4 Nations Face-Off final: Canada beat USA in sudden-death overtime – as it happened

Connor McDavid ends it out of nowhere. He suddenly appears in between the faceoff circles, takes a pass from Mitch Marner and smoothly rips it into the net.THERE IT IS! THE GAME WINNER! THE TOURNAMENT WINNER! 😱😱😱 CONNOR MCDAVID HAS WON IT FOR CANADA!!! #4Nations pic.twitter.com/nDneA2e26KThat’s all for tonight

Australia’s second tier up against it without big three at Champions Trophy | Geoff Lemon

For a long time, a strange situation continued in Australian cricket. Through a one-day World Cup in 2023, through a T20 World Cup in 2024, through a Test summer that sat between them, and through the lead-ups and warm-ups before all of the above, the same three fast bowlers showed up almost all of the time. Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Patrick Cummins, in aeternum.Things don’t work that way. Fast bowling is a horrifically taxing art, and the mad operators who pursue it across any level of the game share a gruesome delight in cataloguing their lifetime’s injuries, discarding sneakers and peeling back socks and rolling up trouser legs to show you toes bent sideways or lurid half-moons of scars around ankles or knees

‘Interesting discussions’: Donald Trump and Tiger Woods hold talks on golf’s rift

Donald Trump’s involvement in professional golf’s peace talks has ramped up, with Tiger Woods among those afforded an audience with the US president at the White House on Thursday afternoon.Woods joined the PGA Tour commissioner, Jay Monahan, his fellow board member Adam Scott and representatives of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in a meeting hosted by Trump amid increasing hopes the fractured sport can unite over the coming months. Key sticking points were expected to surround the precise role for Yasir al-Rumayyan, PIF’s governor, in golf’s new world and where the Saudi-established LIV Tour sits on the sport’s schedule.Trump introduced Woods at the White House after the meeting in a reception marking Black History Month, saying they had “interesting discussions” about the future of the game.LIV’s formation in 2022 created divisions in elite golf that are yet to heal

Upgraded Wakefield back in big time hoping to emulate victors Hull KR

The Super League landscape is changing for the better in so many areas since IMG’s arrival into the game: and few places encapsulate the boom the sport has experienced lately quite like Wakefield Trinity.Even the most ardent Trinity supporter would tell you one of rugby league’s grand old clubs was in desperate need of a refresh as recently as two years ago.Their famous old Belle Vue ground has been the butt of countless jokes about its state of disrepair and on the pitch, relegation at the end of 2023 was the culmination of several years of struggling.But shortly after Wakefield’s 20-year stint in Super League was brought to an end, things began to change. Work had already started on renovating their stadium thanks to the tireless efforts of the club’s former owners, who ran Trinity sustainably and deserve immense credit for nights like these becoming a reality

Finn Russell fit to face England but Scotland decide against risking Graham

Scotland will have the one player they could not afford to lose for their Calcutta Cup match against England, after their medical team confirmed that Finn Russell has recovered from his concussion in good time to play for them tomorrow.Russell suffered the injury in the first half of their game against Ireland in the previous round, when he collided with Darcy Graham, but he was found to be symptom-free 24 hours later, and has since completed a 12-day return-to-play protocol before recommencing full contact training while the team were away in camp in Spain this week.Graham was not so lucky. Technically, he is available. He was also declared symptom-free within 48 hours of the collision, and has completed the 12-day recovery process, but, in a welcome sign of just how seriously this Scottish setup takes these injuries, their medical and coaching staff decided he ought to have another week’s rest anyway

Feyi-Waboso injury fallout hits England preparations for Scotland clash

England’s Calcutta Cup preparations have been tainted by the fallout from Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s shoulder injury, which raises questions over the Rugby Football Union’s new central contracting system.Feyi-Waboso reinjured his shoulder at England’s training base on Wednesday after suffering a dislocation on Exeter duty on 21 December, with the Chiefs confirming he will be sidelined for up to 14 weeks. He is unlikely to play again this season and, as he will be out of action when Andy Farrell names his British & Irish Lions squad, Feyi-Waboso’s chances of touring Australia are hanging by a thread.The 22-year-old has been at the centre of a saga over the past two months and Exeter made their feelings clear on Thursday with a terse statement that revealed the wing aggravated his shoulder in a rehab session with England during the first rest week of the Six Nations. Steve Borthwick had hoped that Feyi-Waboso might be available for the back end of England’s campaign but he is now set to be out until late May