Lowland League leaders East Kilbride stunned second-tier Ayr United to reach the semi-finals of the SPFL Trust Trophy.

Championship sides Dunfermline Athletic and Livingston progressed to the last four, but league rivals Ayr lost 3-2 at K Park Stadium.

Striker John Robertson put fifth-tier East Kilbride ahead after only a minute and midfielder Joao Balde headed a second 11 minutes later.

Shots from midfielders Jay Henderson and Marco Rus drew Ayr level with two goals midway through the second half.

However, striker Cameron Elliott put the hosts back ahead within three minutes as East Kilbride moved into the Scottish Challenge Cup semi-finals for the first time.

Deion Sanders is known for many things. He’s a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a former MLB player and the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. But Coach Prime is a dad first, and helping his son, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, navigate the NFL Draft process is a big priority for him.

On Tuesday’s episode of FS1’s “Speak”, the Buffaloes coach was asked by co-host Keyshawn Johnson if he plans to get involved if the “wrong organization” tries to draft his son, who is expected to be a top pick in 2025.

“Yeah, but I’m not gonna do it publicly. I’ll do it privately,” Sanders responded. 

Although Prime has coached his son for all of his college career at both Jackson State and Colorado, he plans to be “Dad” in the lead up to the draft. 

“I’m going to be Dad until the cows come home,” he told co-host Michael Irvin during the interview.

Sanders also revealed what kind of team he wants Shedeur to end up with, saying, “Somebody that can handle the quarterback that he is. Somebody that can handle understanding what he’s capable of.

“Someone that has had success in the past handling quarterbacks or someone in an organization understands what they’re doing, not just throwing you out there amongst the world [and] you don’t have the support in the infrastructure of the team.”

The younger Sanders began his college career at Jackson State (2021-2022) before transferring to Colorado in 2023. In his first season, he led the Buffaloes to a 3-0 start, but they ended just 4-8. Sanders finished the season with a good stat line — 3,230 passing yards, 27 passing touchdowns, four rushing touchdowns and three interceptions — though he was sacked an FBS-high 52 times in 11 games.

Sanders has opened up as one of the favorites to be chosen first in next year’s draft, throwing for 2,882 yards and 24 touchdowns so far during the Buffaloes’ 7-2 start.

Asked about how his son has improved this year, Deion replied, “Well, he’s not running for his life, that’s number one.” Shedeur has been sacked at a lower clip (28 times) in 2024.

Deion Sanders talks Shedeur Sanders’ growth from last year to this season | Speak

As a high draft prospect, the 22-year-old could land with a team that is trying to rebuild. But Coach Prime is convinced his son can thrive in the right fit.

“Forget the [offensive] line. He’s played with lines that hadn’t been great, but he’s been able to do his thing,” Sanders said.

“This kid loves this game and he has an insatiable appetite to win, and I want somebody to be able to propel him to the next level as well,” Sanders concluded.

The Hall of Famer added that he plans to be in dad mode when it comes to his two-way star, WR/CB Travis Hunter, who is also expected to be a top pick.

Hunter, a Heisman hopeful, received high praise from his coach during the interview and the co-hosts dubbed him as Sanders’ “other son.”

“When it comes to the award of the Heisman, I think it’s supposed to go to the best player in college football,” Sanders said.

“Travis Hunter is not only the best offensive player in college football, he’s the best defensive player. He’s the best whole player. If I put him on special teams, he’d be the best returner. He’s never tired. Never gives up.”

Michael Irvin asked Deion Sanders about coaching the Cowboys | Speak

Both Shedeur Sanders and Hunter will be playing in the NFL next season, but Deion Sanders does not anticipate joining them. When Irvin asked his former Cowboys teammate if he had any interest in coaching Dallas next year, Sanders laughed and quickly shut down the conversation.

“I love it where I am,” Sanders said, as he showed the “Speak” hosts his view of Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

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Members of Canada women’s coaching staff “objected” to requests to fly drones over opposition training sessions in the two years before the scandal which engulfed the team at Paris 2024.

An independent external investigation into the illegal use of drones, commissioned by Canada Soccer, found that one coach raised concerns “several times” between 2022 and 2024.

Two of Canada’s coaching staff were sent home during the Olympic Games for flying a drone over a training session held by New Zealand, their opponents in a group game, while national team coach Beverly Priestman was removed from her duties.

Priestman was suspended by Canada Soccer shortly after the incident and the governing body said on Tuesday the 38-year-old Englishwoman will not return to the role.

“The search for a new head coach for the women’s national team will commence shortly,” it said in a statement.

The names of those who raised the objections have been redacted from the transcripts released as part of the findings, to comply with privacy laws and with confidentiality commitments.

