Southern Miss visits Tucker and UAB

Southern Miss Eagles (2-5) at UAB Blazers (4-2) Birmingham, Alabama; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAB hosts Southern Miss after Rayne Tucker scored 23 points in UAB's 76-43 victory against the Alabama State Hornets. The Blazers have gone 2-0 at home.

Navy hosts Harris and George Mason

George Mason Patriots (6-1) at Navy Midshipmen (6-1) Annapolis, Maryland; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Mason visits Navy after Kennedy Harris scored 26 points in George Mason's 66-56 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. The Midshipmen have gone 2-1 in home games.

Syracuse hosts Egger and Yale

Yale Bulldogs (1-7) at Syracuse Orange (3-4) Syracuse, New York; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Yale faces Syracuse after Mackenzie Egger scored 21 points in Yale's 67-52 loss to the Bryant Bulldogs. The Orange are 2-3 in home games.

Cornell visits Williams and Northwestern

Cornell Big Red (3-5) at Northwestern Wildcats (2-3) Evanston, Illinois; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern takes on Cornell after Taylor Williams scored 22 points in Northwestern's 73-64 victory against the Loyola Chicago Ramblers. The Wildcats have gone 1-3 at home.

Jack Draper: ‘A lot of good things have come from trying to be a better man’

British men’s No 1 reflects on his best year on tour, including a first slam semi-final but also some controversy

Deep inside the Vienna Ice Skating Club, an enormous ice rink temporarily adapted into indoor tennis courts in October, Jack Draper was hard at work before one of his final tournaments of the season. His sparring partner for the day was Frances Tiafoe, a fellow top-20 player well known for his humour even in the searing heat of battle. As they toiled through practice sets, the American kept on reacting to their spectacular winners by glancing down the court, each time trying to catch his opponent’s eye so that he could crack another joke.

Draper, however, had other priorities. The British No 1 was completely locked in, focused only on extracting the best out of himself in their limited time on court. He played some brutal, attacking tennis in the process and after an hour of great intensity, their practice ended with Draper leading by a set.

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World No 954 golfer Ryggs Johnston turns into lethal weapon to win Australian Open

  • Johnston shoots nerveless 68 in final round to snatch Stonehaven Cup
  • Jiyai Shin seals second women’s Australian Open with 17-under 274

Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston has crashed the party with a stunning and improbable Australian Open triumph in Melbourne.

The world No 954 emerged from a big pack of home hopes to steal the Stonehaven Cup with a nerveless final-round four-under-par 68 at Kingston Heath on Sunday.

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