General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×College Basketball
Michigan secured the Big Ten regular-season title with an impressive 84-70 victory over No. 10 Illinois. Meanwhile, Cornell stunned first-place Yale with a last-second 3-pointer by Jake Fiegen, giving the team a 72-69 victory in an Ivy League thriller. In other college news, No. 21 Miami of Ohio rallied late to beat Western Michigan 69-67, extending its season-opening winning streak to an impressive 29 games.
UFC & MMA
Brandon Moreno believes he can still become a three-time UFC champion after ten years in the sport. Meanwhile, the UFC has announced a vacant light heavyweight title bout between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg at UFC, with former champ Alex Pereira vacating his belt. MMA fighters, including Britain's Tom Aspinall, have shared their thoughts on the proposed UFC event at the White House for US President Donald Trump's birthday.
Cricket Action
England secured an unlikely four-wicket win over New Zealand in a nail-biting finish at Premadasa Stadium, with performances that felt like a return to good times under Brendon Mc Cullum. Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks led the England team to victory, while Harry Brook hit an extraordinary six that crashed into the stadium screen, leaving teammates exclaiming "He's broken pixels!" and "You're joking!" after Jos Buttler's struggles continued with a two-ball duck.
Rugby & Netball
Edinburgh mounted a comeback to beat Scarlets 24-19 in a United Rugby Championship match, securing a crucial bonus-point win in their bid to reach the play-offs. In Super League action, Castleford beat Huddersfield Giants for their first win of the season, with Ashton Golding scoring on his debut against his former club. On the netball front, London Pulse showed a "no-mercy mindset" in their Netball Super League title defence opener, beating Manchester Thunder 56-51.
Sports News & Updates
The East race is full of high stakes with "not a lot of honeymoons going on" as teams battle for playoff positions. In Formula, the sport's new golden age of celebrity may have just begun as the eighth series of Netflix's Drive To Survive is released. Meanwhile, English rugby faces historic changes as traditional promotion and relegation will be scrapped from the 2026-27 season. Wigan Warriors are looking to regain their title with a "scary" and "ruthless" approach after winning their opening three Super League games.