EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAfter UConn's win over Syracuse in the second round of the 2024 women's NCAA tournament, UConn coach Geno Auriemma made headlines by declaring his star Paige Bueckers "the best player in America."Elsewhere, the discussion has been about whether Iowa guard Caitlin Clark -- who became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball history, men's or women's,…

EmailPrintFormer South Africa junior international Luke Fleurs, who played for the country's most popular club Kaizer Chiefs, was killed in a hijacking in Johannesburg, police officials confirmed Thursday.The 24-year-old was shot in the chest at a petrol station on Wednesday night and the assailants drove off in his vehicle."While waiting to be served by the petrol attendant, he was confronted…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWrexham owner and Hollywood star Rob McElhenney is set to make a documentary based on the Enhanced Games, the proposed sporting competition for athletes who take performance enhancing drugs.Businessman Aron D'Souza has declared his intention to hold the inaugural Enhanced Games next year.The idea has proved divisive, with World Athletics president Sebastian Coe slamming it as "bollocks", while…

EmailPrintLaLiga president Javier Tebas has told ESPN "a lot of progress" has been made regarding racism in Spanish football, but he does concede there is a lot of work still to be done to eradicate it.The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) punished LaLiga club Getafe and third-division side Sestao River on Wednesday following racist incidents at their respective stadiums on Saturday.-…