General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Rugby Union
Rampant Scotland stunned France with a seven-try victory at Murrayfield, wrecking French Grand Slam dreams and throwing the Six Nations wide open. Darcy Graham gave Scotland an early lead before Kyle Steyn intercepted an Antoine Dupont pass to extend their advantage to 33-14. The Scots' attacking masterclass continued with Rhys Carre scoring a sensational solo try during Wales' defeat against Ireland, who kept their slim Six Nations hopes alive with a bonus-point victory over spirited Wales in Dublin. Meanwhile, England's Under-20s saw their Six Nations title hopes end despite a 37-17 victory over Italy in Treviso.
Cricket & Tennis
Annabel Sutherland's sparkling 129 helped Australia take control of the one-off day-night Test against India on day two in Perth. In the T20 World Cup final, Captain Mitchell Santner says New Zealand are keen to "break hearts" as they prepare to face all-conquering India. On the tennis court, Hungary's Panna Udvardy revealed she was sent "disturbing" messages including a picture of a gun, warning her family would be harmed unless she lost a match.
Basketball & College Sports
Miami (Ohio) capped a perfect 31-0 season with an overtime win, finishing as the only unbeaten team in Division I men's basketball by defeating Ohio 110-108. No. 5 Vanderbilt's slim hopes for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament all but ended with Friday night's 89-78 defeat to Ole Miss, a loss that included head coach Shea Ralph getting ejected for arguing. President Donald Trump announced plans for an "all-encompassing" college sports executive order within a week to "solve all of the problems" facing collegiate athletics.
Combat Sports
Former world 100m champion Fred Kerley received a two-year ban for an anti-doping whereabouts violation. Jai Opetaia faces losing his IBF cruiserweight title if he proceeds with a fight for a Zuffa Boxing belt against Brandon Glanton. Tom Aspinall revealed that seeing Conor Benn secure a reported £11m one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing helped convince him to sign with Eddie Hearn to maximize his earnings outside of the UFC. Alycia Baumgardner will defend her world titles against Bo Mi Re Shin on April 17 as part of MVPW, a newly launched women's boxing league from Most Valuable Promotions.
Winter Sports
Para-alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won Russia's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics with downhill bronze. Fred Warburton took up ski racing to impress his Italian father-in-law and is now competing for Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics.
Motorsport
George Russell knew his Mercedes was fast but was surprised by just how quick during Australian Grand Prix qualifying. Lando Norris expressed frustration after qualifying, unhappy with what he called the "worst cars" on the grid.
Other Sports
Victor Wembanyama starred in a 25-point San Antonio fightback as the Spurs made a remarkable comeback against the Los Angeles Clippers. Arike Ogunbowale was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery in Miami early Thursday morning after allegedly punching a man in the face, according to police records. Thomas Detry shared the LIV Golf lead with Jon Rahm after Rahm arranged a flight to get eight players from the Middle East to Hong Kong for the LIV event amid the Israeli-U.S. attacks on Iran.