THOSE WERE THE DAYS

1990: The Shell Trophy cricket match between Wellington and Canterbury produced one of the most bizarre finishes in the game’s history. To force a result, Wellington’s Bert Vance delivered 17 no-balls in the penultimate over. The umpire miscounted the legitimate balls, producing a 22-ball over in which 77 runs were scored, 69 by wicketkeeper Lee Germon. A further 17 were scored off the last over, and the batsman played

ON THIS DATE IN SPORTING HISTORY a defensive stroke 2014: Great Britain’s on the final ball, women won a curling unaware Canterbury bronze medal by needed one run to beating Switzerland win, and the match 6-5 in the Sochi was drawn. 2014 Winter Wellington Olympics. went on 2015: Jay to win the Beatty, an trophy. 11-year-old 2010: Amy Celtic fan Williams, with Down’s right, won gold for syndrome, won Great Britain Scottish football’s in the women’s goal of the month skeleton at the award with 97 per Winter Olympics. cent of the vote.

FRANCE’S influential scrum-half Antoine Dupont has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of their Six Nations game against Scotland next Sunday.

All the players in the 31-man squad were tested and yesterday 11 negative tests had been returned, with Dupont the only positive.

France lead the Six Nations table after wins against Italy and Ireland, with Dupont playing a key role, especially in the absence of half-back partner Romain Ntamack, who had surgery on a broken jaw.