The report concluded the drone footage was not viewed by any of Canada women’s national team players.

Two of the women’s national team coaches “directed acts of improper surveillance predating the 2024 Paris Olympics”, but “no evidence was found” that it took place at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Games where Canada won gold.

The investigation, conducted by Sonia Regenbogen of law firm Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark, has prompted Canada Soccer to promise operational and structural changes.

These include contractually mandated reporting of unethical behaviour and new software to facilitate confidential reporting, plus education regarding Canada Soccer’s code of conduct and ethics.

Canada Soccer chief executive Kevin Blue said: “The findings of the independent investigator reveal that the drone incident in Paris was a symptom of a past pattern of an unacceptable culture and insufficient oversight within the national teams.

“We are working to change Canada Soccer into a federation that Canadians trust and are proud of, and one that is not defined by unfortunate actions of the past.”​

Manchester City weighing up defensive duo, Jonathan David sets wage demands, Arsenal and Liverpool monitoring Hugo Larsson, plus more.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is weighing up for a move for Bayer Leverkusen‘s Netherlands defender Jeremie Frimpong, 23, and his fellow Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg, 22, who joined Brentford from Liverpool last summer. (Football Transfers), external

The agent of Canada striker Jonathan David has told potential suitors including Juventus, Inter Milan, Liverpool and Manchester United that the 24-year-old wants a contract worth £5m a year to join them on a free transfer when his deal at Lille expires next summer. (Tuttosport – in Italian), external

Arsenal and Liverpool are among the top European clubs looking to add Eintracht Frankfurt’s Sweden midfielder Hugo Larsson, 20, to their ranks in January. (Teamtalk), external

Chelsea are among a number of clubs, including Newcastle and Crystal Palace, who are keen on Benfica’s Portuguese centre-back Tomas Araujo, 20. (O Jogo – in Portuguese), external

Manchester United have been exploring taking up the buy-back option they have for 21-year-old Spanish left-back Alvaro Carreras, who they sold to Benfica in the summer. (Marca – in Spanish), external

Liverpool have been impressed by Sweden’s Daniel Svensson, with Manchester United and Arsenal also among the clubs interested in the FC Nordsjælland left-back, 22. (Teamtalk), external

Barcelona have earmarked Porto‘s Spanish striker Samu Omorodion, 20, as a possible replacement for Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, 36. (El Nacional – in Spanish), external

Real Madrid have both Al-Nassr‘s Spain centre-back Aymeric Laporte, 30, and Tottenham‘s Spain right-back Pedro Porro, 25, on their radar. (Relevo – in Spanish), external

Technical director David Weir and his assistant Mike Cave have led an overhaul of Brighton‘s recruitment department involving the departure of several scouts, despite the club’s successful scouting in recent seasons. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Former Roma striker Vincenzo Montella is the leading candidate to take over as the Giallorossi’s new boss and appears willing to break his contract as Turkey coach, even though eit will cost him nearly £1m to do so. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Anthony Davis says he has recovered from being poked in the left eye by Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl, and his latest eye injury still hasn’t persuaded him to wear protective goggles.

The Los Angeles Lakers ‘ star big man said Tuesday that he will play Wednesday night against Memphis. Davis brushed off the potential impact of the injury, even though his left eye was noticeably discolored after practice at the Lakers’ training complex.

“I’ll go about my day and do what I need to do,” Davis said. “Next up is getting more sleep.”

Davis said he has “no idea” if his latest injury is another corneal abrasion. He had that injury last March after getting poked in a game against Golden State but didn’t miss any time.

“A couple of scratches in my eye,” Davis said. “As far as the medical term and all that, I’m not 100% sure, but I’m cleared to play.”

Each time Davis gets poked in the face by opponents, he is asked whether he will consider wearing goggles or protective glasses like similarly dominant big men Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Amare Stoudemire. Before the usual question was even completed Tuesday, Davis replied: “No.”

“I don’t want to, and the doctor said I didn’t have to,” Davis said. “Now if it gets to a point where doctor orders are to (wear goggles) … .”

Davis said he wore goggles for about three years when he was young. He tried wearing goggles again briefly during the Lakers’ championship run in the Florida pandemic bubble in 2020 but quickly gave up.

Davis got hurt midway through the third quarter against Toronto on Sunday night while making a sensational one-handed block of a dunk attempt by Poeltl, who accidentally clocked Davis in the face with his off hand. Davis didn’t return to the game, but the Lakers still surged to a 123-103 victory over the Raptors.

Davis is off to an outstanding start to the regular season, sparking early MVP talk for the 31-year-old. He is second in the NBA with 31.2 points per game, along with 10.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.0 blocks for the Lakers (6-4).

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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