How to pronounce 大神 in Cantonese (6 out of 7):

開始之前嘅一日,The Athletic 嘅大神 Shams Charania
The day before the start, the great god of The Athletic, Shams Charania,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
之前 zi1 cin4
before
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
一日 jat1 jat6
(n.) a day or one day; (slang) used as part of a prepositional phrase (一日都係) to blame someone (or something or 'a reason') for some negative things that have happened, all because of; owing to; thanks to (e.g. 一日都係你 means "It's all because of you" or "Thanks to you".)
大神 daai6 san4
great god