very character building. "Probably before in my career I was a bit lackadaisical ... but I think now, it's a bit more hard work, that discipline ... and helping a few mates out labouring, and working, I definitely don't want to be doing that. "That can be a later in life thing, I still have a lot to achieve in my career. "I'm 28. You say in sports you're getting a little older, and I joke about it, but I'm still pretty youthful. "I've got a lot of energy and I'm a pretty knockabout, happy bloke, which I think the tour is missing at the moment, so I'd love to get back there and fill that void." In 2023, Baker fell off the CT after missing the mid-season cut and then narrowly missed re-qualifying for the following year, finishing 13th in CS. He lost a heat in the last round of the CS by a matter of points. Had he won, the door opened to a top-10 spot and CT return. Last year, Baker was behind from the outset, missing the opening two rounds of CS due to a fractured foot. It was a frustrating period. When he returned, he struggled to make an impact, ultimately finishing 36th in the rankings, well outside the top-10 and zone required to earn a spot in the following year's CT. But a semi-final and third-placed finish at the season-ending CS event in Brazil was a positive note to conclude the year on. "I thought about pulling the pin," Baker admitted of last year's CS campaign. "I was really battling mentally, just with the highs and the lows of surfing, of being a professional athlete. "I had battled with falling off the [CT] the year before, and then just missing out on [re]-qualifying ... to come into last year and break my foot and have that disrupt the year, it was a struggle. "But it's how you come back from them. I got third in Brazil, that was great. I had an extra motivator. I was surfing for a family friend here at home who was battling breast cancer. That was really special. I just needed to find an extra motivator to stick at it last year." Baker, who lost his mum to breast cancer in 2016 and is regularly involved in awareness and fund-raising campaigns - often using pink surfboards - has watched from afar as fellow Novocastrian Ryan Callinan has continued on the CT over the past two years. In recent months, he has also watched Merewether clubmate Morgan Cibilic enjoy time back on the CT, the 25-year-old reaching the semi-finals at Bells Beach as a wildcard and quarter-finals on the Gold Coast as a late replacement for Callinan, who skipped the event for the birth of his first child. Adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson, who is making a professional comeback after a few years away from surfing's top tier, also made the Gold Coast final as a wildcard. "I'm all fired up," Baker, a former Surfest winner, said. "I've seen Julian and Morgan get opportunities that I would have got last year without my injury, which is really firing me up. "I'm like, OK - I don't want to be back there part-time, I don't want a wildcard, I want to be back there full-time. I know I deserve to be there. "It's been interesting to watch those events and not be a part of it, and not be there. People are like 'Why don't you go watch it?'. But I'm like, I don't really care. I'd rather be there [competing]. "I'm just focusing on here in Newcastle and the whole year. " Callinan, who has been Newcastle's sole representative on the CT the past two years, missed last week's mid-season cut, where only the top-22 ranked surfers continue for the remainder of the CT season. After missing two of the opening seven contests, he was ranked 34th. The 33-year-old will now join Baker, Cibilic and Wilson in the CS and at the opening event in Newcastle. All four will vie for a spot in the top 10 at the end of the CS season, to earn a place in next year's CT. There is a very real chance all four could re-qualify for the CT together. It's a dream outcome which has Baker, who won Surfest's main event in 2022, excited ahead of next week's series opener. "As much as it's an individual sport, to be able to be a little four-pack that does a lot of damage here at home and finishes the year strong, would be pretty cool," Baker said. "We've had myself, Morgs and Ryan in a six-month period [on the CT], but that was after Julian went off [for a break]. "Hopefully that's the final four, the semis ... that'd be sick." When COVID stopped professional surfing, Jackson Baker worked as a courier to make ends meet. The Merewether surfer had been inching towards the Championship Tour (CT) for several years, but when events were scrapped and travel was halted, so too was Baker's competitive progression. The time spent on the road making deliveries was the reality check Baker needed to throw everything at chasing his surfing dream. In early 2021, he made his CT debut as a one-off wildcard when Newcastle hosted the pandemic-impacted season, before landing a full-time spot for 2022 via his ranking in the second-tier Challenger Series (CS). But several years on, Baker is again chasing a spot in surfing's top tier. After falling off the CT in 2023, and failing to re-qualify via the Challenger Series in both that year and 2024, Baker approaches the opening contest of this year's CS, next week's Burton Automotive Newcastle Surfest, desperate to get back to where he feels he belongs. So in added motivation, the 28-year-old recently spent some time on the tools. He took a page out of the Melbourne Storm playbook, where new players at the NRL club spend a fortnight labouring full-time, around their training commitments, to get a better idea of what life is like without professional sport. "I've helped a few mates out labouring and things like that to stay busy. Surfing doesn't pay like it once was," Baker said. "So it's kind of been, not a fall from grace, but I've gone from the highs of the sport to the lows in a few years. "But I was in this position a few years ago before I made the tour. So I know that my surfing is there, I know my belief is there. I know I made it there before, and I was probably half of the competitor that I am now, and the experience that I've had. "Yeah it would have been lovely to stay on tour after those few years, but when I do get back at the end of this year, the highs and lows of life and competing that