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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Former Test cricketer and Australian Hall of Fame hero Ian Redpath dies age 83

  • Victorian opener played 66 Tests and scored eight centuries
  • Redpath was inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2023

Australian cricket is mourning the loss of one its last old-school stonewall openers, with former Test batsman Ian Redpath dying at 83.

A member of Australian cricket’s hall of fame, Redpath was a fixture of Australia’s side in the 1960s and 1970s. The Victorian played 66 Tests and scored eight centuries between 1964 and 1976, compiling 4734 runs at an average of 43.45.

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Cal Poly hits 8 3s in second half, beats Stanford 97-90 for its first win over Cardinal since 1977

Owen Koonce scored 30 points, Isaac Jessup scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half and Cal Poly rallied late to beat Stanford 97-90 on Saturday night. Jessup hit consecutive 3-pointers during a 10-2 surge to give Cal Poly its first lead since the opening minutes of the game, 79-78, with 4:58 remaining. Stanford regained the advantage on the next possession and then later tied it 84-all on Maxime Raynaud's layup with 1:50 left.

Fallah’s 25 help Oregon State down UC Davis 90-57

Parsa Fallah scored 25 points as Oregon State beat UC Davis 90-57 on Saturday. Fallah shot 11 of 14 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Beavers (5-2). Michael Rataj scored 21 points while shooting 6 for 10 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and added 11 rebounds.