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Iowa State’s Audi Crooks is a velveteen unicorn – and March’s biggest matchup problem12:25 Crooks is one of college basketball’s most fascinating stars, blending power and touch in a throwback game that could carry the Cyclones deep into March The basketball gods really have a thing for Iowa. First came Caitlin Clark at the University of Iowa, a scoring sensation who dominated headlines and sparked cultural debates. Now, the state’s other major college program, Iowa State, has been ble… Still crazy: chaotic Six Nations showed the timeless appeal of great sporting drama | Robert Kitson8:30 France’s dramatic triumph was proof that Test rugby played at full throttle ranks among the most compelling spectacles L’Équipe’s front page headline summed it up perfectly. “So Crazy” did not just reflect Saturday night’s dizzying blur of a game in the Stade de France but pretty much the entire 2026 men’s Six Nations championship. Wales beat Italy who defeated Scotland who beat France who beat I… Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action8:30 Max Dowman’s magic, Konstantinos Mavropanos shows heart and Chelsea go all LinkedIn but fail to link up It is easy to say that Tottenham have a goalkeeping problem. Antonin Kinsky was brought in against Atlético Madrid precisely because Igor Tudor was having doubts about Guglielmo Vicario. Back in the lineup at Anfield, Vicario didn’t cover himself in glory for Liverpool’s opener. Dominik Szobosz… Cheltenham raised a cheer – but fatalities and fallouts tainted bounce-back festival8:30 Attendances and British-trained winners were on the up but low points included more starting trouble and jockey spats Attendance: up. British winners: up. Bookies’ profits: through the roof. Punters will wince at the last of those after a ferociously difficult four days at Cheltenham, with winners at 66-1, 50-1, 40-1 and 33-1 among the biggest skinners for the books. The Paddy Power client in Ire… Blown call ends World Baseball Classic semi-final as USA squeeze past Dominican Republic5:05 As it happened: USA 2-1 Dominican Republic Americans will play Italy or Venezuela in final Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony homered and the United States limited the Dominican Republic’s electric offense to win a thrilling semi-final 2-1 on Sunday and move one win from capturing its second World Baseball Classic championship. The Dominican Republic threatened in the ninth when Julio Rodríguez d… Father and son amateur cricketers combine for mammoth partnership of 5903:58 Sam Cheek scores 402 off 137 balls after being dropped on a duck ‘He just went bang,’ says father Darren, who chipped in with 175 Darren Cheek will never forget the time he hit 184 against Morphettville Park in 1996 – not for the century, but for the joy of hearing his nine-year-old son Sam cheering excitedly for him from the sidelines. On Saturday in Adelaide, however, the father and son made a … Winter Paralympics 2026: latest medal table for Milano Cortina1:46 The Winter Paralympics return to Italy for the second time in 20 years. From the fashion capital of Milan to the dramatic peaks of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Milan Cortina will take place across northern Italy, marking the 50th anniversary of the first Paralympic Winter Games. The medal table prioritises the number of gold medals won. If countries have the same number of gold medals, the order is then dictated by which has the most silvers, and finally bronze if the numbers are still identical. Continu… Captain of Iranian women’s football team leaves Australia after initially accepting offer of asylum1:13 Minister Tony Burke confirms another member of Iran’s women’s football team left Australia late Sunday night Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The captain of the Iranian women’s football squad has left Australia after withdrawing her claim of asylum. Zahra Ghanbari became the fifth member of the football cohort to c… Cameron Young holds off Matt Fitzpatrick on final hole to win Players Championship0:07 American pars 18th for victory after birdie on 17 Fitzpatrick had led at Sawgrass before late slip The PGA Tour might have lost out in the court of public opinion over whether the Players Championship could be a major. However, the level of drama as shadows lengthened on this Sawgrass Sunday set the tournament aside from most others. It came down to Cameron Young versus Matt Fitzpatrick. As Fitzp… Aryna Sabalenka ends losing streak against Elena Rybakina to take Indian Wells title22:55 World No 1 had lost four finals against opponent Sabalenka comes back from set down for victory Aryna Sabalenka snapped her losing streak against Elena Rybakina in a thrilling Indian Wells final on Sunday. The world No 1 beat Rybakina to win her maiden grand slam title at the Australian Open in 2023 but since then had lost all four finals against the Kazakh, including at the WTA Finals last seaso… US complete Olympic-Paralympic ice hockey sweep with another victory over Canada22:55 Americans win Para ice hockey final 6-2 US get better of their neighbors once again Three weeks after the United States beat Canada in the Olympic hockey finals, the Americans overcame their neighbors again to win Paralympic gold and complete the three-peat at Milan Cortina. Jack Wallace scored a hat-trick to help the US beat Canada 6-2 in Sunday’s Para ice hockey final and become the first natio… Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics 2026: day nine – in pictures22:55 We take a look at the best images from the Games, including skiing success and ice hockey despair Continue reading... Leeds keep on track for survival despite Gudmundsson red card against Palace22:55 Having moved to within touching distance of Premier League safety when they beat Nottingham Forest last month, three points from their past five games could be raising a few jitters among the Leeds supporters. But they were celebrating with Daniel Farke and his players at full time after earning a point that the German predicted could turn out to be “priceless” in the end. Had Dominic Calvert-Lew… More countries, bigger audience but controversy lingered in Milano Cortina22:15 Russia’s involvement meant politics could not be avoided at a Paralympics more competitive than ever The theme of the closing ceremony of the Winter Paralympics, held at the Olympic curling arena in Cortina D’Ampezzo, was “Italian Souvenir”. It followed, through dance and music, the ambitions of a young girl, played by Sofia Tansella who has spinal muscular atrophy, to see her dreams represented … ‘I knew I had some responsibility’: Clyde Best on being English football’s first black superstar22:15 Best left Bermuda at 17 and joined West Ham, with Bobby Moore among his teammates, but he also faced horrendous abuse ‘I did what I had to do,” Clyde Best says as he recalls leaving Bermuda at the age of 17 and travelling to England for a trial at West Ham. There was no fear, no thought of homesickness. Best saw opportunity. It was 1968 and, before setting off on his journey, the boy who would go… |
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