3 d. ago Rampant Red Roses rout Scotland to set up grand slam decider with France

England 59-7 ScotlandTwickenham finale will decide destination of titleEngland felled Scotland in a devastating manner to set up a grand slam decider against France in the Women’s Six Nations as they bid for their seventh successive title. The 59-7 victory was the team’s 33rd consecutive win in the tournament.England were heavy favourites heading into the match as Scotland have never beaten the Red Roses in the tournament, with their last win across all competitions against their rivals coming in 1999. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Dumfries Amateur Swimming Club had one of their best performances at SNAGS meet in Aberdeen

Fifteen-year-old Amber Hinton stole the show with an extraordinary medal haul, claiming four Scottish National titles.

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7 d. ago JD Vance fumbles Ohio State’s national title trophy during White House visit

Vice-president unable to hang on to trophyBuckeyes were celebrating last season’s title winJD Vance, the man entrusted as America’s back-up in times of emergency, may not be the safest pair of hands if Monday’s events are anything to go by. The vice-president ended the Ohio State football team’s visit to the White House by fumbling the team’s national championship trophy.After laudatory speeches by Donald Trump, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day and Vance on the South Lawn, the Vance – an Ohio State graduate – tried to lift the trophy. He didn’t appear to realize that the top of the trophy is detachable from its base. After a moment of struggle, the vice-president lost his grip on the two pieces. OSU running back TreVeyon Henderson, standing behind Vance, grabbed the football-shaped top of the trophy, but the base fell to the ground, forcing Vance to grasp around as it rolled away from him. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Paige Bueckers is ready for her WNBA closeup as she is set to get drafted No. 1 by the Dallas Wings

Paige Bueckers is ready to move on from college to the WNBA

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8 d. ago WNBA draft 2025 predictions: Paige Bueckers is No 1. But who goes next?

Our writers take a look at the best prospects coming out of college, and select their stars of the future and lower-round gems to watchThe most WNBA-ready prospect not named Paige Bueckers Kiki Iriafen looks like a plug-and-play forward whose agility, rebounding instincts and face-up scoring will make her an immediate asset. She can defend across positions and has a reliable mid-range game. After transferring to USC, she showcased polish and poise against top-tier competition, traits that will translate quickly to the pro level. Her 36-point outburst in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after JuJu Watkins went down with a knee injury only solidified her standing. BAG Continue reading...

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1 week ago Torrie Lewis and Rohan Browning edge out rising stars in dramatic 100m finals

Lewis holds off teenager Leah O’Brien in photo-finishBrowning pips Lachie Kennedy in men’s national finalRohan Browning and Torrie Lewis upstaged the flashy upstarts of Australian sprinting, claiming their respective 100m national titles in two split-second victories in Perth on Saturday.The women’s final was decided by a three-way photo finish between Lewis, Bree Rizzo and Leah O’Brien. The national record-holder stopped the clock at 11.24s, edging 17-year-old O’Brien by just four thousandths of a second, with Rizzo one hundredth of a second back. Continue reading...

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1 week ago France rugby star Chabal does not remember 'a single second' of his career due to concussion

Rugby star Sébastien Chabal won two Six Nations titles with France, reached a World Cup semifinal and played 62 times for his nation as a powerful forward

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1 week ago Scots get exclusive SIM deal: 100GB and a £30 Amazon voucher for under £8 a month

This exclusive SIM-only deal is available for readers of NationalWorld titles in Scotland – and it's one of the best around for big data and a freebie.

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1 week ago Athletes bring colleges prestige and money. What are they owed when they graduate?

Former sports stars can often feel forgotten after their college days are over. Some are taking the matter into their own handsTwo very different scenarios – a long-awaited title and a dramatic upset – unfolded in San Antonio and Tampa last weekend. UConn’s women’s basketball team won their first national title in almost 10 years and Houston’s men pulled off a stunning comeback victory over Duke in the Final Four.Both teams were well supported by alumni, including former Huskies Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, and Sue Bird. Taurasi and Bird were on broadcast duties, but Moore and Stewart were in the stands during UConn’s victory and breezed on to the court to celebrate the win. Meanwhile, Hakeem Olajuwon, who played college basketball at Houston before embarking on his Hall of Fame NBA career, was in town to cheer on the Cougars. But unlike the former Huskies, Olajuwon was denied permission to celebrate with his former college on court after their win over Duke.The athle...

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2 w. ago Florida's run to the national title lifts the Gators to No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 men's poll

Florida is a unanimous No. 1 in the final Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the 2024-25 season after winning the national championship

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2 w. ago Kris Jenkins, the Villanova hero in 2016 national title game, sues NCAA for money he could have made

Kris Jenkins, who made the winning shot for Villanova in the 2016 college basketball championship game, is suing the NCAA and six conferences to recoup income he contends he would have earned if athletes at the time were not barred from making money from their name, image and likeness

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2 w. ago Scottie Scheffler’s return to form ominous for Masters rivals – Sir Nick Faldo

Scheffler is looking to win his third Masters title in four years at Augusta National.

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2 w. ago The national title was a test the great Paige Bueckers didn’t need to pass

The UConn guard’s achievements are too broad and impressive to merely be measured in trophies. But she went and got one anywayThe fact that Paige Bueckers wasn’t already considered the undisputed gold standard of 21st-century women’s college basketball says more about her competition than it does about her.Bueckers’ resume is extraordinary: a No 1 overall recruit who joined Connecticut in 2020, immediately averaged 20 points per game and became National Player of the Year as a true freshman, and went on to earn first-team All-American honors three times. She is a household name and will soon be the No 1 pick in the WNBA Draft. She has struck endorsement deals that are estimated to have earned her more than $1m this season alone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UConn beat South Carolina to end drought and win their 12th national title

UConn 82-59 South CarolinaAzzi Fudd and Sarah Strong score 24 points eachUConn are back on top of women’s basketball, winning their 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.Sarah Strong added 24 points and 15 rebounds while Paige Bueckers had 17 points in her final game with the Huskies. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago South Carolina and UConn meet in another national showdown for women's NCAA Tournament title

Dawn Staley and South Carolina hope to finish off a second straight season with an NCAA championship, which would give the Gamecocks a third women's basketball title in four years

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2 w. ago Willie Mullins to go ‘wherever there’s a race meeting’ to win British title after Grand National 1

The trainer started the Aintree meeting £1.2 million adrift of Dan Skelton but closed the gap to £120,000 after an unprecedented result in the Grand National

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2 w. ago Defending national champion South Carolina returns to title game with 74

Defending national champion South Carolina left no doubt it would return to the title game, getting 14 points from Te-Hina Paopao and overwhelming Texas 74-57 on Friday night in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament

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3 w. ago Why hasn’t middle America given Paige Bueckers the Caitlin Clark treatment?

The UConn star has embraced Black America rather than being pitted against it. It means she has not been lionized in the same way as a similarly brilliant playerUConn’s Paige Bueckers, the probable No 1 pick in this year’s WNBA draft, is a brilliant talent, although she may not want you to point that out.“Everybody was focused on me and what I did at UConn my freshman year,” she said during last year’s NCAA Tournament. “But I think it’s more important for the game to share the spotlight to grow the game and show all the stars of college basketball and not just focus on one particular player, whether it be me, Caitlin [Clark], JuJu [Watkins], Angel [Reese]. There’s so many names in college basketball now that are huge, that are stars that deserve credit.” Continue reading...

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