Canadian Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points, Joel Embiid briefly flirted with a triple-double and No. 8 Kansas trounced No. 19 Texas 85-54 Saturday night to seize control of the Big 12.
Full Story Andrew Wiggins scores 21 as Kansas crushes Texas
Michel Platini has repeated his call for the “triple punishment” of a penalty, red card and suspension to be dropped following Wojiech Szcznesny’s sending off in Arsenal’s defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday, reports Sky Sports chief news reporter Bryan Swanson.
Full Story Platini: End stupid rule
PSV Eindhoven struck twice in the second half to claim a 2-0 win at struggling NEC Nijmegen, while Heerenveen played out a 0-0 draw at NAC Breda.
Full Story PSV cruise, Heerenveen held
Barcelona suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat at Real Sociedad, allowing Real Madrid to open up a three-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga with a 3-0 victory over Elche.
Full Story Real top as Barca stumble
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stayed on track for a successful defence of his Open 13 title after a straight-sets victory over Jan-Lennard Struff saw him advance to the final in Marseille.
Full Story Tsonga finds right Struff
Tommy Coyle overcame four knockdowns to retain his IBF international lightweight title against Daniel Brizuela in Hull.
Full Story Coyle claims epic stoppage win
Free agent Nelson Cruz and the Baltimore Orioles have reached agreement on a one-year deal, giving the slugger a fresh start after his drug suspension.
Full Story Nelson Cruz agrees to 1-year deal with Orioles: report
Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Ernie Els and Frenchman Victor Dubuisson will contest the WGC-Accenture Match Play semi-finals at Dove Mountain in Arizona.
Full Story Victor into Match Play semis
Roma clung on tight to a slender lead at relegation-threatened Bologna to edge a 1-0 victory.
Full Story Roma close the gap on Juve
Top seed Klara Zakopalova ended the hopes of local favourite Teliana Pereira in the semi-finals of the Rio Open.
Full Story Zakopalova into Rio final
Gavin McDonnell claimed the British super-bantamweight title with a thrilling stoppage win over Leigh Wood.
Full Story McDonnell battles to Brit win
The Sharks retained their place at the Super Rugby summit with a 27-9 victory over the Hurricanes in Durban, but they were made to work for their rewards.
Full Story Sharks storm stings Hurricanes
Luke Campbell maintained the perfect start to his professional career with an eighth-round stoppage of Scott Moises.
Full Story Campbell grinds down Moises
Judd Trump made two centuries on his way to beating Kyren Wilson 4-2 in the first round of the Welsh Open.
Full Story Trump powers through
St Etienne moved up into third place in Ligue 1 on Saturday night with a 2-0 win over Bastia, while Marseille grabbed a 1-0 win over Lorient.
Full Story St Etienne, Marseille win
Curtis Woodhouse confirmed he will retire despite winning the British light-welterweight title on a split decision from Darren Hamilton.
Full Story Woodhouse signs off in style
Second seed David Ferrer was knocked out of the Rio Open by Alexandr Dolgopolov in the semi-finals.
Full Story Dolgopolov shocks Ferrer
West Indies will be without Chris Gayle for the one-day series against England, which gets under way later this month.
Full Story Gayle to miss ODI series
Toronto-born relief pitcher Jesse Crain told reporters at the Houston Astros’ spring training site on Thursday that he doesn’t feel his timetable has been altered by a strained right calf suffered earlier in the week.
Full Story Astros’ Jesse Crain says calf strain shouldn’t delay return
The Lions enjoyed a second Super Rugby upset win in as many weeks as they humbled the Stormers 34-10 at Ellis Park.
Full Story Lions maul Stormers
