THE HOT CORNER

1 CRICKET: Shane Warne, 52, who was considered to be the greatest bowler in cricket history and helped Australia win the World Cup in 1999 among his career accomplishments, has died, apparently of a heart attack. Known as “Warnie,” he elevated the art of legspin. After his 145th and last test in 2007, he had a world record 708 wickets. Only Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan passed him, with 800.

2 SKIING: Cameron Alexander ended an eight-year Canadian wait for a men’s World Cup downhill win Friday, sharing victory with Swiss rival Niels Hintermann after the pair upset the top contenders for the season title. Alexander, a late starter with bib No. 39, matched Hintermann’s time of 1 minute, 44.42 seconds. The sunny conditions on the course in Kvitfjell, Norway, allowed several lower-ranked skiers to post top-10 results.

3 TENNIS: Former Top 20 player Varvara Lepchenko was given a four-year doping suspension Friday by the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for a banned stimulant during a tournament. Lepchenko, who has represented the United States in the Summer Olympics and at what is now known as the Billie Jean King Cup, took the doping test after a first-round loss in July at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ken Norton Jr. has returned to UCLA as inside linebackers coach. Norton was fired by the Seahawks in January after four seasons. Norton previously had been the Oakland Raiders’ defensive coordinator for three years. Norton was a star linebacker at UCLA from 1984 to 1987.

5 SOFTBALL: Catcher Aubree Munro announced her retirement from softball on Friday after winning a silver medal with the U.S. at last summer’s Olympics. Munro played for the U.S. from 2016 through last summer.