Houston rue ‘incomprehensible’ collapse to hand Florida NCAA title

It came down to one more play.In a white-knuckle championship game where every possession felt like a fistfight, Florida landed the final punch. Houston buckled. And for Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars, that sliver of difference will sting for a long time.“They made one more play than we did tonight,” said Sampson, denied his 800th career win and first national title of a 30-year career in a contest where his team trailed for only 64 seconds all night

Florida roar back to break Houston hearts and capture third NCAA title

The Gators looked cooked. Down 12. Their All-American guard scoreless. The crowd inside a hangar-like 70,000-seat football stadium, just 198 miles down the road from the University of Houston campus, was a deafening sea of scarlet red.And yet Florida found a way

Former Test opener Will Pucovski retires from cricket at 27 due to concussions

He was the best of a generation, a sure thing to reach 100 Tests, until he wasn’t. Now former batting prodigy Will Pucovski has officially retired from cricket, admitting he is still suffering “scary” symptoms from repeated concussions.The Victorian last played Sheffield Shield in March 2024, when he was hit on the helmet by a delivery from Tasmania speedster Riley Meredith. It was the 13th known concussion of his sporting career. Pucovski’s official announcement comes after a medical panel recommended he retire

County cricket day four: Middlesex v Lancs, and Essex v Surrey end in draws – as it happened

Two riveting draws zipped up the first round of the summer’s County Championship season.There was a knuckle-gnawer for those who spent their Monday at Lord’s, finishing just before 7pm, the sunshine now shadows. A game that had zigged and zagged for four days came down to the final over, Middlesex needing two wickets for victory, three slips, two leg slips and two men in helmets breathing down George Balderson’s collar as Blake Cullen ran in. But Balderson, who had been dropped earlier in the afternoon, kept Cullen at bay. In the morning, Max Holden had held Middlesex’s second innings together with a perky 184

World Rugby finds no medical evidence to outlaw 7-1 bench splits

World Rugby insists there is no medical evidence that 7-1 bench splits will lead to more injuries and the governing body has no plans to outlaw the tactic as a result.France deployed a bench of seven forwards and one back to devastating effect in three matches during the Six Nations, particularly during the 42‑27 victory against Ireland in Dublin. The strategy was introduced by South Africa in a warmup match against New Zealand before the 2023 World Cup, and they have used it on a number of occasions since.The Scotland head coach, Gregor Townsend, expressed concerns at a World Rugby “Shape of the Game” conference during the Six Nations and also stated his views after his side’s win against Wales. “I don’t think the bench was set up to suddenly have a new forward pack coming on,” he said

Trump praises Ohtani’s ‘movie star’ looks and attacks senators during Dodgers’ visit

Donald Trump praised Shohei Ohtani’s “movie star” looks while also insulting unnamed senators during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ visit to the White House on Monday.“He looks like a movie star,” said Trump after shaking Ohtani’s hand. “He’s got a good future, I’m telling you.”Ohtani propelled the Dodgers to victory in last year’s World Series after one of the finest individual seasons in history, during which he became the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.Trump then turn his attention to two senators, although he did not say who they were