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Men’s March Madness: UConn stun No 1 seed Duke with last-second three-pointer

Braylon Mullin’s last-gasp heave seals shock win Michigan face Arizona for place in national final Braylon Mullins sank a desperation three-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke on Sunday, earning the Huskies a spot in the Final Four after they rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit. The

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Australia spin themselves out of trouble to clinch ODI series in West Indies

Australia 269-7 beat West Indies 179 by 90 runs in St Kitts Mooney (65 off 104) and Wareham (3-29) put visitors 2-0 up Australia have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in their ODI series against West Indies with a 90-run win in the second match at St Kitts’ Warner Park. New captain Sophie Molineux rested

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Whiff of controversy as South Australia claim back-to-back Sheffield Shield titles

South Australia 198 & 258; Victoria 261 & 139 | SA win by 56 runs Final day drama as five Victorian wickets fall for just 27 runs South Australia rifled through Victoria’s lower order to win the Sheffield Shield final and claim back-to-back titles for the first time. Needing 196 to win, the home side

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Women’s March Madness: Unbeaten UConn win 54th game in row to reach Final Four

Sarah Strong stars as Huskies go for 13th national title UCLA book Final Four place after rallying past Duke All-America forward Sarah Strong scored 21 points, Blanca Quiñonez added 20 and defending national champion UConn beat Notre Dame 70-52 on Sunday, sending coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies to their 25th Final Four. The Huskies

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New survey finds 91% of fans believe football is better off without VAR

Only 2% thought VAR ‘makes football more enjoyable’ 81% prefer watching games without video technology Football supporters remain thoroughly unconvinced of the merits of video assistant referees (VAR), with new research suggesting as many as 91% of them believe the game is better off without it. More than eight years after the first trials of

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