Today’s back pages: Shrewsbury and Cummings are FA Cup ‘kings for the day’ and Kobe Bryant’s death shocks sport

A round up of the sport headlines from UK newspapers on 27 January

Shrewsbury Town striker Jason Cummings wears an inflatable crown after the 2-2 draw with Liverpool
Shrewsbury Town striker Jason Cummings wears an inflatable crown after the 2-2 draw with Liverpool 
(Image credit: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

15 minutes of fame

Twenty-four hours ago few people outside of Shrewsbury had heard of Jason Cummings, a Scottish striker who arrived from Nottingham Forest after loan spells at Peterborough United and Luton Town.

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