I've gone through this past year and a half, have been very character building. "Probably before in my career I was a bit lackadaisical ... but I think now, it's a bit more hard work, that discipline ... and helping a few mates out labouring, and working, I definitely don't want to be doing that. "That can be a later in life thing, I still have a lot to achieve in my career. "I'm 28. You say in sports you're getting a little older, and I joke about it, but I'm still pretty youthful. "I've got a lot of energy and I'm a pretty knockabout, happy bloke, which I think the tour is missing at the moment, so I'd love to get back there and fill that void." In 2023, Baker fell off the CT after missing the mid-season cut and then narrowly missed re-qualifying for the following year, finishing 13th in CS. He lost a heat in the last round of the CS by a matter of points. Had he won, the door opened to a top-10 spot and CT return. Last year, Baker was behind from the outset, missing the opening two rounds of CS due to a fractured foot. It was a frustrating period. When he returned, he struggled to make an impact, ultimately finishing 36th in the rankings, well outside the top-10 and zone required to earn a spot in the following year's CT. But a semi-final and third-placed finish at the season-ending CS event in Brazil was a positive note to conclude the year on. "I thought about pulling the pin," Baker admitted of last year's CS campaign. "I was really battling mentally, just with the highs and the lows of surfing, of being a professional athlete. "I had battled with falling off the [CT] the year before, and then just missing out on [re]-qualifying ... to come into last year and break my foot and have that disrupt the year, it was a struggle. "But it's how you come back from them. I got third in Brazil, that was great. I had an extra motivator. I was surfing for a family friend here at home who was battling breast cancer. That was really special. I just needed to find an extra motivator to stick at it last year." Baker, who lost his mum to breast cancer in 2016 and is regularly involved in awareness and fund-raising campaigns - often using pink surfboards - has watched from afar as fellow Novocastrian Ryan Callinan has continued on the CT over the past two years. In recent months, he has also watched Merewether clubmate Morgan Cibilic enjoy time back on the CT, the 25-year-old reaching the semi-finals at Bells Beach as a wildcard and quarter-finals on the Gold Coast as a late replacement for Callinan, who skipped the event for the birth of his first child. Adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson, who is making a professional comeback after a few years away from surfing's top tier, also made the Gold Coast final as a wildcard. "I'm all fired up," Baker, a former Surfest winner, said. "I've seen Julian and Morgan get opportunities that I would have got last year without my injury, which is really firing me up. "I'm like, OK - I don't want to be back there part-time, I don't want a wildcard, I want to be back there full-time. I know I deserve to be there. "It's been interesting to watch those events and not be a part of it, and not be there. People are like 'Why don't you go watch it?'. But I'm like, I don't really care. I'd rather be there [competing]. "I'm just focusing on here in Newcastle and the whole year. " Callinan, who has been Newcastle's sole representative on the CT the past two years, missed last week's mid-season cut, where only the top-22 ranked surfers continue for the remainder of the CT season. After missing two of the opening seven contests, he was ranked 34th. The 33-year-old will now join Baker, Cibilic and Wilson in the CS and at the opening event in Newcastle. All four will vie for a spot in the top 10 at the end of the CS season, to earn a place in next year's CT. There is a very real chance all four could re-qualify for the CT together. It's a dream outcome which has Baker, who won Surfest's main event in 2022, excited ahead of next week's series opener. "As much as it's an individual sport, to be able to be a little four-pack that does a lot of damage here at home and finishes the year strong, would be pretty cool," Baker said. "We've had myself, Morgs and Ryan in a six-month period [on the CT], but that was after Julian went off [for a break]. "Hopefully that's the final four, the semis ... that'd be sick."
USA Today
15 hours ago
- Sport
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Storm damage repaired at Texas' Disch-Falk Field in time for NCAA regional
Storm damage repaired at Texas' Disch-Falk Field in time for NCAA regional All hands on deck! Can't thank the team from Turner construction and our facilities team for the Yeomans work🫡👏🏼👏🏼🤘🏽 — Chris Del Conte (@_delconte) May 29, 2025 Severe weather that swept through Central Texas this week left visible major damage at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The storm destroyed the entire centerfield section of the outfield wall. There were even some questions whether the stadium would be ready for the start of the Austin NCAA Regional on Friday. Crews only had 41.5 hours to make the fixes, requiring an almost total rebuild of the wall. Turns out it didn't take near that about. In less than 24 hours, crews have rebuilt the wall and Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte says it's good to go. Texas, the No. 2 national seed, will open the regional Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT against Houston Christian. UTSA and Kansas State will meet in the nightcap. Disch-Falk Field, the longtime home of the Texas Longhorns, underwent a $27 million renovation in 2009 and remains one of college baseball's premier facilities. The same storm that damaged Disch-Falk caused widespread damage, including downed trees, damaged roofs, and overturned planes at area airports. While no major injuries were reported, cleanup crews have been working to clear debris and restore normalcy in affected neighborhoods. Just in case something happens, the Dell Diamond in Round Rock is the backup plan. The stadium 30 minutes from the UT Campus is the home of the Triple-A Round Rock Express, a Texas Rangers affiliate. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @LonghornsWire.
