Northeastern takes down NC A&T 69-55

Rashad King's 25 points helped Northeastern defeat North Carolina A&T 69-55 on Thursday night. King shot 8 of 18 from the field, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Huskies (16-14, 8-9 Coastal Athletic Association). William Kermoury shot 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with nine points.

Timberlake’s 17 help Bryant take down UMass-Lowell 79-78

Earl Timberlake had 17 points, including two free throws with 0.7 seconds left, in Bryant's 79-78 win over UMass-Lowell on Thursday night. Bryant (18-11, 12-2 America East) remains atop the conference standings with two games remaining. Timberlake added nine rebounds, seven assists, four steals, and three blocks for the Bulldogs.

James, Brooks help No. 9 N.C. State blow out Wake Forest 78-57

Aziaha James scored 21 points in her final regular-season home game and No. N.C. State beat Wake Forest 78-57 on Thursday night. Zoe Brooks scored eight of her 17 points in the first quarter and Madison Hayes finished with 14 points for N.C. State (23-5, 15-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which improved to 16-0 at home.

FA Cup fifth round: 10 things to look out for this weekend

VAR is back (to save us all), Plymouth are plotting another upset and Cardiff’s Anwar El Ghazi returns to Villa Park

The trip to Aston Villa looks tricky for Cardiff City, whose main focus is avoiding relegation to League One. Anwar El Ghazi, at least, was delighted with the draw. The Dutchman spent four years at Villa, clinching promotion at Wembley at the end of a loan season in 2018-19 before a permanent move from Lille. El Ghazi scored Villa’s first goal in a playoff final victory over Derby, with John McGinn and Tyrone Mings the only survivors from that team. Both clubs’ futures hinged on that game under the arch: Derby spiralled and faced administration before dropping into the third tier. El Ghazi can count on a hero’s welcome at Villa Park on Friday. Villa, who will visit Club Brugge for a Champions League last 16 first-leg tie on Tuesday, hope to advance to the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since ending as runners-up to Arsenal 10 years ago. Ben Fisher

Aston Villa v Cardiff, Friday 8pm (all times GMT)

Crystal Palace v Millwall, Saturday 12.15pm

Bournemouth v Wolves, Saturday 3pm

Manchester City v Plymouth, Saturday 5.45pm

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Luke Humphries sees off Luke Littler to secure Premier League win in Exeter

  • Humphries extends lead at top of table after 6-4 victory
  • World No 1 collects first league win over Littler

World No 1 Luke Humphries got his first Premier League win over Luke Littler with a 6-4 victory in the final on night four in Exeter to take control at the top of the table.

Littler – who won in Glasgow but then suffered an early exit in Dublin – had broken to open up a 3-1 lead before Humphries responded and then levelled the match at 3-3.

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