Sport in brief: March 12, 2024
JAMES NALTON analyses how Leigh shocked Wigan in extra time on Thursday night after the first 0-0 draw after 80 minutes in Super League history
Following the untimely death of 28-year-old Irish boxer John Cooney, JOHN WIGHT explores how the sport can be made ‘safer’ than it is at present
Gooner Fanzine produces first-ever print issue dedicated solely to AWFC
MEN’S FOOTBALL: Hearts needed Kenneth Vargas’ 86th-minute goal to edge out Championship side Greenock Morton 1-0 on Monday night and set up a Scottish Cup semi-final clash with Rangers.
Hearts lost 2-0 to Rangers in the 2022 final, were thrashed 5-0 by them in the Scottish Premiership just three weeks ago and lost a league Cup semi-final to the Gers in November. Aberdeen take on holders Celtic in the other semi.
TENNIS: 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu lost in straight sets (6-3, 7-5) to world number two Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of the Indian Wells tournament late on Monday night. Raducanu is currently ranked 250th in the world.
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