Sharper Hawks claim thriller over Cats with one mad minute of the utmost drama | Jonathan Horn

The Easter Monday fixture between Hawthorn and Geelong, especially the four years from 2010 to 2013, saw some of the best home and away football of the century. Monday’s game may have surpassed them all. Chris Scott did his best to talk it down. But it was a game of the highest quality, and a finish of the utmost drama. It ran the full gamut between sumptuous skill and high farce

Courtney Lawes to return to Prem from Brive and would be again eligible for England

The former England captain Courtney Lawes is returning to the Prem at the end of the season after two years at French club Brive.The 37-year-old retired from international rugby after the 2023 Rugby World Cup and made the move to France after winning the 2023-24 Premiership title with Northampton Saints.It has not yet been confirmed which English club he will sign for, but his return would make him eligible again for international duty. Brive have said the club wished the flanker would finish out his career with them but “understands Lawes’ desire to seize a new challenge”.Brive’s president, Thierry Blandinières, said: “We are very proud to say that Courtney Lawes will have been a Brive player for two seasons

Retirement gnome? Masters miniatures rumoured to have short future at Augusta

Everyone says goodbye to the Masters eventually. Sandy Lyle, Ben Crenshaw, Ian Woosnam and Bernhard Langer used recent years to wave goodbye. Will 2026 be the end for a renowned Augusta National element of more recent times … the Masters gnome?Speculation is rising that this Masters will be the final time gnomes will be on sale inside Augusta’s merchandise outlets. On face value, this hardly feels dramatic. The quirk, though, is that the household essential for any golf lover has become a victim of its own success

The Joy of Six: moments of unbridled joy in sport

From Wozniacki’s sweet relief to Tardelli’s intense scream via Garrincha’s mesmeric dribbling and moreThe pain of failure, both professional and personal, is one we all know well. We have ambitions and plans, backed by evidence and rationale, which prove why our life should work out … then it doesn’t.Often, there are mitigating factors that make it not our fault – skill, endeavour and kindness do not distinguish those who succeed from those who don’t. But at the same time, when we’re alone at night we can’t help but direct blame inwards, ruminating on the toll of our imperfections.So we reason with ourselves, explaining that validation comes from within; bargain with ourselves, debating what we’d give up to get what we want; and torture ourselves, replaying the near-misses while grousing about the glory of those less deserving, imagining what it’d feel like if we got there while planning for how we’ll handle it when we don’t

NCAA Tournament 2026 men’s final predictions: will UConn or Michigan cut down the nets in Indy?

From the key matchups to the bold predictions, our writers assess how Connecticut’s system stacks up against Michigan’s size in Monday night’s championship gameThe Huskies must lean on discipline and patience to avoid getting dragged into a high-possession shootout. They have to execute their off-ball actions cleanly, force Michigan to defend across the full shot clock and get efficient production from star center Tarris Reed Jr inside. If they can limit the Wolverines’ second-chance points and drill timely threes, the upset is there for the taking. BAGHit shots. UConn run a diverse offense that forces opponents to guard the entire floor, from catch-and-shoot threes to deep post touches

US sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson wins 2026 Stawell Gift off scratch in thrilling finish

American sprint queen Sha’Carri Richardson has lived up to her star status as she chased down the field off scratch to win the 2026 Stawell Gift in a thrilling finish.The Olympic 100m silver medallist and sixth-fastest woman in the world joined hundreds of local spectators and athletes in the small rural town 200km north-west of Melbourne on Monday to take part in the handicap race for the first time.The Stawell Gift is Australia’s oldest and richest running race, with the 120m distance being one of the country’s most prestigious athletics events. Athletes run on grass from a mark determined by their form and ability.In the 144th edition on Easter Monday in Stawell, the 26-year-old Richardson crossed the line in the women’s final with a record time of 13